Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1

Are Josh Bersin Academy and Galileo Learn the same?

Accepted Answer

Galileo Learn is the newest iteration of the world-renowned Josh Bersin Academy.

Built on the legacy of Josh Bersin Academy and fueled by 30+ years of Josh Bersin Company research, Galileo Learn equips HR professionals and business leaders with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in the future of work.

Staying true to the Josh Bersin Academy mission—to build skills and capabilities through the power of deep research and shared stories—Galileo Learn uses advanced AI to enable sophisticated content personalization and alignment, advanced interactivity for experiential learning, intuitive content creation capabilities, and deep content discoverability.

Question 2

How do I upskill in Galileo Learn?

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Galileo Learn revolutionizes upskilling and capability-building for HR professionals and business leaders in today’s ever-changing world of work.

Powered by decades of trusted research, and supercharged through the intelligence of AI, it delivers hyper-personalized, up-to-the-minute learning in the most dynamic, interactive professional development solution available today.

With both structured learning paths and self-motivated, easy-to-navigate exploration, learners upskill through:

Deep Discoverability: Galileo Learn searches across 700+ courses, understanding the content in depth to surface the most valuable learning, relevant to you.

On-Demand Learning: Ask Galileo Learn to explain a concept, summarize a course, or create a personalized learning path matched to your skills and goals.

Personalized AI Tutor: Galileo Learn’s AI Tutor will answer your questions, work through ideas with you, simplify course content, or adapt it to meet your preferred learning style.

Real-World Simulations: Galileo Learn teams you up with AI Josh Bersin to work through realistic scenarios; challenging you to solve problems, explore solutions, and consider different angles

Question 3

How does AI impact the Galileo Learn experience?

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Galileo Learn is built on the Sana platform and integrated with Galileo®, the expert AI-powered assistant for everything HR.

With Galileo Learn, AI is not an add-on for simply surfacing content; it’s deeply embedded. We call it “AI at the core,” which means Galileo Learn thinks, adapts, and responds like a learning partner. It understands content and context, so it can answer questions, summarize concepts, challenge your thinking, and create hyper-personalized learning paths—not just based on what you’ve asked for but what it knows you need.

Question 4

What topics does Galileo Learn cover?

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Galileo Learn courses and programs cover a wide variety of topics and trends. Through tagging and filtering, you can explore 12+ core themes, such as AI in HR, career planning, compensation and benefits, HR technology, and learning and development.

Courses focus on HR fundamentals, best practices, and emerging ideas, emphasizing the topics shaping our industry's future.

Question 5

How do I sign up for courses?

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Galileo Learn features more than 700+ courses on critical HR topics that can be taken at any time on-demand. Each course includes custom-designed interactivity for targeted professional development focused on real-world application. Our professional development format offers flexibility, empowering you to dedicate time in smaller - or larger - increments during the course based on your needs.

Courses vary in length from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the topic, focus, and learning goals defined by Josh Bersin Company experts.

You can also complete the 28+ comprehensive certificate-issuing programs at any time, as learning is not time-bound or limited to a certain delivery cycle. Managers who have enrolled their teams in Galileo Learn can assign programs and courses for their learners to complete within a certain timeframe.

Question 6

Who should join Galileo Learn?

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Josh Bersin and his team designed Galileo Learn for HR and talent professionals at every level - from those just entering the industry to leaders of corporate teams or executive functions with decades of experience. Galileo Learn also supports those who work alongside HR teams or leaders.

Thanks to the native AI functionality and its ability to immediately translate content into 100+ languages, Galileo Learn creates hyper-personalized professional development for learners from all professional backgrounds, industries, roles, cultures, and countries. Academy enrollment supports individuals, small teams, HR practitioners from mid-size companies, and enterprise teams. We encourage group enrollment for teams of any size to promote ongoing, internally reinforced professional development.

Question 7

How much does Galileo Learn cost?

