SkillsTown and Online Academy announce strategic partnership

Hilversum, November 5, 2021 - Today, online training providers SkillsTown and Online Academy announce their strategic partnership. Joining forces will combine knowledge and experience in the field of platforms for online training to develop and produce new formats that fit the rapidly changing learning landscape. It is unique that two leading online training providers will collaborate in this way.

A strategic partnership

As the popularity of online learning has increased significantly in the past year and a half, the strategic collaboration of SkillsTown and Online Academy is a logical step. New techniques and possibilities follow each other in rapid succession, as a result of which the learning landscape has changed enormously in recent years. By combining SkillsTown's years of experience in offering various forms of learning solutions, with Online Academy's qualitative, data-driven e-learning offering, both parties can better meet the needs of organizations and their end users. The possibility of producing more types of content themselves also grows as a result. A large qualitative range of online training is thus combined on one strong platform, where users have access to increasingly valuable certificates and badges.

Online learning gaining momentum

Organizations are increasingly looking for online opportunities to help their employees perform better. They need short, powerful and interactive courses. In addition to familiar e-learning, there is an increasing demand for a combination of online and classroom multi-year training and leadership programs. This brings a new balance between online and classroom learning.

"I expect that we will collectively create much more impact in the Netherlands, among others, by being able to completely unburden organizations in all facets of online learning."

"By partnering with Online Academy, we are able to link with accredited training providers even faster and better. This will make our online training courses even more compatible with existing courses. Also with our popular subscription for managers and executives, we can now realize an immediate growth path. This is unique and a great wish of our customers," said Hans Schuurmans, CEO of SkillsTown.

Tom Bos, CEO of Online Academy: "I am looking forward to our collaboration with SkillsTown and I am convinced that this partnership will accelerate our international ambitions. Currently we are already active worldwide, but SkillsTown will help us to accelerate this growth. In addition, I expect that together we will create much more impact in the Netherlands by being able to fully unburden organizations in all facets of online learning."

About SkillsTown

SkillsTown is the online training provider for professionals. Through on demand learning SkillsTown enables companies, organizations and their employees to move with the constantly changing world around them. In the form of hundreds of online courses that are offered in different learning formats, SkillsTown responds to new and individual ways of learning in every phase of life of organization and employee. In order to increase knowledge and skills, stimulate change capacity and contribute to being an attractive employer.

About Online Academy

Online Academy offers organizations and its employees the opportunity to increase their performance, mobility, job satisfaction and talents. In a way that is efficient, effective and inspiring. The range of online training courses is developed in cooperation with recognized trainers, combined with years of experience in digital didactics. Each training course is divided into small blocks, because this leads to the best learning efficiency.