We’ll probably never hear “we’re doing more with more”

Nike Prokopeak is the editorial director for Chief Learning Officer magazine. He says, of the type of learning positions for which organizations intent to hire in 2010:

Anticipated hiring of technology specialists, learning administrators and managers, and learning strategists appears to be holding steady, but survey respondents reported decreased demand for content developers and instructional designers.

Other interesting stats:

• In 2008, the BIB reported that the ratio of learning professionals to employees was 1-to-197. In 2009, this ratio jumped to 1-to-260 learners.
• In 2010, 52 percent expect staffing levels to remain the same, and 31 percent indicated that they will increase their staffing levels in the coming year. Seventeen percent indicated that staffing is likely to slightly or significantly decrease.
• A majority of survey respondents (54 percent) indicated they do not have enough staff to support their learning programs. According to BIB members, the staffing cuts of 2009 did indeed cut the fat, but they also sliced into the bone.

This, based on survey data from 1,179 people on CLOs Business Intelligence Board. (JC)

Learning Staffing 2010: Still Doing More With Less | CLO Magazine Executive Briefings | Mike Prokopeak | December 2009

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