OpenSesame + Workday

Empower growth and build critical skills inside Workday

Bring expertly curated learning into Workday to help your workforce build critical skills, strengthen workforce readiness, and grow with confidence.

Works with Workday Learning and Workday Learning powered by Sana
Workday Certified Integration Strategic learning content partner
OpenSesame at a glance
60K+
curated courses
130+
vetted publishers
75+
course languages
2.1K+
customers worldwide
Trusted by 2,100+ organizations worldwide

Why OpenSesame for Workday

Learning connected to the skills your people need

Workday helps you manage people, skills, and performance. OpenSesame adds expertly curated learning that helps you close skill gaps, strengthen workforce readiness, and connect learning to the skills your people need to grow.

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Deliver training where work happens
Bring expertly curated learning directly into Workday Learning, making it easier for employees to discover and complete learning without leaving the flow of work.
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Learning that connects to real skills
Automatically align learning to workforce skill needs using Workday Skills Cloud, helping employees discover learning tied to the skills they're developing and the career paths they're exploring.
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Support career growth
Workday Skills Cloud helps connect OpenSesame content to the skills your organization is developing, so employees understand not just what to learn, but how learning supports their future.

How teams use OpenSesame inside Workday

Built for how your workforce actually grows

Connect learning to the skills your business needs

Support skills-based learning initiatives with expertly curated content aligned to Workday Skills Cloud, so employees build the skills your organization needs while workforce development accelerates.

Built for workforce readiness
  • Expertly curated content aligned to Workday Skills Cloud
  • Learning mapped to the skills your organization is developing
  • Scalable programs that accelerate workforce development
How teams apply this in Workday
  • Launch skills-based learning programs aligned to business priorities
  • Support workforce transformation initiatives with scalable learning programs
  • Align learning to skills frameworks and career development paths

Surface learning where employees already work

Surface expertly curated learning directly within Workday Learning, making it easier for employees to discover relevant learning tied to their roles, skills, and career development.

Designed for seamless learning experiences
  • Curated learning surfaced inside Workday Learning
  • Content matched to roles, skills, and development goals
  • Discovery without leaving the platform employees already use
How teams apply this in Workday
  • Assign role-based learning campaigns across departments
  • Deliver compliance, safety, and professional development programs globally
  • Support continuous learning without leaving Workday

Open real paths for growth and mobility

Connect learning to career development goals and future opportunities, empowering employees to build leadership, professional, and business skills that support internal mobility.

Built to support employee growth
  • Learning tied to career development goals and future opportunities
  • Leadership, professional, and business skill building
  • Development that makes internal mobility realistic
How teams apply this in Workday
  • Create role-aligned learning pathways and development plans
  • Build leadership programs for emerging and frontline managers
  • Support career growth and internal mobility initiatives

Supporting every level of your organization

Built for the people who make learning happen

HR and talent leader
For HR & talent leaders
Connect learning to workforce readiness, skills development, and evolving business priorities while supporting internal mobility and long-term workforce growth.
Learning and development lead
For learning & development teams
Deliver expertly curated learning at scale inside Workday without managing multiple content vendors or building courses internally.
Manager
For managers
Assign learning that supports team performance, skill development, and career growth.
Employee
For employees
Discover learning aligned to skills, career goals, and future opportunities.

Partnership recognition

Trusted by Workday and its customers

OpenSesame is a strategic learning content partner for Workday, with certified integrations across Workday learning experiences and customers running programs worldwide.

Workday partnership
A certified learning content partner
  • Strategic learning content partner for Workday
  • Workday Certified integrations across learning experiences
  • Trusted by Workday customers worldwide
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Customer story
How FHI drives workforce impact with OpenSesame and Workday

A global supply chain and logistics company used OpenSesame courses to support employee development and operational training across its workforce. Results from the program: an 85% improvement in safety measurements among the company's top 50 learners, and a 46% improvement in employee retention.

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Featured resources

Go deeper on the partnership

Marketplace
Explore the Workday + OpenSesame experience
See how OpenSesame extends Workday Learning with embedded, expertly curated learning content to help organizations build skills, improve workforce readiness, and deliver learning in the flow of work.
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Announcement
OpenSesame expands its partnership with Workday
OpenSesame expands its Workday partnership, giving customers embedded access to curated learning content across the Workday Talent Suite.
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Frequently asked

Common questions

How does OpenSesame integrate with Workday? ⌄
OpenSesame integrates with Workday Learning and Workday Learning powered by Sana through an embedded learning experience, making expertly curated learning available directly within the platform. Administrators can import learning into Workday catalogs, assign it through campaigns and development programs, and track completion and engagement using Workday reporting.
What types of training can organizations deliver through OpenSesame in Workday? ⌄
Organizations use OpenSesame to support compliance, safety, leadership development, professional skills, AI skills, technical training, onboarding, and industry-specific learning programs. Many courses are also available in multiple languages to support global teams.
How does OpenSesame work with Workday Skills Cloud? ⌄
OpenSesame aligns course skills metadata to Workday Skills Cloud, helping learning connect to the skills your organization is developing. This allows relevant OpenSesame content to surface across Workday experiences such as Career Hub, Talent Marketplace, and skills-based recommendations.
Who benefits from the OpenSesame and Workday integration? ⌄
The OpenSesame and Workday integration supports HR leaders, learning teams, managers, and employees. It enables organizations to scale learning programs while connecting development opportunities to workforce strategy.

Build workforce capability inside Workday

OpenSesame and Workday help organizations build workforce readiness through expertly curated learning, connected skills development, and learning delivered directly within the flow of work.

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