In a recent OpenSesame webinar Donald H Taylor, Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute, shared the results of the 2020 Global Sentiment Survey (GSS). This survey asked over 2,000 respondents from 86 countries the question, “What do you think will be hot in workplace learning and development in 2020?” in order to identify upcoming… Read more »
Portland, OR- 14 March 2020- OpenSesame, the global elearning innovator, announced unlimited free access to coronavirus preparedness and remote work training for any organization through 15 May 2020. The offer includes elearning courses in multiple languages on preventing coronavirus and other illnesses as well as working and managing employees remotely. “At OpenSesame, we strive to… Read more »
eLearning leader recognized for its expanding presence by Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst firm London, UK – 11 March 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, today announced its inclusion as a Potential Performer on the 2020 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning, an annual analysis of HR, talent and learning vendors with a focus on customers… Read more »
Internet-first companies can now scale training without interrupting productivity Portland, OR – 10 March 2020 – OpenSesame, the global elearning innovator, announced a partnership with Northpass to deliver its curated 20,000+ elearning courses on Northpass’ learner-first platform. From fast-growing companies to the Fortune 500, modern companies looking to integrate and scale learning across distributed workforces… Read more »
Flu season should be winding down, but concern about the spread of the coronavirus globally grows every day. Companies are cancelling events and curtailing travel, therefore negatively impacting organizations. Now is the time to review best practices and provide training to prevent illness from spreading in the workplace and ensure employees are staying healthy at… Read more »
It’s been a long time, over two years since Microsoft first announced that Teams would be replacing Skype for Business, but it’s here! Teams will be the way that Microsoft wants you to communicate and collaborate. But this is no minor undertaking, which is why Microsoft has continually pushed the retirement date for Skype forwards.… Read more »
March is National Ethics Awareness Month which makes it a great time to craft a thoughtful strategy for strengthening the ethical culture of your organization and assess whether your efforts are working. Having a strong and well communicated business ethical culture benefits the people within your organization and also helps attract new talent. According to… Read more »
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 »
