Today, Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), the leading AI-native skills management platform built for the human + AI era, announced the general availability of its next-generation Skillsoft Percipio® Platform. The announcement reflects the growing need among enterprises for a stronger connection between learning, skills development, and business performance.
AI is accelerating change across every industry and role. Skills that mattered a few years ago are no longer enough, and future needs are still being defined. Global research shows that roughly 40% of core workplace skills are expected to change by 2030 as AI and emerging technologies reshape how work gets done. This pace of change is putting new pressure on organizations to understand workforce readiness and impact.
Organizations continue to invest heavily in learning, yet many struggle to understand whether that investment is building real capability. Leaders often lack clear visibility into the skills they have today, the gaps emerging across roles, how to prioritize and close those gaps, and how learning translates into readiness and performance.
“Customers are telling us the challenge is bigger than simply access to learning,” said Ron Hovsepian, Chief Executive Officer of Skillsoft. “The challenge is knowing whether their workforce is ready for what’s next. As work changes faster, organizations need clarity and results. They need to understand which skills matter, where they stand today, and how their talent development connects to real outcomes. That shift is driving the move toward end-to-end skills management.”
Why Skills Management Matters Now
Curated, high-quality content remains essential. However, content on its own, without a platform that connects people, skills, and outcomes, often falls short of providing the visibility, proof of proficiency, and direction organizations now need. Learning effort alone does not guarantee results. Activity does not always translate into proficiency, confidence, or performance as roles and expectations continue to evolve.
Employees and leaders increasingly expect learning that is relevant to the work they do, personalized to specific roles, and applied in real situations. Yet only 10% of HR and L&D surveyed leaders said they are fully confident their workforce has the skills needed to meet business goals over the next 12 to 18 months. Fewer than one in four organizations indicated having a consolidated view of workforce skills and capability.
Skills management addresses this gap. By making skills visible and measurable across the learning lifecycle, organizations can align development to business priorities, guide learning with intent, and make better workforce decisions as needs continue to shift.
“Learning creates value when skills are visible and actionable across the business,” said Gavin McQuillan, Head of Learning and Development at NatWest. “That means understanding the skills we have, the capabilities the work requires, and how learning can close that gap. Skillsoft helps us connect learning to skills development and workforce decisions so we can adapt as needs change.”
The Skillsoft Percipio Platform
The Skillsoft platform brings learning and skills management together, giving organizations one place to see capability, build skills, and apply them where they drive the most impact.
Key capabilities include:
- Create personalized learning, built for a dynamic workforce: Through LX Design Studio™ and CAISY®, organizations can create role- and skill-relevant, interactive learning experiences in minutes. This supports faster reskilling as roles evolve, with learning designed to be practiced, applied, and strengthened over time.
- Make skills visible and measurable in a single platform: Skills mapping, assessment, development, and measurement are connected in one platform, creating a consistent view of workforce capability, gaps, and readiness as business needs evolve.
- Finally connect learning and skills to impact: Structured, skills-aligned learning journeys help organizations link development to real capability. Consistent skill definitions and measurable signals of progress give leaders greater confidence that learning is translating into readiness where it matters most.
With the next-generation Skillsoft Percipio Platform, organizations can map, build, and measure skills at scale to strengthen workforce readiness. They can act on emerging gaps through development and reskilling, rather than relying on guesswork or hiring alone. This allows leaders to direct learning investment with greater precision and get more value from the talent they already have as work continues to change.
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