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Skillsoft | August 06, 2020

Skillsoft, a provider of digital learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge, has seen a rapid increase in learner engagement and self-led online learning since March 2020, with learners earning an unprecedented 4.5 million digital badges upon the completion of select courses. In February, Skillsoft digital badging capabilities launched to offer a virtual, verifiable representation of skills learned on the Skillsoft Percipio learning platform. The overwhelmi...

Appian | October 13, 2020

Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) today declared that Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is utilizing Appian's Workforce Safety answer for computerize the way toward dealing with the sheltered and sound return of most of its U.S. workforce to the work environment in stages, and as per neighborhood ailments. The arrangement, based on the Appian Low-code Automation Platform, empowers Volkswagen to deal with the complexities of the work environment return, including organizing workforce wellbeing and workin...

SHRM | March 10, 2020

An extra 35,000 H-2B temporary-worker visas will be made available to employers for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2020, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The H-2B guest-worker program, capped annually at 66,000 visas split evenly between the fall/winter and spring/summer seasons, is relied upon by the landscaping, hospitality and construction industries, among others. This marks the fourth year in a row that DHS has released additional H-2B visas in response to pressu...

Google | January 30, 2020

At a time when the U.S. is facing shortage of tech workers, Google announced Thursday a new course in Python programming language, a key skill that many employers are looking for. The news comes as Silicon Valley faces scrutiny over the implications of the tech industry on the American workforce. The program, which is called the Google IT Automation With Python Professional Certificate, is part of the “Grow with Google” initiative launched a couple of years ago. The course is done in...