Enterprises can now leverage engaging, bite-sized elearning to improve employee health and safety while staying compliant Portland, OR – 26 February 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced iAM Learning was added to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to expand its curated library of safety, well-being, and soft skills courses. Global 2000 companies leverage the… Read more »
In a recent OpenSesame webinar, David Versaw from OpenSesame course publisher WILL Interactive, Brendan King and Howie Scott from Crisis Consultant Group shared strategies and steps to prevent workplace violence. Active shooter and other violent events are on the rise so much so that compliance trendsetter, the state of California, is in the final legislative… Read more »
The learning and development world constantly battles for legitimacy and funding, fueling a need to demonstrate the impact that training has on business goals and outcomes. To gain buy-in it becomes critical to create a competency framework aligned with the skills and competencies valued by your organization. It’s for this reason that the American Management… Read more »
The General Data Protection Regulation replaced the Data Protection Act on 25th May 2018 and explicitly required all companies that deal with or collect personal data from anyone within the EU to have staff training in place. The GDPR means that if you collect and use personal data belonging to someone in the EU, your… Read more »
London, England — 12 February 2020 — OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced its sponsorship of Learning Technologies UK – the premier event for digital learning in London, set to take place 12-13 February 2020 at ExCel. Learning Technologies London brings together 8,500+ learning and development professionals to showcase organisational learning and the technology used to… Read more »
By 2030, as many as 107 million workers, 12 million more than before the pandemic, may need to switch their occupational categories as COVID-19 has accelerated the transformation of digitization and automation, disrupting the world of work. To put that shift into context, it will have about the same impact on the workforce as the… Read more »
In a recent OpenSesame webinar, Ann Potratz and Edwin Zalewski from OpenSesame course publisher J. J. Keller & Associates shared strategies and top tips to prevent bullying and workplace violence through supervisor and workplace training. Working in close proximity to employees, supervisors are often the first to know about disagreements, threats, or acts of violence,… Read more »
London, England — 5 February 2020 — OpenSesame, the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, announced its sponsorship of Learning Technologies France – the premier event for digital learning in France, set to take place 5-6 February 2020 at the Porte de Versailles. Learning Technologies France builds on the success… Read more »
Enterprise organizations can now leverage training with high entertainment value to develop their future leaders Portland, OR – 31 January 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced The Jeff Havens Company has been added to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to expand its curated library of business skills, safety, and compliance courses. Global 2000 companies… Read more »
On 26 November 2019, ATD’s Valley of the Sun Chapter announced the appointment of Martyn Whitby to its Board of Directors. Whitby is currently an Account Executive with OpenSesame. For the last 14 years, Whitby has worked with L&D professionals to build training programs by recommending elearning courses to meet and exceed their training goals. … Read more »
If you are an Illinois-based company, you have some major state-legislated changes coming your way. Following in the footsteps of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine and New York, the Land of Lincoln has implemented sexual harassment prevention training requirements for all employers in the state. This new law kicks in on January 1, 2020. If you… Read more »
Global 2000 enterprises can now leverage more engaging compliance training in multiple languages Portland, OR – 20 December 2019 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, today announced a partnership with Traliant, a provider of award-winning sexual harassment elearning courses, to expand its offering of interactive compliance training within the OpenSesame Plus subscription. Enterprise organizations leverage the… Read more »
When it comes to employee training, there are plenty of online training software available to you. But, how do you choose the right one? It depends on your training requirements, IT resources, budget, and several other factors. You naturally want to choose the training software that offers maximum advantages to your workers participating in the… Read more »
January is National Mentorship Month, which focuses attention on the need for mentors, as well as how each of us can work together to increase the number of mentors to help ensure positive outcomes for people and professionals. Investing your time and energy in a mentorship program at work not only helps employees to be… Read more »
Properly training your employees not only ensures that everyone is working to their full potential but it also helps your company retain talent. According to the National Research Business Institute, 23% of employees leave due to a lack of development, opportunities, and training. Implementing elearning can be a solution for these issues. A recent ILX… Read more »
The Learning and Development world is such a busy and vibrant sector to work in that it can be difficult to keep up with industry-wide conversations. Fortunately, there are dozens of podcasts to keep you up-to-date on the move, no matter your role or level. Take a look at GoodPractice’s picks for top five L&D… Read more »
In a recent OpenSesame webinar, Mehdi Tounsi, Senior Regional Director for OpenSesame, Europe, shared his top tips for deploying a global training program. Common Challenges According to Deloitte, only 1 in 9 companies rate their learning culture as excellent, which means that there is plenty of room for growth. When training a global workforce, challenges… Read more »
Enterprises can now seamlessly access OpenSesame curated elearning courses within the Degreed platform PORTLAND, OR – 3 December 2019 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, has announced an expanded partnership with Degreed, the cloud-based skills tracking and development platform to deliver curated elearning courses (20,000+) to Degreed customers. Enterprise companies can now access OpenSesame elearning courses… Read more »
Portland, Oregon — 2019 27 November — OpenSesame, the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, will present its machine learning-driven curation tools this week at the OEB annual conference 27-29 November in Berlin, Germany. The company will also sponsor and exhibit at this premier event centered on technology-enhanced learning and… Read more »
While National Cyber Security Awareness month just ended, it is always a great time to make sure you’re taking proactive steps to make a plan to train your workforce. Did you know a data breach not only affects your company’s reputation, but can cost your company anywhere from $1.25 million to $8.19 million? And new… Read more »
