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We're excited to announce our 2024 IT Skills & Salary survey is live! Last year, over 5,000 IT professionals completed our annual IT Skills and Salary survey — one of the largest of its kind. This year, we hope to reach even more people in the IT industry and expand our report. Participate now: https://bit.ly/3JbC5tk

Anyone who’s dealt with budget cuts knows the frustration and stress of making do with less. Unfortunately, learning and development dollars seem to be one of the first cost-cutting areas when times are tough. But ultimately, learning and development helps close gaps while also anticipating what skills the organization will need to remain competitive long-term. When Corewell Health went through a significant merge, its learning and development team managed to protect its training investments by building and presenting an effective business case to leadership, creating a win-win situation for both itself and the company as a whole. Learn more about how they did it: https://lnkd.in/emZJyyZs

From coast to coast, our teams are enjoying the opportunity to connect with our customers and industry leaders, sharing insights, and exploring new opportunities! 🌉 VentureBeat Transform in San Francisco 🗽 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit in NYC 🏙️ SAP HR Connect in NYC

In our 2024 IT Skills & Salary Survey, tech leaders shared that their teams have some of the widest skill gaps in artificial intelligence/machine learning skills. These days, the rate of change is just too fast for learning programs to keep up, and there aren't enough skilled workers in the market who can help all the organizations that have big plans with AI at the center. But tech leaders plan to address this issue and invest in training their teams, augmenting with outside help in the meantime, and even bringing in generative AI to bridge the gaps. A blended approach to closing skill gaps will pay off, too, but this begs the question: Which skills do you focus on? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/etcC_n6M

Skillsoft 🤝 Microsoft Learn! We’re thrilled to announce a new #GenAI skilling program developed in collaboration with Microsoft! Blending Skillsoft coaching, ILT, interactive practice labs, and much more through our AI Skill Accelerator, we’re upskilling organizations and their talent to realize the full potential of Microsoft AI solutions like Copilot and Azure Open AI. Learn all about our AI Skill Accelerator, collaboration with Microsoft, and how we’re advancing AI maturity across the workforce here. https://lnkd.in/gCz3XCWs

Last month, we published our 2024 C-Suite Perspectives Report, revealing that C-Suite executives are still experiencing technological skill gaps in their organizations even as AI has become a top investment area for many of them. Not only is it hard to both attract and hire candidates with the right skills, but the rate of technological change makes skills training difficult. However, new training approaches – ones that prioritize both non-traditional technical skills and “soft” skills – are beginning to close these gaps. Learn more about the practices that are creating stronger, more productive teams: https://lnkd.in/eEnCEp22

Meet Melissa Shapiro, ACC, a Coaching Operations Manager at Skillsoft! With 22 badges under her belt, Melissa has found confidence as a leader, learned new skills and methodologies, and reaffirmed her dedication to being a lifelong learner. Melissa finds inspiration every day in her amazing family. Along with her wonderful partner, her daughter Nina, she says, is her “why,” inspiring her to achieve all of her goals and be a good person. Her one message to fellow learners is to go for it. “You know the thing you’ve always wanted to do but you’re too scared to do it?” she says. “Go for it, because it’s way worse to live with regret.” Learn more about Skillsoft and join our team: https://lnkd.in/gMNhVh7Y

In a groundbreaking move, Colorado has become the first state to enact comprehensive legislation aimed at regulating artificial intelligence (AI).   Known as the Colorado AI Act, the new law introduces a framework for the ethical and transparent use of AI, aiming to address concerns around its potential biases, data privacy issues, and overall impact on society. But what does this mean for compliance professionals? And what does your team need to know about similar state or federal acts it might inspire? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eUne2zwG