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Not sure how to get started with hands-on learning and skill validation at your organization? Hear from Quest Software's Luke Buckley, Senior Advisor of Technical Training Development, about the benefits and capabilities they realized by incorporating virtual labs of their software into their partner enablement training program to accelerate job readiness. Then, read the complete case study at https://lnkd.in/grfHEezu You'll learn how Quest's Professional Services team delivered amazing returns for their organization and partners, including a 244% increase in partner training consumption, 183% increase in partner-led sales, 85% decrease in certification operating costs and how they used automation to streamline multiple processes. #skillvalidation #training

What comes after knowledge-based learning? Reading a book and watching a video can only get your people so far. Practice is what delivers job readiness. “Let me practice” is the next evolution in corporate training, proving that someone can apply a skill in the real world. That’s the main takeaway from a recent Learning News interview as part of Learning Technologies 2024. Watch it here: https://hubs.la/Q02xkYmn0 1. Better proof of skills translates to: 2. Improved on-the-job validation, confidence, and performance. 3. Dynamic, accurate skills data for skills-based organizations. The adaptability to create hands-on experiences for the next big tech — including #AI. Thanks for the chat with Rob Clarke from Learning News, Danny Abdo and Corey Hynes.

Unique experiences during your event can make or break your software sales and product adoption. So, how do you ensure you do it right? 👇 You work with people like Damon Fout, Skillable's Technical Program Manager, Events. Every day he helps build, plan and manage hands-on learning environments for events for some of the largest organizations in the world. We're talking about lot of people using labs! 💻 In our newest SME story, he shares six tips on how to put on a great event and why virtual labs are a force-multiple for tech and software events. 👉 Read now: https://lnkd.in/gqpvyvjt P.S. His beard is a lot longer now. #events #conferences #SaaS #software

We had a fantastic time last week hosting our first US-based Skillable EXPERIENCE at City Vineyard in New York! Read more below... The event featured an engaging panel session led by Skillable's Chief Marketing Officer, ✅ Sarah E. Danzl, with insights from Majesco's Chief Learning Officer, Jennifer Messersmith and Skillable’s CLO in Residence & Advisor, Karie Willyerd. The discussion highlighted the importance of focusing on job-ready #skills, not just knowledge for true business impact. A few memorable takeaways: 1️⃣ Work with the wider business, not against them – training and L&D is everybody’s responsibility, not just the education team. Every stakeholder must be bought in and ready to support your #learning strategy. 2️⃣ Start reporting business metrics – it’s time to think about the value of #training and what it means to each business leader. 3️⃣ Hands-on learning provides business-critical validation – Core to Majesco’s learning approach is a hands-on element that gives learners greater confidence in their competency to complete a job or task. Dive into our post-event takeaways post for the full insights from the discussion 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02x71mz0 We’d like to express our gratitude to our panelists and attendees. Your enthusiasm and insights truly made this event special! #skillableexperience

How many of you have a never-ending IT skills crisis? How many of you are trying to fix it using traditional upskilling programs or hiring evermore expensive IT talent? Skillable's Chief Product and Technology Officer, Frank Gartland, recently shared a better way of #upskilling, retaining and engaging with your IT workforce. Here are some of the secrets he shared: ➡️ Rewrite the #training playbook: It’s clear that the status quo isn’t working. 67% of #IT professionals want more opportunities to practice their learning in real-world applications. Give them what they want so they can help YOU. ➡️ Build knowledge, then go hands-on in the last mile of #learning. For true job readiness, give your people learning experiences that match the applications and tasks they’re going to do. ➡️ Today’s virtual labs are more accessible, scalable and cost-effective than ever before. You can tailor training to roles, responsibilities, tools, release cycles and more. 👉 Check out all of the takeaways here https://hubs.la/Q02w7Wbz0

Is your training program out of balance? More organizations are realizing people need dedicated time for both deep learning and practical application. The article below by Edmund Monk, Co-Founder and CEO of The LPI (Learning and Performance Institute), speaks to bridging knowledge to practice with a combination of deep learning and performance support. ➡️ Read here https://hubs.la/Q02w7V9m0. By nurturing this blend of robust expertise and just-in-time problem-solving, organizations can build people that are resilient and ready to tackle any challenge. Don’t be the organization that believes, “We provide our people access to knowledge-based, on-demand videos and that’s good enough.” It’s not ... if your goal is to build job-ready employees, customers or partners. #deeplearning

Want to bring deeper skill validation and experience-driven learning to your strategy, but don’t know where to start? Microsoft's Director of Psychometrics, Liberty Munson, recently sat down with Skillable to share her behind-the-scenes learnings of bringing interactive experiences to Microsoft, augmenting their industry-renowned credentials with performance-based elements and interactive virtual labs. Her top tips? 1️⃣ Application matters in learning. You want your people to have job-ready skills. They need to be able to prove they can perform a skill in their real-world tasks and projects. 2️⃣ It’s all about the business alignment. #Microsoft Applied Skills are specific to skills sets applied in certain scenarios, across #AI, data, #security and more. 3️⃣ Skill validation is the foundation to the skills-based organization (SBO). Getting your skill data in order is the best way to ensure your SBO efforts will have a lasting impact. ▶️ Get more of Liberty’s insights at https://hubs.la/Q02w7LfZ0 #skillvalidation #psychometrics

Our EXPERIENCE New York event is THIS Thursday, May 9, at City Vineyard at Pier 26. This exclusive event will spark innovation and drive impactful discussion with fellow HR, Learning and IT professionals. Join us for an evening of networking with peers, delicious dinner and a wine tasting experience overlooking the New York City skyline. Our rockstar female panel will feature actionable insights from Jennifer Messersmith, CLO at Majesco and our CLO in Residence (former CLO of VISA), Karie Willyerd. 👉 This experience is almost at capacity so RSVP today to secure your spot: https://hubs.la/Q02w9BHn0 ⬇️ Watch this video from Skillable's CMO ✅ Sarah E. Danzl to learn why this is a must-attend event! ⬇️ #experientiallearning #skilldevelopment #skillvalidation

Congratulations to Tableau on an incredible 2024 conference! 👏 We love to see industry leaders producing multi-faceted events that include hands-on learning and certification elements through Skillable. Events like these not only grow product affinity and camaraderie, but also provide invaluable opportunities for people to invest in their #skills (and ultimately themselves) in an engaging, experiential way! Kudos to all the attendees for their dedication, and to #Tableau for organizing such a successful event. 🎉💻

If you're responsible for training employees, customers or partners, here's a data snippet from our recent survey of IT pros about their learning preferences. Once you read it, here are some resources to build RELEVANT skills that accelerate job readiness. ➡️ Learn, practice, validate: How to bring experiences into the skill-based organization - https://lnkd.in/gtMN5U5y ➡️ Virtual training labs vs. simulations - https://lnkd.in/guXhwZWX ➡️ Build job readiness faster with virtual labs - https://lnkd.in/gwsNJPM3 ➡️ 6 tips to boost job readiness - https://lnkd.in/d_u-jFEc ➡️ An introduction to skill validation - https://lnkd.in/g8QbwmS2