Compliance training often carries the stigma of being mundane and obligatory, with employees seeing it as a chore. However, as Jennifer Dowdy emphasized in Episode 2 of our podcast, L&D in 20, this underappreciated yet crucial part of workplace learning holds serious upskilling potential that goes beyond any regulation or legal adherence. By approaching compliance training as an opportunity rather than a regulated business requirement, your employees will do the same.

Step away from out-of-the-box compliance training

Traditional compliance training, often supplied by your legal, cyber, or HR vendors, focuses heavily on rules, policies, and scenarios that might feel detached from employees' daily work lives or the specifics of your business. So while it's crucial information, we're big believers that no employee training should be one-size-fits-all, and that includes compliance training.

To make compliance training feel more personal to your organization, consider:

Embeding growth opportunities: Infuse elements such as conflict resolution, communication, and bias awareness into compliance modules. For instance, teaching employees how to pause and check their biases during workplace interactions serves both organizational and personal benefits, and adds a more tactical element to the training. Take it a step further and add in examples that are most relevant to your teams based on region or industry.

Adopting the "Pill in Peanut Butter" strategy: As Jennifer Dowdy described on L&D in 20, just like hiding medicine in a treat for pets, compliance training should blend regulatory requirements with engaging and practical content, ensuring the "medicine" is consumed effectively, and in a way that's enjoyable and memorable. In practice, this could look like gamifying the experience with streaks or prizes or even making sure the trainings are visually and aurally appealing.

Behavioral insights play a crucial role in compliance training as they help employees understand the reasons behind regulations and how their behavior can impact the organization. Rather than exclusively addressing regulations, the best compliance programs focus on the behaviors and attitudes that underpin them. Behavior is often at the heart of why compliance issues arise, making skill-building an essential layer.

For example, in the finance industry, compliance training could include scenarios that reflect real-life situations where employees are tempted to cut corners. By incorporating these specific examples, employees can better understand the potential consequences of their actions and develop the necessary skills to make ethical decisions.

Similarly, compliance training for a retail company may include scenarios related to customer data privacy and security breaches, empowering employees to actively protect sensitive information and avoid potential legal ramifications.

As the team responsible for employee development, it's imperative that you focus on the most relevant areas and bring it to the employees' attention directly to address these behaviors head on. By focusing on behavior and providing relatable examples, compliance programs can mitigate risks and promote a culture of ethical and responsible behavior within an organization.

Tackling ethically ambiguous areas of compliance

But not every compliance training it cut and dry. Teaching employees how to navigate ethically ambiguous situations, however complex, is at the heart of impactful compliance training. When done right, these trainings can empower employees to make ethical decisions and prioritize inclusion and trust in their actions.

How can you incorporate these more ambiguous areas into your compliance training?

Try case studies and real-life examples that can better illustrate the complexities of ethical decision-making. This allows employees to see the potential consequences of their actions and the impact it can have on others.

Interactive and scenario-based compliance training can provide employees with a safe space to practice navigating these situations and receive feedback on their decisions.

Emphasize the importance of speaking up and reporting any potential ethical violations, as well as providing employees with a clear and accessible reporting operating procedure within the training to refer back to and practice.

Addressing the harder, behavioral parts and the actions that brigs us to compliance training in the first place ensures that employees understand the significance of the training, while picking up the necessary skills to handle complex situations effectively.

Ultimately, incorporating personal experiences, offering behavioral insights, and addressing even the hard and ambiguous topics in your compliance training can help create a culture of accountability and ethical behavior within the organization that goes far beyond the compliance training room.

For more on the topic of creating the most engaging compliance training, be sure to check out L&D in 20 Episode 2: More than a checkbox: Unlocking value and professional growth through compliance training with Jennifer Dowdy of Emtrain 

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Compliance training is more than a requirement. Learn how to make more engaging and valuable for your employees' growth and skill development.

Flip the script on how employees perceive compliance training

A lack of comprehensive compliance training can cost organizations millions. In fact, in a single non-compliance event, organizations lose an average of $4 million in revenue.

Despite how important compliance training is, this type of learning is often a sore subject for companies that have competing priorities. For highly regulated industries like financial services, technology, and manufacturing — where rules and regulations change frequently — keeping employees compliant can be challenging. Not only are business leaders tasked with staying up to date themselves, but they’re expected to teach and engage employees too, all while navigating the challenges that come with it.

Compliance training is more than a checkbox. Staying up to date with changing compliance is not only a requirement but an essential strategy for staying relevant and competitive within saturated industries.

