If you’re serious about developing your people, then perhaps you should be considering a talent experience platform (TXP) instead of an LMS.
We all know about the changes in technology. We’ve been seeing the rapid shift in front of our eyes in the last few decades.
But this shift is important to mention.
This change in technology has impacted how we learn, how we connect with other people and of course, how we work.
Learning management systems have done the the majority of the legwork when it comes to allowing organisations to create and deliver learning content.
But how far can an LMS take you nowadays?
In this blog, we’ll be looking at:
- What a talent experience platform (TXP) is
- What the difference is between an LMS, an LXP and a TXP
- How a talent experience platform works
- What the benefits of a talent experience platform are
- Why you should consider switching to a TXP
Let’s get started.
What is a talent experience platform (TXP)?
A Talent Experience Platform (TXP) is a comprehensive digital solution designed to enhance the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to development and retention.
A TXP is basically a perfect mix of normally separate platforms that come together to seamlessly connect your learners to the tools they need to develop and grow.
It integrates various HR functions, including learning and development, career pathing, employee engagement, and performance management, into one seamless, user-friendly experience.
Unlike traditional HR software, a TXP prioritizes personalised growth opportunities, leveraging AI-driven insights, skills mapping, and real-time feedback to create a more engaging and fulfilling work environment.
By focusing on the employee’s journey, a TXP helps organisations improve retention, boost productivity, and foster a culture of continuous learning and development.
Isn’t a TXP just an LMS?
TXP is another acronym to learn, but don’t worry.
You can forget about the LMS and LXP when you have a talent experience platform in place.
A TXP isn’t quite an LMS, so here’s what the difference is.
What’s the difference between an LMS and a TXP?
At its core, an LMS is a space for organisations to share forma learning with users to meet the needs of the business.
Learning content is aimed at relevant audiences, and it’s not seen as a space to engage.
Although its features are constantly evolving, it’s seen as a very formal solution to L&D.
A TXP however, is a learning hub, or ecosystem, which will hopefully better engage learners and help them link their learning to career progression and skill development.
What’s the difference between an LXP and a TXP?
An LXP is a more open version of an LMS. It serves learning content, but all of it is open to any learner to engage with.
Related: LMS vs LXP: which is better?
An LXP also has social learning spots for users to share, curate and collaborate with their colleagues.
You can also find this in a TXP.
But a TXP goes one step further by adding in the performance arm of learning. With a TXP, you’ll be able to track goals, set competencies and record learning growth and its impact of performance.
How a talent experience platform works
In this scenario, we’re just going to talk about Totara, given that Learn [+ Engage] and Perform together are essentially a TXP.
With a TXP in play, you’re not losing the LMS aspect. Instead, you’re just changing your acronym.
Totara Learn is a robust and highly customisable LMS that offers really easy ways to create and share learning.
Totara Engage is essentially a learning experience platform (LXP). This is where you can open the dialogue of your platform.
So, instead of just sharing content at your users, they can share content too.
✏️ Note
Totara Engage has now been absorbed into Totara Learn. That means you can get all of the engagement features you need, directly into your main LMS product.
This helps you to change your LMS into a learning hub and ecosystem, rather than just a place where learning is stored…
Lastly, Totara Perform is a performance management tool that allows you to connect learning to your development.
Together, the platform delivers your learning content.
But it goes so further beyond that.
It helps you create a real learning experience that users will resonate with, and come back to.
What are the benefits of a talent experience platform?
A TXP might feel out of reach for you if you’ve previously been using an LMS.
But, with Totara, it’s really easy to add on the extra functionality.
And because each tool connects seamlessly with one another, it means your data is effortlessly shared too.
But that’s not all. Here are the key benefits of using a TXP in your organisation:
- Link learning to performance and track it: Ever feel like your users are going through learning content, and you’re not really seeing the live impact it has on their role?
With a TXP, you can create better goal tracking so that learners are achieving the right skills to better perform their role, and better track their progress. - Create a learning ecosystem: Many LMSs are bland and stale. Users login, click through the mandatory learning and log off.
We know the power of learning (here are some L&D statistics to prove it), so it only makes sense to want to create a better experience for users. With a TXP, you can create a hub that people will want to visit, and more importantly, come back to. - Engage and retain your high flyers: With the social learning aspects of Totara Engage, your high flyers will be able to position themselves as subject matter experts.
So, not only will newer or less experienced staff feel like they have more resources to guide them, but these high flyers will feel more engaged in your business and its development.
Why you should consider switching to a BuildEmpire TXP
We’re platinum partners of Totara meaning that we support customers achieve their goals in learning through our development.
We have helped customers create an out-of-the-box TXP solution that uses the core functionality of Totara. We have also created completely bespoke solutions using Totara’s TXP and our own coding to provide tailor-made platforms.
At our core, we’re a team of highly skilled developers that can take the problems you have, and create bespoke solutions.
So, if you’re looking to combine learning with social collaboration and performance, then you should consider a TXP.
Book a demo to see some of our core features in action and learn how we can help you solve some of the biggest L&D challenges.