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L&D. Optimised.

L&D.
Optimised.

Close the skills gap.

Retain your top talent.

Close the skills gap.
Retain your top talent.

PROGRESS BY PRIME8
Your Professional Development Optimisation Partner.

The 'Progress' solution by Prime8 Academy gives your team on-demand access to 20,000+ expert-led courses,
a market-leading LMS, and a strategic partner to drive real, measurable business growth.

Backed by decades of experience, proven results, and cutting-edge technology, we drive the outcomes that

matter most: faster integration, stronger communication, more productivity, increased resilience and higher retention.


Culture is the cumulative effect of every individual's words and behaviours.
When you empower individuals - with the right tools and training - you transform the entire organisation and its culture.


Discover how our AI-powered onboarding solution, 'Prepare', helps fast-growing

companies in the UK's most dynamic sectors unlock the full potential of new hires from day one.

Backed by decades of experience, proven results, and cutting-edge technology, we drive the outcomes that

matter most: faster integration, stronger communication, more productivity, increased resilience and higher retention.

THE GREAT SKILLS GAP

In a Fast-Paced World, Stagnant Skills Are Your Biggest Business Risk

Today's business landscape doesn't just change; it accelerates. The "Great Resignation" has evolved into a new, more critical challenge: the "Great Skills Gap." Your organisation is likely feeling it right now.

  • You're fighting to retain top performers who feel they aren't growing.

  • You're struggling to fill technical roles because the required skills are evolving faster than you can hire for them.

  • Your managers are spending more time fire-fighting than developing their people.

This isn't just a feeling; it's a fact. The primary driver of employee churn is no longer just salary. It's the lack of growth. 94% of employees say they would stay longer at a company that invests in their development (Source: LinkedIn Learning, 2023)

For HR, C-Suite, and Finance leaders, this presents a clear and present danger. The cost of replacing an employee is estimated to be 1.5-2x their annual salary (Source: CIPD, 2024). The old model of a one-off, "annual training day" is broken. It's too slow, too generic, and fails to deliver a return on investment.

You don't just need training. You need a continuous development ecosystem.

THE SOLUTION
Continuous Learning & Development.

'Progress' is Prime8 Academy's premier solution for staff development,

designed for fast-paced companies that can't afford to stand still.

It's not just a course library.

It's a complete, three-part system designed to solve your biggest challenges:

Studies show that organisations with strong learning cultures experienced 37% higher productivity.

This means with the right training program, you could unlock £18.5k per person, per year! *


* Note: Figures based on £50k annual salary
and 230 days of work each year (£217/day)

Source: IBM

1. The Content

A World-Class Library That Never Becomes Obsolete

A corporate training platform is only as good as its content. A library of 20,000 courses sounds impressive, but the real value is in the quality, relevance, and breadth.

The 'Progress' library is your single source of truth for every skill, at every level.

>> Breadth for Every Role: We provide 20,000+ expert-led courses and certifications. This includes everything from hard-hitting technical skills (like AI, Excel, Python, Sales, Analytics, and Strategy) to the critical leadership and soft skills that create high-performing teams.

>> Quality & Certification: These aren't hobbyist videos. They are expert-led, professional courses that often end in tangible certifications. This gives your employees a real sense of achievement and provides the business with a measurable uplift in capability.

>> Always-Current Content: In fields like Cyber Security or SaaS, a course from 2023 is already out of date. Our library is constantly refreshed to ensure your team is learning what's relevant today and what's coming tomorrow.

The Benefit

You stop hunting for niche training providers. You stop worrying if your team's skills are sharp. Your people can upskill from "Aware" to "Expert" in a single platform, future-proofing their careers and your business.

2. The Platform

A Market-Leading LMS That Drives Accountability

World-class content is useless if it's hidden behind a clunky, unreliable, or inaccessible platform. The 'Progress' solution is powered by a market-leading Learning Management System (LMS), configured and branded as your own internal "Academy."

This is the engine that makes learning happen.

>> Seamless User Experience: It's intuitive, clean, and works flawlessly. Staff can access it on any device - desktop, tablet, or mobile - meaning learning can happen on the train, on-site, or at their desk.

