{"id":61390,"date":"2020-11-12T04:29:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T04:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explore.local\/2020\/11\/12\/bmo-financial-connects-to-critical-future-skills-with-degreed\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:42:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:42:35","slug":"bmo-financial-connects-to-critical-future-skills-with-degreed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/degreed.com\/experience\/pt-br\/blog\/bmo-financial-connects-to-critical-future-skills-with-degreed\/","title":{"rendered":"BMO Financial Goes Bold on Talent with Degreed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BMO didn\u2019t want people to simply build skills for today. Leaders there wanted workers developing for the future \u2014 to prepare every single one of the bank\u2019s 46,000 people for whatever challenges may come next year, five years from now, even 10 years down the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re focused on being bold on talent, so we have a multiyear talent strategy,\u201d CLO Gina Jeneroux said. \u201cLearning is a critical component of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support its extensive and long term strategy, BMO needed a way to \u201cput learning in the palm of everyone\u2019s hand,\u201d Jeneroux said. \u201cWhat if we put the employee right at the center and we built out an ecosystem that was all about them and what they need?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Solution: Learning Anytime, Anywhere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only 10% of workforce learning at BMO takes place in a formal, classroom setting. The rest happens on the job or through on-demand access to instruction, said Karen Collins, Chief Talent Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To power that on-demand access, BMO chose Degreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With its people spread across 22 countries, it made sense that BMO, the eighth-largest financial institution in North America, needed a solution that could deliver learning anytime or anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there was more to it, said Elaine Jones, Senior Adviser, Enterprise Learning Governance. \u201cBMO chose Degreed because we have similar visions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results: Connecting Skills to Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With 34,000 activated users, adoption of Degreed at BMO is outstanding. That\u2019s 74% of the company\u2019s workforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degreed gives BMO employees a personalized skill roadmap they can use to learn and navigate the next steps in their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat Degreed has allowed us to do is to really empower employees to learn for themselves \u2014 for their role, their career, or even their personal interests,\u201d Jones said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Degreed helps the learning team be more efficient and effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDegreed makes it so much easier for instructional designers to go back to the administrative side of it and just have a wealth of resources available,\u201d said Meenu Nanwani, Senior Instructional Designer.  \u201cI really like the way that we have external providers and the flexibility of being able to add in a range of learning materials \u2014 be it videos, podcasts, articles \u2014 and construct a learning Pathway, and create that compelling user story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, Degreed plays a big part in helping the entire BMO organization serve its 12 million customers. It helps make the whole business a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDegreed has played a critical part in how we\u2019re able to operate as a business,\u201d Jeneroux said. \u201cWe\u2019re able to get much richer insights and be able to pivot, so instead of connecting people to jobs, we\u2019re able to connect skills to work, and that\u2019s going to be so critical for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the end of the day,\u201d Jeneroux said, \u201cit\u2019s about how we can actually help the business and our customers be successful.\u201d

Watch the full BMO success story below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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