Navigating the digital terrain, SAP heralds an exciting new chapter with the launch of its innovative SAP digital learning and certification program.
This January 2024, SAP disclosed its latest venture that aims to revolutionize the learning experience for IT professionals. The introduction of a guided premium learning offering via SAP Learning Hub and the development of an advanced certification program, including a new role-based certification for SAP S/4HANA Cloud implementation consultants, marks this monumental shift in SAP’s educational approach.
Recognized as a 2022 Silver Award winner in the Chief Learning Officer Learning Elite awards, SAP is also renowned for its skills-based approach to training its employees and ecosystem. The accolade further reinforces SAP’s commitment to fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development.
Launched in 2021, the SAP Learning Hub, partner edition, offers partners an invaluable opportunity to validate their skills, helping them stand out in the marketplace. As the first comprehensive solution from SAP Learning Hub, the partner edition amalgamated all product learning resources. This also included access to partner-specific enablement content, certification opportunities, and training systems, enabling partners to stay abreast of SAP’s latest technological advances and maintain their certifications.
The Enhanced SAP Learning Hub: Empowering Professionals in a Digital Age
Andre Bechtold, the senior vice president and head of solution and innovation experience at SAP, articulates that the fast pace of change combined with the talent shortage necessitates a fresh approach to distinguishing future-oriented skills and roles. Instead of concentrating on traditional metrics such as degrees, job histories, and titles, professional competencies are steadily gaining precedence.
Additionally, this notion underpins the idea behind the new role-based certification for implementation consultants of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. The primary focus on core skills and competencies gives the learner’s skillset more value, sustainability, and relevance for prolonged periods. This also aligns with the projected surge in demand for skilled IT professionals, which is expected to rise by 23% by 2031 in the United States alone as per the U.S. Department of Labor.
Moreover, organizations heavily rely on SAP solutions and proficient professionals to smoothly and swiftly transition and spur business success. The enhanced SAP Learning Hub seeks to cater to this need by providing content-rich learning experiences. It includes four certification attempts per learner per year and facilitates expert guidance in digital live sessions. Other features also include on-demand hands-on practice systems, advanced analytics, and learning management functionalities.
This new digital premium offering is a significant evolution of the SAP Learning portfolio. Given the fast-paced nature of technological innovation and the urgency to acquire new and future-proof skills, SAP is proactively assisting organizations in learning and certifying their skills swiftly to optimize their investment.
Certification Model: A New Approach to Upskilling
With a focus on swift, comprehensive, and role-based upskilling, the new certification model prioritizes continuous learning and assessments. Starting in the early second quarter, these changes aim to aid customers, partners, and individuals in acquiring skills across the SAP solutions portfolio and keeping them updated.
Partners can enjoy additional advancements, including a tailored partner experience featuring curated learning journeys and exclusive access to events and subject matter experts. A subscription to SAP Learning Hub, partner edition comes at a substantially reduced price per user per year and provides added opportunities to earn certifications, along with improved analysis and tracking features.
The shift to the cloud is progressing rapidly, and the enhanced SAP Learning Hub and new certification program aim to help customers and partners meet the challenges that come with a tight labor market and necessary workforce transformation. Undeniably, SAP digital learning is poised to revolutionize the way professionals learn, adapt, and thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
