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Guild Talent Advantage™

Our strategic education benefit products provide the infrastructure needed to help employees achieve their goals and drive business growth.

With Guild, you will:

  • Gain access to a curated learning marketplace

  • Remove barriers to employee education

  • Help employees reach career goals

Access Guild’s Learning Marketplace.

Employees choose from degree to short-form skills programs — offered by partners vetted to deliver positive outcomes for working adults.

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Remove major financial barriers with tuition-paid learning.

We facilitate payment directly between employers and learning partners, making access to education equitable for those who are most often left out.

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Reach career goals through support and 1:1 coaching.

Dedicated career coaches and career discovery features help employees find and prepare for new roles at their company.

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Measure and grow program impact.

As employees succeed in their programs, companies see a return on investment (ROI) across talent attraction, retention, DEI, and career mobility.

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Access Guild’s Learning Marketplace.

Employees choose from degree to short-form skills programs — offered by partners vetted to deliver positive outcomes for working adults.

Remove major financial barriers with tuition-paid learning.

We facilitate payment directly between employers and learning partners, making access to education equitable for those who are most often left out.

Reach career goals through support and 1:1 coaching.

Dedicated career coaches and career discovery features help employees find and prepare for new roles at their company.

Measure and grow program impact.

As employees succeed in their programs, companies see a return on investment (ROI) across talent attraction, retention, DEI, and career mobility.

Connect to learn more

Access Guild’s Learning Marketplace.

Employees choose from degree to short-form skills programs — offered by partners vetted to deliver positive outcomes for working adults.

Remove major financial barriers with tuition-paid learning.

We facilitate payment directly between employers and learning partners, making access to education equitable for those who are most often left out.

Reach career goals through support and 1:1 coaching.

Dedicated career coaches and career discovery features help employees find and prepare for new roles at their company.

Measure and grow program impact.

As employees succeed in their programs, companies see a return on investment (ROI) across talent attraction, retention, DEI, and career mobility.

Connect to learn more

Access Guild’s Learning Marketplace.

Employees choose from degree to short-form skills programs — offered by partners vetted to deliver positive outcomes for working adults.

Remove major financial barriers with tuition-paid learning.

We facilitate payment directly between employers and learning partners, making access to education equitable for those who are most often left out.

Reach career goals through support and 1:1 coaching.

Dedicated career coaches and career discovery features help employees find and prepare for new roles at their company.

Measure and grow program impact.

As employees succeed in their programs, companies see a return on investment (ROI) across talent attraction, retention, DEI, and career mobility.

Connect to learn more

Access Guild’s Learning Marketplace.

Employees choose from degree to short-form skills programs — offered by partners vetted to deliver positive outcomes for working adults.

Remove major financial barriers with tuition-paid learning.

We facilitate payment directly between employers and learning partners, making access to education equitable for those who are most often left out.

Reach career goals through support and 1:1 coaching.

Dedicated career coaches and career discovery features help employees find and prepare for new roles at their company.

Measure and grow program impact.

As employees succeed in their programs, companies see a return on investment (ROI) across talent attraction, retention, DEI, and career mobility.

Connect to learn more

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We’re changing the system to work better for everyone.

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    For Companies

    See how to transform your career mobility strategy and increase the ROI of learning.

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    For Learning Partners

    Connect with the world's most innovative companies and their employees.

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    For Employees

    Gain the skills and support to make your career goals a reality.

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Career outcomes

We’re driving career mobility at scale.

2.6x

On average, Guild learners are 2.6x more likely to change roles within their companies compared to their colleagues who do not participate in the Guild benefit.¹

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Learning Marketplace

We work with learning partners who understand what working adults need to succeed.

88%

Employees enrolled in Guild Learning Marketplace courses slated for completion in the last 12 months had an 88% passage rate.²

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Coaching and support

We provide 1:1 coaching so every employee has the support to reach their goals.

96%

Surveyed learners who use Guild Coaches give them a satisfaction rating of 96 out of 100.³

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  • Employers see an average $3 savings for every $1 invested in education and upskilling through Guild.4

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Case study

How Rocket Central transformed an unused tuition benefit into a world-class career growth program.

The Detroit-based professional services company wanted to empower more than 30,000 team members nationwide to unlock their career potential. It quickly learned its existing tuition reimbursement was compounding inequity rather than alleviating it. So the company partnered with Guild to provide tuition-free education and career resources aligned with its business priorities for all team members.

Program participation soared.

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Employer story

Target's approach to creating career opportunity for its workers

Hear from Kiera Fernandez, Executive Vice President and Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer at Target, about Target’s three-step framework for internal talent mobility.

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Footnotes

  1. Guild’s internal data over the last 12 months as of 01/01/2024 from employers who have provided the required data for at least 13 months post launch.

  2. Guild’s internal data over the last 12 months as of 01/01/2024.

  3. Guild’s survey responses from random and representative Guild Learning Marketplace new learners over the last 12 months as of 01/01/2024.

  4. Average of all Return on Investment analyses conducted by Guild for employer partners as of 01/01/2024.

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