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2021 Was the Biggest Year Yet for HR Tech: See 30+ of the Top M&A Activities

Lighthouse

What’s most exciting for us is that many of these companies that are succeeding and shaking up the industry are also winners in the HR Tech Awards program, a clear indication that the judges in our program see significant value in what these firms are bringing to the market. SAP picked up a company called SwoopTalent.

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HR is still navigating RTO, nearly five years after the pandemic began

HR Brew

Some companies compromised with hybrid schedules. Think of it as leaders yearning for the workplace of their past, Leena Rinne, VP of coaching solutions at Skillsoft, told HR Brew. Believe it or not, corporate America has been talking about return-to-office mandates for nearly five years.

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Skillsoft Reinvented: In A Bold And Exciting Way

Josh Bersin

Skillsoft is one of the most fascinating companies in the marketplace. As the pioneering company in online learning ( founded in 1998 , originally focused on soft skills), the founders aggressively defined the market for web-based corporate training and rapidly dominated the landscape.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Gamelearn, a game-based corporate training company, closes €2M in Funding. The Service Companies partners with Navigate Corporation to understand and solve associate retention and engagement challenges. Skillsoft Partners with CompTIA for Cybersecurity Analyst Certification. in Funding.

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Let football inspire you: What’s your fantasy HR tech stack?

HRExecutive

Digital badges from Credly by Pearson enable people to acquire and validate essential skills, and the company announced recently that it issued its 100 millionth badge, underscoring that credentials are meaningful in a skills-based economy. Skillsoft ‘s new survey of 2,100 employees in the U.S.,

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Skillsoft goes Private. E-Learning Market has Matured.

Josh Bersin

Today Skillsoft announced that the company is being acquired by a private equity firm for approximately $1.1 Tags: Business Trends Content Development Enterprise Learning Learning Programs e-learning skillsoft. This acquisition price reflects a 14% premium over the public share price and a.

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How are HR leaders like data scientists? Ask gen AI, says a new study

HRExecutive

Learning management company Skillsoft has introduced a risk-based approach to compliance training that allows organizations to tailor programs to individual needs, develop targeted risk management skills, and track changes in risky behaviors across their workforce. See how this org adopted a tech-driven people analytics approach.