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Skills-based learning
Map skills, run a gap analysis, build competency frameworks and create skills-based learning paths.
The five priorities we heard most from global brands, enterprises and startups, with practical next steps for each one.

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Every section pairs the trend with steps, prompts or templates you can use.
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Map skills, run a gap analysis, build competency frameworks and create skills-based learning paths.
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How chunking, repetition and recall help microlessons stick, before and after classroom training.
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The tools worth knowing, how to write better prompts, and how L&D can lead AI adoption.
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What it looks like day to day, and the channels, formats and triggers that make it work.
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Moving beyond completion rates to time saved, ramp time, internal mobility and ROI.
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Copy-and-paste AI prompts, plus links to skills matrices for six job functions.
Measuring the impact of your L&D programs is no longer optional.L&D Trends for 2024
5Mins brings skills-based learning, microlearning and AI together in one platform, with microlessons of about 5 minutes a day. Free access needs no credit card.
