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7 Steps To Creating A Professional Skills Development Plan
Despite efforts by organizations to address widening skills gaps, just 51% of employees surveyed consider training from employers to be useful.1 This may in great part be due to a disconnect between the learning opportunities available to employees, and the training they need to both excel in their roles and grow in their careers.
7 Ways to Achieve Enterprise Agility Through Training and Development
In an age of business disruption, the only thing we can be sure of is that things are going to change. Whether dealing with the realities of a pandemic, or shifting expectations around remote and hybrid work, or of emerging demands of sustainability and transparent operations,2 organizations must equip themselves to adapt to disruption in business changes by cultivating enterprise agility.
Academic Integrity in the Generative AI Era: Considerations for Educators
Support academic success and integrity in an AI-powered learning environment.
AI for Good — How Businesses Utilize AI for Sustainability
Businesses across the world are eager to adopt AI across the organisation, while also striving to become increasingly more efficient, effective and sustainable. Ready to learn how AI can be used in helping businesses become more sustainable?
AI Upskilling for Leaders – Drive Responsible AI Innovation with New ExecEd Programs on edX
Are your leaders ready to harness AI’s full potential? Discover how new executive education programs from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics and Political Sciences can equip your leaders to develop effective AI strategies, adapt business models, and respond to changes in AI policy, ensuring your company keeps pace with innovation.
Build Future-Ready Teams with IBM Technical Microcredentials in AI and Data
Unlock the power of AI and Data in your organization with the newly launched IBM Technical Microcredentials on edX.
DEI In The Workplace: 10 Ways L&D Managers Can Turn Insights Into Action
The most critical social imperative for any business today is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Just ask any recruiter: 49% of those recently surveyed said that jobs seekers do inquire about DEI initiatives. What is more, 44% of all surveyed recruiters reported that some of the candidates they had been in contact with had either turned down an interview offer or a job offer — all of this because of a lack of diversity within the organization.3
Educating Leaders – A Deep Dive Into Executive Education
As the world and business landscape becomes more complex, the capabilities required from professionals in leadership and decision making roles are demanding constant transformation. As a result, developing high potential employees, managers, and leaders is an essential element of an organization's people strategy. Importantly, this audience desires a richer, more engaging and impactful learning experience.
edX Enterprise recognized by Fosway as a Core Challenger in the digital learning landscape
edX was recently named a Core Challenger in the Fosway 9-Grid™ for digital learning by the Fosway Group, Europe’s leading HR industry analyst. The Core Challenger designation signals a robust core suite, a strong reputation for customer advocacy, and strong regional performance. Reinette McLean, Senior Director of Strategy and Product Marketing for edX Enterprise, spoke with us about what this distinction means for the company, the value of cohort-based learning, and more.  
edX Launches AI Course Translations
We are excited to bring to you the latest edX feature aimed at improving learner experience and expanding access - AI course translations. 90% of the edX Subscription Catalog is now available in Spanish and Arabic to all verified learners, including MIT and Harvard courses. Google Cloud API Technology was selected to offer dynamic translations, providing a high quality experience for learners at 85%-90% satisfaction with the translated content. 
edX launches Videos in the Self-Paced Course Library
In the world of corporate learning, more content doesn’t mean better results. Massive libraries can overwhelm learners and leave Learning and Development (L&D) leaders struggling to identify resources that truly drive skill-building and career growth. At edX, we believe the key to impactful learning is relevance and quality, not just quantity. 
Employers are seen as the new post-secondary colleges, but can they deliver?
edX surveyed 1,600 executives and professionals about their expectations for learning and development on the job
Four tips to improve staff retention
Organizations are being pressed to do more to keep teams together and win the battle against workforce churn. Employee retention is the key.
Full Speed Ahead: Winning the Race for Top Talent
In the midst of The Great Resignation and widening skill gaps, the war for talent in 2022 is real. As companies struggle to recruit job-ready employees with the required technical skills, they are being forced to rethink and streamline their hiring initiatives to ensure they get ahead in the race for top talent. But how are organizations working to bridge these rapidly expanding skill gaps and build a diverse, job ready, talent pipeline at scale? Join this conversation that will delve into what today’s learning leaders are doing to solve these challenges and future-proof their workforce.
Hallym University case study: Equipping students with in-demand skills
Looking to set a new standard in education, leaders at Hallym University partnered with edX to embrace technology and build a new educational framework to meet today’s global demands. By integrating AI-powered teaching tools, diversifying curricula, and leveraging hybrid learning, Hallym pioneered the “K-University Model,” which is already helping both students and teachers succeed.
Harnessing AI For A More Sustainable Future
Last year's survey explored how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world of work, from entry-level knowledge workers to CEOs. In our latest research, we assessed how views on this have shifted over the past year and investigated whether AI could support the growing call for more sustainable business practices.
How a learning culture primes your organization for agility
If your organization struggles to keep up with the ever-changing realities of your industry — and of the world of business at large — your organization is not alone. For one, the current and ongoing digital transformation, the emerging skill gaps that follow in its wake, and the pressure to innovate and adapt to continuing change can all make for challenging terrain to navigate for any organization, big or small.
