{"id":20446,"date":"2020-06-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=20446"},"modified":"2021-10-21T09:19:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:19:49","slug":"qa-how-trailhead-empowers-anyone-to-learn-new-skills-for-the-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/qa-how-trailhead-empowers-anyone-to-learn-new-skills-for-the-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: How Trailhead Empowers Anyone to Learn New Skills for the New Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformations that were once planned to take place over 1-2 years, into digital imperatives that must be executed overnight. Businesses are having to reimagine themselves, and this is creating the need for a workforce that\u2019s prepared to tackle unique challenges as we move towards the new normal of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic has made reskilling more important than ever before. With Trailhead, Salesforce\u2019s free online learning platform, anyone can learn in-demand skills and earn resume-worthy credentials for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Since Trailhead launched in 2014, one in four Trailblazers have found a new job in the Salesforce ecosystem (Source: Nucleus Research<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help its community navigate the new normal of work, Trailhead has released new learning content<\/a> and expert-led videos<\/a> on today’s most sought-after skills. Whether you\u2019re looking to reskill at your current company or completely transform your career, Trailhead can help you on your learning journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of TrailheaDX<\/a>, we caught up with Kris Lande, SVP of Trailhead Marketing and Trailblazer Relations at Salesforce, and Trailblazer Aaron McGriff, Salesforce Consultant at Slalom, on ways that Trailhead can help anyone prepare for the future of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. COVID-19 has rapidly accelerated digital transformation. How is Trailhead preparing people for the future?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Kris:<\/b> From day one, Trailhead\u2019s mission has been to democratize education \u2014 empowering anyone, from any walk of life, to learn in-demand skills to thrive in the workforce. With COVID-19\u2019s rapid acceleration of digital transformation, we\u2019re seeing that partners and customers in Salesforce\u2019s ecosystem need proven and skilled talent to help them with their digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trailhead is preparing people for the future at every stage of their learning journey, whether you\u2019re looking to skill up at your current company or reskill for a new job in the Salesforce ecosystem. Innovation, driving change and helping a company go digital can happen at any level of a company: all it takes is a willingness to learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron<\/b>: When the Model T first came out, it changed the world. It revolutionized transportation and the automotive industry. But if you were to get onto a freeway in a Model T today, you would be going about 20 miles an hour while everyone around you is going much faster, which disrupts the system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By not using the technology of today, by not reskilling yourself and by not adapting to the ever-changing world, you are slowing everything down. We don’t have to forget what Model T did for us, but we can use innovations like Trailhead to build a better future and improve our own situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trailhead can give everyone the exact tools they need to build their careers for the future. We\u2019re talking about real tools to build real skills. Skills that will land you jobs. Trailhead is the reason why \u2013 even during this pandemic \u2013 I’m still working.<\/p>\n\n\n

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