Learning is still seen as a mandatory activity in many workplaces – typically through compliance training or e-learning courses. While these are necessary, they don’t reflect what real, on-the-job learning should look like.
This is where the difference between training and learning matters.
A training culture is top-down, event-based, and often disconnected from daily work. Employees take courses because they’re required to, not because they’re motivated to grow. Here, learning is a checkbox exercise – it ends when the training does.
On the other hand, a learning culture is continuous, self-driven, and embedded in how work gets done. It’s rooted in conversations with colleagues, daily tasks, mistakes, and mentoring. Here, asking questions, exchanging ideas, and reflecting in real time all naturally lead to learning. Leaders set the tone by encouraging experimentation and curiosity.
Why is this distinction important?
Because learning while working leads to more engaged employees, better retention, and greater adaptability. It helps build a growth mindset across the organisation.
To create a learning culture, start small: encourage peer learning, integrate development into daily work, identify learning behaviours, and ensure leaders lead by example.
In the end, a training culture offers information. A learning culture builds character, depth, confidence, and long-term growth.
Organisations that embed learning into their values won’t just keep up—they’ll move ahead.
Why Choose Learnnovators?
With over 20 years of experience, Learnnovators has earned its reputation as a preferred elearning vendor for leading enterprises around the world. We specialize in developing learner-centric and scalable custom elearning solutions that enhance employee performance, boost engagement, and align seamlessly with your strategic business goals. Whether you’re seeking to drive corporate training outcomes, or accelerate business growth, our innovative elearning solutions are crafted to maximize your return on investment and ensure sustainable success.
Write to us at elearning@learnnovators.com today to get started!
