“Australia’s capacity to remain competitive in the digital economy is contingent upon its ability to harness the value of data. “ – Angus Taylor, Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation
According to a recent Australian government report, by 2020, the volume of data in existence will reach 44 zettabytes, or 44 trillion gigabytes.Read more
Over the last two years, ethics in the workplace has taken on a new meaning. We have seen the growth of three approaches: top-down, brand-driven and employee activism. For each approach the following examples springs to mind ─ Starbucks’ CEO Kevin Johnson taking action after the Philadelphia incident, Nike’s TV commercial narrated by Serena Williams talking about the barriers females athletes face and Google employees walking out after hearing the news about how the company dealt with sexual misconduct allegations against Andy Rubin.Read more
EMEA Perspectives, our annual user conference, is shaping up to be an incredible event for everyone associated with the Learning, Development and HR professions. This year’s event will be our biggest ever Perspectives in EMEA, and so we have chosen the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London as our brand new venue.Read more
Skillsoft’s third annual India Perspectives will take place on May 16, 2019, in Mumbai. We carefully chose the theme, Accelerate Your Learning Workforce for Digital Transformation, to align with the impact of digital transformation on corporations and how it is driving the demand for continuous learning and the acquisition of new skill sets.Read more
In recent posts, we discussed developments in both California and Delaware law, which have expanded employers’ obligations to provide harassment training to employees. In addition, both New York State and New York City have implemented laws aimed at reducing the incidence of sexual harassment in the workplace.Read more
It was recently my good fortune to attend and participate in the National Diversity Council’s Annual Conference on Diversity and Inclusion. In preparation for a panel discussion on leadership, I had to ponder the question: what makes a great leader?Read more
For companies to keep systems running, evolving and adapting, employees need to grow their expertise continually. That requires access to flexible and current learning content.
Our developer teams are hard at work continually delivering courses into our learning platforms around key topic areas to allow organizations to keep pace with technology, improve architecture and strengthen client experiences.Read more
For the past ten years, nearly all the federal agencies have licensed Skillsoft’s training content that support the federal acquisition workforce with opportunities to participate in continuous learning activities through their agency Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Recently, Skillsoft collaborated with the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to identify and review continuous learning opportunities which align with the FAC-P/PM competencies to assist the federal acquisition workforce in meeting their continuous learning point (CLP) requirements.Read more
Most of us avail ourselves of freely-available resources on a regular basis – whether it’s taking a quick refresher on uploading an image to a Word document or a step-by-step guide on how to change a tire.Read more
Today’s corporate learning environments for technology and developer professionals revolve around areas needed for training, such as specific technologies or certifications. However, as our understanding of technology evolves, so do the job roles that utilize those technologies.Read more