>> Empower Your Managers: This is the game-changer. Our LMS provides powerful, easy-to-use dashboards for managers and HR leaders. You can finally move beyond "did you do the training?" to see, in real-time:

• Who is engaging with what content.

• Team-by-team progress on key learning pathways.

• Completion rates for essential compliance.

• Which employees are high-performers, hungry for the next challenge.

>> Your Brand, Your Culture: The platform is fully branded to your organisation. It feels like your system, a core part of your company and a visible symbol of your investment in people.

The Benefit

You get a world-class technology stack without the world-class headache of building it. You empower managers to become true coaches, drive accountability, and get a data-led view of your entire organisation's capability.

3. The Partner

An Expert Team to Align Learning with Your Goals

Here's the no-nonsense truth: a library of 20,000 courses and a powerful LMS are still just tools. If you're a busy HR Director or CEO, you don't have time to trawl through a catalogue to build learning paths.

That's our job.

When you choose 'Progress', you don't just get software. You get a People Optimisation Partner.

>> Dedicated Curation Team: Our expert curation team works with you. We start with your strategic goals - "We need to improve our sales team's closing ratio," or "We need to get our dev team certified on Azure".

>> Bespoke Learning Pathways: We then dive into our library and build custom-curated, goal-oriented learning pathways for your teams. We do the heavy lifting, mapping our content to your specific business objectives.

>> Strategic Reviews: We provide a dedicated Customer Success Manager (CSM) and conduct regular reviews to analyse engagement, report on progress, and proactively suggest new pathways as your business evolves.

The Benefit

You're not left alone with a tool. You gain a strategic partner that is 100% focused on turning your learning and development (L&D) budget into a measurable, high-performing business function.

OPTIMISED L&D SUCCESS STORY

21% reduction in training costs

year on year by optimising delivery

– for a global leader in home appliances

INDUSTRY

Manufacturing

TEAM SIZE

10,000+ Staff

COUNTRY

UK

14%

Increase in first call completion rates AND
8.2% increase in customer satisfaction scores.

The Challenge

As a global leader in home appliances, their reputation relies on the highly skilled technicians who maintain their products. However, their existing training model was broad and generalised - a "one-size-fits-all" approach that failed to address individual skill gaps.

This lack of personalisation was impacting critical KPIs, including First Call Completion rates and overall customer satisfaction. They needed a scalable way to deliver the right training to the right technician at the right time.

Our Solution

They implemented a Progress-style continuous development strategy using our market-leading Learning Management System (LMS). By moving away from generic courses to personalised learning paths, they empowered technicians with targeted upskilling tailored to their specific needs. The solution utilised a blended learning model - combining on-demand eLearning with Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) - to ensure training was accessible, relevant, and immediately applicable to the job.

The Results

By adopting a data-driven approach to continuous development, they achieved measurable operational improvements;

>> 14% Improvement in First Call Completion rates, ensuring problems were fixed the first time.

>> 8.2% Increase in customer satisfaction scores, directly linking learning to brand loyalty.

>> 21% Reduction in training costs year-over-year by optimising delivery methods.

>> Scalable Impact: Successfully deployed AI-powered, data-informed training across an entire global service network.

" By replacing broad, generalised training with personalised learning paths, we didn't just save money - we built a culture of continuous improvement that directly impacted our bottom line. "

MANAGING DIRECTOR

" Our training program has not only improved each individual technician’s performance but contributed to a significant increase in the overall performance of our service network.

The key is to consistently seek innovative ways to assess learners, and design upskilling programs that are effective and adaptable - to drive real and measurable change.. "

SENIOR TEAM LEADER
DESIGNED FOR LEADERS
Stop Plugging Skills Gaps.
Start Building Your Future-Ready Workforce.


Discover how our AI-powered onboarding solution, 'Prepare', helps fast-growing

companies in the UK's most dynamic sectors unlock the full potential of new hires from day one.

Backed by decades of experience, proven results, and cutting-edge technology, we drive the outcomes that

matter most: faster integration, stronger communication, more productivity, increased resilience and higher retention.


