In today’s fast-paced global environment, flexibility has become a top priority for business success. Many employees value flexibility even over a pay rise. Offering flexibility in the workplace can improve motivation, build a sense of belonging, and enhance productivity.
When it comes to language learning, this is no exception. Flexibility isn’t just a perk—it’s essential. Research from Deloitte reveals organizations with a robust learning culture are 92% more likely to innovate, 52% more productive, and 56% more likely to lead in their market. This underscores the importance of a strategic approach to language learning.
Flexible Learning: Challenges & Opportunities
One of the biggest reason flexibility is needed in the workplace is the lack of time. Employees cite it as the number one reason they stop learning. In our always-on world, burnout is an increasing risk factor in time-constrained teams, an additional reason to offer this support.
Training programs that fit seamlessly into busy professional lives make a massive difference. It is stated that empowering employees to learn in a way that aligns with their preferences leads to better outcomes and satisfaction. This is why flexibility is a central pillar of Aspire, Learnlight’s new English language training with Oxford University Press.
Aspire: A Flexible Learning Journey
At the heart of Aspire‘s learning program is the Learnlight Empowerment Method™—a proven framework that places learners at the center of their educational journey. This ensures that they not only acquire language skills but also actively engage with the content taught.
The journey begins with the Oxford Placement Test, which assesses proficiency levels against proven CEFR* standards. Learners then embark on structured learning paths. These learning paths are tailored to learners’ language requirements, and designed for self-paced learning. Content is bite size and accessible anytime, anywhere.
Additionally, AI-powered tools offer live conversation practice, and a daily magazine provides ongoing resources to drive consistent learning. Upon completing a final test, learners earn a globally recognized certificate from Oxford University Press.
Curious about how the Aspire learning journey works? Click here to find out more.
Aspire: Flexible Learning Packages
Research shows that offering learner autonomy reduces learning time by 40-60% compared to traditional, inflexible, face-to-face methods. IDC proves this for Learnlight language programs too. Learnlight’s blended learning approach helps deliver 40% faster progress to proficiency than other solutions, according to Learnlight’s very own clients.
Curious about how this data impacts real-world outcomes? Join our upcoming webinar, The ROI of Language Learning with IDC & Learnlight, to explore the findings of IDC’s research and discover how our language programs can support your team’s growth.
Aspire also offers several learning packages for additional flexibility:
- Aspire Digital: self-paced learning access, along with open-group conversation practice
- Aspire Coach: individual, instructor-led virtual training, with self-paced learning.
- Aspire Teams: instructor-led virtual training for up to six, alongside self-paced learning.
In instructor-led programs, learners receive Personalized Session Reports after each session, providing feedback on mistakes and materials around new concepts introduced during the session. This allows learners to plan their self-paced learning according to their needs.
Aspire: Flexible, Real-Time Progress Tracking
Aspire also provides learning and development leaders with added flexibility via an advanced reporting tool called Learnlight Analytics. This provides:
- Executive KPIs, customizable graphs, and exportable data tables, to help leaders streamline progress tracking and align goals to outcomes.
- Detailed analysis of assessments, enrollment, courses, satisfaction, attendance, progress, and more, enabling leaders to measure success effectively.
- Data segmentation by date range and department, simplifying the review and comparison of learning experiences.
With these insights, managers can monitor progress, identify challenges, and adapt the program to meet evolving needs.
Aspire: Delivering the Flexible Language Training Your Talent Needs
Learners today face significant challenges in finding time for upskilling. It’s all too easy for language learning to fall by the wayside amid competing priorities. Aspire is designed to adapt to learner needs. With its flexible features, Aspire empowers your talent to learn when and how it suits them— helping them build critical language skills.
Check out our blog on Aspire’s Premium Training approach and stay tuned for insights on our final pillar, International Credibility.
Ready to embrace a proven flexible approach while building the essential language skills your organization needs? Book your demo of Aspire today.
*CEFR – Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
