Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), the leading AI-native skills management platform, today announced that it has been named a Leader in two IDC MarketScapes for IT Training Services in both North America and Europe1. This comes as organizations everywhere are seeking to realize value from their generational AI investments.
According to the IDC MarketScape for North America Training Services, “IDC projects that by the end of next year, skills shortages could cost the global economy up to $5.5 trillion in lost revenue, product delays, quality issues, and impaired competitiveness. The combination of long-term talent shortages and new, AI-driven disruption creates a double-sided challenge. On the one side, IT leaders report shortages in AI-critical skills, with 48% saying that a lack of AI skills is holding back progress on that front. On the other side, organizations face overcapacity in legacy roles as automation takes hold.”
“The gap between AI adoption and AI-ready talent is widening faster than most organizations can manage,” said Raianne Reiss, Chief Marketing Officer, Skillsoft. “Enterprise leaders are under immense pressure to upskill and reskill faster to support their business transformation goals, in weeks, not months. The Skillsoft Percipio Platform helps organizations understand where capability exists today, where gaps remain, and how to move forward with greater confidence.”
Closing the AI Skills Gap at Enterprise Scale
For enterprise leaders navigating AI adoption, the challenge is both technology and organizational readiness. Teams need to build new capabilities quickly, while leaders need visibility into whether those capabilities are being developed and applied effectively. The Skillsoft Platform addresses this challenge by giving organizations the ability to:
- Understand their skills landscape: Gain real-time visibility into current capabilities and critical gaps across the workforce
- Create custom content and personalized journeys much faster: Create custom content and deliver personalized learning experiences in minutes, not months
- Prove competency, not just completion: Validate that teams can apply what they’ve learned through hands-on labs, simulations, and certification pathways aligned to real-world requirements
- Scale globally: Support multilingual teams and integrate seamlessly with existing systems to drive transformation across distributed workforces
Gina Smith, PhD, Research Director, IT Skills for Digital Business at IDC, added: “Skillsoft is well suited for organizations seeking global reach, comprehensive skilling breadth, and scalable workforce readiness. Enterprises with multilingual teams, complex role requirements, or a need to align skills development with AI‑driven business change will benefit from the platform’s integrated content, analytics, and skills intelligence capabilities.”
Read the excerpts of both IDC MarketScapes at https://insight.skillsoft.com/idc-marketscape/.
