Explorance Metrics That Matter Introduces Skill Intelligence to Help Close Skills Gaps Through Enterprise Learning

New Release Connects Courses to Skills, Captures Learner Perspectives, and Delivers Actionable Skills Reporting

CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2026 /CNW/ -- Explorance, a leading provider of learning measurement and feedback solutions, announced today the release of Metrics That Matter (MTM) 10.0, a major platform update designed to help learning and development teams prove their training programs are closing organizational skills gaps. 

As organizations increasingly prioritize workforce skills development, L&D teams need clearer ways to understand which capabilities their learning programs are designed to develop, and whether learners believe they gained them. MTM addresses this need by enabling organizations to build structured skills taxonomies, map courses to the skills they develop, capture learner-reported skills data, and turn that information into actionable insights.

"With MTM 10.0, we're executing on our vision to empower L&D leaders and teams to build critical skills, show business value, and make smarter investments that support their organization's strategic objectives," said Steve Lange, General Manager of Explorance Metrics That Matter. "The shift toward skills-based measurement isn't just about adding capabilities to a platform, it's about giving learning teams the tools they need to prove their programs are developing the competencies their organizations depend on."

Connecting Learning to Skills at Scale

MTM 10.0 introduces comprehensive skills measurement capabilities that allow organizations to:

• Build structured skills taxonomies with Skills and Skill Categories, including 30 standard benchmarkable categories
• Map courses to skills to directly associate learning experiences with the competencies they develop
• Manage skills at scale through bulk Excel-based administration of skills and course mappings
• Capture learner perspectives with a new Skills question type that automatically pulls from course-mapped skills
• Analyze skills data through new dashboard widgets showing top skills by course, top courses by skill, and learner response patterns
• Export skills data via Data Extract for deeper analysis across the organization

"Measuring skills is critical because it's the bridge between learning activity and business impact, said Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal Analyst, Brandon Hall Group. "When L&D leaders can demonstrate which capabilities their programs are building, they can show how learning directly supports workforce performance and strategic business objectives. This is how learning organizations transform from cost centers into strategic partners that drive organizational success."

From Activity Measurement to Skills Impact

The release marks a fundamental shift from measuring learning activity, participation, completion, and satisfaction to understanding how learning builds the capabilities organizations need.

Availability

MTM 10.0 is available now to all Explorance MTM customers. For more information about MTM and its skills measurement capabilities, learn more by reading Steve Lange's Skills framework or see Skills in action by requesting an MTM demo.

About Explorance

Explorance empowers L&D teams to measure, improve, and communicate learning impact across the employee journey. Through solutions like MTM, Blue, and MLY, organizations can capture real-time insights, evaluate program effectiveness, and align development with strategic priorities. 
Explorance supports over 1,000 global organizations--25% of the Fortune 500--with expert-led services and AI-powered analytics. Its platforms enable continuous feedback from onboarding to leadership development, driving cultures of growth, and capability. With 25+ million users and more than 2 billion feedback data points, Explorance helps L&D leaders turn feedback into action--and learning into measurable business value.

Learn more at www.explorance.com.

SOURCE Explorance Inc.

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