Learning and HR

Auspicious Acquires DBLX

Nicky Hoyland and Rob Ashcroft London (UK), January 2025 - Auspicious has announced the acquisition of DBLX, the digital custom-content and platform business, as the company targets growth in the Learning and HR markets.

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Comprehensive Learning Solutions

Simplilearn and Degreed Join Forces to Transform Digital Upskilling

Plano, TX (USA), January 2025 - Simplilearn, a global leader in digital upskilling, has   announced its partnership with Degreed, the world’s leading enterprise learning platform for skill-driven development. This collaboration aims to provide professionals with unparalleled access to Simplilearn’s comprehensive range of live tech instructor-led programs, reinforcing its mission to empower the workforce in today’s fast-changing digital environment.

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Leadership Across Key Categories

Speexx Shines Again in G2 Winter 2025 Reports

Munich (GER), January 2025 - Speexx, an industry leader in digital people development, coaching, and language training, has once again demonstrated its excellence by earning an impressive 51 badges, including recognition as a Leader in 14 reports, in the G2 Winter 2025 Reports.

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Career-Focused Education

PSG Announced Strategic Growth Investment in CourseKey

Boston, MA (USA), January 2025 - PSG, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with software and technology-enabled service companies to help navigate and capitalize on transformational growth, has announced a strategic growth investment in CourseKey, a student success platform purpose-built for vocational education. CourseKey joins PSG’s investments in Verity IQ and Campus Ivy, creating a unified, end-to-end technology suite for career-focused and vocational education providers.

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Talent Development

Skillsoft Expands SAP Partnership to Drive Skills-Based Workforce Planning

Boston, MA (USA), January 2025 - Skillsoft, a leading platform for transformative learning solutions, has announced a new integration with the talent intelligence hub from SAP SuccessFactors, a centralized system for skills intelligence. With this integration, businesses using SAP SuccessFactors solutions and Skillsoft will gain deeper insights into their workforce’s skills and be able to deliver personalized learning paths aligned with employees’ role requirements and career aspirations, as well as the needs of the business.

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AI-powered video creation

GuyKat has announced a new partnership with Colossyan

Guy McEvoy Birmingham (UK), January 2025 - GuyKat has announced a new partnership with Colossyan, an AI-powered video creation tool. Under the partnership, GuyKat will become an authorised reseller of Colossyan’s software and a provider of additional professional services to support Colossyan customers.

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USDLA

Public Policy Week, 21-24 January

Washington, DC (USA), January 2025 - In listening to and talking with the many true experts on these issues, The Hardy Group has been putting together "Ten Things", lists of ideas that you — as a distance learning professional — should keep up with.

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Educational Settings

Seven Reasons to Submit a Proposal for Media & Learning 2025

Leuven (BE), January 2025 - The Media & Learning 2025 conference, organised jointly with KU Leuven’s Learning Lab, offers an opportunity for educators, researchers, and innovators to explore how media can effectively support teaching and learning in higher education. Under the tagline "Educational media that work", this event will focus on what makes media resources impactful in educational settings. Taking place in Leuven, Belgium, 18–19 June 2025, the conference will bring together a diverse group of professionals interested in the intersection of media and education.

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