French IT major Capgemini recently announced that it has partnered with e-learning platform Coursera to help upskill its 270,000 employees globally. The collaboration will help employees develop their skills in several areas including professional services, technology consulting, cloud adoption and sales productivity.
The company in an official statement said, “Access to top-quality learning content is more relevant than ever as markets and clients adapt to new challenges emerging from the covid-19 crisis and its long-term implications on businesses and ways of working.”
As per the partnership, more than 4,000 courses across business, technology, data science, and personal development, taught by the world’s top university and industry educators, have been added to Capgemini’s new internal digital learning hub ‘NEXT’, designed to support the upskilling needs of its employees around the world. The learning hub gathers online courses that are updated continuously, all in one place, allowing everyone to build their own personal development path.
“At Capgemini, driving employee engagement and development through investments in skills is a top business priority,” said Stephan Paolini, Group Chief Talent & Learning Officer at Capgemini.
He further added, “We’re delighted to partner with Coursera as we launch NEXT, our new all-employee digital learning hub. This will further support the upskilling needs of all our team members as they design and deliver solutions to help our clients navigate through ever-changing business and people environments.”
In an official statement, the company said, “Keeping employees upskilled and supported, as well as enabling lifelong learning and personal growth is key for employee engagement and as such a top priority for Capgemini.”
This strategic investment is intended to help team members advance their skills and ensure they are equipped to adapt to new business imperatives, it further said.
Talking about the recent partnership, Anthony Tattersall, Senior Director of Enterprise, EMEA at Coursera said, “A sudden transition to remote working comes with its own challenges. Companies are using learning to alleviate this transition while focusing on the areas of development that are most valuable to the business.”
“Capgemini is leading the industry in using learning as a source of change, agility, and adaptability while preparing employees for the future,” he added.
The global partnership follows a successful pre-launch phase in February, during which more than 25,000 Capgemini employees enrolled in courses on Coursera for Business, the company’s enterprise platform. To date, those employees have completed more than 22,000 courses.
As per the tech major, employees can access learning programs on Coursera, both via their desktops and through an easy-to-use mobile platform. Once a course is completed, employees receive an electronic certificate recognizing the skills they have learned.
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