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Face-to-face learning and
development opportunities could
bring more people into the office
The legacy of Covid means that many staff The survey also revealed a disconnect
are still working remotely or on a hybrid basis; between the employer and employee’s
with 72% of office workers saying that access perception of the suitability of their office
to face-to-face training and development space for training and development. 81% of
opportunities would encourage them back into employers felt that their workspaces were
the office. designed to facilitate training and development
for their staff. However, 38% of employees
According to the whitepaper – Learning and said they do not have access to dedicated
mentorship in the digital age – published by break out areas and almost a quarter revealed
Unispace, a global leader in creating bespoke that they had no communal areas for joint
workplaces, employees want more in-person learning and collaboration.
learning and development opportunities and
more connection to their colleagues. The Emma Forster Mitrovski, CEO Australia &
study of 3,000 employees also found that New Zealand at Unispace comments: “While
78% of employees feel disconnected from online training has come a long way in terms
colleagues, and 75% said they would feel of break out rooms and virtual interaction,
happier returning to the office if they knew it is clear from our survey that there is no
that their team was there. What this means is substitute for learning with your colleagues in
that office spaces need to be re-imagined to a physical and collaborative environment.”
facilitate connections and provide separate
areas for group learning, mentoring, and “Remote working has provided a significant
private study. opportunity for the workforce to obtain a
better work-life balance and have more
The study found that 72% of office workers autonomy over when, where and how they
would like the opportunity to access face- work. However, the value of in-person
to-face training and development, while connections and face-to-face training
half would appreciate in-person mentoring cannot be underestimated. Our study
opportunities. Less than a third of employers shows that employers are not confident in
said that their staff had access to online virtual on-boarding and training and that
training and development opportunities when employees value the opportunity to connect
working from home. with colleagues for in-person learning and
mentoring.”
8 January 2023
