Why consider industry specific LMS for your new implementation?

Industry specific LMS for your new Implementation

It is no rocket science and in fact, normal human tendency to accept changes which benefit us. Marketers identify the needs of the market and work towards filing the gap. Organizations work in the similar fashion; they identify the needs or gaps of their employees and search for best solutions to address them. This change is what we adapt to.

At G-Cube, we believe in Solving Business Problems with the Science of Learning. In this piece, we will try to look at two variants of LMS. Where one has generic features and the other is the customized version for specific industry families. With our experience of 21 years, we have seen that an industry specific LMS generates better results than a standard LMS because the features are made to align with the processes, terminology, and regulations of the industry.

Every business is different from the other and thus they differ in their respective problems, needs and functionality. Therefore, a standard LMS can overcome certain training and learning requirement of the business but may not solve the specific needs of the industry or the business function.

We know that BFSI and Automotive as an industry are heavy on training the extended workforce, but the training requirement and process is very different for both. For example, the training requirement of the finance industry is more compliance oriented while the automotive industry does its training based on skill gaps. In this case, even the standard LMS, with extended enterprise features will not be suitable for both the industries with same effectiveness, creating a need for specific LMS for the said industries.

Similarly, Pharma and Aviation are two industries with strict training compliance requirement but their processes are different, regulatory bodies are different, certification requirements are different. Even an LMS which has a compliance training module attached to it will not cater to the Pharma industry as it requires compliance to the 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines by USFDA.

From our extensive work across industries and functions, our experience suggests that the future for generic LMS is bleak. With the massive growth in eLearning adoption, soon the organizations will demand an LMS specific to their industry so they can rapidly build skill at a scale!

There are many standard learning platforms in the market with which can help you quickly start your training but are they ready to solve those problems which your industry is facing?

Let’s see what factors trumps industry specific LMS over the standard LMS.

• It follows the organizational structure of the specific industry.
• It uses industry specific terminology.
• It abides to the training compliance rules and regulations of the industry.
• It can map the various types of organizational or department specific training flows.
• It has a skill library according to the industry.

The feature, content and focus of training vary from business to business. Industry specific LMS is a great solution for creating an eLearning strategy which best fits business needs and objectives. If you wish to optimize the effectiveness of your organization’s training initiatives, you may talk to our learning consultant for a deep dive. Write to us.