Currently 54% of. U.S. employers have open positions for which there are no qualified candidates. There is a serious gap in workforce skills. eLearning offers custom solutions for workforce development to help employers get the most out of their most valuable assets - their employees.

1. 56% 50% 47%
The percent of senior
executives who acknowledge a
“serious gap in workforce skills”
92%
THE IMPORTANCE
OF eLEARNING
And Its Positive Effect on the Labor Force
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
& ESSENTIAL SKILL SETS
The percent of employers who have
open positions for which there
are no qualified candidates
54%
for every job that stays vacant
for 3 months or longer
A company loses more than
$
14,000
by gaps in essential skills?
WHICH INDUSTRIES
ARE MOST AFFECTED
to provide self-directed skills improvement for the existing work force.
Rather than seeking and hiring qualified applicants
Businesses can Bridge Skill
Gaps by using eLearning
Healthcare Practitioners
& Technical Occupations
Personal Care &
Services Occupations
Business Soft Skills Computer Skills
Adult Basic Skills Career Readiness
Sales & Related
Occupations
eLEARNING IMPROVES:
(AND MORE!)
use some form of educational technology to improve the workforce.
Companies are catching on.
40% of Fortune 500 Companies
eLearning’s
POSITIVE EFFECTS
50%
26%
92%
92%
$30
$1
50% 26% $30
The number of Job
Seekers who report
they would feel more
loyal to an employer
who invests in them.
The number of busi-
nesses who saw a
marked increase in
overall productivity.
The total increase
of Annual Revenue
after implementing
eLearning.
For every $
1 spent on
eLearning solutions,
companies received $
30
worth of productivity
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SOURCES:
1. http://www.npr.org/2014/01/31/269216917/obama-weve-got-to-move-away-from-train-and-pray
2. http://www.closingtheskillsgap.com/skill%20Gaps%20in20the%20News%20PDFs%20for%20Website/Skills%20gap%
20hobbles%20US%20employe rs%20-%20Financial%20Times.pdf
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ed=12%F31%2F2014
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-germany&catid=29:business&itemid=54
7. http://elearningindustry.com/top-10-eLearning-statistics-for-2014-you-need-to-know
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8YCwsjqnl0&sig=ueThu4jXHIHLel8nDuXdXwMuXi4#v=onepage&q=eLearning%20benefits&f=false
9. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/retail/family_dollar.html
10. http://www.businessinsider.com/companies-ranked-by-turnover-rates-2013-7
The U.S. Labor Force Lacks
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