Open LMS, a leading global provider of open-source learning management systems (LMSs), today announced its partnership with Ease Learning to integrate with Skillways, their leading skills assessment platform. The collaboration will create new opportunities for Open LMS users to design and access highly effective, customizable, and engaging learning experiences to help learners reach their fullest potential.
Read MoreMany people have knowledge, but can they apply it? Job readiness is the accumulation of a variety of skills, in combination with a degree of mastery that allows someone to DO their role effectively. Surely they must know things, but they must also be able to apply that knowledge to effectively contribute to their organization. To move from “knowing” to “doing” is commonly the challenge facing employers in their talent pipelines
The demand for skilled workers across many sectors continues to increase, but without qualified applicants to fill positions, the demand for skilled workers will persist, and we will continue to experience the economic results. Perhaps the secrets to solving this job-related economic phenomenon lives with trainers and designers of learning experiences.
Read MoreThere is a growing population of Adult Learners looking to either complete their degree, reskill or upskill to be better prepared for today’s job market. Institutions who want to support these students have a great opportunity to impact their enrollment and retention numbers by creating workforce-aligned program for these learners.
Read MoreAccording to a McKinsey report, 87% of companies worldwide are aware that they either already have a skills gap or will have one within a few years. This is a crisis for both the higher ed and the corporate world. Employers are having a difficult time recruiting candidates with the skills they need; but what is often not discussed is that employers are also having difficulty identifying what skills or competencies are needed for specific roles. Watch the recording of this webinar to hear what Higher Education can do to address this and eliminate the skills gap.
Read MoreThere is no lack of research showing that a skills gap exists and is widening. The impact will be devastating if not addressed. A skilled, more diverse workforce has been proven to be inherently more competitive. So what kind of transformation to our learning systems is needed to meet these increasingly imperative demands and drive job and career readiness? Read Ease Learning’s White Paper to learn more.
Read MoreFeatured speaker, Laurie Pulido, CEO of Ease Learning, shared how educators struggle to produce relevant programs that graduate students who are job ready and how failure to prepare students for real world relevance linked to careers, results in a loss in retention and makes it even more difficult to build future enrollments.
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