How Andhra Pradesh empowered students with credit-bearing online courses
In a move to equip students with in-demand skills for success in the global workforce, the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) partnered with edX to provide free access to credit-bearing, university-certified edX online courses for millions of university students across Andhra Pradesh.
How Credit-Bearing Micro-credentials Are Reshaping University Learning
The traditional university degree is evolving—and academic institutions around the world are rethinking how they deliver high-quality, accessible education at scale in a rapidly changing landscape. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, 60% of workers will require retraining by 2027. In response, micro-credentials are playing a central role in this shift, emerging as a vital tool to bridge the skills gap. As a result, we’re seeing micro-credentials reshaping universities learning by enabling flexible, stackable learning pathways that support both learner outcomes and institutional goals.
How Forward-looking Business Leaders are Supporting DEIB
Embracing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) makes for a stronger organization. Expanding and sustaining it takes both commitment and resilience.
How is AI Redefining Higher Education?
The higher education landscape is changing fast, but has AI been net positive for students? What do university leaders see as some of the key opportunities with AI?
How Mature is Your L&D Measurement Strategy?
Over the past five years, learning and development has seen a transition of their reported metrics and measures from being almost wholly qualitatively based to a blend of both quantitative and qualitative data. 
How Nelnet’s Culture of Learning Closes Skills Gaps and Improves Retention
As the pace of business disruption increases, the talent landscape continues to change. Not only are organizations struggling to retain valuable employees during the great resignation, but they are also facing a growing skills gap that threatens their ability to remain competitive in a world where the skills of today aren’t the same as those needed for tomorrow.
How To Build The Workforce Of The Future
With increasing change and business disruption, the skills of today aren’t the ones that will be in demand tomorrow. So how do you build a future-ready workforce?
Hydro case study: Partnering to create a sustainable future
Hydro, a long-term client of edX, is a global aluminum manufacturing company committed to sustainability and environmental stewardship. In May 2023, Hydro launched a comprehensive sustainability initiative with the goal to contribute to a renewable future.
IDC InfoBrief – Innovation Multiplied: The Power of Skills
By 2025 some 90% of organizations will feel the impact of skills shortage, costing $6.5 trillion worldwide in delayed product releases, reduced customer satisfaction and lost revenue and profits. This InfoBrief offers insight into how organizations can ensure they remain innovative in times of change through the power of skills development.
Indonesia Cyber Education Institute case study: Supporting students in building in-demand skills
By 2025, digitalization is poised to inject $150 billion into Indonesia's economy and create 3.7 million jobs. 4 However, the nation confronts a significant digital divide, anticipating a shortfall of nine million skilled professionals in digital skills by 2030. 5 Bridging this gap necessitates a targeted focus on aligning education with industry demands encompassing both technical expertise and essential soft skills development.
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Introducing Groups: A New Way to Empower Admins and Streamline Learner Management
At edX, we’re constantly evolving to make learning and development more efficient for your organization. That’s why we’re excited to launch Groups—a powerful new feature that gives admins more control and flexibility when managing learners.
Learning in the age of AI
AI is changing the skills we need to learn and how we learn, but not always in the way we expect! At edX we’re hearing that too much choice is overwhelming, with leaders more focused on quality than quantity when it comes to learning. Because of this, learners need and expect more direction. Finally, despite all the innovation, our research suggests that humans still want to learn from and with humans. 
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Modernizing Your Employee Learning Journey, From Kickoff to Culture
Technology has rapidly shifted what types of skills are critical to employee and company success—and the success of today’s learning and development (L&D) programs. Increasingly, L&D professionals are leveraging cross-functional skills, from data analysis to digital marketing, to build, launch, and manage their programs.
Navigating the Workplace in the Age of AI
Eager to know what today’s CEOs really think about the future of AI? We surveyed hundreds of them—and their perspectives may surprise you! Discover how the C-Suite and other top executives are responding to AI’s rapid growth in this in-depth edX report.
Nelnet case study: mapping a path to employee retention
As the pace of business disruption increases, the talent landscape continues to change. Not only are organizations struggling to retain valuable employees during the great resignation, but they are also facing a growing skills gap that threatens their ability to remain competitive in a world where the skills of today aren’t the same as those needed for tomorrow.
Net Positive: Thriving in a Resource-Constrained World
For years, businesses have strived for sustainability, aiming to minimize their environmental impact. But what if we could go further? What if companies could contribute more to the planet and society than they take? This is the core concept behind the growing movement towards “Net Positive”.   
Overcoming 5 Critical Challenges for a Future-facing Workforce
The world is changing faster than ever, and companies are struggling to stay ahead of the curve. Savvy organizations recognize that the answer lies in developing and leveraging their most valuable asset: their people. 
Power Leadership Skills with Oxford Saïd Business School New Self-Paced Courses on edX
Develop future-ready leaders with self-paced courses from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Now available in the edX Enterprise subscription.
