- Beekeeper, a mobile-first collaboration platform for front-line workers, launched the Beekeeper Marketplace, the next generation of the company’s front-line operating system. The Marketplace provides the non-desk workforce easy access to operational systems and communication channels through a mobile-first solution. Customers have the option of building integrations with platforms already in use through Beekeeper, or building in integrations using another platform. To date, Beekeeper’s Marketplace includes a total of 52 integrations with other platforms and 27 first-party apps.
- Nucamp, a provider of coding bootcamps nationwide, is extending the reach of its online coding curriculum to companies and their workforces with the launch of Nucamp for Business. Nucamp’s technology training model allows workers to take classes at their own pace. Organizations with a qualified educational assistance program are eligible for a federal tax deduction of $5,250 per year per employee.
- Tooling U-SME, a provider of manufacturing training solutions, launched Virtual Labs, a new immersive virtual reality training curriculum. Using a Meta Quest 2 headset or through their desktop or laptop computer, trainees tap into applied learning through virtual reality. Virtual Labs will cover subjects such as safety, inspection, assembly, and welding. For each Virtual Lab, customers receive a skills guide that provides a structured way to set up and integrate the new technology into a blended learning approach.
- A new Teams App by Swiss start-up eggheads now allows companies to use chat-based learning nuggets directly in Microsoft Teams. eggheads provides cloud software that can be used to create, distribute, and analyze chat-based learning nuggets (technically, rule-based chatbots). The most popular use cases include sales and product training, customer service training, employee onboarding, compliance training, and awareness campaigns such as for IT security.
Tech Talk (July 2022)
Find out about the latest advances in training technology.