Nick Petch from Deloitte introduces the innovative concept of Skill Sprints. Skill Sprints accelerate skill acquisition by integrating learning experiences with real-world job tasks. Sprints focus on job tasks and seek to build task related skills. This method allows perople to plan and prioritise their learning activities based on their work. It's a personalized, action-based learning experience that encourages immediate application in the flow of work, supported by a network of peers and formal support. This episode lays the foundations for an upcoming case study where we will explore a real-world Skill Sprint.

Hosted by Michelle Ockers 

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Learning Uncut’s Chief Learning Strategist, Michelle Ockers, provides a practitioner’s perspective on the first three recommendations for maximising your training spend in the Ready, Set, Upskill Research Report. This episode follows on from Elevate 31- Ready, Set, Upskill Research Report. The report was released in March 2024 and provides a snapshot of the Australian skills landscape for employers, which also includes the voice of employees.

Hosted by Michelle Ockers 

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Compliance training doesn’t have to be a boring ‘click next’ activity that people endure. James Woodman from Acteon discussed the innovative multi-faceted 6-week campaign they developed to drive behavioural change related to the code of conduct at Channel 4 in the UK. This episode will inspire learning professionals seeking to create meaningful learning experiences that drive behaviour change for all types of workplace behaviours, not just compliance.

Host: Michelle Ockers

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Kade Brown from RMIT Online and Rhiannon Yetsenga from Deloitte Access Economics discuss their latest research on the skills landscape in Australia. The ‘Ready, Set, Upskill’ report was released in March 2024. We explore the nuances and contradictions in the data about key skills gaps in Australia, prioritisation and investment in skills by organisations, and the employee blind spot in the need to develop gen AI skills. Discover the four key ways that organisations can maximise their learning and development spend.

Hosted by Michelle Ockers

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Since 2015, job skill sets have changed by 25%, and this is expected to rise to 65% by 2030. LinkedIn's data shows the evolution of skills required for jobs, emphasising the need for a skills-based approach to talent management. In this episode we take a look at how LinkedIn is supporting their workforce with a skills-based approach to career development with their Director of Career Development, Tiffany Poeppelman. We discuss her work on creating visibility into career paths and helping employees set and pursue their career goals, taking a close look at LinkedIn's Career Week, a global learning festival that encourages employees to invest in their career goals and empowers them to shape their own career path.

Host: Michelle Ockers

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Kath Hume’s professional focus encompasses both workforce planning and L&D. She’s the perfect person to explain what workforce planning is and the role of L&D in strategic workforce planning. After outlining the three ‘horizons’ of workforce planning – strategic, tactical and day-to-day, Kath using the six B’s (Bind, Build, Borrow, Boost, Bounce, Buy) to outline how L&D can support workforce planning.

A conversation with Learning Uncut founder Michelle Ockers.

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Ryan Tracey, brings over two decades of experience in learning and development to the table, from his early days in e-learning design and development to mastering the art of scaling L&D initiatives across diverse and widespread organisation landscapes. He shares his experience generously in this episode, peppering his advice with real-world examples. We discuss when training at scale is the right delivery option, the use of pre-work and post-work for application of skills in the workplace and measuring impact. Along the way we address a range of the challenges of scaling training across time zones, geographies and cultures.

Host: Michelle Ockers

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What’s new in learning and development in 2024? Whether we’re talking about what’s hot, or what concerns us, you might be forgiven for thinking that the answer can be expressed in two letters: AI. But things are more complex than that. Donald H Taylor, lead researcher, discusses key insights from the L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2024.

Hosted by Michelle Ockers 

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In this episode of Learning Uncut, Peter McKenzie from UnitingCare Queensland joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the First Nations Cultural Appreciation course. They dive into the process of creating the four-module eLearning program including the research, story gathering, design processes and stakeholder review. Furthermore, they discuss what aspects of the program have made it so successful including storytelling, graphic design and collaboration. Lastly, they talk through the challenges such as having to condense such a rich and complex history into understandable, digestible modules.

Host: Michelle Ockers

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Dr Anna Barnett and Gent Ahmetaj join Michelle Ockers to discuss the third of the 20th anniversary reports from the annual L&D benchmark research conducted by Mind Tools for Business. They discuss the key megatrends forecasted to reshape the future of L&D including AI, climate change and diversity. They explain how these trends were identified, potential impacts and key takeaways. This discussion provides insightful knowledge for L&D professionals on how they can shape business transformation.

Hosted by Michelle Ockers 

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