Risk management and legal protections: Compliance training prevents various threats by teaching employees the potential risks and proper procedures. This includes financial risks (fraud, embezzlement), operational risks (data breaches, safety incidents), and strategic risks (loss of license to operate). Compliance training also provides organizations with a crucial legal shield, reducing the likelihood of inadvertent violations.

Reputation preservation and competitive edge: Compliance training helps maintain a positive corporate image with the public and external stakeholders like investors or shareholders, by ensuring ethical practice and regulatory adherence. Plus, in highly regulated industries, robust compliance can set an organization apart from its competitors. 

Safety: Comprehensive compliance can prevent disaster for both employees and the public. Forklift safety/operating heavy machinery protocols, for example, safeguard manufacturing employees from bodily harm, while compliance with anti-money laundering policies protects the financial services industry.

Employees who are well-versed in compliance and regulations are likely to be more productive and efficient in their day-to-day work as well, as opposed to employees who are working with outdated knowledge.

In highly regulated industries, finding compliance training that is both effective and engaging is difficult. Compliance training today is often:

Ineffective: Gallup reports that of those who have participated in a compliance or ethics training session within the past 12 months, only 23% of employees would rate that compliance training as "excellent." And nine out of ten employees couldn't tell much of a difference between their workplace pre-training versus post-training.


Outdated: Inadequate resources were one of the top three factors cited in a survey by our content partner and compliance expert, Reuters, as obstacles to a team’s confidence in addressing compliance risks. For highly regulated industries, this is even more of a pressing issue: With compliance regulations changing so often, it’s hard to find accurate or updated content.

Time-consuming: Regulated industries tend to have extremely time-poor employees. It can be hard to ask teams to dedicate hours of their days to training for compliance when they’re bogged down by so many other tasks.

How to implement effective compliance training and enhance employee knowledge retention

Employers can use several different techniques and strategies to bring in compliance training that shows results and resonates with employees, like leveraging:

Evaluation tools: Organizations often invest in and deploy training only to quickly find out that it’s ineffective. Before disseminating company-wide compliance training, evaluate if a course meets your employees’ needs by previewing learning outcomes, course summaries, skills covered, and course ratings. 


Hyper-prevalent content: Choose a provider that consistently updates course offerings to reflect the latest regulatory changes so employees aren’t engaging in content that will be outdated in just a few weeks, and you don’t have to keep track of changes in programs. For organizations with ever-changing compliance requirements, a content aggregator like Go1 is a great solution. With thousands of compliance courses from industry-leading providers to choose from, you can worry less about shifting strategies. As regulations change, so do the courses.


Employee autonomy: Employees are incredibly busy and often don’t have time to sit in a physical training about compliance — especially if they're remote or hybrid. Instead, offer mobile-friendly sessions that can be completed asynchronously.


Gamification: One of the best ways to increase knowledge retention when it comes to compliance training is to include gamification. In fact, 72% of professionals say gamification inspires them to work harder. 


Interactive training: Provide engaging and applicable training through the application of compliance knowledge in simulated or controlled environments, or use content that references real-world scenarios and case studies. The more that organizations can connect learned material to actual, everyday circumstances, the better. If you’re looking for ideas, check out this virtual engagement cheat sheet to get started.


Continuous assessment: Employees want to feel listened to. They want to have a say in the assigned compliance training. When disseminating materials within the company, be sure to constantly consider whether the material is engaging and making a difference in your workforce. And always remember to ask for feedback. In doing so, you’ll be able to address knowledge gaps, improve content, and try different approaches if needed.


Personalized learning paths: Instead of asking every employee within your organization to review the same compliance material, tailor training content to specific roles and departments. A more targeted approach ensures employees receive relevant information and reduces cognitive overload. With tools like Go1 AI, L&D teams can create playlists or programs based on the unique goals and parameters for each team, and curate highly relevant and personalized learning in seconds, for any employee. 

Take the challenges out of compliance training

Though plenty of organizations struggle with compliance training, deploying the right tools and strategies can lead to success. Mandy Rutherford, Wave Utilities’ L&D Manager, knows that to be true. Since using Go1 for compliance, her training now has a 98% completion rate. She says that Wave finally feels like they’re “At the forefront of learning.”

Though compliance training is often not the most glamorous part of working in a highly regulated field, the benefits of disseminating and reinforcing compliance within your organization are priceless. When your team is up to date on compliance, your company can mitigate risks, save money, and create a company culture where everyone feels in the know.

With Go1, organizations can take the challenges out of compliance training and deliver high-quality, relevant, accessible, and engaging content that sets your company up for success. From creating custom learning paths to accessing 100+ pre-curated playlists aligned to a broad range of skill development needs, your organization can make compliance training a simple and effective part of your everyday operations. 

