We're excited to share several compelling updates to the SkillsDB platform that directly address recent customer feedback and needs, each of which provides an exciting new tool for structured learning and driving end user engagement.

Labels

As organizations scale with SkillsDB, we've heard the need for more flexible ways to organize your skills data. Our new Labels feature brings a powerful new organizational tool to every corner of the system. Think of Labels as your digital filing system that works across all major system elements:

Tag skills, roles, competency groups, training and more with consistent, custom identifiers you can manage from admin settings
Create custom organizational schemes that match your company structure and needs
Track initiatives across departments, projects, or customer segments
Instantly filter and find related content across the platform with Label detail pages showing everything connected

Book time with us today to see creative examples of how clients have started using SkillsDB Labels in their learning programs.

Training Search

At SkillsDB, we believe it’s critical to link learning and training resources to skills and competencies, regardless of where all of this content lives—whether in any of your LMSs, Sharepoint, Google Drive, internal servers, external professional training programs, or even YouTube or other video platforms.

This platform-agnostic approach has been a game-changer for our customers who want to give their employees one place to see every available training resource, linked directly to their skill gaps or career pathway.

Now, in addition to seeing training opportunities linked to profiles, users can also search across all training records based on keywords, training Labels, providers, cost, and connection to roles, career levels, and more.

This change brings SkillsDB one step closer to being the ultimate home base for employees to seek out training and upskilling opportunities.

User Suggested Training

In addition to Training Search, end users can now also recommend training they believe will be useful to others via SkillsDB. The new user-suggested training feature empowers your entire organization to contribute to the learning ecosystem. Here's how it works:

Employees and managers can directly submit training resources they discover
Submissions include key details like price, provider, location, and more
Admins maintain quality control through a streamlined approval process
Approved content automatically integrates with your skills framework in SkillsDB
All resources become instantly searchable and can be added to any person's learning plan

Perspective + New Website: Our Vision for the Future

We recently announced our completely reimagined website—the first major brand refresh in our 18-year history. But this isn't just a new coat of paint. At the heart of this transformation is our Perspective: our vision for the future of workplace learning and development.

This represents our deep understanding of the challenges facing L&D teams today and our blueprint for solving them. We invite you to:

Explore our new website and brand
Read our Perspective to understand our vision (5-minute read)
Share your thoughts and insights

We're on a mission to make learning culture universal, transforming SkillsDB into Mission Control for L&D teams worldwide. Ready to see these new features in action? Book a demo or L&D consultation to explore training search, user-suggested training, and to see labels in action.

Have questions about activating these new features in your account? Contact your Customer Success Manager or reach out to support@skillsdb.com for help.

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