Colleague curriculum wins bronze for Barclays: Learner-led blended program targets 135,000 employees
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 11 May 2015
Abstract
Purpose
Describes a blended-learning program at Barclays bank that won bronze in the 2015 Learning Awards.
Design/methodology/approach
Examines the reasons for the program, the form it takes and the results it is achieving.
Findings
Explains that the program, named Colleague Curriculum, is designed to create a learner-led blend of learning for more than 135,000 Barclays employees.
Practical implications
Highlights the program’s flexibility, which helps to ensure that it is suitable for a wide range of employee skills and cultures.
Social implications
Sites the learning program in the context of Barclays’ Transform program, a long-term journey of change which aims to make the bank the partner of choice for all its stakeholders.
Originality/value
Reveals how technology can help to transform an organization’s learning.
Keywords
Citation
(2015), "Colleague curriculum wins bronze for Barclays: Learner-led blended program targets 135,000 employees", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 15-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-03-2015-0041
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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