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Skills are changing faster than traditional training can keep up

Skills development isn’t new. The challenge is making it work at the speed of today’s business. Traditional approaches rely on static courses, broad assessments, and self-reported proficiency. Yet roles evolve, priorities shift, and knowledge changes; leaving learners searching through course catalogs for relevant content.

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Keep skills up to date as roles, technology and business priorities change.

Identify real skills gaps instead of relying on self-assessments and assumptions.

Connect learning to the skills that matter for individual roles and business goals.

Give people relevant learning in the moment rather than making them search through courses and content.

Personalize development at scale without creating more work for L&D teams.

Turn knowledge into practical capability that people can apply confidently on the job.

Measure skills mastery and progress rather than simply tracking course completions.

Build workforce capability fast enough to keep pace with your business.

From skills gaps to workforce capability

CYPHER makes skills the starting point—not an afterthought. CYPHER connects skills, learning, assessment, practice and mastery in one continuous experience. It helps organizations understand the capabilities they need, develop them faster and give every learner an experience shaped around what they actually know—and what they need next.

Award-winning platform

Create skills-aligned learning in minutes

Turn your organization’s knowledge into engaging, skills-aligned learning experiences with CYPHER Agent. Create courses with skills, games, and assessments in minutes, then continuously update learning as knowledge and business requirements change.

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Traditional way vs. CYPHER’s approach

As roles, technology, and business priorities shift, traditional learning struggles to keep pace. Self-assessments can give an incomplete picture of what people actually know, while static, one-size-fits-all learning leaves critical skills gaps hidden and learners disengaged. Organizations need a faster, more personalized way to identify skill gaps, build capability, and keep people ready for what’s next.

Traditional way

CYPHER way

Course- and content-centric
Skills- and capability-centric
Self-assessment of skills knowledge
Evidence-based mastery
One-size-fits-all learning
Personalized to what each learner needs
Periodic and reactive
Automated, continuous, and proactive
Manual administration
AI-powered course creation and skills mapping
Measures completion
Measures capability
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See CYPHER in action

How CYPHER accelerates skills development

Map learning to the capabilities your organization needs, understand what each person already knows, and automatically create a personalized path toward mastery. Learners get relevant learning, practice, assessment, and support based on their individual needs. Leaders get a clearer picture of capability across the organization. And L&D teams can continuously develop skills without continuously adding administration.

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Skills-based learning

CYPHER goes beyond traditional ad-hoc and topic-based skills development by automating the entire skills lifecycle, from creation to mapping and validation, with exceptional precision, focusing on delivering a tailored learning experience.

CYPHER delivers personalization, precision, and proactive recommendations at scale, providing clear mastery levels for each skill and multiple assessments for reliable results.

Competency-based learning

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Insightful assessments

Use from a wide range of assessment types to measure understanding and demonstrate proficiency, including quizzes, question banks, essays, self-assessments, and more.

The CYPHER platform's assessment options give you a clearer view of mastery so you can identify gaps and focus development where it will have the greatest impact.

Assessments

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Practice skills, not just study them

Knowing something and being able to apply it are different things. Through CYPHER Agent: Practice, learners can practice and strengthen skills through real-life simulations and role-relevant experiences, helping turn knowledge into capability they can use on the job.

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Conversational coaching

CYPHER Agent: Assess allows learners to test their knowledge on any topic through an AI-powered coaching session. Through a natural, interactive conversation, learners can demonstrate what they know, uncover knowledge gaps, and gain a clearer understanding of where they need to develop, making assessment more engaging and personalized.

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Keep the human connection

CYPHER provides a Universal Translator for real-time communications such as messages and posting, enabling learners to connect with others who share the same learning goals, no matter where they are. Build a sense of community through wikis, forums, chat, the Green Dot activity indicator, and real-time widgets.

Human connection

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More time to teach and train

CYPHER has platform-wide automation supporting gamification, skills development, competency, mastery, course development, on-boarding, compliance, and more. With 25+ automated actions, we give trainers, L&D pros, course creators, and admins the gift of time. Time to focus on training. Time to be creative. Time to problem-solve. Time to connect with learners.

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Frequently asked questions

An ability that you develop through learning, practice, and experience.

Cognitive, socio-emotional, technology, and digital.

The process of acquiring and improving the skills and knowledge.

Set of skills, knowledge, abilities, and attributes that an individual possesses which enables them to perform a specific job or task.

Competency-based learning, also known as mastery-based or proficiency-based learning, is an educational approach that focuses on learners acquiring and demonstrating specific knowledge, skills, and abilities at their own pace. This approach shifts the focus from traditional time-based measures, such as grade levels and credit hours, to an emphasis on ensuring that students achieve mastery in each competency before moving on to the next one.

Real customers, real impact

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“The self-left learning capabilities of CYPHER set expectations for employees to complete initial training independently, allowing trainers to focus on higher-value interactions. CYPHER has given us a seamless way to onboard, train, and track compliance—all while making learning engaging. Our team is now more productive, informed, and ready to innovate.”

Daniel Frye, Sr. Manager Training Design, NTT DATA

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“The personalized learning feature has had a significant impact. CYPHER allows learners to progress at their own pace, focusing on areas where they need improvement. This adaptability has been crucial in catering to different learning styles and preferences. CYPHER Learning is an excellent tool for organizations looking to promote a culture of continuous learning and development.”

Jerome David, Learning and Development Specialist, Wilcon Depot

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“CYPHER is a game changer for our company. Our culture has been transformed to one of education and continued learning. This ensures our entire global Gentell family has the tools and knowledge to not only make a difference within our company but the lives of the people we help every day.”

Dave Hondel, Manager of Learning & Development, Gentell

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