Introduction
In support of Vermont State University’s strategic goal to “increase personal and professional development opportunities to enable innovation, creativity, leadership, and teamwork,” Vermont State University HR Department is pleased to announce LinkedIn Learning as Vermont State University’s new e-learning resource available to employees. Funding for VTSU’s LinkedIn Learning contract was made available by means of an external workforce development grant through December 31, 2025.
LinkedIn Learning is an award-winning industry leader in online training, with a digital library of over 6,000 courses covering a wide range of technical, business, software and creative topics. You may watch an entire course, or individual videos – some are as short as four or five minutes. You will be able to bookmark courses that suit your interests, keep track of the courses you have taken, and when you complete a course, you’ll receive a certificate. You have the opportunity to refine or develop your professional skills, learn new software, and explore other areas as you plan for your career growth. In a few cases, VTSU will assign courses to staff and faculty as needed for safety, DEI-related, or other initiatives.
LinkedIn Learning also offers tremendous potential for managers and employees to create development plans as part of the performance review process. Effective leaders are committed to developing their staff, and they understand fundamentally that supporting a workplace culture that fosters learning and development requires continuous personal commitment and access to resources. We encourage managers to discuss learning needed to successfully perform evolving job responsibilities, achieve career paths, and support professional growth, with their staff.
Authentication
Below is an outline of how to log in and accept the LinkedIn Learning license using your VSC credentials. Vermont State University faculty, staff, and students must create their account before a course can be assigned to them.
- Open the LinkedIn Learning Vermont State Colleges SSO URL.
- Authenticate using your Vermont State Colleges Username and password.
- You can select any of the options you feel fits your need best. In the example below, “Grow and advance in my current career” was selected. This choice impacts what courses are recommended by LinkedIn Learning you take.
- If you have a personal LinkedIn Profile then you should select Connect LinkedIn Profile. This option will allow you to showcase the courses you have completed. Skipping this step will not impact courses you have access to within LinkedIn Learning.
- If you opted to not connect your LinkedIn Profile then it will ask you to enter your job title. In the example below, “Project Manager” was selected. Select continue once you have your title inputted.
- Next it will ask you which skills you would like to develop. You must select at least one, but three to give are recommended. Once you have made your selections you must select “Continue” to move to the next screen.
- The last question is about setting a goal. If you would like a reminder each week to complete training from LinkedIn, then select your desired goal. If you meet or exceed the goal you select then you will not get a reminder email from LinkedIn Learning. You can select “Skip for now” then it will not prompt
- You will be passed to the LinkedIn Learning home page once you have completed the initial account creation steps. You can find courses that are recommended by LinkedIn Learning published on the homepage. You can find courses that are published by Vermont State University HR Department by navigating to the “My Library” section on the left side of the homepage, and then selecting “Assigned by Vermont State University”.
Please contact the Vermont State University HR Department with any questions about LinkedIn Learning.
Please open a service desk request for the IT Department with any authentication issues.