Bridge LMS excels at helping organizations build stronger capabilities through career development and upskilling, making it a top choice for soft skills development. Read on for three main use cases.
1. Mapping Skills and Targeting Skills Gaps
With Bridge, you can take advantage of the following market-leading features:
- A massive database of over 30,000 job titles and their corresponding skills
- An AI-powered skills taxonomy builder that maps job roles to skills and tags content in your learning library with appropriate skills
- Role-specific learning recommendations and the ability for learners to search and enroll in courses aligned with upskilling goals
- Reporting and data insights that show organization-wide skills gaps and competency levels for each skill
2. Personalizing Learning Pathways
Bridge LMS supports a range of eLearning formats. You can structure training as learning paths (with Bridge Journeys), enrolling groups of learners and guiding them through training and development experiences tailored to their job roles, career goals, or skills gaps. Training can include the following:
- Courses and programs
- Live training sessions
- Evidence-based checkpoints
- Skills feedback
One Bridge customer—a major UK fast food chain—is using tailored learning journeys to improve leadership behaviors and competencies, resulting in an 80% improvement in key performance metrics.
RELATED READING | ‘5 Ways to Build Leadership Development Programs With Bridge Journeys’
3. Offering On-Demand Soft Skills Content
With Bridge, you can quickly fill any gaps in your training library with the following content options:
- Over 70 pre-made course bundles
- Access to 40,000 pre-curated courses directly in the learning library in partnership with OpenSesame
- Integrations with third-party content libraries
ADDITIONAL SKILLS INSIGHTS | ‘3 Major Ways to Close Skills Gaps Fast: How Bridge Helps With Employee Development’
Does Bridge LMS Support Team Collaboration and Social Learning?
Yes! Bridge LMS encourages soft skills development through organization-wide connection, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Employees can use Bridge to enable collaborative learning and facilitate connection by:
- Adding existing skills and those they’re interested in developing to their Bridge profiles
- Finding mentors who can support their development through practice, real-world application, and timely feedback
- Connecting communities of peers and managers with shared skills development goals
RELATED READING | ‘Continuous Learning Unlocked: How Bridge Keeps Employee Skills Sharp’
How Do I Improve Employee Communication Skills in Bridge LMS?
Intra-company communication is woven into the Bridge experience, helping employees define their career goals, translate them into measurable performance goals, and validate learning and upskilling. This means managers and employees can take a proactive approach to developing soft skills using the following:
- Skills Discovery Cards, which give managers and employees a framework for helping learners identify areas for development
- Employee development plans that give learners and direct managers a framework for growth with personalized learning and measurable goals
- The ability for employees and direct managers to request skills feedback, gaining crucial insights to improve soft skills
- In-depth skills reporting and analytics that show skills gaps across the organization and help managers direct employee development
- Peer recognition capabilities for people to publicly highlight skills-based accomplishments and achievements
READ MORE CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORIES | ‘Effortlessly Managing Contractor Compliance While Promoting a Culture of Employee Growth’
Support Soft Skills Development With Bridge LMS
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