From compliance training to compliance culture: A playbook for L&D pros 

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Going beyond basic compliance management and adopting a more integrated, value-driven model to set a new standard for enterprise training.  By treating compliance as a strategic advantage, you’re not only reducing risk but also giving your organization a competitive edge; flexible, scalable compliance training strategies protect organizations and open new growth opportunities. For an L&D team, this presents an opportunity to turn compliance training into a revenue-positive asset rather than a box-ticking exercise. 

Download this resource to learn how to: 

  • Empower learners with targeted, industry-specific compliance training  
  • Maximize your LMS investment with extended enterprise training 
  • Tailor training for audit preparedness and track learner progress 
  • Accelerate your program launch with a curated content library  

Also included: Master checklist for global compliance training

Learn best practices to support a strong compliance culture with training

The rising demand for strategic compliance training programs 

Companies today rely heavily on third-party subcontractors. Gaps in training often drive employee turnover, while your competitors invest in training solutions to prevent revenue loss from new marketplace trends and regulations.  

From 2020 to 2022, KPMG reports that across major industries, 38% of businesses experienced at least three significant disruptions, monetary losses, or reputational damages from third-party relationships. As your business becomes more complex, these risks increase—but they also provide more opportunities.  

L&D teams are collaborating with compliance officers 

With increasing complexity in regulations comes an evolving approach to compliance training and program development. As an L&D leader, you’re likely used to creating, deploying, and tracking compliance training for employees. This approach may fulfill your L&D team’s goals, but the traditional metrics and strategies may not keep your company competitive as risks intensify with new tech. 

Compliance officers want to introduce external training 

Noncompliance from customers, partners, and suppliers is an emerging issue for compliance leaders. 3 in 4 respondents to KPMG’s study reported multiple business disruptions from third-party contractors, prompting compliance teams to seek out new strategies for training their wider business network. 

More responsibility on L&D teams to facilitate a culture of compliance  

A compliance training strategy is as good as the employees who act on their training. Gartner reports that staff are twice as likely not to follow compliance training requirements if they consider it a burden. More than ever, compliance training needs to be engaging, relevant, and integrated into your employees’ workflows. 

An LMS for strategic compliance training

“The future is here” has never felt more true—or fleeting. As AI, data privacy regulations, shifting geopolitics, and environmental policies evolve, so must our approach to compliance training. Alongside these shifts, there’s a growing pressure for companies to set and uphold high ethical standards. This impacts not only employees but also the partners, customers, and suppliers that your learners do business with on a daily basis. That’s where your L&D team steps in, helping to bring compliance to life and demonstrate the value of skilling programs like never before.   

In the past, an L&D team’s role in compliance was to address learning objectives through structured course content and tracking course completions. Today, managers in high-risk functions rely on L&D teams to centralize compliance training and respond quickly to complex new regulations in data privacy, sustainability, and consumer rights. Compliance training is a top concern, and they’re ready to work alongside you.  

Leading organizations are now asking big questions that redefine their approach to compliance training: 

  • Does our compliance strategy reinforce our mission? 
  • Are we staying ahead of regulatory changes, or just reacting? 
  • How can we integrate compliance more deeply into everyday operations? 
  • What’s our plan to pass this knowledge as our workforce evolves? 

With a proactive approach, your L&D team can strengthen and expand your business’s impact with compliance training. Learn how you can turn your training program into a vital line of defense for your organization’s bottom line.

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