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- Industry: Public Safety
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great Product for Extra Trainings
Reviewed on 2019/06/11
It has solved the issue of having all employees having access to extra training so that they can...
It has solved the issue of having all employees having access to extra training so that they can improve their skills or build new skills. It is also cost efficient since it is not possible to send every employee to outside training's. It also has allowed my employees feel that I am here for them and wanting them to succeed which I do.
Pros
Skillsoft is a great product with a variety of topics one can learn on. It allows you to build up your skills and resume with the variety of courses one can take. It also has test one must pass to make sure that the material was learned from the course. Upon passing you are given a certificate of completion which is great to store and have on file in case ever asked. Its great that it shows all courses in your profile that you have completed and it allows you to save courses to do at a later date. this allows me to construct my own path of courses I want to take. It also has topics you would have never thought about which is great to learn off of and improve your skills whether you are already in s supervisors/managers position or striving to achieve a new position.
Cons
There is nothing that I dislike about skillsoft it is a pretty awesome tool for an organization.
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Good platform for technical eLearning, not the best admin functionality
Reviewed on 2020/04/12
Pros
Skillsoft has certainly come a long way since the days of Skillport. Percipio is no doubt a sleeker user experience, and their content has received a much needed refresh. As an admin for eLearning now in several different organizations, I've always leaned more towards Skillsoft as a vendor when it comes to technical content (programming, IT, cert prep, etc.), although their soft skills catalog is also pretty decent.
Cons
As a platform, my main gripes are with the admin side. I've used other eLearning platforms in previous roles, and Skillsoft's admin interface is always the clunkiest. Terminology used is not always intuitive, and user and content management requires too many clicks.

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Great for video study
Reviewed on 2019/12/11
Great learning platform if you want to gain the knowledge in your job. I have been a constant user...
Great learning platform if you want to gain the knowledge in your job. I have been a constant user of this platform for over 15 years. My only complaint is the lack of having labs for certain aspects of courses, as you cannot understand the course without the ability to apply it.
Pros
This platform is great for being able to study IT concepts related to my career. I do a quick search and am able to find a few different options to study from.
Cons
Watching videos can only allow you to apply so much. This platform lacks labs to be able to test you on if you actually understand the material with labs. Easily able to memorize the questions given, and retake the tests to pass.
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Decent Content
Reviewed on 2018/10/09
Customer service was always very helpful and attentive when an issue arose. The system reporting...
Customer service was always very helpful and attentive when an issue arose. The system reporting was a little clunky and required a lot of v-look-ups of separate reports to get all the information we wanted in one, comprehensive report for our business units. Ended up going elsewhere where we could get more course selection and content for our money with more language options already existing.
Pros
If you purchase their content you receive their host platform for free which was nice, however we switched content providers that had some newer content, and more content for the price.
Cons
Not a lot of language options currently although they're working on adding more. Most of the courses are pretty outdated but they've been working to upgrade them. Not a lot of content for the amount of money you pay.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
I have utilized Skillport and Skillsoft eLearning content for years and it has never let me...
Reviewed on 2018/01/09
Pros
The software is easy to use, understand and consistently quality checked. Their eLearning courses help us check a lot of regulatory boxes.
Cons
Pricing structure for the content itself is a bit robust with different courses falling under different categories and it often gets confusing but the support teams and account managers do a decent job of assisting.

- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Could be better
Reviewed on 2020/03/13
It is an okay platform, but it could be way better, especially when it comes to supporting newer...
It is an okay platform, but it could be way better, especially when it comes to supporting newer browsers.
The courses I have watched were all using flash, so if your device does not support it, that could be a challenge.
Pros
It has an easy to follow catalog. It has a learning path, so if you're looking for a large topic to learn, the path is quite useful.
Cons
I have had lots of issues with different browsers, there are courses that I cannot launch in any other browser than Internet Explorer. The fact that it uses flash, makes it very heavy to load, and probably the issues I had with the different browsers is due to that.
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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The Skillsoft support staff and account managers are excellent.
Reviewed on 2017/12/15
Pros
Skillsoft by Skillsoft is easily integrated with existing HRIS sysrems. The number of available resources observations the Skillsoft library is unbelievable.
Cons
There are a few missing critical features in the basic Skillport LMS. The primary missing feature is the lack of manager tracking dashboards outside of the reporting tool.

- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
I provide access to SkillPort training for my candidates in order to improve their technical...
Reviewed on 2018/05/07
Pros
SkillPort has a wealth of industry-approved training that allows my candidates to learn new technologies and increase their odds of securing a new work opportunity.
Cons
I have had only positive experiences with SkillPort so far - my candidates have appreciated having SkillPort as a resource and have only had positive feedback.

- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Overall positive!
Reviewed on 2022/09/04
Pros
Thanks to the trainings I received on developing management and leadership skills, my personal development and business performance increased. I generally rate it positively.
Cons
needs to be developed for offline learning.

- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Skillsoft is too soft for skills
Reviewed on 2019/11/26
Good experience , learned many good skills.
Good experience , learned many good skills.
Pros
It gives practical example of what they teach, I like how they actually make situations.
Cons
It's not up-to-date with the ongoing scenarios.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Community Health Center's Take on Skillsoft as an Excellent Content/LMS Resource
Reviewed on 2021/11/16
We were incredibly happy with Skillsoft for our leadership content. The support we had with our...
We were incredibly happy with Skillsoft for our leadership content. The support we had with our customer success manager is the best, and she was instrumental in helping us launch and promote the resources. The cost was a little high, and so when we needed to expand learning access to more staff, we ended up going with a different vendor because of that reason.
Pros
The production was incredibly professional, the presenters are the best in class, and the service from all Skillsoft staff is unmatched.
Cons
Our teams preferred learning content that felt was more relatable to our office setting. The sophisticated production that Skillsoft had made it feel very corporate, which doesn't align with our company culture.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
20+ years of data packed into a robust reporting system
Reviewed on 2018/01/18
The ability to track completion of required courses to a global employee population.
The ability to track completion of required courses to a global employee population.
Pros
The reports we pull out of Skillport are amazing. You can dive down to the deepest level of information and extract exactly what you are looking for.
The organization of courses and users was spot on. We have over 15,000 users and are able to track their progress in the system accurately.
Cons
The system seems a bit cumbersome at times - uploading new content, pulling data that has been archived. We can't remove particular courses as they will delete the history that goes with them. The history needs to stay. The class information needs to stay, but the course needs to go away.
The occasional users have a hard time finding a particular course to take. We require each employee to take 6 courses upon hire. At times we have to register them for the courses because they cannot find the one they are looking for.
- Industry: Insurance
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
outdated
Reviewed on 2018/04/19
finished my compliance courses
finished my compliance courses
Pros
It's fairly easy to use and navigate. I had a number of courses to complete when I started my current job and had no problems completing everything.
Cons
This software seems seriously outdated and offered very little useful courses to improve your skills for Microsoft applications. I found those courses to be clumsy to use and boring to learn from.
They really need to improve their offerings.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Learning and development
Reviewed on 2020/06/14
I love using skillsoft and am happy to continue working with them.
I love using skillsoft and am happy to continue working with them.
Pros
I love using skillsoft videos for learning and development of our employees. The trainings are easy to follow and very diverse.
Cons
I have no problems with this software, it is organized in an easy to navigate way, and includes so many different types of trainings.
- Industry: Gambling & Casinos
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10
Skillport - Needs updating
Reviewed on 2018/10/23
The customer service is good. Everyone is super friendly and responsive. Overall experience...
The customer service is good. Everyone is super friendly and responsive. Overall experience is..have to work with it because this is what we have now so better make the most of it. If i was making the decision i would not recommend - I would suggest a newer product.
Pros
I like the user interface for this software. For employees, it is relatively easy to use and follow all of the required and optional training they need to complete.
Cons
The admin side of the software is extremely convoluted and dated. It is hard to keep the back end organised based on how the system is set up - this makes it very challenging to manage a large employee base.
The reporting functionality is very limited. Often the same report will produce different results and it is challenging to pull accurate data. I would go with one of Skillsoft's updated softwares
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great platform for learning
Reviewed on 2021/07/29
Skillsoft help the organization to maintain their employees connected to learn and grow their...
Skillsoft help the organization to maintain their employees connected to learn and grow their knowledge and capacity of study
Pros
The most I like from this software is that it has a los of resources for learning and training.
Cons
This software its easy to use. I think the software could improve more learning courses in spanish
- Industry: Facilities Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Love SkillSoft
Reviewed on 2019/04/17
Pros
SkillSoft has a vast amount of trainings with great content.
Cons
While going through the trainings, they do not always save correctly and cause you to lose progress. Additionally, the look of it could use some updating.
- Industry: Oil & Energy
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
great for updating your proffetional skills
Reviewed on 2021/01/08
great software (android app) allowing you expand your skills
great software (android app) allowing you expand your skills
Pros
ease to find books relevant to my field. nice book reading setup allowing you to jump in/out anytime you want
Cons
a bit outdated look. not very user friendly user verification - my company allows free access for all employees and it was a hassle to get access.
- Industry: Semiconductors
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
SkillPort by SkillSoft is an excellent tool for training
Reviewed on 2018/08/01
Great library to select from!
Great library to select from!
Pros
SkillPort by Skillsoft is a wonderful third-party vendor that offers a wide selection of training to complement our in-house built eLearning training.
Cons
Some courses need to be updated, although the use of video upgrade to replace several courses in the catalog has gone a long way to update the courses.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great learning tool
Reviewed on 2019/08/20
Great soft to use in preparation new job as a student very relevant in my first years as a...
Great soft to use in preparation new job as a student very relevant in my first years as a customer service officer as I used what I learnt to handle different situations in handling or dealing with customers
Pros
You can select from a vast option courses that are specifically relevant for your department
Audio-visual is extremely excellent and eligible easy fun to follow
Can be used on device so you can conduct the course from anywhere
Cons
I had no problems with this software I was allways excited about learning new information and tracking the different customer services case scenarios very relevant to my job
- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best online learning management tool
Reviewed on 2019/11/19
Overall the best learning management solution available right now
Overall the best learning management solution available right now
Pros
User friendly interface. Easy to select and schedule the required courses. Easy to understand the training programs
Cons
Some of the courses are difficult and it is expensive.
Mobile application can be improved with advanced features
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great pool of training topics
Reviewed on 2018/04/20
Pros
Offers great pool of training topics that can be used in many different settings. These are great to use in a pinch or for general trainings
Cons
Sometimes they can be too generic. The script and delivery can be forced and some people don't always take it seriously.
- Industry: Textiles
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Skillsoft
Reviewed on 2020/03/04
Overall Skillsoft is very good. Must be used by every professional.
Overall Skillsoft is very good. Must be used by every professional.
Pros
Skillsoft is very useful in providing the various training programmes especially on ethical values, professional requirements etc.
Cons
More online training programmes like stress management, work life balance must be included.
- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Perfect for Corporate training
Reviewed on 2018/09/24
Pros
Easy to use
Very informative sessions with video and interactive courses
Cons
Some of the web features do not work in the mobile application
- Industry: Management Consulting
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Decent product
Reviewed on 2015/04/15
Decent product
Decent product
Pros
Centralized location to take and record training, which allows companies to track their employees training history
Cons
The interface is a little confusing, and can take some training itself to get employees to understand how to use it properly.