RETURN - employability and E-Learning: start working effectively after parantal leave
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Date
2007
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The International Journal of Learning
Abstract
Doing business today means that one encounters new challenges: globalisation, mastery of advancements in information
and communication technology, and adaptation to increasing buyer’s markets. For companies to compete in this
environment, they must manage their knowledge and human capital effectively, which includes on-going on-the-job training
for employee competency and skill mastery. Employees returning after parental leave are a special target group for this
training: they need to quickly regain their employability. However, conventional corporate learning arrangements are often
difficult for this target group, due to time and location restrictions. RETURN was developed as an answer to this problem
- a human resources training program that aims to qualify employees at the end of parental leave to start working more
effectively. Common goals of RETURN are to bring participants’ technical and computer skills up-to-date, obtain necessary
competencies in information and communication technology (ICT), keep participants’ tuned into what is going on in the
workplace and reduce training time requirements on the job, as well as to improve self-confidence, help participants’ balance
work and family responsibilities, and to create a learning culture and a positve attitude towards life-long learning. To test
the extent to which RETURN can prove successful in these areas, an empirical survey (2004 - 2006) was implemented. It
was revealed that participants exhibited a high rate of acceptance and satisfaction with the RETURN program, and that an
average RETURN-course carries its own weight (costs) fivefold in terms of ROI.
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360-degree evaluation, Blended learning, E-Learning, Employability, Gender mainstreaming, Return on investment, Vocational training