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To support the largest global Community of HR professionals, the Galileo Learn offers plans for individual learners, small—and mid-sized teams, and large enterprises. Please visit the pricing page for details and contact us for help finding the plan that's right for you.

Question 8

How do I participate in the Community?

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All members of the Josh Bersin Academy come together and interact in the Community forum, providing their perspectives from different organizations, industries, HR specialties, and global regions. Access to the Community is included with registration, and your active participation is encouraged!

Post your ideas, ask questions, respond to your peers, and highlight resources you have found helpful.

In addition to the real-world insights shared by your peers, senior Faculty members, global HR experts, and leaders from The Josh Bersin Company (including Josh himself) actively participate in the Community, providing unmatched access to recognized HR leaders.

Question 9

How do I access resources?

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Your Josh Bersin Academy enrollment gives you on-demand access to all available resources. Our experts base these resources on findings from Josh Bersin Company research initiatives and carefully categorize and tag each asset based on subject matter and format. Thanks to keyword search functionality, it's easy to find what you need according to your own interests, goals, and schedule.

Based on proven microlearning design techniques, each resource only takes three to ten minutes to complete and, through activity-based recommendations, helps you develop personalized learning paths based on your interests.

Question 10

Can I invite my team?

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Yes! Galileo Learn supports enrollments for teams of all sizes through direct web enrollment or sales team-supported engagements for enterprises interested in custom support and detailed learning guidance, and/or requiring data DPAs, custom service agreements, or other technical guidance. Our Galileo Learn team looks forward to answering questions about which enrollment option will best address your team's needs

Question 11

Can I invite my entire HR organization?

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Galileo Learn supports entire HR organizations looking to scale hyper-personalized professional development across the organization. Through cutting-edge, easy-to-use technology, team admins can:

Create Compelling Content: Easily create and launch custom learning journeys from your organizational content—manually or with the help of Galileo Learn’s AI engine. Integrate your company materials with our research-based content to deliver powerful courses and programs that focus on building knowledge, skills, and capabilities.
Assign Learner Journeys: Assign courses and programs to individuals, teams, or departments and let Galileo Learn do the rest—including personalized email invites and friendly nudges to complete assignments. Enable targeted, group-level customization to deliver the right learning to the right people at the right time.
Analyze Learner Engagement: Gain deep insight into learner engagement with intuitive, AI-powered analytics. Use pre-configured dashboards or build your own, ask freeform questions to understand the data, and download detailed reports—all with flexible filters and templates designed for actionable insight

Contact us to schedule a demo and learn more!

Question 12

Can I earn formal credit for completing programs in Galileo Learn?

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Galileo Learn's 28+ comprehensive programs award certificates to learners who successfully complete the program requirements. These certificates can be shared on your LinkedIn profile and stored in your Galileo Learn profile for future reference.

Additionally, learners who are SHRM or HRCI certified members can earn credits for completed programs.

Note: individual courses or program models do not award certificates

Question 13

Can I access Galileo Learn on my phone or mobile device?

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Galileo Learn is accessible on mobile devices, though some more robust AI-based functionality, like simulation-based modules, is not currently available to ensure a positive learning experience.

Question 14

Are there teachers or facilitators in the Academy?

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Josh Bersin Academy courses feature instructors who help maximize your learning experience by encouraging on-topic conversation within your cohort and completing requirements.

The Academy also features senior Faculty members - seasoned HR experts who participate in the Community, virtual events, and more. Through your membership, you have the exclusive opportunity to interact directly with HR thought leaders and trailblazers who implement best practices in their innovative work with teams around the world.

Question 15

What is Josh Bersin's role in the Josh Bersin Academy?

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Josh is the CEO and founder of The Josh Bersin Company, the organization behind Galileo and Galileo Learn. In collaboration with his team of experts, Josh determines the courses offered and the overall direction of Galileo Learn's growth.

Under his leadership, The Josh Bersin Company's world-class research and advisory work findings inform Galileo Learn's course & program development and emerging trend coverage.

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