SkillSoft received Awards of Excellence in five categories, more than any other vendor, affirming SkillSoft as an industry leader that understands the learning challenges confronting organizations today while providing top-rated solutions to meet these needs. Categories in which SkillSoft was honored include:
- Best IT Content for SkillChoice IT;
- Best Leadership Development Program for SkillSoft Leadership Advantage;
- Best Soft Skills Content for SkillChoice Business Collection;
- Best Social Learning Solution for inGenius; and
- Best Mobile Learning Solution for Books24x7 Mobile Edition.
The 2011 awards mark the seventh consecutive year that SkillSoft has been named a Best of Elearning! Award honoree. Additionally, SkillSoft is being recognized for the fourth year in a row as an honoree in the ‘Best IT Content’ category.
“It is always a great honor to be nominated for a Best of Elearning! Award, so to be nominated for five awards for a second year in a row demonstrates our continued commitment to delivering high-quality, innovative solutions to our customers,” said John Ambrose, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Emerging Business, SkillSoft. “We strive to provide a comprehensive, effective collection of workforce development assets across a variety of verticals and are delighted to be recognized again for our accomplishments.”
SkillSoft’s SkillChoice IT is part of the SkillChoice platform that is designed to offer a vast array of learning options with instant access to thousands of learning assets. SkillChoice IT offers thousands of hours of course instruction and simulated practice in multiple solution areas. It also offers thousands of online books through SkillSoft’s ITPro Collection as well as online mentoring and practice certification exams for leading IT certification assessments. SkillChoice IT also incorporates SkillSoft’s award-winning SkillPort and inGenius platforms for a comprehensive learning management and social learning solution.
SkillSoft’s inGenius solution enables social learning by extending the value of expert information and infusing it with the knowledge and expertise of an organization’s own employees. inGenius is built upon a secure, trusted SkillSoft platform that draws upon SkillSoft’s award-winning content, including Books24x7 On Demand content collections containing more than 30,000 titles — digital books from leading publishers, analyst research reports, and white papers — as well as over 2,000 videos of leading thought leaders and practitioners.
Award winners are chosen by readers nominating products and solutions via online balloting from Elearning! Magazine. This year, Elearning! Magazine received approximately 1750 nominations, consistent with last year’s program, making each category very competitive. The November issues of Elearning! Magazine and Government Elearning! Magazine will also highlight SkillSoft’s wins.
