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Guild, the leading talent development company, is celebrating a decade of transforming how talent is built and redefining how companies invest in their workforce.

Guild, the leading talent development company, today released new research, “From Cost to Catalyst: An HR Leader’s Guide to Maximizing the Business Impact of L&D,” that highlights the power of embedding employee learning and development (L&D) directly into the heart of an organization’s business strategy, and uncovers a distinct cohort of forward-thinking HR leaders who are driving this work forward.

Guild, a comprehensive education and skilling solution for employers to build talent, announced a year of transformative expansion and impact. AI, automation, and demographic shifts are reshaping the workforce by leaps and bounds, with nearly two-thirds of employers identifying related skills gaps as major barriers over the next five years - driving employers to prioritize workforce skilling to maintain a competitive edge and protect their business operations.

Guild, a comprehensive education and skilling solution for building talent, announced today the global expansion of its industry-leading talent solution, providing Chipotle Mexican Grill and other employer partners with a benefit solution designed to equitably attract, retain, and engage international talent. It also announced additions to its offering for U.S. customers, like courses taught in Spanish, advanced manufacturing offerings, and more.

Guild, a comprehensive education and skilling solution for building talent, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nomadic Learning, a leading capability academy company. The company also announced the introduction of Guild Talent Advantage, which pairs education and skilling experiences—across multiple learning modalities—with actionable talent insights. In addition, through Guild Talent Advantage, employees receive career resources and coaching to ensure they don’t just know more, but they perform better and drive businesses forward.

Today, Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, announced new partnerships with 12 leading healthcare organizations including MultiCare, OSF Healthcare, OU Health, Penn State Health, UW Health and Wellstar Health System to offer education, skilling, and career services tuition-free to employees to fill critical workforce gaps in areas like allied health and nursing.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced the latest expansion of its Learning Marketplace with a first-of-its-kind learning bundle made up of a suite of programs designed to address the critical durable skills gap in the frontline workforce.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced a historic partnership with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Guild will serve as an Official Education, Skilling & Career Mobility Provider of Team USA and LA28, providing a first-of-its-kind opportunity for Team USA athletes to receive education and career development opportunities with personalized one-on-one coaching to support athletes in building competitive careers alongside their athletic achievements.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that the company’s Board of Directors unanimously appointed Bijal Shah CEO and is adding her to the Board of Directors. Shah has been a trusted leader at Guild over the last six years, playing an instrumental role in driving the company’s growth and market leadership.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced its newest product capability, Career Pathways, a career planning solution that empowers employees to pursue learning programs tied to in-demand career tracks at their employer, while also empowering employers to curate their education benefits to activate their frontline workforce and support business strategy.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that Rohan Chandran has joined the company as its new Chief Product & Technology Officer. In this role, Chandran now leads the company's increased investment in technological innovation through ownership and management of the product and solutions roadmap and strategy in partnership with leaders across the organization. He also owns and manages the company’s platform, data, and technology strategies.

Today, Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, announced a record year of momentum and impact in 2023.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced a first-of-its-kind bundle of AI skilling programs designed to support the 112 million frontline workers most at risk of needing to change occupations in the near future due to AI-related shifts in the workplace.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that Greg Pryor will join the company as its Senior Vice President of Learning, Knowledge, and Outcomes, overseeing Guild’s learning and performance management strategy for its employees. Pryor joins Guild from Workday, where he was focused on leadership, organization effectiveness, and people and performance systems to help employees excel.

Today, Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, announced its new partnership with Candidly, an AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform. By design, Guild prevents the rise of new student debt through access to tuition-free education and learning programs, and now through its partnership with Candidly, the company is helping to reduce debt incurred prior to utilizing Guild.

Today, Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, announced the launch of its first podcast, Opportunity Divide, hosted by Guild CEO Rachel Romer, and special guest Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Give and Take, and organizational psychologist at Wharton. In the six-part series, Romer and Grant will discuss with changemakers what motivates workers, how employers can best help them succeed, and what models of collaboration will work best as the future of work comes into sharper focus.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced two new product capabilities—Priority Pathways and Talent Development Analytics—to fuel career mobility for employees to advance internally. Recent studies report nearly half (48%) of companies cite improving talent progression processes as integral for building talent within their organization, and opportunities to achieve career goals at a company as the top predictor of employee retention. Guild’s new product capabilities offer a solution to these workforce priorities for employers and employees at a time when career mobility has become the required outcome to close the skills gaps, unlock pathways to the middle class, and remain competitive in today's labor market.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced a corporate rebrand along with its new product, Career Accelerator, and enhanced and specialized career coaching services to accelerate career mobility for employees across the country. The company, formerly known as Guild Education, is now simply Guild, reflecting its evolution from modernizing traditional tuition reimbursement programs and focusing solely on education to driving career mobility for all employees with access to Guild, including the more than five million Americans who had access to Guild’s Career Opportunity Platform™ in the last 12 months.

Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced that Dan Haley will join the company as its new General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Haley will lead the company’s legal teams, overseeing all related functions, and report to Guild’s CEO, Rachel Romer.