Degreed , the global professional lifelong learning innovation company favored by more than one-third of the Fortune 50, today announced the acquisition of the talent academy platform Learn In , And announced the return of co-founder David Blake as CEO. Blake was previously the co-founder and CEO of Learn In.
Learn In helps companies build internal talent academies, bringing together all the resources needed to build a highly skilled workforce, including a long journey to develop deep skills. Learn In’s core capabilities complement the category-defining Degreed LXP (Learning Experience Platform) core capabilities, which include prepaid study allowance cards, best-in-class skills marketplace and custom plan building tools, tuition benefits management tools, and dedicated coaching.
Josh Bersin, global industry analyst and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company, said : “The Enterprise Capabilities Academy is more than ‘a library of content’. It is a place to help people improve their work-related capabilities, not only in technical and functional skills, but also in The real business capabilities that businesses need to thrive.”
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Degreed’s acquisition of Learn In will unify the broad range of development options that people use, spanning day-to-day learning and long-term upskilling for personal career development and innovation within the organization.
Blake’s plans for Degreed’s future were different from the current direction, so there was an amicable decision within the company that he returned to the company as CEO and execute on its vision.
Degreed thanks Dan Levin for the progress he has made over the past 15 months and his stewardship of Degreed’s mission, and for his accomplishments, including growing the company’s customer base, establishing the rigor to operate at scale, and significantly expanding the partner ecosystem and Overall global business coverage.
David Blake, co-founder and CEO of Degreed, said: “Companies that can quickly build a high-performing workforce can achieve their strategic business goals. Just as Degreed created the LXP marketplace, Learn In has already begun to serve the talent academy. After the merger of the two companies , we have products and technologies that help our customers deliver business capabilities at scale, and will continue to innovate in learning and skills.”
Gina Jeneroux, Chief Learning Officer, BMO Banking & Finance Group, said: “At BMO, our strategy is to build a digital bank that is ready for the future. That means we need to give our employees the tools to do their jobs, their careers, their future jobs and to pursue their personal passions. skills needed. With the merger of Degreed and Learn In, it will provide organizations like ours with a more comprehensive opportunity to engage employees and develop a broader set of skills – ranging from curious ‘now’ learning to deeper skills All aspects of retraining and certification.”
This is Degreed’s fourth acquisition, and Blake rejoins a seasoned Degreed leadership team with previous roles at Bank of America, Mastercard, Danone, LinkedIn, Adobe, SAP and Saba.
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