COVID-19 forced the world to rely on their current digital solutions more heavily, including online learning. 

For the next few weeks, COVID-19 has many of us staying home as much as we can. Schools, places of worship, bars, and restaurants are closed for now. The CDC recommends we limit in-person gatherings to 10 or fewer people. And companies across the country are moving to a work-from-home policy (whether they feel ready for it or not).

Are you worried that no one’s using those cool, new courses you purchased? And, if they do, who’s tracking their progress? 

With so many ads offering to make you an online millionaire in 60 days (no experience required, of course), it’s no wonder certifications get a bad rap. You can almost hear skeptics’ thoughts: what does a test prove anyways? But they’re wrong.

A professional’s path to receiving a certification can take a year or more, from deciding to pursue the credential to taking the exam. Is your organization providing the support these time-strapped learners need to stay focused and show up feeling confident on exam day?

Signing up for a certification exam is an important first step toward a professional milestone.  Certifications are increasingly required to reinforce credentials and to help advance careers, however competing priorities in a professional’s busy life can often impact completion.  Mitigating factors are usually to blame for candidates abandoning their goals and failing to sit for their exam, however for every candidate that drops out, your bottom line takes a hit, making it critical to support candidates through the entire preparation process.