Towards Maturity’s Global Ambassador Programme goes from strength to strength
Skillsoft, DPG Global and GoodPractice join an elite group of industry leaders supporting independent L&D benchmarking around the globe.
Three leading learning and development providers have joined the Towards Maturity Ambassador programme as part of a unique collaboration of industry leaders. Skillsoft, DPG plc and GoodPractice are the latest members to join the programme of 24 Ambassadors who are committed to support the sharing of effective practices and the professionalisation of the L&D Industry.
In its 11th year, The Towards Maturity Benchmark is an internationally recognised longitudinal study looking at the impact of learning innovation on business transformation. The independent research continuously surveys and studies how people learn at work identifying the effective learning approaches that deliver bottom line business results. To date, over 3,500 organisations and 15,000+ learners have helped to shape the benchmark which now reaches 45 countries. The Benchmark is used by L&D professionals around the globe to set strategy and improve performance. This independent industry research and personalised benchmark feedback is freely available thanks to the ongoing support of the Ambassador programme.
The 3 newest ambassadors each share the core values of the members of the group:
- Encouraging learning innovation that directly impacts results in the workplace
- Building on, acknowledging and contributing to collective good practice
- Supporting the learning and education of others
- Building transparent, trusted and open relationships with those with whom we work
- Encouraging excellence from within
- Celebrating success
They also bring different perspectives to the diverse group of Industry leaders supporting the benchmark activity. Laura Overton, Managing Director of Towards Maturity said, ‘ We are thrilled to welcome Skillsoft, DPG PLC and GoodPractice to our Ambassador programme. These 3 different organisations represent the very heart of what our research is all about: a vision for the future; a passion for supporting learning excellence and a clear focus on delivering tangible business outcomes and performance improvement.’
Kieran King, Global VP, Loyalty Strategy of Skillsoft explains why Skillsoft has joined the programme, ‘At Skillsoft we have a passion for supporting our customers and learners with the latest research and independent advice to support their ongoing success. Working with Towards Maturity on their benchmark programme is a clear and obvious fit that will bring significant insights and benefits to our customers around the globe.’
Sarah Aubrey, Managing Director of DPG Plc says, ‘With our focus on bringing learning innovation to the way we build the skills of the L&D profession, the fit with the Towards Maturity Ambassador programme was clear. We are excited to be part of this important research that supports the professionalisation of the L&D industry and improved business performance.’
‘Inspiring millions of leaders and managers across the globe to perform new skills and meet their challenges is what we are all about. The Towards Maturity Benchmark study has long been a powerful tool for learning leaders to assess what’s working, what’s not and how to improve performance. It’s great to be a part of this initiative’ says Owen Ferguson, Chief Operating Officer at GoodPractice.
The three newest members join a total of seventeen of Towards Maturity’s Ambassadors who will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies Show in Olympia on the 28th and 29th of January 2015.
Towards Maturity's Definitive Guide to LT 15UK contains information about Towards Maturity's Ambassadors' activity at the Learning Technologies Show.
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About Skillsoft
Skillsoft is a pioneer in the field of learning and talent management 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, flexible delivery platforms 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.
About GoodPractice
GoodPractice provide Toolkits, E-Learning and Development Assessments for a wide range of different organisations. These can be utilised as standalone resources or seamlessly integrated into a blended learning solution. All of our products can support a 70:20:10 learning and development strategy.
We help organisations support and develop their senior management by providing the very best resources they need to do their jobs better. Our passion is helping them to improve their performance, leading to team and organisational success.
When you become a GoodPractice client, our highly-experienced team will help you with your Learning and Development needs, from:
- Investing time to understand your specific needs
- Assessing the abilities of current staff, as well as potential employees
- Ensuring your solutions are designed to fit your organisation’s needs, image and style
- Developing an engagement strategy to drive usage of your new products.
- Constantly improving your resources to ensure they meet your needs.
Our specialist range of leadership and management solutions encompasses our Toolkits, E-Learning, GP Assess psychometric testing and bespoke packages of learning materials and resources.
Our expert team of editors is constantly enhancing our products to ensure that you benefit from the highest quality content available. Meanwhile, our dynamic delivery system works across all devices and formats, offering the most effective and flexible learning tools in the market.
The GoodPractice Client Services team will be with you every step of the way, ensuring that you, along with your leaders and managers, get the maximum return on your investment.
GoodPractice is on the web at www.goodpractice.com
About DPG plc
DPG plc is a national learning and development solutions provider based in the UK. We specialise in developing managers, leaders, L&D and HR professionals with professional CIPD & ILM Qualifications.
DPG Plc is on the web at www.dpgplc.co.uk