Increasing attention to the growth and continuous professional development of employees through online learning and training. Thanks to the agreement with Coursera, the world's leading digital platform for the use of MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses) courses, Leonardo enhances the training opportunities offered to its people, in line with the corporate strategy it sees in employees and in their personal growth and professional a key element for the development and sustainability of the company.
Through the rich and articulated training offer of Coursera - more than 4.000 courses in 11 thematic areas and approximately 1.200 specialization programs - Leonardo will allow approximately 40.000 employees in Italy and worldwide to access multiple training courses, in the name of life- long learning attitude, that is, a continuous learning process, cut on the needs of individuals, to allow the acquisition of new skills, not only professional, but also personal. Leonardo employees will have unlimited access to the extensive Coursera catalog, 50% of which courses are attributable to Leonardo's Competence Management System and provided by the most prestigious universities - around 190 universities - and by world-leading companies in the industry hi-tech. The agreement introduces an innovative training standard, which offers the possibility of obtaining the certifications of the educational courses, issued by Coursera on behalf of the main universities in the world and publishable by each employee also directly on their LinkedIn profile.
“The agreement with Coursera - underlines Simonetta Iarlori, Chief People, Organization & Transformation Officer of Leonardo - confirms the Company's commitment to invest in its most important strategic asset, people, further expanding our training offer. Through this agreement, the continuous updating of our employees will be further encouraged, supporting the spread of the attitude to continuous training and self-employment. "
Through this tool Leonardo significantly enhances the use of Mobile Learning, learning with the aid of mobile devices, to allow continuous access to training. To date, this method of learning in the USA involves about 67% of companies and, since 2000, it has registered a growth of 900%. Thanks to Mobile Learning it is possible to respond to new challenges in the world of work, allowing all employees to take advantage of the training they want, when they want, significantly reducing the skills gaps and promoting the increase of employability. The agreement between Leonardo and Coursera has a twofold objective: to guarantee an adequate response to the growing need for STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and to contribute spontaneously to personal and professional development even outside the current scope of activity of each employee.