What’s trending in learning? Futureproofing in September 2024

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s Trending in Learning?” This month, we’re diving into the idea of futureproofing your employees.

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting market dynamics, ensuring your workforce is well-prepared to navigate new changes in skills and technology isn’t just a competitive advantage — it’s a necessity. With the rise of automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the job market is constantly evolving, and employees are tasked with continuously adapting and acquiring new skills to stay relevant.

In this edition, we’ll explore top Go1 content providers for futureproofing, courses to assign to your employees, and introduce you to new providers you can dig into today.

Topic spotlight: Futureproofing

Here are five expert-recommended courses available on Go1 to help you futureproof your teams:

1. Business Continuity: A Cautionary Tale by Mind Tools for Business from Emerald Works (Interactive, 10 mins)

Business continuity management is concerned with how organizations guard against unforeseen disruptions. This short animated video explores what you can do to help your organization ensure it has business continuity covered.

2. ChatGPT Basics and How to Get Better Results by FutureThink (Video, 29 mins) 

Guided by senior futurist and expert Garry Golden, you'll explore the basics of ChatGPT and its impact on digital fields. Learn how to use ChatGPT effectively by creating good prompts, using plugins, and applying GPTs for your goals. Garry will also offer practical tips to improve how you use ChatGPT, solve common problems, and fully leverage its capabilities for different uses. Get ready to change how you use this powerful tool in your work!

3. How to Foster Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Digital Collaboration by Cegos Training (Interactive, 3 mins) 

Make digital collaboration diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Learn how to create content that’s more accessible and inclusive. By the end of this video, you’ll be able to make digital collaboration accessible, diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

4. Unlocking Innovation - Generative AI in Digital Marketing and E-Commerce by Packt (Interactive Masterclass, 8 hr 28 mins) 

This course extends into the realms of advertising, email campaigns, e-commerce, and personalized marketing with AI. Starting with an introduction to the course, you'll delve into the functionalities of ChatGPT, learn how to generate creative content ideas, develop engaging articles, and manage a content calendar.

As the course progresses, you'll explore advanced AI tools for creating compelling visuals using DALL-E 3 and Midjourney, with insights into generating and editing visuals that enhance your marketing materials. You'll also learn to integrate AI into SEO strategies, utilizing AI-driven keyword research, building SEO bots, and creating optimized content to boost your online presence.

You'll discover how to craft impactful ads with AI, plan and execute effective email campaigns, and enhance product listings on platforms like Amazon. Furthermore, the course will teach you to leverage AI for personalized marketing efforts, from tailored emails to custom product designs, ensuring a unique and engaging customer experience.

5. Automation: Executive Briefing by Pluralsight (Video, 49 mins) 

In this fast-paced Executive Briefing, you’ll quickly ramp up on automation — what it means, how to think about it, and how to implement automation.

First, we’ll begin with automation from “the bottom up” — starting with your own life and work, and expanding on those ideas to apply them to your team and organization. We’ll then dive into different types of automation — including Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Intelligent Automation and Hyperautomation. Finally, we’ll explore automation strategy, best practices and approaches.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have a much better understanding of how automation can add incredible value to your team or organization.

New to your Go1 subscription

At Go1, we’re constantly growing our content offering. From fresh content providers to returning favorites updating their offerings, here’s what’s new to Go1 in September.

LeanTech

LeanTech is a new Go1 Content Partner based out of Signapore. LeanTech is a cutting-edge content partner focused on empowering financial experts and driving digital transformation. They specialize in developing tech-savvy leaders and helping organizations cultivate strong digital cultures. They’ve added 201 courses, covering topics like Digital Transformation & Mindset, Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics, Cybersecurity & Customer Experience, Product Management, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, ESG & Sustainability.

OutThink

OutThink has just added 1,197 new courses to Go1! Search their courses for cybersecurity and compliance topics like Anti-Fraud Awareness, Business Email Compromise, Phishing Tips, GDPR Heroes, Travel Security, and more.

Blinkist

Blinkist has added 281 new Blinks, available only to Go1 Premium Pro subscribers, on Personal Growth, Financial Wisdom, Productivity Strategies, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Development and more. At this time, these courses are only available in English.

SimonSez IT

SimonSez IT has added 261 new courses on three main topics: Microsoft Outlook Essentials, Microsoft Word 2019 Basics and Advanced Techniques, and Data Analysis with Excel. At this time, these courses are only available in English.

🇬🇧 A special notice to UK employers and workers! 🇬🇧

UK Worker Protection Act, which comes into effect in October, places a legal duty on UK employers to actively prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace. Our Content Partners are making strides in ensuring you’re following this act:

• Access Group updated their Bullying and Harassment course to reflect these changes.
• Bob's Business updated their course content to reflect these changes.
• Me Learning will have updated content as of October 1

Three content providers that we’re loving in September

Packt

Packt helps tech professionals put software to work by distilling and sharing the practical knowledge of their peers. As an established global provider of technical learning content with over twenty years of experience, Packt delivers premium, rich content from groundbreaking authors on a wide range of emerging and popular technologies.

With a multimedia portfolio that includes thousands of books, eBooks, audiobooks, and video courses, Packt's titles have global relevance. These resources are designed to equip IT professionals with actionable knowledge, enabling them to achieve their goals, whether by gaining expertise in emerging technologies or enhancing skills in established tools.

• Topic coverage: Technology, Programming & Coding, Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity
• 5,000+ courses in Premium, some shorter videos to comprehensive courses. The catalog includes eBooks
• Top Courses: Introduction to Internet of Things; Data Visualization with Python: The Complete Guide; What is IoT?

FutureThink

FutureThink is an award-winning skill-building company that transforms how leaders and teams work. Their groundbreaking techniques can be immediately applied to real business challenges, resulting in teams that are more productive, collaborative, and innovative.

• Topic coverage: Business Skills, Communication, Leadership, People and Communication Skills, Time Management
• 21 courses in Premium in 7 languages (147 LOs total) ranging from 15 to 30 minutes in duration
• Top courses: Choose to Simplify; Boost Daily Simplicity, Identify New Business Opportunities; Ignite Disruptive Thinking; Turn Threats into Opportunities

Mind Tools for Business from Emerald Works

Emerald Works is committed to helping individuals and organizations realize their full potential. Mind Tools for Business from Emerald Works provides on-demand performance support and learning resources designed to help people overcome workplace challenges. Their insight-led learning solutions help millions of people around the world develop essential management, leadership, and personal effectiveness skills to build happy and successful careers.

• Topic coverage: Leadership & Management; Sales & Customer Service; Communication; Teamwork; Business Skills; Personal Development; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Health & Safety 
• Approximately 100 courses in Premium, the majority of which are 60-minutes in duration
• Top courses: Anti-Bribery 101; Five Customer Service Parables; Health & Safety 101; Data Protection 101

As we wrap up this month’s edition of "What's Trending in Learning?" we hope you’ve found valuable insights and resources to help futureproof your employees. Staying ahead of the curve is crucial in today’s dynamic world, and Go1 is here to support you every step of the way. Be sure to check out our upcoming webinars, customer stories, and blog posts for more in-depth information. Thank you for joining us, and we look forward to continuing this journey of learning and growth together.

Stay tuned for next month's edition, where we'll continue to bring you the latest trends and resources in the world of L&D.

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