How to Train Employees Quickly & Reduce Churn Rates With AI

Learning and development teams are being pulled in all directions. Training programs for employees are receiving more attention as the need for upskilling grows. On the other hand, many businesses are cutting back on their spending on those same programs. A 2023 survey found that half of organizations were planning to reduce budgets for learning and development over the coming year. Less money available means that some organizations are struggling to hire enough staff to develop and lead their employee courses.

With training and development departments feeling the pinch in terms of both funding and staffing, their best option is to optimize their existing teams. This leaves many companies with the question of how to simultaneously train employees efficiently, keep employee engagement high, and reduce churn rates. 

IllumiDesk, an AI-powered learning management system (LMS), is a solution that accomplishes all those goals and more.

Maximize Efficiency With an AI-Powered LMS

With smaller teams and budgets, learning and development teams need ways to work more efficiently—without sacrificing content quality. Artificial intelligence (AI) can make everyone who touches your employee training program more productive and effective.

Trainers and Instructors

Training professionals often get bogged down with tedious work, like grading and writing quizzes, making it more difficult for them to continuously generate and present meaningful content to employees. An AI-powered LMS with features like auto-grading and quiz generation makes these tasks fast and easy so instructors can put their focus where it matters most.

IllumiDesk also includes an AI tutor that makes the learning process more interactive  and responsive for trainees, helping the instructor to effectively spread their limited time and attention among more learners who have questions or need personalized assistance. This digital training support saves instructors both time and energy, but it also allows students to get real-time, one-on-one support whenever and wherever they are conducting an exercise — and at times when it would not otherwise be possible.

Corporate Training Instructional Designers

Employee training has to keep up with evolving business practices, technologies, and standards, but creating a high-quality course is labor-intensive. As a result, there's often a significant delay between requesting and receiving new training content.

With the support of AI, instructional designers can develop and ship content faster, keeping employees up-to-date and informed. At the same time, designers can train the AI using past and current course materials to ensure that new content is relevant and high quality.

Operations Teams

Administrators, departmental leaders, and other operations employees are under significant pressure to get employees trained as quickly as possible and keep retention rates up. AI can generate engaging material with interactive features that hold employees' attention, even if they're working independently through online training courses.

A recent survey found that 84% of employees expect their employers to provide training and education. Companies that fail to offer this important benefit may experience higher turnover and trainee churn rates. An LMS with AI streamlines and simplifies the training process so organizations can offer valuable learning and professional development experiences to their workers.

Other Advantages of Using AI for Employee Training

From small businesses to enterprise organizations, companies of every size can benefit from AI-powered training for employees. Some of the most significant benefits include:

• Personalization: AI can tailor content to an employee's needs and pace. This accelerates their training and addresses their unique needs as they work through the program.

• Engagement: Employees who are interested in their training are more likely to retain the information it covers. AI offers more interactive activities that foster engagement and provide real-time feedback for improved comprehension.

• Accessibility: If training for new employees feels overwhelming or ineffective, they're more likely to leave the company. AI makes information more accessible and less frustrating, helping to keep churn rates down.

• Community: Employees who feel isolated may not seek support when they need it. An AI-powered LMS can connect team members across departments with forums, messaging, and collaboration spaces.

In combination, all these elements of AI and an LMS result in better-trained and more informed employees who feel more confident in their work. This ultimately contributes to better overall outcomes for the company.

Support Your Learning and Development Team With IllumiDesk

The world doesn't have enough workers, with a recent study reporting that global human talent will fall short by more than 85 million people by 2030. This shortage is already making an impact on learning and development teams. They're simultaneously working with limited resources and trying to keep new and existing employees committed to their companies.

IllumiDesk leverages AI to create high-quality learning content that gets trainees engaged and boosts productivity for your learning and development team. Get started with IllumiDesk for free to see how it supports and enhances your training program.