--- title: "CLO Tips: 3 Ways to Avoid Scrap Learning" description: "Video: 3 top tips on how to avoid one of a Chief Learning Officer's biggest nightmares - scrap learning." image: https://www.centrx-exl.com/hubfs/CLO%20Tips%20Scrap%20Learning%20Thumb.jpg --- [![CentrX Final-01](https://www.centrx-exl.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CentrX%20images%20update/CentrX%20Final-01.png?width=2000&height=587&name=CentrX%20Final-01.png "CentrX Final-01")](https://www.centrx-exl.com/) [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2701262/794b4326-0db8-4f07-80d5-53a4273c7b08.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2701262/794b4326-0db8-4f07-80d5-53a4273c7b08) ## Industry Insights # CLO Tips: 3 Ways to Avoid Scrap Learning Posted by [Slavina Pancheva](https://www.centrx-exl.com/industry-insights/author/slavina-pancheva) on Jun 18, 2019 5:07:16 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) One of a Chief Learning Officer’s (CLO) biggest nightmares is spending months designing a training program only to see it all go to waste when participants don’t apply anything they have learned to their actual job. This all-too-common phenomenon is now referred to as ‘scrap learning’, defined as “learning what is delivered but not applied back on the job”. Clearly, this can be a huge waste of time and resources. ### Avoid scrap learning with these top 3 tips:  For more tips and insights on learning & development, [follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/27194) and [subscribe to our blog](https://www.centrx-exl.com/opt-in-emails). 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