Asset and Content Types

Skillsoft provides many ways for learners to interact with content so they can get the best learning experience for their style of learning. When learners search, they can filter on the type of content that is best for their style and need. If they are browsing the library, they see the different content types under the modality tabs of Watch, Read, Listen, Assess, Attend, and Practice. When you add your own content, you specify the content type and modality.

To help facilitate grouping of the different content types in reporting, there is the concept of asset type. When you add your own content, asset type is assigned based on the type of custom content you add.

The information on this page shows the different content and asset types used in Percipio.

Content Types

Learners pick a content type to interact with depending on their need and style of learning. They can filter on content type when searching and see the content type specified in the content card. Content types can include, but are not limited to:

AI Simulations: If enabled by your administrator, you see AI Simulations or CAISY content. This content provides a hands-on way for you to practice a conversation in real time and get feedback on how well you did.
Ask a Mentor: If enabled by your administrator, some courses offer the option to connect with a mentor via email if you have questions about the content. This is a great way to seek clarification on complex topics especially ones associated with a certification program.
Audiobooks: Many books are offered as audio books so you can listen when you can't read.
Audio Summaries: When you don't have time to listen to an entire book, you can get the highlights in a summary that you can listen to in under 30 minutes.
Books: Read many books online instead of purchasing a physical copy. You can add notes and highlight important passages to easily return to them at a later time.
Book Summaries: When you don't have time to read an entire book, you can get the highlight in summary that you can read in under 30 minutes.
Channels: A collection of all different content types that pertain to the same skill topic. You will find the content types of: courses, books, audiobooks, audio summaries, book summaries, labs, test preps, live course, skill benchmarks, custom content grouped by modality: Watch, Read, Listen, Practice, Assess, and Attend so you can learn the skill in the manner you most prefer.
Certifications: Learning resources that help you obtain or maintain industry certifications.
Cheatsheets: A topic-based web page that launches in the Codecademy platform and highlights key points and tips for that topic. Cheatsheets align to Codecademy courses.
Courses: Skillsoft offers several types of courses depending on the content your organization has licensed.
Custom content: This is content your company has chosen to add to Percipio. It might be a course, a welcome video from leadership, links to process job aids, or other content they deem appropriate for your learning.
Dynamic content: This is content that your admin creates where you answer a series of questions first. You are then presented with content that aligns with the responses you provided.
Interactive courses: Interactive courses launch on the Codecademy platform and provide learners with an engaging and hands-on learning experience. These courses are designed to reinforce learning through interactive lessons with exercises and quizzes.
Journeys (Skillsoft Aspire Journeys and custom journeys): Journeys are structured learning paths that provide you the means to acquire the skills necessary for a particular role or job function. Journeys contain a mix of content types presented in tracks. You start a journey when you launch a piece of content from within a track. You must complete all content within a track to complete the track, and complete all tracks within the journey to complete the journey.
Labs: Labs are live practice environments designed to help you build and assess your current skill levels while maintaining your ongoing expertise. You get access to virtual machines, networks, devices, apps, software and developer tools, datasets, etc. You don't need to schedule a lab time – simply access any lab 24x7x365 from your desktop, laptop, or tablet.
Live Course (Instructor-led Training) : These are instructor-led sessions presented by either Skillsoft or your company. You must register before you can attend either virtually or in-person.
Skill Benchmarks:These are a set of questions that you answer to help gauge your level of proficiency in a particular skill. You can use the score and the Skillsoft provided learning recommendations to target your learning where you are weaker.
Skillsoft Bootcamps: Skillsoft Bootcamps and Leadercamps are a series of interactive streaming events hosted by live instructors. They are an immersive and targeted set of instruction aimed at helping you quickly acquire complex skills.
Skillsoft Coaching: Skillsoft Coaching is a separate paid service where you are paired with a coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). This executive-quality coach works one-on-one with you to focus on developing the behaviors and skills that you need most to lead successfully no matter your level in the organization.
TestPreps: TestPreps are practice exams run in a simulated certification testing environment that help you prepare for a certification exam.
Tests: This is the component of an online course that assesses whether you understood the content.
Videos: This is a component of an online course that presents content on a specific topic. You can search for and find videos independent of their course. When you launch a video, it plays within the course so if you want more information on the topic, you can easily progress to another related video.

Asset Types

Asset types are groupings or categorizations of content types that Percipio does automatically. You only see asset types in reporting. You may see the following asset types:

Linked content: Associated with any of following Skillsoft content types: AI simulations, cheatsheets, interactive courses, test preps, labs, bootcamps, and partner content. Can also be associated with custom content items you added.
Scheduled content: Associated with any of following Skillsoft items: live courses or live events. Can also be associated to live courses you add.
Assessment: Associated with the Skillsoft content type of Skill Benchmarks.
Module: Associated to individual components of Skillsoft courses that are in HTML format.