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# The Compliance Readiness Curve. Why completion is no longer enough to demonstrate compliance readiness

We surveyed more than 600 HR, L&D, and compliance leaders and 300 employees to find out what a practical compliance training model needs to help employees apply their knowledge when it matters most.

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Published on August 21, 2026Last updated on August 25, 2026

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Kristina Ryan & Jen Blumfield

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## Download the full report

See how your compliance program compares, where employee readiness is most likely to break down, and what to measure next (and why). 

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## Get your team ready for what compliance training doesn't cover: real-world readiness 

Compliance training is done, but HR and L&D leaders still need to know whether employees understood it, retained it, and can take the right action under pressure. 

This report draws on Go1’s research with more than 600 US compliance, legal, risk, HR, and L&D leaders, alongside scenario-based assessments completed by more than 300 employees. 

Use our findings to benchmark your program, pinpoint where employees need more support, and build stronger evidence of compliance readiness today. 

### **What you’ll learn:**

* Understand where completion metrics can overstate preparedness so you have a clearer view of employee readiness.
* Pinpoint the realistic workplace scenarios where employees struggle to apply their compliance knowledge (and how to support them).
* Build a practical readiness model that works across HR, L&D, compliance, and legal.
* Apply the practices higher-readiness organizations use to strengthen learning, manager support, and early risk detection.

64.5

%

The average employee score on scenario-based readiness assessments.

38

%

of HR leaders test understanding through assessments.

95

%

of HR leaders are confident employees understand compliance policies after training.

## Help your people put policy into practice

With Immersive Simulations, your employees are placed in realistic scenarios customized to your policies, processes and expectations. See how they apply their compliance knowledge, identify where support is needed, and follow up with targeted learning from the world’s most comprehensive learning library.

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