According to the Linkedin Workplace Learning Report 2018 the effect of learning is measured differently today than it was before. In the future, it will again be different.

Today, talent professionals measure success based on qualitative feedback on in-classroom programs and quantitative data based on engagement with digital learning. There is a general shift towards digital learning (see the full report) and ‘online learning content completed’ has become an important metric.

Talent development professionals are looking for ways to measure learning based on team metrics and retention. Executives and people managers agree that retention and team metrics are the best ways to demonstrate the success of learning programs.