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How to design engaging compliance training

In today's fast-evolving regulatory environment, staying compliant is more than just a box to check — it's a must for the health of your business. If you fall out of compliance, it’s a world of trouble: legal consequences, financial hits, and a damaged reputation. The last thing you want is to lose the trust of customers and partners.

Compliance training is vital to reducing risk and protecting your employees and the organization. Without adequate measures, your organization could face legal action, financial penalties, and damage to its reputation. To protect your organization and its employees, you need to provide regular and effective compliance training.

But selecting the right compliance training provider isn't always easy. Organizations need to search for a solution that not only offers courses that meet industry regulations and standards but also fits their unique training needs. In this article, we'll look at the critical role of compliance training in safeguarding your organization and team, explain how ongoing training can mitigate risk, and legal friction, and how you can find the right compliance training provider for your business.

Compliance training safeguards your business and protects your team

Compliance training is a linchpin in risk management, ensuring the safety and security of both your business and employees. Yet, it's often dismissed or undervalued. By neglecting compliance training, you’re left open to a host of potential pitfalls, from legal entanglements to financial losses and damage to your company's reputation.

The repercussions of non-compliance can result in significant fines and legal disputes. By minimizing the risk of violations and their associated penalties with appropriate compliance training, you not only safeguard the company but also prioritize a safer work environment for everyone.

To keep up with evolving regulations, organizations require ongoing and consistent training, not just a one-and-done deal check-the-box. This way, teams can make informed decisions and stick to the highest standards of compliance. When compliance training is an ongoing conversation, it’s seen as a priority, taken more seriously by employees, and keeps operations running smoothly and reputably.

The long-term and financial consequences of non-compliance

As touched on above, organizations that fail to comply with industry regulations or legal requirements expose themselves to serious risks and potential legal and ethical consequences. Compliance isn't merely a formality; it's a vital protective measure for businesses, their employees, and customers. But it's not just the legal side of things that's a concern. The damage to an organization’s reputation from non-compliance can be just as devastating. When word gets out, as it often does, it's not just the regulators you have to worry about. It instills doubt in your customers, investors, and the public at large, and the trust you've worked so hard to build can crumble, taking your business and revenue with it.

Moreover, non-compliance can directly impact the safety of your team. Failing to meet safety, environmental, or data protection standards can put employees at risk of accidents, physical injuries, or technological vulnerabilities. We've seen first-hand in recent years how non-compliance can cost billions of dollars for some of even the most well-known and largest global companies. There are countless non-compliant cases around the globe that lead to tighter and stricter regulations.

How to find the right compliance provider for your organization

Research suppliers with the widest coverage

As you consider a compliance training provider, remember to look for one that offers a wide variety of courses to meet your specific compliance needs, across the entirety of the organization. Compliance training can cover topics like preventing sexual harassment and ensuring workplace safety, cybersecurity, and environmental compliance. It’s best to choose a provider that offers a comprehensive curriculum, so you can be confident that your employees will get the training they need, and that your team developing the training programs has everything they need in one easy-to-access resource. This helps ensure consistency, reliability, and governance across the organization.

What type of provider works for your organization?

During the evaluation process, it’s important to understand the type of training that best suits your organization. You might find that off-the-shelf courses are a good fit, especially if you’re looking to provide employees with foundational, ethical knowledge. These are cost-effective and provide a standardized approach. But if you're looking for something more tailored to your organization's unique policies, procedures, and regulations, custom courses might be the way to go. Customizable solutions often involve a collaborative effort to ensure the training meets your requirements and works with your existing software suite so you can easily track completions. The best choice will depend on your organization's compliance complexity, industry, and risk profile.

Finding the right compliance training provider mitigates risk, instills a culture of compliance, and ensures the entire organization promotes ethical behavior.

By choosing the right compliance training provider, you move past checking boxes and gain a long-term partner in keeping your workplace safe and compliant. And for many, the partner is Go1. We offer best-in-class resources, personalized solutions, and the support you need to make sure your team isn't just learning, but applying that knowledge every day.

Go1 supports global compliance initiatives and training programs

A single solution for compliance training, integrated into your existing LMS or HRIS

At Go1, we understand the importance of compliance training for both the employees and the organization. Go1's compliance solution gives you the power to manage risks and protect operations while leveraging your existing learning tools. With over 80 top compliance providers like Skillsoft, Thomson Reuters/LRN, Emtrain, EasyLlama, GRC Solutions, and more, you can find training that's up-to-date, engaging, and covers a wide range of industries and regulations. And to make integration easier, we partner with over 70 LMS and HRIS systems to deliver courses directly through your existing tools, for a streamlined learning experience. That way, even if your compliance goals and priorities change throughout the months, Go1’s library is always available and evolves with you.

