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These orgs hired a chief AI officer. Does your company need one?

HRExecutive

According to Asha Palmer, senior vice president of compliance for HR tech firm Skillsoft , staffing the AI leadership position depends on the needs of the company. Asha Palmer, SVP compliance, Skillsoft And there’s one significant sector that’s becoming flush with AI leaders, according to Palmer: government.

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Skills gaps have employees feeling insecure—and HR can come to the rescue

HR Brew

Some 41% of full-time employees—across the US, UK, Germany, and India—report feeling a lack of job security due to their skills gaps, and just 25% think their company’s L&D programs are helping them fill their gaps, according to a survey by e-learning platform Skillsoft released Thursday. What’s Skillsoft doing?

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Skillsoft Reinvented: In A Bold And Exciting Way

Josh Bersin

Skillsoft is one of the most fascinating companies in the marketplace. As the pioneering company in online learning ( founded in 1998 , originally focused on soft skills), the founders aggressively defined the market for web-based corporate training and rapidly dominated the landscape.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Gamelearn, a game-based corporate training company, closes €2M in Funding. Google and Coursera launch Cloud Platform training courses for businesses. Skillsoft Partners with CompTIA for Cybersecurity Analyst Certification. Warburg Pincus provides $115 mln to Alignment Healthcare. in Funding. M&A Friday! PARTNERSHIPS.

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From E-Learning to We-Learning: SkillSoft InGenius

Josh Bersin

Today the corporate training industry is evolving from ten years of focus on e-learning and blended learning towards a serious and transformational focus on “we-learning.&# We named this. collaborative learning e-learning skillsoft we-learning. collaborative learning e-learning skillsoft we-learning.

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How Skillsoft is encouraging employees to ‘experiment’ ethically with gen AI

HRExecutive

But what is—relatively—new is the advent of artificial intelligence , and it can be an important equalizer in the effort to advance women in tech, says Skillsoft Chief People Officer Ciara Harrington. In particular, women are craving more training around emerging tech like generative AI.

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Skillsoft Reinvented: In A Bold And Exciting Way

Josh Bersin

Skillsoft is one of the most fascinating companies in the marketplace. As the pioneering company in online learning ( founded in 1998 , originally focused on soft skills), the founders aggressively defined the market for web-based corporate training and rapidly dominated the landscape.