Future-Proof Your Workforce by Bridging Skill Gaps Today
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Here’s the harsh truth. When it comes to work-ready skills, no one’s very happy. Nearly 40% of employers surveyed in the U.S. can’t find people with the skills they need, even for entry level jobs, and only 35% of executives and 25% of managers believe new graduates have the skills to be promoted. What’s causing the rifts between the views of employers, educators, and employees/graduates, and, more importantly, what actions can we take to solve it?
What’s driving the disconnect from all three perspectives.
Five steps businesses can take to foster stronger skills connections.
Examples of real-world companies solving real skills challenges.
Why Our Customers Love Brightspace
Skills development beyond just content consumption
Skills mastery is maximized when practice and feedback are integral parts of the learning process.
Improved talent attraction and retention
Today’s workforce values the opportunities for learning and development even more so than bonuses and other benefits.



Our goal is to deliver the best learning outcomes for all our participants. Thanks to the D2L platform, we’re able to offer engaging, collaborative experiences that empower healthcare professionals throughout the region to enhance their skills.


D2L’s products and services let people learn in a way that works for them and gives us the flexibility to offer even more training. And D2L’s partnership has been key to getting us started and under way quickly and effectively.
– Sarah Hayden, ARG Human Resources Director, American Refining Group


D2L makes our learning process more efficient by taking the pieces of learning that you can online. That allows you to get greater value out the human face-to-face interactions when they do happen.


The D2L online courses really help people develop skills quickly—we have seen a 90 percent pass rate on many of the pretest quizzes in each module.

Brightspace has been configured to meet our unique needs, and is flexible and sophisticated enough to manage even the most complicated training courses with ease. Customer satisfaction is our primary goal, and delivering the best possible learning experience is a critical part of that. It is clear that D2L shares our vision for the future of learning, so it’s exciting to work with a partner that will help us stay at the forefront of innovation and continue to offer truly world-class learning solutions.