Globant Partners with Udemy Business to Boost L&D Strategy and Meet Its Learners’ Needs

The team focused on improving the Globant University Campus. The internal LMS was powered with AI features to promote matching with other Globers and also to recommend specific educational content according to each role. In order to keep widening the offering, the team looked at various platforms to complement the company’s learning strategy. Its need for dynamic content around technology and innovation meant Udemy Business came out on top. “Udemy Business puts us one step ahead of market changes,” explains Santos Videla, Global People Reinvention Director at Globant. “It gives us what we need to upskill and reskill our people — and that expertise is a key differentiator of what we offer our customers.” 

The company now uses Udemy business in two main ways: The first is to look at the business needs and close any skills gaps to meet those demands. This can be focused on the project level, to see if individuals working on that project need upskilling or reskilling to meet client requirements. The second, to help learners fill any gaps they may have to keep growing in their careers, and work on the skills they need to level up and progress.

“Udemy Business helps our people learn the skills they need to be more aligned to what our project, business, and clients require,” says Lucas Campos, Senior Vice President of Technology at Globant. “It gives them deeper knowledge of the areas they need to grow and it helps us ensure they’re always ready for new challenges or projects.” 

A learning solution that puts Globers’ needs first

Globant prides itself on allowing its people to develop and build the careers they want. Last year alone, more than 8% of its people moved horizontally into other projects or roles. And with Udemy Business, this has become even easier. “Learners have many options to develop their interests and explore new technologies that can help them move to other projects and opportunities,” explains Giuliano.

The data extracted from Udemy Business also helps Globant identify its workforce’s learning needs using the company’s own analytics tools. “Learners can take a self-assessment evaluation to see any skills gaps they have — and then create ‘missions’ to close these gaps,” explains María José. “Udemy Business courses form part of these ‘missions’ and help us close these development opportunities. Having the dashboards and metrics also means we have a complete view of insights like learning hours to understand what people are working on across different departments and countries.”

The combination of company-specific courses in Globant’s learning environment and technical and power-skills courses in Udemy Business means learners have greater control over their careers. They can work on the areas that will give them the most value to improve and progress.

Globant also uses Udemy Business International Collections, localized courses taught by native-speakers, to tailor learning to each individual in the company. “We’re a global company,” says Giuliano. “And although our official language is English, it’s great to have the option to train in your native language. It supports our diversity strategy for learning experiences.”

“Although most Globers learn in English, I’ve seen a lot of people choosing Spanish,” adds María José. “I’ve also seen people learning in Portuguese — and this year, our team in India has been taking advantage of a new collection of Udemy Business courses in Hindi.”

Many of Globant’s departments use Udemy Business’ Learning Paths feature to create guidelines for people working on specific projects. “If it’s your first time using Udemy Business, I think it’s great to have these Learning Paths,” explains Giuliano. “It gives people a place to start and shows them their next steps — which adds to the user experience.”