Skillsoft Announces New Partners and Expansion of its Network to Advance Next-Gen Learning & Development

Skillsoft is a global leader in corporate learning with a strong focus on offering learners a best in class anytime, anywhere learning environment enabling learning in the flow of work.

Skillsoft recently announced they are significantly enhancing their cloud-based learning environment by expanding its solution provider partnership network. The network will provide clients with best-in-class connections to a wide variety of industry-leading Human Capital Management providers, including learning management, HR consulting, cloud computing services, systems integration, learning content and learning services.

The expanded partner network includes integrations not only SumTotal Systems, but also providers such as SAP SuccessFactors, Amazon Web Services, Korn Ferry, Cornerstone, Saba, IBM, and Tata Consultancy Services iON Platform. Skillsoft’s expanding partner network reflects the company’s strategy to offer its clients the ability to reach learners in any work environment, condition or situation with a highly engaging personalized learning experience.

“Organizations around the world are now understanding the essential need of learners to have a just in time, just for me, just the way I want it learning environment,” said Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal HCM Analyst, Brandon Hall Group. “Organizations also understand that to provide this learning environment, they need a learning ecosystem that can create personalized learning experiences at the scale and speed of business. Skillsoft’s partner network expansion gives their clients the ability to leverage a variety of solution providers to effectively and efficiently offer personalized learning at scale.”

Skillsoft’s expanded partnership network also allows their customers to minimize the level of disruption to their learning ecosystem and learners by working with their current providers to deliver learning in the flow of work. The partnership network will now provide organizations with access to world class providers through a simplified and tightly integrated technological environment designed jointly with partners. Another important benefit to organizations will be the time and energy reduced in selecting the right technological environment for their learners by providing a one-stop-shopping partner network. Skillsoft has given us another example of their customer-first philosophy in providing organizations access to a partnering network that leverages both Skillsoft as well assets from other world class providers.

By Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal HCM Analyst, Brandon Hall Group

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Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group Mike Cooke Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Mike Cooke was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AC Growth. Mike held leadership and executive positions for the majority of his career, at which he was responsible for steering sales and marketing teams to drive results and profitability. His background includes more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and operations in the research, consulting, software and technology industries. Mike has extensive experience in sales, marketing and management having worked for several early high-growth emerging businesses and has implemented technology systems to support various critical sales, finance, marketing and client service functions. He is especially skilled in organizing the sales and service strategy to fully support a company’s growth strategy. The concept of growth was an absolute to Mike and a motivator in starting AC Growth, in order to help organizations achieve research driven results. Most recently, Mike was the VP and General Manager of Field Operations at Bersin & Associates, a global analyst and consulting services firm focused on all areas of enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. Tasked with leading the company’s global expansion, Mike led all sales operations worldwide. During Mike’s tenure, the company has grown into a multi-national firm, conducting business in over 45 countries with over 4,500 multi-national organizations. Mike started his career at MicroVideo Learning Systems in 1992, eventually holding a senior management position and leading all corporate sales before founding Dynamic Minds. Mike was CEO and Co-Founder of Dynamic Minds, a custom developer of software programs, working with clients like Goldman Sachs, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Merrill Lynch. Also, Mike worked for Oddcast, a leading provider of customer experience and marketing solutions, where he held a senior management position leading the company into new markets across various industries. Mike also serves on the Advisory Board for Carbon Solutions America, an independent sustainability consulting and carbon management firm that specializes in the design and implementation of greenhouse reduction and sustainability plans as well as managing the generation of carbon and renewal energy and energy efficiency credits. Mike attended University of Phoenix, studying Business Administration and Finance. He has also completed executive training at the Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, IL.