Skillsoft Partners with CrossKnowledge to Offer Management and Leadership Development Training

Training to Develop Well-Rounded Leaders at Every Organizational Level

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skillsoft today announced a partnership with CrossKnowledge, a leading elearning solutions provider emphasizing management and leadership development, to deliver training resources to learners in the U.S. and Canada. Training content includes elearning modules, reference materials, practical tips and videos providing management and leadership skills development for all levels of the organization. Skillsoft is a pioneer in the field of technology-delivered learning with a long history of innovation and delivering solutions for its customers worldwide, ranging from global enterprises, government, and education to mid-sized and small businesses.

The CrossKnowledge collection is localized and adapted in 15 languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and French. Select languages include up to 125 topics. The premium quality content comes from its faculty comprised of world-renowned authors, professors and management professionals from top business schools such as Harvard, Wharton, INSEAD or HEC Paris.

“The CrossKnowledge collection has achieved a high learner satisfaction rate and is already used by over 4 million learners,” said Mickaël Ohana, CEO of CrossKnowledge.

“It’s important to develop leaders at all levels in an organization to meet the daily challenges facing the organization,” said Russ Howard, director of product marketing, Skillsoft. “We are excited to complement our business skills portfolio with training content from CrossKnowledge. This partnership further exemplifies our commitment to delivering the most robust and relevant content to learners across the enterprise.”

The CrossKnowledge collection is available on the Skillport learning management system (LMS), as well as through integration with third party systems.

For more information about the CrossKnowledge offering from Skillsoft, please visit http://www.skillsoft.com/assets/brochures/datasheet_crossknowledge.pdf.

About Skillsoft
Skillsoft is a pioneer in the field of learning with a long history of innovation. Skillsoft provides cloud based learning solutions for its customers worldwide, ranging from global enterprises, government, and education to mid-sized and small businesses. Skillsoft's customer support teams draw on a wealth of in-house experience and a comprehensive learning e-library to develop off-the-shelf and custom learning programs tailored to cost-effectively meet customer needs. Skillsoft's courses, books and videos have been developed by industry leading learning experts to ensure that they maximize business skills, performance, and talent development.

Skillsoft currently serves over 6,000 customers and more than 19,000,000 learners around the world. Skillsoft is on the web at www.Skillsoft.com.

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About CrossKnowledge
CrossKnowledge is a leader in cloud-based distance learning solutions. Our full SaaS solutions are based on exclusive learning technologies, amongst the most sought after content in the world and a range of accompanying services. CrossKnowledge's solutions enable fast workforce empowerment and global strategic alignment, guaranteeing a unique learning experience for the individual and a real return on investment for the organization.

CrossKnowledge's learning content and formats are developed in collaboration with an international 'Faculty', comprising the best authors, professors and Management professionals from the most renowned Business Schools in the world. CrossKnowledge has created the CrossKnowledge Academy in order to formalize and share its expertise in instructional design and deployment with its clients via certification programs. www.crossknowledge.com

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Source: Skillsoft