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Definition

What is Learning Analytics?

The measurement and analysis of data generated by learning and development activities — used to assess training effectiveness, identify skill gaps, track learner progress, and optimize learning program design and investment.

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Measuring and analyzing learning data to assess training effectiveness and identify skill gaps.
In Practice

How Learning Analytics works?

A talent CRM is most valuable for roles that recur frequently, require long sourcing lead times, or demand scarce skills where building relationships before vacancies arise provides a significant competitive advantage. For a technology company that hires 20 senior engineers per year, a well-maintained talent CRM containing 200 previously screened, warm engineer candidates transforms each new search from a cold start into a segmented outreach campaign. The difference in time-to-hire and candidate quality between these two approaches is significant enough that CRM investment ROI becomes clear within 18 to 24 months even for mid-sized recruiting teams.

By the numbers

Key Statistics

What the research says about employee engagement.

30-40%
Companies using talent CRM fill roles 30 to 40 percent faster than those relying on ATS-only data, by engaging pre-qualified pipeline members rather than starting each search from cold sourcing.
30%
Talent CRM data shows that the average warm pipeline candidate accepts offers at 30 percent higher rates than cold-sourced candidates for equivalent roles, reflecting the relationship and familiarity advantage.
CRM ROI is highest for technical and specialist roles where market supply is tight and the cost of extended vacancies, measured in delayed projects and team overload, is significant.
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Also known as

Synonyms and Translations

Other ways this term appears across industries and languages.

Synonyms
L&D Analytics
Training Analytics
Learning Data Analysis
Workforce Learning Metrics
Development Program Analytics
Translations
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Arabic
تحليلات التعلم
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French
Analytique de l'apprentissage
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Hindi
लर्निंग एनालिटिक्स
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Urdu
لرننگ اینالیٹکس
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Tagalog
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People May Ask

Common questions about employee engagement.

What is learning analytics?
The measurement and analysis of data from learning and development activities — used to assess training effectiveness, identify skill gaps, track learner progress, and optimize program design and investment.
What data is included in learning analytics?
Course completion rates, assessment scores, time spent on learning, skill gap closure rates, knowledge retention over time, learner engagement patterns, and correlation of learning with performance outcomes.
How does learning analytics differ from LMS reporting?
LMS reporting tracks completion and participation. Learning analytics goes further — analyzing whether learning is actually changing behavior, closing skill gaps, and affecting business performance outcomes.
What is the most valuable learning analytics use case?
Correlating learning activity with business outcomes — showing that specific training programs reduce errors, improve sales performance, accelerate time-to-productivity, or reduce attrition in specific roles.
What tools support learning analytics?
Most modern LMS platforms include basic analytics. Advanced learning analytics platforms like Watershed, Valamis, and Degreed provide deeper correlation analysis and skills gap tracking capabilities.