2022 Workplace Learning Report

Learning and development (L&D) is adopting a more strategic role within organizations.

Organizations undergoing rapid workplace transformations currently find themselves in a “Great Reshuffle.” The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation and widened the skills gap, which has elevated the role and importance of organizational learning. L&D is becoming increasingly tied into a more holistic HR function. Rather than just taking care of skill building per se, L&D is adopting a more strategic role by tying skill building to career development and internal mobility.

The role of L&D has become elevated during the pandemic, and it is now up to L&D departments to help shape the future of their organizations. Almost half of L&D professionals surveyed by LinkedIn in 2021 expressed concerns that employees did not have the skills ...