In order to better train global audiences you need to invest in global learning content creation and delivery. 

Organisational reach is growing. With remote working, teams are more likely to be global. And with that, comes a growing need to be able to deliver global learning content to dispersed teams. 

While it might feel like a straightforward process, the trick is setting up a scalable system that can grow as your employee count grows. 

Let’s get started. 

⚡ TL;DR

Building and sharing global learning content cannot be done without a little prep first. You should consider an LMS that has multi-tenancy (to offer different experiences to different users), global language packs (for translated course content), audiences and hierarchies (for better automations and user journeys) and community learning (to create a social learning space that doesn’t feel so global). 

What’s your goal for global learning content? 

Before you get started, it’s important to ask one key question: are you wanting to instill the same behaviours, processes and skills across your different locations?

If the answer is no, then straight away, you need to address your content creation. 

If the learning goal is different location to location, then of course, the course content must be different too. 

However, if you’re hoping to achieve the same goal regardless of locale, then you only need to look at global learning delivery. 

Whether you’re yet to create any learning content, or if you’re looking to add new territories to your LMS, here are some top tips to consider before you launch global learning content. 

Best practices for improving global learning content delivery

Want to know how to better create and deliver global learning content that will – hopefully – save you and your L&D teams a lot of time, and effort?

We have it wrapped up to these five core solutions:

Use a learning management system 

If you’re not already using an LMS to manage your learning content then we’d suggest making this switch off the bat. 

An LMS can support version control, course delivery, reporting and so much more. Discover more key LMS features. 

Related: How a Totara LMS can help you achieve your goals 

Without an LMS in tow, you’re likely battling long, complicated spreadsheets, tracking course signups via email and have no simple way to prove who attended what course. 

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Install a language pack 

When you’re dealing with other territories, you may also be dealing with other languages. While your learners may be able to speak your core language, you should make the effort to offer an LMS to them in their own language too. 

This will improve the user experience, and support better learning retention. 

Totara comes with a range of language packs that you can install to your Totara LMS. You can also upload your own. Our content partnerships also have a range of translated courses too that you can directly upload.  

Set up audiences, hierarchies and automations 

This is a simple one, but you can set up a whole range of audiences and backend hierarchies based on demographics like location. 

Similarly to how you would make differences for job role, or organisational team, you could do the same with location or main office data. 

This will allow you to set up automations in terms of sharing course content immediately with new hires in the correct language from a particular country. 

Having this set up can give your learners a better first-day experience which can improve their likelihood of engaging and returning to the LMS. 

Try out multi-tenancy 

Multi-tenancy is a great option for those dealing with large-scale globalisation. 

With it, you can make a bespoke learning platform for each of your locations, but manage them all via one admin. 

This saves repetition in terms of setup and branding, and allows you to simply switch on and off content and features that suit that audience. 

Multi-tenancy will also break down reporting by tenant too which can be really useful for a global understanding of the impact of your learning. 

Offer community learning 

With such a diverse learning group over so many different locations, it might feel difficult to create cohesion. 

With engagement features in your LMS, you can make your learning platform become a learning hub by giving learners a way to engage with other people in their cohort (despite the miles between them). 

Social learning is on the rise so you can add in forums, discussions, content playlists and so much more to give people the room to engage with subject matter experts and find a social space in their learning. 

Start delivering, globally 

Creating global learning content doesn’t need to be difficult.

With the right tools in place it can be easily achieved, but you need to focus on what will reduce administrative effort and improve learning outcomes. 

Book a demo of the BuildEmpire platform to see why we’re one of the best Totara partners out there.