{"id":14659,"date":"2025-02-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compt.io\/?p=14659"},"modified":"2025-09-05T07:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:39:55","slug":"top-professional-development-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/compt.io\/blog\/top-professional-development-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Top Professional Development Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spotlight: Annual Lifestyle Benefits Benchmark Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the ADP Research Institute, only 47% of employees<\/strong> think their companies invest in the skills they need to advance. Companies that are offering one-off professional development programs may not be offering enough variety to truly help their employees grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During our analysis to create our annual Lifestyle Benefits Benchmark Report, we dialed in on professional development to understand what’s truly working when it comes to how employees are using their professional development benefits.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To support this growing interest, we recently introduced Professional Development Pro\u2122<\/a> to streamline approvals and workflows, and improve overall utilization rates. With nearly one in five Compt customers (18%) offering professional development stipends, the need for a tailored solution to support diverse programs is growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We broke down claims from more than 2,500 professional development vendors<\/strong> to understand more about the categories that employees prioritize, and the need for choice is apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we found? One-size-fits-all training doesn\u2019t work anymore. Employees expect learning tailored to their skills, career goals, and schedules. Flexibility helps learning fit into their busy lives without feeling forced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And L&D specialists agree. In a recent podcast<\/a> with our team, L&D Strategist Molly Dennen said, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum… You don’t have one learning experience that lives in isolation from all of the others that came before or after it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re seeing more companies roll out micro-courses and training that employees can take on their own schedule, with topics ranging from career coaching to AI tools. The wide variety of learning paths show that there isn’t just one way to upskill or reskill tomorrow’s leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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