Udemy Introduces Enhanced Offering to Elevate Critical Skills for Growing Businesses
13 Agosto 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
New course collection, webinar, and expanded
Team Plan offering will enhance SMB productivity, innovation, and
leadership
Udemy, a leading online skills marketplace and learning
platform, today announced a new self-serve toolkit, which seeks to
help thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)
accelerate skills acquisition by equipping them with a curated set
of course recommendations to thrive in today’s digital age. The
“Udemy Business Course Collection for Small & Growing
Businesses” includes a tailored set of course recommendations
across 15 in-demand topics such as productivity, innovation,
leadership, and crucial fields such as finance, sales, customer
service, and cybersecurity.
Many SMBs struggle to attract and retain talent due to resource
constraints, with 86% of small business owners who are hiring
reporting few or no qualified applicants. In today's challenging
economy, technical and professional skills are mission-critical for
SMBs. Based on course consumption data, such as The Top 10 Surging
Tech Skills for Growing Businesses list, Udemy is offering this
toolkit with recommendations on English-language courses to help
growing businesses learn practical and emerging skills.
“Investing in skills development is not just about enhancing SMB
productivity by enabling professionals to acquire relevant skills;
it's about fostering a company culture of continuous learning and
growth from the onset,” said Greg Brown, President and CEO at
Udemy. “We are committed to serving our SMB customers with
self-guided learning resources tailored to meet their unique needs,
ensuring they stay innovative in today's competitive market.”
Businesses with up to 1,000 employees that were recently
surveyed by Udemy are already implementing skills-based practices,
such as using skills assessments for hiring and promotions,
providing access to external skill-building resources, implementing
cross-functional skills-sharing initiatives, incorporating
skills-based competencies into performance evaluations, and
facilitating skills-based mentorship programs. The survey responses
also highlight the top outcomes SMBs observed from adopting these
practices, such as:
- Continuous learning and skills development opportunities
(42%)
- Increased job satisfaction and employee engagement (31%)
- Increase in overall company productivity (29%)
- Enhanced opportunities for career advancement based on merit
(29%)
“Curated content on the Udemy Business platform has been a
game-changer for us, enabling a team of over 50 members to develop
and grow their capabilities as data professionals over the past 2
years, which is strategic to our business,” said Ryan Jamieson,
Chief Technology Officer at Calybre, a UK-based data consultancy
firm and Udemy Business customer. “As a growing business, staying
competitive means building a culture where employees are
continuously upskilling on the latest knowledge and skills. This
has not only boosted overall efficiency but empowered our employees
to take ownership of their professional growth.”
To further support SMBs, Udemy is hosting a webinar on September
4, titled "Live Training: 4 Must-Have Skills for Your Growing
Business," with instructors Irlon Terblanche, CEO at SioTech and
management/technology consultant, and Andrii Piatakha, CEO at
IT-Bulls and IT consultancy expert. This interactive event will
feature power sessions on crucial skills such as communication,
generative AI, leadership, and project management, surfacing
actionable insights that businesses can implement immediately.
Webinar attendees will also get complimentary access to a course on
the Udemy platform introducing appropriate AI tools that can
automate workplace tasks and optimize productivity.
Udemy has also upgraded its Team Plan offering to provide small
teams and businesses with 2-20 professionals access to its
International Collections. New learners in 25 multilingual markets
can now leverage more than 27,000 courses in 15 languages,
including preparation for more than 200 certification exams,
practice tests, and cutting-edge AI-powered coding exercises,
transforming how organizations approach professional development.
Team Plan also provides goal-focused recommendations, detailed
analytics, and adoption reports, ensuring that teams can track
their progress and optimize their learning experience.
Recently crossing one billion course enrollments on its
platform, Udemy is empowering businesses worldwide with
opportunities to upskill and transform lives. To access
SMB-oriented resources and sign up for Team Plan, click here.
About Udemy
Udemy transforms lives through learning by ensuring everyone has
access to the latest and most relevant skills. Through the Udemy
Intelligent Skills Platform and a global community of diverse and
knowledgeable instructors, millions of learners gain expertise in a
wide range of technical and professional skills — from generative
AI to leadership. The Udemy marketplace provides learners with
thousands of up-to-date courses in dozens of languages, offering a
variety of solutions to achieve their goals. Udemy Business
empowers enterprises to offer on-demand learning for all employees,
immersive learning for tech teams through Udemy Business Pro, and
cohort learning for leaders through Udemy Business Leadership
Academy. Udemy Business customers include FenderⓇ, Glassdoor, On24,
The World Bank and Volkswagen. Udemy is headquartered in San
Francisco with hubs in Austin and Denver, USA; Ankara and Istanbul,
Türkiye; Dublin, Ireland; Melbourne, Australia; and Chennai,
Gurugram and Mumbai, India.
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