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As an L&D practitioner, you know how critical it is to create learning experiences that truly connect with employees. The more tailored the training, the more likely it is to resonate and drive meaningful change. But with multiple training demands on your plate, and tight budgets and timelines to manage, creating completely bespoke learning isn’t always practical. So how do you deliver training that’s authentic, relatable, and personalised—without reinventing the wheel?
At Kineo, we’ve been designing courses that engage learners and create real impact for years. One of the key drivers of success? Authentic learning—an approach rooted in real-world, meaningful activities and experiences. It bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, ensuring learners connect with the material on a deeper level.
So, what does this look like in practice?
This well-researched approach has been proven to effectively prepare learners for real-world challenges. By grounding theoretical concepts in practical, relatable contexts, this approach enhances four key areas:
- Understanding (knowledge)
- Attitudes
- Practical skills
- Social skills
Research backs this up. Donovan, Bransford, and Pellegrino found that learning is most effective when tied to the context in which it will be applied. In other words, training has to feel real and relatable to stick.
We’ve seen this in action with the courses we design. By combining extensive research with hands-on data and learner feedback, we know this approach works. Monitoring engagement, assessment data, and feedback allows us to continually refine our courses to meet learners’ needs.
Taking it to the next level
Due to our success using this approach, we’ve now supercharged the potential for authentic, relatable, and personalised learning with off-the-shelf elearning, tailored your way. This new service combines the flexibility of bespoke learning with the speed and efficiency of ready-made courses—giving you tailored solutions without the hefty price tag or long timelines.
So, how does it work?
Let’s use our off-the-shelf Kineo Course Anti-bribery and Corruption as an example. Many of the concepts of anti-bribery are universal which is why it makes such a great global off-the-shelf course. The course includes common workplace scenarios and imagery depicting multiple industries to ensure the content is relatable to all.
But what if your organisation wants something more specific? Let’s say a UK healthcare organisation wants their workers to benefit from healthcare related scenarios and imagery to really cement the concepts and put them into a local context. With our custom-fit approach, we can quickly adapt this course to include healthcare-specific examples.
We could write a quiz question involving a healthcare worker which tests the learner on how well they understand what constitutes bribery, maybe even use something that happened in real life in UK healthcare. We can even include your anti-bribery policy in the course itself – your own version of the course adapted to reflect your own policies.
Tailoring options
The possibilities are extensive. We can adapt:
- Scenarios and examples for specific industries or roles
- Branding and imagery to align with your organisation
- Policies and procedures to make content directly relevant
- Languages and cultural nuances for multilingual teams
- Additional media, such as videos or job-specific content
This ensures the course speaks directly to your employees, helping them apply what they learn in their everyday work.
With Kineo’s custom-fit courses, you can achieve authentic, relatable, and impactful training without the complexity or cost of starting from scratch. Let us help you take your training to the next level—quickly, flexibly, and cost-effectively.
Get in touch to see how we can tailor a course from our off-the-shelf library, custom fit to your business.
References and further reading:
Donovan, S., Bransford, J. , & Pellegrino. (1999). How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences.
Newmann, Fred M.; Marks, Helen M.; Gamoran, Adam (1996). "Authentic Pedagogy and Student Performance". American Journal of Education
Newmann, F. & Wehlage, G. (1993). Fivestandards of authentic instruction. Educational Leadership
Bjork, R. A. (2011). On the symbiosis ofremembering, forgetting, and learning. Successful remembering and successful forgetting: A Festschrift in honor of Robert A. Bjork
