Skillsoft Expands Skills Management Platform With AI Coach

"Most coaching investments to date have been expensive, executive-only programs disconnected from the rest of an organization’s skills and learning strategy. That model doesn’t scale, and it doesn’t connect to the skills data organizations actually need to act on," said Gina Smith, research director at IDC. "By building AI Coach into a platform that already tracks skills, learning and practice, Skillsoft aims to address a structural gap in how coaching has been delivered, not just adding a feature. That’s the kind of integration enterprises should be evaluating going forward."

AI Coach brings personalized, AI-generated coaching into Skillsoft’s skills management platform rather than leaving it as a standalone tool or executive-only resource. It helps employees focus on the skills most relevant to their role, connects coaching to learning and practice and continues the conversation over time by returning to goals, reflecting on progress and identifying what to do next.

AI Coach enables organizations to:

• Extend coaching to more employees and leaders beyond the senior executives and high-potential talent who have traditionally had access.
• Make skills and learning more actionable by helping employees focus on the skills most relevant to their role, goals and development needs.
• Connect learning to practice by pairing coaching with Skillsoft learning resources and CAISY practice where appropriate.
• Support ongoing development by enabling employees to return to goals, reflect on progress and identify what to do next.

AI Coach is currently available to select customers in early access.