Skillsoft partnering with Texas Department of Information Resources

About Skillsoft

Skillsoft delivers transformative learning experiences that help public sector organizations train, reskill, and upskill their workforce by providing the foundational knowledge to keep pace with tomorrow's economy along with leadership development courses and mentoring needed to retain top talent.

With Skillsoft's Learning Experience Platform (LXP), Percipio, employees gain access to blended, multimodal learning that truly develops a more capable, adaptive, and engaged workforce. Our immersive platform can stand alone as an online environment or integrate with a learning management solution.

Unlock human potential and overcome critical skill gaps with Skillsoft’s portfolio of best-in-class content that connects learners to more than 180,000 courses, videos, and books.

Skillsoft and the Texas DIR Contract

Skillsoft is pleased to partner with Texas DIR to offer government and education organizations a wide selection of online learning performance development resources at very affordable prices.

We provide a multitude of solutions designed to meet the specific needs of your organization. The solution options include:

  • Skillsoft Expert 2.0, a comprehensive selection of courses ranging from business and leadership to technology and developer, as well as an extensive collection of Digital books
  • Skillsoft Compliance Complete, comprising both Legal and Environmental Safety & Health

Or choose solutions more specific to your organization's needs, such as:

  • Skillsoft Advance 2.0
  • Tech & Dev Expert
  • Business Expert 2.0
  • Books by subject area

Skillsoft’s resources have been discounted for Texas DIR constituents, so you will find that these solutions are priced within reach of any organization. In many cases, online learning is less expensive than traditional training methods that may require offsite travel, attendance, and certification.

Skillsoft looks forward to learning more about your organizational learning needs so that we can recommend a solution that aligns with your initiatives and fits within your budget.

DRIVE PRODUCTIVITY AND WORKFORCE PERFORMANCE WITH Skillsoft percipio

Included with our solution are Skillsoft Skill Benchmarks, the only diagnostic assessment aligned to the most in-demand skills and vetted learning objectives. Skill Benchmarks give your employees a clear place to start and get personalized recommendations for growth.

Closing the gap begins with easily digestible microlearning — such as quick, scenario-based videos designed for the busy worker, or as a deeper dive into more complex subjects. Learning is both personalized and empowering with Skillsoft Aspire Journeys, and multi-day Bootcamps and Leadercamps. Help your workforce learn, grow, and explore at their own pace, while maintaining productivity.

Articulate the ROI and business impact with detailed dashboards that track, analyze and report on the skill development of learners. Achieve quantifiable results within weeks of deployment. Click here to request a copy of the 2021 Nucleus Research ROI Awards, highlighting CGI, a well-known informational technology and systems integration company.

CONTACT SKILLSOFT IN TEXAS TO PLACE YOUR ORDER

Valerie Krajicek is Skillsoft’s representative in Texas. She is available to answer any questions about Skillsoft, the DIR contract, and to conduct on-site demonstrations. Please contact Valerie to obtain quotes and instructions for placing purchase orders. When placing an order, DIR Contract Number DIR-CPO-5044 must be referenced.

Valerie Krajicek
Senior Account Executive
Skillsoft
Valerie.Krajicek@skillsoft.com | Mobile: (951) 712-5434

Contract Information

Contract DIR-CPO-5044 Expires 9/29/2027
DIR-Co-op Contract Program Overview
Appendix A – Standard Terms and Conditions
Appendix B – HUB Subcontracting Plan
Subscription Pricing
Instructor-Led Pricing

Pricing

Skillsoft operates on a subscription basis, giving learners access to our resources for a minimum of one year. Pricing is based on the type of resource and the number of users. The higher the number of users, the lower the cost per user. If multiple agencies or university departments or buy together, significant cost savings can be achieved.

Return Policy

Please note that Skillsoft does not have a Return Policy since it is not applicable to the Products and services rendered hereunder.

Skillsoft Solutions for Texas DIR

LEADERSHIP AND BUSINESS SKILLS

In today's hybrid workforce, leadership is evolving and the criticality for preparing leaders to thrive in the modern workplace has never been more important. Skillsoft Advance 2.0 helps build effective leaders by connecting them with the business capabilities they need in a digital world — from foundational skills like budgeting and project management to more advanced technical topics, including agile methodologies and digital transformation strategy as well as the coaching necessary to reinforce and drive positive behavioral change to achieve strategic initiatives.