Program Spotlight: ISCEA’s Sustainable Supply Chain Professional Certificate Program
There is a growing global push toward sustainable practice driven by consumer, government, and industry pressures. The United Nations has released Sustainable Development Goals to drive change and commitment to sustainable practice before 2030. According to a Deloitte report, COP26 and the Paris Agreement Commitments will lead to a focus on supply chain decarbonization, reduction in emissions, and supply chain transformation to meet environmental goals.
Redefine Recruiting: How To Grow A Pipeline Of Diverse Technical Talent
Struggling to fill your critical roles? You’re not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation that followed has seen record numbers of employees leave their jobs in order to seek more fulfilling work, or a better work-life balance, all of which in turn shifted the balance of power in favor of employees.6
Six strategies to help you implement leadership development
As companies emerge into a post-pandemic regime with all the new expectations, challenges and opportunities that it brings, they face a number of trends that are upending conventional management philosophies. The pace and volume of information is rising and bypassing existing hierarchies, leading to information overload. Increased automation is eroding traditional notions of predictability and control, and employees’ career expectations are changing.7
Strategies to Build Skills Pathways to Future-Proof Your workforce
The rapid pace of innovation requires organizations to constantly assess critical business skills and help their employees develop them. Companies that proactively manage upskilling and reskilling are more likely to be high performers than those that do not.  And while many talent leaders are focused on building critical skills and competencies in their organizations, many still struggle with how to get started.  
Three Key Steps Towards a Transformational Culture of Learning
Go beyond the buzzwords and learn how to truly achieve a culture of learning. The new white paper, Three Key Steps Towards a Transformational Culture of Learning: Shifting From Investment to Scalability, is full of real-world examples, data, and expert insights. Learn the three key approaches leaders must take to implement and scale digital learning in a way that sticks, is applicable across the org and supports building a sustainable culture of learning. 
Tips For L&D Leaders: Supporting and Engaging Remote Workforces
Whether by design or circumstance, more and more organizations have at least some portion of their workforces working remotely.
Tulsa Community College case study: Helping underserved populations achieve greater economic mobility
Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL) has identified data analytics and cybersecurity as two pivotal areas for job creation.
TUMx and edX team up with Infineon to deliver high-quality skills training at scale
Infineon Technologies uses the edX Professional Program in Lean and Six Sigma from the Technical University of Munich to train hundreds of employees worldwide and set a standard of excellence globally.
Unlock the Future with New Microsoft AI Courses on edX
87% of C-Suite leaders struggle to find talent with AI skills, and 77% say AI is already disrupting their business strategy. As AI continues to reshape industries, professionals at all levels need to understand how to integrate it into their workflows. In response to this need Microsoft is introducing a series of AI courses with edX, designed to build foundational AI literacy and practical skills from business to technical users. The first six Microsoft courses will launch on edX April 8th as part of the 50-day Microsoft AI Skills Fest, and will be available in the edX subscription catalog for enterprise clients.
UTAR case study: Investing in self-directed learning to drive student employability
The leaders at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) are always thinking about what happens after students leave the classroom. 
Webinar: Building blocks of workforce preparedness and employability
Learn why flexible, accessible, transferable and relevant continued learning and skill development are crucial to improving hiring initiatives.
Webinar: How to get the most from your online learning programs
Online programs are an essential part of the learning landscape today. But university students, digital natives, seasoned professionals and highly-motivated learners can still struggle -- they may not remember what they read, become easily distracted or just give up. Download this webinar with Dr. Barbara Oakley—instructor of some of the most popular online courses of all time—and her co-instructor, educational coach Olav Schewe, as they discuss their new course on edX: Learn Like A Pro. This course weaves late-breaking insights from neuroscience into Barb and Olav’s previous research and teaching to show unexpected, yet practical, new approaches your learners need to know to learn like a pro. 
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Women in Leadership: Executive Education Programs That Drive Impact
The need for strong, diverse leadership has never been more important. As organizations work toward greater gender equity, policies such as the EU gender pay gap directive are reinforcing the importance of investing in women in the workplace. However, true impact goes beyond compliance—it requires a proactive approach to empower women leaders, and equip them with the strategic skills and confidence to lead at the highest levels.
Your Talent Strategy For Closing Skills Gaps
Today’s businesses are experiencing tremendous pressure to keep up with human, social, and technological changes. For one, we don’t work the way we used to. We work through digital tools, remotely or in hybrid arrangements, for longer careers and more employers, at full-time jobs and side hustles. Then, there’s our ever-changing world of technology where nothing ever really stays the same.
Your Talent Strategy For Closing Skills Gaps
Today’s businesses are experiencing tremendous pressure to keep up with human, social, and technological changes. For one, we don’t work the way we used to. We work through digital tools, remotely or in hybrid arrangements, for longer careers and more employers, at full-time jobs and side hustles. Then, there’s our ever-changing world of technology where nothing ever really stays the same.

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