We know that "learning and development" means different things to different stakeholders.

Here's what 'Progress' delivers for you.

For the People Management & HR Leaders

This is your toolkit for winning the war for talent. 'Progress' allows you to build a powerful employer brand that screams "we invest in our people." You can directly address your biggest pain points.

Boost Retention

Give high-performers a clear path to growth.

Increase Engagement & eNPS

Show your teams you care about their careers.

Build a Skills Matrix

Move from reactive "fire-fighting" to strategic "talent-building" by knowing exactly what skills your organisation has and where the gaps are.

For the C-Suite Execs (CEO, COO)

This is your lever for innovation, agility, and speed. You are focused on the future, and 'Progress' is the tool to future-proof your workforce.

Drive Innovation

Give your teams the skills (e.g. AI, data analytics) to find the next big opportunity.

Build a Leadership Pipeline Use advanced courses to identify and groom your next generation of leaders.

Execute Strategy Faster When your strategy shifts, 'Progress' allows you to re-skill your workforce in weeks, not years.

For the Financial Director

This is your path to a clear, defensible, and powerful return on investment. Every pound spent on L&D must have a business case.

Reduce Churn Cost

Directly combat the multi-thousand-pound cost of replacing a single skilled employee.

Consolidate & Save

Stop paying for dozens of different, ad-hoc training providers. 'Progress' consolidates your L&D spend into one predictable, high-value, per-employee-per-year investment.

Measure Everything

The LMS dashboard provides the data you need to see the tangible link between learning investment and performance outcomes.

CHOOSE PRIME8 ACADEMY

A Blended Framework.

Lasting Change.


Discover how our AI-powered onboarding solution, 'Prepare', helps fast-growing

companies in the UK's most dynamic sectors unlock the full potential of new hires from day one.

Backed by decades of experience, proven results, and cutting-edge technology, we drive the outcomes that

matter most: faster integration, stronger communication, more productivity, increased resilience and higher retention.

Prepare

OPTIMISED ONBOARDING
Prepare - Optimised Onboarding

Prime

PERFORMANCE TRAINING
Prime - Performance Training

Progress

CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
Progress - Continuous Development

Propel

SMARTER COMMUNICATION
Propel - Smarter Communication

Prepare

OPTIMISED
ONBOARDING
Prepare - Optimised Onboarding

Prime

PERFORMANCE
TRAINING

Progress

CONTINUOUS
DEVELOPMENT
Propel - Enhanced Engagement

Propel

SMARTER
COMMUNICATION
Propel - Enhanced Engagement

The reason most training fails is because it’s a "one-and-done" event. Knowledge isn't retained,

and behaviours don't change. Our delivery model is different. We partner with you to embed learning

for the long term, using a hybrid approach that combines the best of technology and human connection.

BOOK A DEMO

See Our Learning Strategy Blueprint.


The cost of inaction is clear: skills gaps widen, your best talent leaves for competitors who do invest in them,

and your business slowly loses its innovative edge.


Get a tailored walkthrough of our platform and solutions - including course design, AI-powered content creation, in-person training, and award-winning learning portal. Your all-in-one people optimisation partner.

ON DEMAND PROFESSIONAL L&D: PART OF THE PRIME8 OS™
One System. Four Solutions. Infinite Impact.


The Prime8 Optimisation System™ (OS) unifies three essential parts of workplace culture - Optimised Onboarding, Performance Training, and Enhanced Engagement - creating an interconnected system that powers up productivity, reduces costs, and unlocks hidden value in your most important asset - your people.


The Prime8 Optimisation System™ (OS) unifies three essential parts of workplace culture - Optimised Onboarding, Performance Training,

Continuous Development and Enhanced Engagement - creating an interconnected system that powers up productivity, reduces costs,

and unlocks hidden value in your most important asset - your people.

Prime8 OS™ supports every stage of the employee journey.

The net effect is a smarter, faster, more resilient workforce - and a business primed for sustainable success.

CONTACT

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Got a question, want a demo, or keen to see how Prime8

could support your business? Drop us a line below.

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