Workday Learning

Personalized, skills-based learning integrated seamlessly with your talent and HR processes.

by Workday, Inc. · Learning & Development

Executive Summary

Workday Learning is a comprehensive learning management system (LMS) built into the Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. It provides personalized, AI-driven learning experiences for employees, enabling skill development, compliance training, and career growth within the flow of work. Designed for mid-market to enterprise organizations, it helps foster an agile workforce by connecting learning directly to employee data, skills, and career aspirations, offering real-time insights for administrators and managers.

Use Cases

  • Onboarding new hires with role-specific training.
  • Upskilling and reskilling the workforce based on evolving business needs and skill gaps.
  • Ensuring compliance with mandatory regulatory and safety training.
  • Fostering continuous professional development and career growth for employees.
  • Enabling peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and content creation within the organization.
  • Tracking and reporting on learning effectiveness and impact on organizational goals.

Features

Visibility

  • Real-time Learning Dashboards: Provides administrators and managers with immediate insights into learning progress, completion rates, and compliance status.
  • Learning Transcripts: Employees can access a complete record of their learning history, including completed courses, assessment scores, and certifications.
  • Compliance Tracking: Monitors required training, certification expirations, and provides alerts for incomplete tasks to ensure regulatory adherence.

Intelligence

  • Skills-based Recommendations: Leverages Workday Skills Cloud to suggest relevant learning content based on an employee's current skills, role, and career aspirations.
  • Personalized Learning Paths: Enables employees to create and follow customized learning journeys tailored to their development goals.
  • Flexible Learning Campaigns: Allows administrators to create targeted campaigns to deliver relevant content to specific employee groups based on various HCM attributes.
  • Interactive Video Content: Supports embedding quizzes (multiple-choice, open response) and text notes within videos to enhance engagement and knowledge retention.

Support

  • Mobile Access: Learners can access and complete training on their mobile devices, promoting learning in the flow of work.
  • Content Authoring Tools: Provides tools for creating, uploading, editing, and publishing internal learning content, including peer-to-peer contributions with approval workflows.
  • Third-Party Content Integrations: Connects with leading content providers like LinkedIn Learning, Udemy for Business, and Skillsoft via Workday Cloud Connect for Learning.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS, part of a single system with Workday HCM
Deployment
Cloud/SaaS
Authentication
SSO, SAML 2.0, MFA
API Available
Yes
MCP Server
No

Infrastructure

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP

AI/ML Stack

  • NLP
  • Machine Learning

Integrations

  • Workday HCM
  • Content providers
  • Third-party LMS

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR

Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit

Pricing

Model
Custom enterprise subscription
Starting Price
Contact sales
Target Customer
Mid-market to Enterprise
Contract Type
Annual, Multi-year discounts available
Free Trial
No (credit card required)

About Workday, Inc.

Workday, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping organizations adapt and thrive. Founded as the first true cloud application provider for HR and finance, Workday offers a cloud-native, SaaS-based system that unifies these functions on one adaptable platform.

Founded: 2005 · Headquarters: Pleasanton, United States · Employees: 10000+ · Public