{"id":63154,"date":"2025-02-25T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explore.local\/2025\/02\/25\/building-skills-and-leaders-a-tale-of-two-academies\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T01:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:46:08","slug":"building-skills-and-leaders-a-tale-of-two-academies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/degreed.com\/experience\/blog\/building-skills-and-leaders-a-tale-of-two-academies\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Skills and Leaders: A Tale of Two Academies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the second blog post in a series on Degreed Academies. <\/em>See the first<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning academies matter now more than ever. Why? consider that 72% of workers are prioritizing skill development<\/a>. What\u2019s one of the most effective ways to close their skill gaps? Structured learning programs that deliver real business results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degreed Academies helps your people do more than simply consume learning content. Through cohort-based learning, expert facilitation, and hands-on projects with feedback from peers and facilitators, it\u2019s designed to develop employees with the skills they need to stay competitive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, let\u2019s take a journey into how an HR leader at a financial services company\u2014we\u2019ll call him Alex\u2014could use Degreed Academies to tackle two critical challenges. The first is implementing training for new technologies. And the second is minting future leaders to ensure a stable succession pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Setting the Stage: Alex\u2019s Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alex, our hypothetical VP of Human Resources, faces two pressing workforce development challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Technology Upskilling<\/strong>: His company is rolling out an AI-driven risk management platform and employees need to become proficient quickly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Leadership Development<\/strong>: While the company has talented individuals there\u2019s no structured program to prepare them for leadership roles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    With these challenges in mind, Alex turns to Degreed Academies to create scalable and impactful learning experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Academy No. 1: Training on a New Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    While many of the employees at Alex\u2019s company are using generative AI applications like ChatGPT, Bard, and Gemini, they still feel unprepared for the new risk management platform. To ensure his company has a smooth transition to the new software, Alex launches an academy focused on technical upskilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The new technical upskilling academy incorporates: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n