WALLDORF, Germany, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP)
today announced a milestone of five million course enrollments on
its openSAP platform – a free online platform that offers
innovative, expert-led massive open online courses (MOOCs) with
accompanying microlearning and podcasts across a range of topics
for learners of all abilities.
openSAP was established in 2013 to provide individuals with
essential knowledge and the opportunity to acquire the skills
necessary to navigate the SAP® software landscape, all
with the flexibility to learn from anywhere at any time. Leveraging
tried and trusted learning concepts, the online platform integrates
features such as gamification and discussion forums to allow
learners to interact with experts and peers in a way that is
impactful and enjoyable. Hosted and run by the Hasso Plattner
Institute (HPI), SAP can look back on many years of close
collaboration and successful codevelopment with the institute led
by Director and CEO Prof. Dr. Christoph
Meinel.
"In today's digitally-driven age, it's important to create a
learning environment that is accessible for all," said Professor
Hasso Plattner, Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of SAP SE. "With the COVID-19 pandemic upending
all facets of life and forcing many to move to a remote working and
learning environment, it has become more important than ever to
lower the barriers to essential knowledge to provide learners with
the right tools and resources to continue to achieve and further
their skills. It is tremendous to see what we have achieved so far
with openSAP, and we are excited to continue to be part of our
customers' learning journeys as we work to meet their evolving
needs."
The online learning platform has recently seen accelerated
growth, with the number of course enrollments doubling over the
last three years. Enrollments in approximately 250 different
courses average out to 20,000 enrollments per course, totaling 1.2
million learners across the board. While the platform continues to
provide new courses on the latest topics and innovations, such as
SAP S/4HANA®, SAP Business Technology Platform,
intelligent integration, digital transformation and machine
learning, older courses are still relevant and consistently attract
new enrollments.
"With the tremendous need for reskilling through our current
period of digital transformation, SAP continues to invest in
lowering learning barriers through free offerings like openSAP,"
said Maxwell Wessel, EVP and Chief
Learning Officer, SAP. "Our goal is to ensure that everyone in our
ecosystem – customers, partners, developers and employees – all
have the right skills to thrive in a digital world and are equipped
with the knowledge they need to prepare for the future."
The award-winning platform has garnered great recognition and
learner satisfaction over the years:
- Ninety-eight percent are very satisfied with the learning
experience openSAP provides.
- Ninety-five percent say that the skills taught will help them
in their future work.
- Ninety-nine percent plan to take additional courses on the
openSAP platform in the future.
To celebrate this achievement, SAP is offering its course SAP's
Integrated Intelligent Suite on the openSAP platform for an
additional five months (until the end of July) to provide more
learners with the opportunity to acquire essential knowledge and
earn a record of achievement.
Today, SAP's learning portfolio consists of various offerings to
support continuous learning, performance and validation for
everyone within the SAP ecosystem. As the learning environment
continues to evolve, the portfolio will be enhanced and expanded by
additional freely accessible offerings to meet learners' changing
needs.
To start learning with openSAP, visit open.sap.com.
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