What makes Go1 different than your average compliance provider?

Go1 offers the comprehensive, necessary resources you need to run a successful, long-term compliance program for your business, no matter your size. Our extensive offering includes interactive courses on foundational compliance topics available in more than five formats and 40 languages, ensuring that your training is both engaging and accessible. Whether you need yearly training for your entire organization, onboarding for new joiners, or specialized courses for specific departments, Go1 provides the flexibility required to maintain compliance on multiple topics, all within one platform.

But there's more to Go1 than regulatory and compliance training. You can go beyond the mandatory and provide employees with upskilling courses, business training, and personal skill development to consolidate content providers and streamline learning across your organization. With Go1, you can have confidence in the compliance of your business while also investing in the development and growth of your workforce.

Start creating compliance training programs that mitigate risk and meet your organization's needs with Go1. Book a demo today to find out how Go1 can help with your team’s compliance and learning needs.

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In a fast-changing regulatory landscape, compliance training is essential for safeguarding your organization, mitigating risk, and maintaining a positive reputation. So, how do you find the right provider?

Compliance needs to be more than a checkbox for employee training

87% of teams say their compliance function is understaffed. 

Effective compliance training not only mitigates financial, safety, and legal risks but also fosters a culture accountability in the workplace. It empowers employees to handle regulatory demands confidently and ensures your organization remains lawful. 

So how are you keeping your entire organization compliant? 

Go1’s comprehensive compliance offering simplifies employee training for your entire organization.  With 80+ providers and courses covering a variety of topics, you can find all the compliance training you need in a single subscription.  

Ready to learn more? Download our brochure to see some specific compliance topics included in our library. 

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Mitigate business risk with essential compliance training

Only 50% of teams prioritize their compliance training, leaving room for the risk of regulatory breaches, employee error, safety accidents, costly fines, and legal headaches.

Whether you're in healthcare, manufacturing, finance, or retail, you can enhance your organization's compliance and safeguard your operations by leveraging Go1 compliance training. Our comprehensive compliance offering covers essential topics like data privacy, cybersecurity, anti-bribery, and industry-specific regulations, like ISO, OSHA, and many more. 

Ensure your employees are well-informed and your business stays compliant with access to 80+ leading compliance training providers, some specifically for the North American (NAMER) region.

Download the Go1 Compliance Product Overview for organizations in the NAMER region to learn how Go1 can help train your employees and mitigate compliance risk.

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Whether you're in healthcare, manufacturing, finance, or retail, you can enhance your organization's compliance and safeguard your operations by leveraging Go1 compliance training. Our comprehensive compliance offering covers essential topics like data privacy, cybersecurity, anti-bribery, and industry-specific regulations, like Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for AUS, Work Health and Safety Act 2011, and many more. 

Ensure your employees are well-informed and your business stays compliant with access to 80+ leading compliance training providers, some specifically for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Download the Go1 Compliance Product Overview for organizations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region to learn how Go1 can help train your employees and mitigate compliance risk.

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Compliance training overview for employees in the Asia Pacific region

Whether you're in healthcare, manufacturing, finance, or retail, you can enhance your organization's compliance and safeguard your operations by leveraging Go1 compliance training. Our comprehensive compliance offering covers essential topics like data privacy, cybersecurity, anti-bribery, and industry-specific regulations, like GDPR, COSHH, and many more. 

Ensure your employees are well-informed and your business stays compliant with access to 80+ leading compliance training providers, some specifically for the European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) region.

Download the Go1 Compliance Product Overview for organizations in the EMEA region to learn how Go1 can help train your employees and mitigate compliance risk.

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Elevate your organization's compliance standards with our compliance training playbook. 

This comprehensive guide will help you launch a successful compliance program that not only addresses key drivers and skill gaps, but also enhances your team's capabilities through strategic evaluations and tailored learning solutions. 

Learn how to create excitement around compliance training and get your team involved in the process. You’ll find tips to build a program that covers risk mitigation, data privacy, reducing unethical behavior, and meeting regulations head-on. Plus, learn how to increase engagement and completion rates across the organization. 

Download the playbook to discover the five steps you can take today to launch your compliance training program. 

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It’s time to transform your compliance training into a strategic asset. Implement these strategies to create engaging, effective programs that not only meet regulatory needs, but also drive positive organizational change.

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