The Avilar Blog
Helping businesses use competency management and e-Learning to make the most of their talent
How To Close Your Workforce Skills Gaps with Reskilling
Predictions about how artificial intelligence, automation and augmented reality will affect the workforce range from doomsday scenarios of massive job losses to nirvana sketches of AI-powered machines liberating employees to perform only the most strategic, rewarding...
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Why Now is the Right Time to Build a Powerful Workforce
Twenty-five years ago, in August 1993, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – teen superheroes destined to protect the earth from evil-doers – debuted on television. Though it may be a stretch to liken federal workers to the Power Rangers, both groups have a mission to...
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One Agency’s Competency Management Success Story and Unexpected Benefits
Training programs are under constant pressure to demonstrate a positive return on investment, so it is crucial to evaluate and understand the impact of training on the company’s bottom line. A competency management method makes it easy to see exactly where training...
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Why Are Companies Turning to Older Workers? Should You?
Not so long ago, most people worked until the age of 62 or 65 before retiring to fill their days with family, travel and recreation. After decades of demanding work schedules, employees looked forward to a life of leisure. However, while no one was looking, the rules...
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How to do Online Training for Government the Right Way
We know that the U.S. federal government is actively working to modernize the federal workforce to meet the fast-evolving nature of 21st-century work. There’s a push to update technology systems to improve mobile access and citizen engagement. Human resource leaders...
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How to Assess Your Workforce to Create a Skills Inventory
What’s the one thing that all businesses have in common? They all possess the same #1 asset - the employees! That’s right…human capital. The skillful utilization of human capital is a necessary requirement for managers of all levels, often determining the success or...
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