As business environments become more data-driven, the ability to measure employee skills and tie learning outcomes directly to business performance is critical for learning and development (L&D) professionals. But how do you connect the dots between skills assessments, data analytics, and true business impact?
On October 9, 2024, at 1:00 PM EST, we’re bringing together top industry experts to explore exactly that in a live panel discussion: *Mastering Skill Assessment for Business Growth*. This insight-filled event will delve into the intersection of skill assessments and data analytics to help you unlock actionable strategies and approaches that drive business results and demonstrate ROI on your L&D initiatives.
Why This Event Matters Now
In today’s competitive business landscape, it’s not enough to simply train employees—you need measurable results. Organizations that can assess skills effectively and leverage learning data are better positioned to make strategic decisions that impact both employee performance and overall business growth. However, many struggle to move beyond basic training metrics and link learning to tangible business outcomes. This event will show you how.
We’ll explore how combining advanced skills assessments with powerful data analytics can help you:
- Identify and address skills gaps more effectively
- Align learning initiatives with your company’s strategic goals
- Measure the ROI of your L&D efforts and make informed, data-driven decisions
For leaders in L&D, HR, and talent development, this session offers the tools and insights you need to elevate your workforce while proving the value of your programs.
What You’ll Learn
Our expert panel will cover the following key topics:
- Leveraging Skills Assessments for Business Impact: Gain actionable insights into how skill assessments can help measure employee development and align training efforts with business goals.
- Harnessing Data Analytics to Prove ROI: Discover how data analytics can provide a clearer picture of your organization’s learning landscape, showing the real impact of training on business outcomes.
- Linking Learning Data to Strategic Decisions: Learn best practices for capturing and analyzing learning data, and how to use it to influence organizational strategy and demonstrate a return on investment.
Key Takeaways:
- Best practices for creating data-driven skill assessments that yield actionable insights
- How to connect learning data with key business metrics to demonstrate ROI
- Real-world examples of companies that have used skill assessments and learning analytics to drive growth
- Future trends in data analytics and skill assessments, and what they mean for your L&D strategy
Meet the Speakers
This event brings together seasoned experts who have successfully helped organizations harness the power of both skills assessment and data analytics to fuel business success. Here’s who you’ll hear from:
Chris Tompkins | VP of Business Development, Watershed
Chris leads the teams behind Watershed, the world’s leading learning analytics platform. With years of experience in the L&D sector, he’ll share insights on how organizations are using learning data to drive business outcomes and why data is critical to showing ROI.
Casey Cornelius | Head of Content and Client Services, CredSpark
Casey is a key strategist at CredSpark, specializing in helping organizations design interactive assessments that both engage learners and generate essential data. She’ll discuss how to construct assessments that offer meaningful insights and align with organizational goals.
Jennifer Kriksciun | Enterprise Learning Professional
With a background in designing and implementing effective L&D programs, Jennifer will discuss how assessment data can be used to create strategies that not only foster employee growth but also drive measurable business results.
Stephanie McCurdy | Learning Analytics Professional
Stephanie has years of experience in corporate training and learning data analytics. She’ll share her expertise in using data to enhance learning strategies and improve overall performance.
Emily Szopinski | Customer Success Manager, CredSpark (Host)
As a learning and development expert, Emily will guide the discussion, focusing on how skill assessments and learning data can be applied to achieve organizational impact and long-term success.
Why You Should Attend
If you’re responsible for ensuring the success of your L&D initiatives and proving their value to your organization, this event will provide immeasurable value. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how skill assessments and data analytics work together to drive real business results—and walk away with the knowledge to implement these strategies in your own organization.
Take your L&D strategy to the next level with practical insights and data-driven tools that make a measurable difference. Reserve your seat today.
Ready to unlock the full potential of skills assessment and data analytics to measure ROI? and secure your spot for this exciting event.
Event Details
📅 **Date**: October 9, 2024
🕐 **Time**: 1:00 PM EST
⏳ **Duration**: 45 minutes
📍 **Location**: Online (link to be provided upon registration)
About Watershed
How can organizations turn vast amounts of learning data into actionable insights that drive success? Watershed, the world’s first xAPI-conformant Learning Record Store (LRS), offers a powerful platform for collecting, storing, and analyzing learning data from various sources across an organization’s entire learning ecosystem. By integrating data from tools like CredSpark, which collects robust learning data through interactive assessments, Watershed enables organizations to aggregate this data using xAPI and other connectors, creating a unified view of learning and performance.
About CredSpark
What if you could instantly gauge your learners’ understanding and adapt your training programs in real-time? CredSpark’s interactive assessment tool is designed to elevate the learning experience by conducting engaging polls, knowledge checks, and simple to sophisticated learning assessments. With capabilities that range from real-time audience engagement to the creation of complex assessments, CredSpark empowers organizations to gain immediate insights into learner performance and understanding.