Leadership and business curated learning paths include areas such as:

  • Managing Diversity
  • Project Management
  • Budgeting
  • Communication Essentials
  • Customer Relationships
  • Six Sigma
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Data Analytics & Literacy
  • Design Thinking
  • Digital Transformation
  • Virtual Work

TECHNOLOGY & DEVELOPER SKILLS

Public sector organizations are greatly impacted by the shortage of skilled IT personnel. Skillsoft's Technology & Developer Expert solution can help optimize training to reinforce skills development and achieve needed certifications that help minimize the gap between employee succession and external recruitment.

The rapid change of tech brings both challenge and opportunity. With our solution, organizations can build in-demand tech skills with personalized training in the following areas

  • Cybersecurity
  • Cloud Operations
  • Data Analytics
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Emerging Technology
  • Dev Ops/ Programming

Research has shown the best results come from personalized training programs that meet the individual learner with targeted skills development. Our approach to instructional variety reinforces skills development by offering a diverse approach to learning as follows:

  • Interactive Modules
  • On-Demand Courses
  • Live Instructor-Led courses
  • Practice Labs and Sandboxes
  • Certification Prep
  • Aspire Journeys

ENSURING COMPLIANCE

The Skillsoft Legal Compliance Solution is a collection of customizable courseware titles designed to address your organization’s compliance training needs. Skillsoft’s legal compliance content focuses on the specific information your employees need to meet the intent of applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, or case law decisions. This collection addresses best practices with respect to risk reduction and mitigation of liability and is developed and maintained with legal expertise from our partner law firm subject matter experts.

The subject areas covered in the Legal Compliance Collection include:

The Skillsoft Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) Solution addresses the training needs of organizations working toward maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

The EH&S Compliance Solution collection is:

SKILLSOFT BOOKS

Books and audiobooks enhance and deepen the learning experience. When learners choose, they choose books. Books are the top modality choice for learning new skills and 80% of learners rely on books as part of their learning experiences. Skillsoft Books enable learning anywhere at any time. With maximum choice and flexibility, Skillsoft offers digital books, audiobooks, and book summaries across multiple categories: Leadership & Business, Technology & Developer, Productivity & Collaboration Tools, and Engineering.

Leadership & Business Books offer thousands of best-in-class business Digital Books, Audiobooks, and Skillsoft Summary Products from well-respected thought leader and executives in the world. With over 200 Reputable partners, leadership and business online collection covers diverse topics such as:

  • Leadership Foundations
  • Marketing Essentials
  • Essential Customer Service Skills
  • Leading Change
  • Coaching
  • Financial Analysis & Essentials
  • And more

Technology & Developer Books enable technology and developer professionals at all levels to advance their skills, solve problems, and stay on the leading edge of technology. Skillsoft Technology & Developer books supplement online training by providing thousands of recent, relevant, and best-in-class Digital Books, as well as dozens of Audiobooks and Skillsoft Summary products. With over 100 Reputable partners, this online collection covers diverse topics such as:

  • Software Development
  • Java
  • Cybersecurity & Security
  • Data Science
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • And more!

Also included as part of the Tech & Dev series are our Productivity & Collaboration Tools books, offering 900+ titles on popular tools, including strong coverage of Microsoft Office and Excel. Productivity & Collaboration Tools books offer the first line of support for everyday questions. The online collection covers diverse topics such as:

  • Excel
  • Windows End User
  • Sharepoint End User
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Analytics for Marketers
  • Photoshop
  • And more

Engineering Books provide engineers and technicians with trusted, web-based content that empowers them to advance their knowledge and find ideas and technologies to aid their work and solve challenges on the job. Engineering Books offer robust, relevant topical coverage across 27 topical channels including:

  • Aerospace
  • Electronics
  • Computer Tools
  • Plant Design & Operation
  • Materials Science
  • Systems Engineering
  • And more!

Skillsoft Support Resources

CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Ensuring our customers are successful is achieved through a focused multi-team, customer-centric model that includes Customer Success who are dedicated to working with customers to provide:

  • Understanding and expertise to make sure that you have the right content, technology, and services to support your program
  • Solid onboarding, alignment to business objectives, and strong program adoption and experience
  • Ability to augment specific needs and/or gaps with experienced L&D professionals

USER & ADMIN SUPPORT

Skillsoft customer support representatives are available 24x7x365 to provide free assistance to customers on any of the products developed or distributed by Skillsoft. Support service requests can be placed by telephone, e-mail, Web form and chat; all modes are available 24×7.

  • Skillsoft has consistently achieved high ratings in customer service for the past five years
  • All customer support representatives are employees of Skillsoft. We have invested heavily in our support resources to assist your administrators and learners.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The Professional Services team is available for expanded engagements to help client reach their vision by connecting essential learning experiences to specific business needs and goals. The team can also be contracted for custom content development. These are fee-based services.