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<\/a><\/a>\nIn the last year, O\u2019Reilly released verifiable skills, a competency-based skill development solution that maps specific job-relevant capabilities in high-demand technologies and delivers targeted plans with only the content each learner needs. Designed to close competency gaps and build proficiency, skill plans offer clear developmental pathways across five progressive levels, with granular tracking at each level. Learners earn verifiable badges as they demonstrate capabilities in individual competencies and across entire levels that they can share to prove their technical abilities.<\/p>
\nO\u2019Reilly also introduced its first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, which allows customers to integrate the O\u2019Reilly learning platform\u2019s AI-powered search into their own LLMs or third-party tools. The O\u2019Reilly Search MCP provides teams with the flexibility to find and access O\u2019Reilly\u2019s expert-vetted resources directly from their CLI or MCP-compatible AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and Microsoft Copilot, accelerating the discovery of solutions and learning resources within the development workflow.<\/p>
\n\u201cO'Reilly's 45-year legacy of guiding organizations through major technology transitions has never been more evident. AI and other digital trends are dramatically increasing skills development needs, causing a shift toward skills-based hiring, which requires objective proficiency measurement that goes beyond credentials and binary completion tracking,\u201d said Steve Johansson, managing director, EdTech Breakthrough. \u201cThe O\u2019Reilly learning platform allows organizations to track meaningful skill development with clear metrics as well as help learners navigate career development questions and answers within their workflows.\u201d<\/p>
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