Sopra Steria, a European Tech leader recognised for its consulting, digital services and software development, helps its clients drive their digital transformation to obtain tangible and sustainable benefits. It provides end-to- end solutions to make large companies and organizations more competitive by combining in-depth knowledge of a wide range of business sectors and innovative technologies with a fully collaborative approach. Sopra Steria places people at the heart of everything it does and is committed to making the most of digital technology to build a positive future for its clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company chose Udemy Business to increase the scale, scope, agility, and speed of its L&D program to help it better serve its staff, clients, and projects \u2014 upskilling and cross-skilling key talent and nurturing careers. As a result, it can match the speed of technology development to ensure project excellence while adding value to its staff \u2014 and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sopra Steria operates in one of the fastest-evolving global business sectors. Ensuring all consultants and developers remain up to date on the latest software and technology developments is fundamental to its success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The firm\u2019s previous L&D solution was on- demand and mostly face-to-face. Reporting was manual, so it was hard to gauge feedback and assess value. And keeping its critical talent up to date with technical skills and certifications was difficult; selecting courses, booking instructors, and covering learners\u2019 travel costs was time- and cost-inefficient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, investment in online corporate training licenses for a 4,200 strong workforce is expensive, particularly for technical certifications that involve pass-or-fail exams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the company looked to improve its L&D program, it explored options to accelerate critical talent upskilling, expand global learning accessibility, and save L&D costs by replacing in-person training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company wanted to build on its already strong culture of learning. So, following a short, small-scale pilot, it launched Udemy Business globally under the guidance of Training and Development Consultant, Sergio Monroy G\u00f3mez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Implementing the platform increased Sopra Steria\u2019s total online training delivery by 20%. Today, the company uses Udemy Business\u2019 broad catalog of courses, mostly for technical upskilling but also for managerial and soft skills training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sergio explains: \u201cContent is regularly updated, courses are high quality, and licenses are cheaper than other platforms. The courses are also rated by the community, which I love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were two main features of the platform that particularly impressed Sergio. First was the training that prepares people for official certification exams \u2014 such as AWS, Oracle, Java, and SQL \u2014 by providing study plans and support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCertifications training is unusual for an L&D platform,\u201d says Sergio. \u201cIt\u2019s normally very expensive; you need a lot of investment. Udemy Business offers many certification learning paths that help people progress faster and in a structured way. It\u2019s very cool and impressed me a lot.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He continues: \u201cThis kind of training is powerful. And it\u2019s huge for us. We can certify lots more people for a fraction of the cost. Udemy Business makes it cheap \u2014and easy\u2014to do. It is one of the best things about the platform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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