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Closing Skills Gaps: Best Practices for Building a Skills OntologyUnlock the power of a skills ontology. Learn how to close skills gaps, map career paths, and use AI solutions to streamline the process.

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L&D Master Class Lesson 2: Our 4-Step Guide to Supporting Learners During Moments of Transition and AdaptationForget huge libraries of generic content–the best way to drive better L&D outcomes is to provide the right learning support when people really need it. In lesson two of our L&D master class, David James outlines his four-step guide to supporting learners during moments of transition and adaptation.

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Tom BaragwanathGlobal Head of Content, 360Learning

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L&D Master Class Lesson 4: How to Work Alongside Subject-Matter Experts to Solve Business ProblemsAs L&D leaders, we understand the value and importance of engaging subject-matter experts (SMEs) to help create targeted content and solve business problems within our organizations. But getting it right in practice can be tricky. In our fourth lesson of the L&D master class, David James breaks down how to work with SMEs to identify and solve urgent problems.

Tom BaragwanathGlobal Head of Content, 360Learning

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L&D Master Class Lesson 5: How to Prove Your Impact as a Strategic Business PartnerIt's the biggest question facing L&D leaders today: How can you prove the real impact of your learning support? In lesson 5 of our L&D master class, David James breaks down his four-step approach for proving your impact as a strategic business partner.

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L&D Master Class Lesson 6: How to Make Your L&D Strategy Future-ProofThese last few years have been a little destabilizing to say the least. So, how can L&D leaders ensure their learning strategies can adjust when the world changes? In this final episode of our L&D master class, David James breaks down how to make our L&D strategies future-proof.

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David JamesChief Learning Officer, 360Learning

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Upskilling Employees: The Key to Organizational Success in a RecessionUpskilling from within boosts employee retention, productivity, and career mobility. Learn how filling workforce skills gaps drives business growth when budgets are tight and time is short.

Jocelyn HoContent Lead US, 360 Learning

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Jocelyn HoContent Lead US, 360 Learning

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Jocelyn HoContent Lead US, 360 Learning

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4 Real-Life Upskilling Examples and Why They WorkUpskilling addressed their critical skills gaps, leveraged internal subject matter expertise, and built a culture of collaborative learning. Here's how.

Jocelyn HoContent Lead US, 360 Learning

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Joei ChanDirector of Brand & Content, 360Learning

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Tom BaragwanathGlobal Head of Content, 360Learning

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Tom BaragwanathGlobal Head of Content, 360Learning

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Go Beyond Learning Metrics: Our 6-Step Expert Playbook for Proving Your L&D Impact It’s no longer enough to just ship courses and hope they make a difference in terms of building skills and solving problems. Learning metrics are a great start to evaluate this. But today, we need to go beyond them to prove our impact. Here’s step one of our six-step playbook for impactful L&D.

David JamesChief Learning Officer, 360Learning

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Busting L&D Measurement Worries With Kevin M. Yates, Laura Paramoure, and Bonnie BeresfordDavid James speaks with a panel of three L&D experts about measuring the impact of L&D and the practical steps to make a planned and meaningful impact.

David JamesChief Learning Officer, 360Learning

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Benjamin MarchalChief Operations Officier, 360Learning

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Upskilling for Success: How AlphaSights Boosted Productivity for 1,500+ Employees As AlphaSights continues to grow rapidly around the world, maximising and scaling employee onboarding and development becomes more crucial than ever. See how they train and upskill their 1,500 team members so that they have everything they need to perform their best.

Jesse BarnesSenior Customer Success Manager, 360Learning

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David JamesChief Learning Officer, 360Learning

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How to Add Business Value to Every Training SessionHow to ensure your training sessions have quantifiable results for your company and why it is important to focus on business value when planning your training sessions.

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AI in Learning and Development: 4 Practical Use Cases That Will Set You ApartWe discuss four use cases of human-centred AI in learning and development, including how L&D teams can use AI as a co-pilot.

Frederique CampbellContent Lead US & UK, 360Learning

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Automation, Efficiency, Simplicity: Why 360Learning is Betting Big on AI for L&DIf you’ve been paying attention to the world of AI lately, you’ve heard it all. So, should we in L&D pop the champagne, or sound the alarm? In this article, we show you why we at 360Learning decided the bet big on AI, and how our early investments are already paying dividends through innovations like our new AI-powered question generator: QGen.

Yuhua LiSenior Product Manager, AI

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Oliver MorrisAI & Tech writer, Plat.AI

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Product Update: AI-Powered Question Generator Enhancements, Endless Customization, and More To Upskill From WithinHere's a look at the newest features and recent product updates our teams have designed for you!

Clémence CondominesProduct Marketing Manager, 360Learning

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Why You Need Cyber Security Training for Your OrganisationIn this article, we discuss the reasons why it’s important to have cyber security training, and five steps to help you get started.

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