Training through action with Fifty, the digital platform for learning in the workplace

La Training through action is a preferred approach in business. This method optimizes both the skills and the productivity of learners, since they are required to deal with issues that directly affect them. Fifty, an innovative platform, also offers learning by doing by combining the effectiveness of the Nudge approach and the power of AI.

Training through action: principles and benefits

Method developed in the 1970s by Reginald Revans, the Training through action was aimed at developing businesses. The idea was to improve the skills of operators in the field, instead of relying solely on experts. Thus, the training courses were designed to be provided in a production environment. Learning takes place through activities to be completed, and learners improve by reflecting on their own actions and behavior.

With this approach, employees learn as they work. This has various advantages for the company and employees:

• No prolonged interruption of production as is the case with traditional continuing education;
• Carrying out activities directly related to work and current professional tasks;
• Learners' commitment and motivation due to the practical nature of learning;
• Concrete results meeting the needs of the company;
• Increase in skills promoting the career development of employees.

This method is also suitable for the training of managers, as well as for the training of all types of ranks and employees. Thanks to the techniques used during the apprenticeship, they are in a position to sharpen their know-how over the course of the situations encountered. At the end of the training, they will know how to optimize the way the company operates.

However, the Training through action must be perfectly targeted to be effective. The project therefore requires the definition of a very concrete educational problem. It also requires specific engineering in the design and management of training.

Fifty, an innovative platform for training through action

Learning by doing meets the practical needs of businesses and workers. This method is much more effective than theoretical training, which is often difficult to apply in a work situation.

Fifty is part of this approach of Training through action, by listing a series of actions to be carried out on a daily basis by employees in companies. These micro-actions make it possible to work on the skills targeted by the training project, thus ensuring concrete changes during learning.

Thanks to the Nudge approach, workers evolve without constraints or sanctions, and voluntarily adopt the behaviors that are most beneficial for them and for the company. For its part, the use of artificial intelligence makes it possible to create individualized educational paths, with optimized efficiency.

By combining these two tools, Fifty is in a position to provide action-based training adapted to the constraints of the company, without focusing on theoretical aspects. With Fifty, changes can be quantified in real time at two levels: individual and organizational, while anonymizing the results. By moving from intention to action, companies reach new heights of performance, and employees start real career development.