Corporate education can add real value to an organization's business development goals. To succeed, the company's corporate learning officer (or education executive or training manager) must ensure that executive education courses and programs are strategically aligned with business values. They must determine internal and external resources and tap into today's best corporate training techniques for human capital development. Finally, the corporate learning officer must identify the organization's specific learning and development needs to promote talent and capability development through corporate education.

Leveraging your resources for corporate education

To deliver the best corporate education, it is important to establish your internal and external learning resources. This tells you the "where and how" for your optimal corporate training package. Even smaller organizations can access resources to make quality executive education an employee value proposition.

• In-house management training courses centralize training, create unity in the workforce, and enable faster program delivery and knowledge/skills transfer the job.
• Business school courses offer the benefits of cutting-edge business and training expertise.
• Offering some in-house corporate education along with access to business management classes at top business management schools means gaining the advantages of each.

Today's techniques for corporate education go far beyond the classroom. Skilled corporate learning officers think creatively to build corporate training offers that inspire staff and ensure a strong talent pipeline.

• Action learning: This integrated approach in executive education is one of the most efficient learning processes. It can include, for example, leadership exercises, company-based projects, work exchanges, consultancy projects and onsite learning in places that are particularly impacting the changing face of global business.
• Leadership coaching: An executive coaching consultant offers expert guidance to help executives become aware of their personal leadership style, of human behavior and of group dynamics in general.
• Mixed on-campus and e-learning: Being on campus at top business schools offers managers contact with world-class faculty, an energizing learning environment, hands-on action learning, and great networking. Off-campus assignments help them deepen critical thinking and later integrate corporate education on the job.
• Team corporate education: Programs for specific teams are beneficial for developing a common approach, a common language and ultimately a cohesive business development strategy.
• Bespoke corporate training programs: These are based directly on your company challenges and business strategies. Ensure long-term leadership strength and capability development by partnering with a top-ranked business school for tailored corporate education.