Online learning for employees? Embuild takes the first step!

As an employer in Belgium, you are obliged to provide training opportunities for your employees. Although organizing this often requires a lot of time, many organizations are not yet aware of easier and more accessible ways of offering training. After all, what about online learning opportunities? With the emergence of online training provider SkillsTown, online learning is suddenly becoming a lot more accessible in Belgium.As a supervisor, advisor and knowledge-sharer for 16,000 construction companies across Belgium, Embuild has the responsibility to train the employees of these companies. Training coordinator Lisa Samyn and training consultant Jody Dermaut of Embuild West Flanders share below how online learning has broadened their horizons.

Embuild's training opportunities

Online learning is still quite a new concept in Belgium. Despite the many advantages, few organizations are still using it. Still, Embuild is making the move. Lisa explains why: "At Embuild, we used to teach mostly physical classes. Although some prefer this option, you also need to support the part of your employees who need other learning opportunities. In addition to online training through Teams, we now offer online training through our own online learning platform."

"If you want to recruit and retain employees, you have to listen to them. What do they want to work toward? What training will they support? Listen to overall satisfaction and let them have a say."

- Lisa Samyn, training coordinator at Embuild

Jody says, "The online learning platform gives a new group of people the opportunity to learn. It's a nice advantage when you can offer so many courses for free. Also, SkillsTown's online learning platform is very user-friendly. If you are looking for a training course, you can easily find it. In addition, it is a dream to work with them. They are very involved and always available for questions and tips."

Experiences with the online learning platform

"We get positive feedback from employees," says Jody. "Physical classes, of course, are place- and time-dependent and the subject matter is fixed. Now they get the chance to take their own training that they haven't been able to take before. They choose a training they find interesting and can take it at their own time and pace." Lisa enthusiastically adds: "I finally took a training course in programming myself on the online learning platform. It's easy and fast. You don't have to free up half a day for it, like with physical classes, but you can schedule your own ten minutes daily, for example."

"We look forward to sharing all the features of the online learning platform with all our members. We look forward to a great partnership!"

- Jody Dermaut, training associate at Embuild