Goodbye SkillSoft, Hello Percepio!

SkillSoft has a new learning platform named Percepio.  Maryland libraries will be migrating to it when they add the features we need so probably early 2022.   

Maryland State Library will continue to make SkillSoft available for all Maryland public library staff until June 30, 2022.  Please complete all courses in Skillsoft and print your certificates prior to this cutoff date.  We will not have access to any of the completion data or certificates after June 30.

The new Percepio site will continue to provide completion certificates for new completed courses, and staff will be able to self-register so once the program is available you can sign up at your convenience and don't have to go through SD&T.  The SkillSoft logins will not transfer to the new site, so you will have to reregister once the site is available.

More details will be shared about the new site soon.  

Niche Academy/PCI and Ryan Dowd logins

 I'm not sure why we don't get both sets of webinars when we log in to NicheAcademy, but if you are having difficulty, here are instructions.

• Log into your NicheAcademy Account
• In the upper right corner you'll see the link to your account (looks like a little person)
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• Click on the link and you should get a drop down menu.  Select "My Niche"
• On the right side of the page select the "Academies" option
• You should then get this screen

• Maryland Libraries Training takes you to the Dowd webinars
• Maryland Libraries PCI Academy takes you to the other available webinars

You can go back and forth between the academies via the My Niche/Academies option