Simplilearn for Business Looks to Upskill One Million Canadian Professionals in Digital Skills & Seeks Strategic Partners in the Country

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Mar 15, 2022, 10:00 ET

- "Companies globally are getting ready for the 4th industrial revolution, powered by digital technologies. Simplilearn has partnered with more than 400 enterprises globally in the United States, EU, and India. We see organizations in Canada also having an acute problem with not finding the proper digital skills talent, and look forward to developing relationships with distributors and partners who can help us solve this problem with Simplilearn's digital skills bootcamps, onboarding, and digital transformation skilling products," says Simplilearn Co-founder and CBO, Kashyap Dalal.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simplilearn, the world's #1 online bootcamp for digital economy skills training, has seen rapid growth of its enterprise arm, Simplilearn for Business, over the last two years. Simplilearn for Business has seen accelerating adoption of its offerings globally and over 100% YOY growth that is tracking towards $100m in B2B revenue in the next 2-3 years. Simplilearn for Business is now expanding its focus beyond the markets of the US, EU, and India; for Canada, Simplilearn has three core focus areas:

Simplilearn for Business Looks to Upskill One Million Canadian Professionals in Digital Skills & Seeks Strategic Partners in the Country

Powering new-hire onboarding for large enterprises in areas like Software Development, Data Science, Cloud, Digital Marketing, and others
Powering digital transformation training across 35 critical digital roles
Building strategic relationships with channel partners and distributors to expand global reach and take Simplilearn's products into even more countries

Simplilearn has helped more than three million professionals upskill in digital technologies across 150+ countries. For enterprises, Simplilearn offers a scalable platform for live interactive workshops and bootcamps in digital skills. To reach global markets, Simplilearn works through partners, which include channel partners such as Accenture Academy and PWC Academy, and distributors like Deviare in South Africa, Saudi Business Machines in the Middle East, and the ILX Group in the UK.

Kashyap Dalal, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer, Simplilearn, said, "Over the last two years, the pandemic has accelerated the move towards digital business models and created a global need for over 200m digitally skilled professionals in areas like Programming, Data, Cloud, and Cyber Security. According to the World Economic Forum, with effective upskilling Canada could boost GDP by $56 billion, equivalent to 2.7% of the total GDP. Our experience in other regions has shown that for ramping up digital skills, organizations need to hire for aptitude and have solutions to skill them for job readiness. We are excited to announce our plans to enter the Canada market and work closely with enterprises and partners to chase our goal of upskilling one million professionals in the region in digital skills."

Simplilearn's online training programs address all critical digital domains, such as Data & Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Agile, Digital Transformation, & Digital Marketing, through comprehensive learning paths that are tailored to 35+ critical digital economy job roles. These programs are co-created with leading universities like MIT and Caltech, and alongside leading industry partners such as IBM, Microsoft Azure, and Facebook, ensuring the best learning outcomes.

To learn more, please visit https://www.simplilearn.com/reseller-partner-program-for-training-
courses for partnerships or https://www.simplilearn.com/corporate-training for corporate inquiries.

If you are interested in potential partnership opportunities or seeking digital upskilling solutions for your organization, contact Simplilearn at [email protected].

About Simplilearn:

Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, California, and Bangalore, India, Simplilearn, a Blackstone company is the world's #1 online Bootcamp for digital economy skills training. Simplilearn offers access to world-class work-ready training to individuals and businesses around the world. The Bootcamps are designed and delivered with world-renowned universities, top corporations, and leading industry bodies via live online classes featuring top industry practitioners. For businesses, Simplilearn offers products to power New hire Onboarding, Digital Transformation skill development and Leadership development.

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