By OpenSesame Team

As the L&D champion in your organisation—or one of just a few—you’re expected to do more than tick the box on mandatory training. You’re building a smarter, more productive workforce. That’s why we’re proud to share that OpenSesame has once again been named a Core Leader on the Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning. This recognition from Europe’s leading HR analyst firm reinforces what our customers already know: OpenSesame isn’t just a course provider—we’re your strategic sidekick.

From surfacing skill gaps to curating content that maps to your business goals, our platform and people support every part of your learning strategy. Whether you’re creating learning paths for emerging leaders, scaling compliance globally, or proving the impact of your programmes, we’re here to help you go beyond expectations.

Here’s how our approach aligns with key trends from Fosway’s 2025 report—and what that means for you.

Source: Fosway Group; Fosway 9-Grid™ Digital Learning, 2025

Proving the value of learning—loud and clear

Fosway’s 2025 analysis makes one thing crystal clear: business leaders want to see the value of L&D, not just feel it. Demonstrating impact isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s now a core expectation. At OpenSesame, helping you demonstrate that impact isn’t just a feature—it’s a core part of our promise to you.

A partner in your success narrative 

OpenSesame gives you access to built-in metrics like learner enrolments, completions, engagement rates, and course performance. But data alone doesn’t tell the full story. That’s where your dedicated Customer Success Manager steps in—meeting with you quarterly to not only interpret the numbers but help connect them to your broader organisational goals.

Together, we identify what’s working, uncover new opportunities, and craft a story that showcases how your learning programmes are driving real business outcomes. Because your success isn’t just about tracking activity—it’s about proving impact.

Show the opportunity—and the impact—with skills gap analysis

A clear skills gap analysis doesn’t just highlight what’s missing—it reveals the potential within your workforce. It gives you data-driven insight into where even top performers have room to grow, and where targeted learning can move the needle.

And the best part? With OpenSesame, this isn’t a massive project. Our AI-powered tools make it easy to assess current skills, map them to roles, and uncover exactly where learning will have the greatest impact. It’s how you turn L&D into a strategic force—and show the business the true value of your work.

Sometimes, the value comes from what you don’t spend

With OpenSesame as your all-in-one solution, you’re not just gaining content—you’re cutting costs across the board. Your OpenSesame Plus subscription covers more than just upskilling. It includes essential compliance and safety training to reduce organisational risk, plus access to certification prep and continuing education content that would otherwise come with hefty price tags.

That means you can eliminate spend on separate tools or programmes for critical credentials like SHRM, Six Sigma Belts, Agile Project Management, SCRUM, AWS, CompTIA, Kubernetes, Salesforce, OSHA 10 & 30, NASBA, CPE credits, HRCI, and healthcare CEUs—saving your organisation thousands while delivering even more value to your learners.

AI that actually helps you do more—with less

AI isn’t just a buzzword—it’s becoming a game-changer for L&D teams who need to move fast, prove impact, and serve a complex workforce. As highlighted in Fosway’s 2025 report, the smartest strategies use AI not just for efficiency, but to drive real business value. That’s exactly how OpenSesame puts AI to work for you.

Find the right courses, instantly—with SmartList

You don’t have time to sift through thousands of courses. Our expert-curated marketplace only includes content that passes a rigorous 42-point quality check. But not all courses are the right fit for your needs or your organisation. That’s where AI comes in.

With OpenSesame’s SmartList tool, you enter the skills you want to develop and a few details about what you need in a course, including modality and time in seat. Our AI instantly surfaces personalised course recommendations tailored to your needs. That’s the power of human experts, augmented by AI. Deliver personalised learning at scale—with Oro.

With OpenSesame, learning isn’t just about access—it’s about impact. Our AI-powered skills solution, Oro, ensures learners receive highly personalised, role-specific training that keeps pace with business needs.

• Identify critical skill gaps with our patented 60-second assessment
• Deliver role-specific learning paths automatically
• Track skill development to show real business impact

It’s personalised learning—without the manual lift.

Create and translate content—with Simon

OpenSesame’s AI-powered course creation tool makes it easy to build custom training in minutes—no instructional design background required. Simply upload your existing assets, and the tool transforms them into a structured, science-backed outline that you can personalise with your own expertise and voice.

As Fosway’s report highlights, “the use of AI translations and easier editing of localised versions makes…international capability a more achievable reality.” The ability to globalise your content matters, especially as your business grows and broadens its market. That’s why, with Simon, you can instantly translate your courses into 70+ languages—extending access to your entire workforce without adding extra lift. It’s one more way OpenSesame supports real-world challenges highlighted in Fosway’s 2025 report.

Skills demand signals strategic relevance for L&D

Fosway’s 2025 report says it best: “Hiring for skills is insufficient alone—there is generally not enough skilled talent available to hire.” Upskilling, reskilling, and developing new capabilities are now mission-critical for L&D. But when your time and team are stretched thin, where do you even begin?

That’s where OpenSesame comes in.

We make building a skills programme possible—even with limited resources

Launching a skills strategy can feel overwhelming, but we help you start strong and grow confidently. With Oro, OpenSesame’s AI-powered talent growth engine, you can:

• Assess employee skills and map them to their roles
• Access a built-in, research-backed skills taxonomy—no need to create one from scratch
• Automatically generate personalised learning paths based on each employee’s current and needed skills

All you need is a job title. Oro handles the rest, making skills-based learning scalable, personalised, and aligned to real business needs.

Prefer to build your own paths? We’ve got your back.

If you’re curating learning paths manually, our skills facet lets you search the OpenSesame marketplace by specific skills. With training mapped to over 3,500 in-demand skills, it’s easy to find the right content for any role—fast.

At OpenSesame, we’re here to support your skills strategy at every stage, making it easier to connect learning to performance and prove the value of L&D across your organisation.

Future proof your org and level up your L&D with a Core Leader 

OpenSesame brings you more than 40,000 high-quality courses—we bring a strategic approach to workforce learning. From identifying skill gaps to delivering personalised learning paths with our AI-powered tools, we help you build a smarter, more agile organisation.

Want to see what working with a Core Leader looks like?

Curious about the trends shaping L&D in 2025? Download the full Fosway report here.