Docebo announced a series of updates to its learning platform.
The company said its new version, Docebo 7.8, is designed around
personalization but also includes enhanced administration tools.
At the update’s core is a new AI-powered virtual coach—called, well, “Docebo Virtual Coach”—designed to proactively guide each individual user. CEO Claudio Erba likened the...
Cornerstone OnDemand is working with Facebook’s Oculus to
incorporate virtual reality features into workforce learning.
The companies announced an agreement under which shared clients will be able to build apps that track VR training completion data within Cornerstone’s LMS. Using functionality developed by Cornerstone and Oculus, customers will be able to...
Cornerstone OnDemand is spending a lot of time talking about
content and taking steps to help employers better communicate with their
younger employees.
During this week’s third-quarter earnings call, company executives
said a continued emphasis on content and data will set the company apart from
its competitors and ensure continued growth.
CEO Adam Miller said...
Both employers and employees continue to worry about whether
the workforce’s skills align with the changing needs of business, despite
months of discussion about the necessity of upskilling.
To hear them speak at UNLEASH World in Paris last week, corporate leaders increasingly see cost-effective learning as a business imperative. Now we find...
Employers are putting their money where their mouths are when it comes to training workers to cope with automation and AI. A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. companies plan to raise their learning budgets to align worker skills with the way technology is changing many jobs....
Employers are putting their money where their technology is,
investing more in systems than they are in upskilling, according to new research
from Adecco.
The report comes just weeks after KPMG said only 42 percent of technology industry leaders plan to upskill their workforce, even though most analysts, if not most employers,...
A minority of technology CEOs plan to develop their workforce, says a report from KPMG. Given Amazon’s plans to upskill a third of its workers over the next six years, industry HR leaders have an opportunity to refocus leadership’s attention and prepare their organizations to integrate advanced systems.
According to...
Amazon will spend
more than $700 million to upskill a third of its American workforce. The
company said its goal is to help employees move into new jobs—both technical
and non-technical—across nearly all of its operations.
The “Upskilling 2025” effort will create programs for employees of all professional backgrounds, at all of...
Social
learning platform Degreed closed a $40 million debt facility with AllianceBernstein
and raised $35 million in equity funding from existing investors Owl Ventures,
Jump Capital, Signal Peak Ventures and GSV Accelerate.
The company said it will use the financing to continue product development, fund international expansion and further develop its capabilities in...
iCIMS acquired recruiting technology platform Jibe with an eye toward strengthening its offerings in employer branding, candidate engagement and tracking the return on recruiting investments.
Jibe will power iCIMS’ new recruitment marketing solution, Attract, which is available as either part of its core platform or as the front end of...
