O’Reilly Expands Learning Platform with New Academies for Managers, Soft Skills, and Data Literacy

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the launch of three new academies: Manager Academy, Soft Skills Academy, and Data Literacy Academy. Recognizing the need for increased training around soft skills, O’Reilly designed its latest offering for the entire organization.

As AI-driven automation increasingly takes over routine work, human-centric skills like advanced communication, empathy, and leadership become critical competitive advantages, requiring widespread workforce retraining and a shift toward higher cognitive abilities. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, demand for social and emotional skills will grow by up to 24% by 2030, as a result of automation displacing routine tasks.

Whether someone is a first-time manager, an HR business partner, or a developer, they can build foundational skills across tech and business domains. Unlike traditional learning platforms that primarily offer long, video‑heavy courses focused on either technical skills, soft skills, or role‑specific training, O’Reilly academies uniquely combine:

• Learning paths across both tech and business domains
• Expert‑curated multiformat tracks that blend book chapters, course sections, and audio clips, not just videos
• Digestible content in short segments rather than hours‑long courses
• Shareable, verifiable badges awarded at track completion, with no admin setup required
• Clear progress tracking through simple, self-serve reporting

“If you’re trying to scale structured learning across your teams without building programs from scratch, academies give you a ready-made, expert-curated path,” said Julie Baron, president of O’Reilly. “Whether you’re thinking of your technical or nontechnical teams, O’Reilly experts have already vetted the content, the tracks are organized and digestible, and completion reporting gives you visibility into where teams are progressing or finishing.”

O’Reilly plans to add the following academies later in 2026: Security, AI Agents for Everyone, Software Architecture, Project Management, and Data Engineering.

For more information on O’Reilly academies, visit: https://www.oreilly.com/online-learning/academies.html

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