Why curated content matters in corporate learning, and how GFoundry curated content can be combined with your own Learn Content.

Content curation is the selection of useful and interesting content that already exists in various sources, with the goal of sharing it with a specific audience.

Since most existing information is on the Internet, digital content curation has become a common activity for many organisations, companies, groups and individuals. It can be a complex task: you have to search through large amounts of information from many sources to find what is useful and relevant.

To make this research and selection efficient, start by listening to your audience and understanding which content will be of wide interest.

Organisations need to create their own content about the company, its roles and its areas of expertise. This knowledge is internal and specific to each organisation.

However, developing people is not only about internal knowledge. It also depends on broader knowledge, such as soft skills, culture and market knowledge, which enriches teams.

This shared need is where curated content comes in. Selecting high-interest content lets any team manager address training needs with content that is already developed and available immediately.

By combining internal and curated content, you can build training plans that support continuous and diverse learning for every employee. On GFoundry, gamification can be added to reward employees who follow their training and to encourage healthy competition.

GFoundry provides curated content that clients can use free of charge. It covers several knowledge areas, in formats such as quizzes and videos. If your organisation has curated content, it appears on the Learn > Categories page in a separate list called GFoundry Curated Contents.

Curated content can be moved to any category of your own training structure, so it is simple to combine internal content with GFoundry curated content in the same categories.

Curated content can also be adapted to your organisation, for example by adding links or videos, or by editing quiz questions.

See Curated Content Categories for the steps.

One of the big challenges of a new corporate learning programme is creating internal content, because of the cost and time involved.

With GFoundry curated content, you can start learning initiatives straight away and combine them with GFoundry's gamification.

Easy access also matters. Learn Content is available in the web app and in the Android and iOS mobile apps.

To bring digital content into physical spaces, each published Learn Content has a QR code, available from Preview & Share in the backoffice. For example, you can place QR codes at specific locations in your facilities so employees can open a specific training content there.

Team managers can define training plans for the people they manage, to address the difficulties they face in their role.

Employees also have their own motivations and ambitions, related to the knowledge and skills they want to acquire. By promoting a culture of self-development, employees can choose the content that helps their personal and professional development.

In the GFoundry app, the Learn module gives employees access to all the content made available to them, and the freedom to choose what is most useful for their role and needs.

Not every content item is relevant to the whole organisation, since each employee has different functions, objectives and skills.

That is why it is important to segment content. In GFoundry, each Learn Content item can be segmented by teams or groups, so employees only see the content meant for them.

Providing relevant content is not enough; employees also need to know it exists.

With Content Highlights, you can feature the content you want to promote and change it whenever you need. See Managing Categories and Highlights.

1. Which GFoundry module lets you use curated content?

The Learn module.

2. Is curated content free?

Yes. GFoundry curated content can be used by clients free of charge. If you do not see curated categories in your Learn module, contact GFoundry.

3. Does curated content automatically become available to all users?

No. Curated content items are unpublished by default. Making them available, organised and segmented for users or groups is always the responsibility of the client or its partner.

4. Can I organise different content for different people?

Yes. Content can be segmented by teams or groups of people.

5. Can I combine GFoundry curated content with my company's own content?

Yes. Curated items can be moved into your own categories, next to your own content.

6. Can I build a learning journey for my entire company with only GFoundry curated content?

Yes. That is one of the advantages: ready-to-use content, available immediately.

7. Can I use curated content in structured training?

Yes. Once moved into your structure, curated items are Learn Content items like any other, so they can be added to Training Programs and Learning Paths.

8. How often does GFoundry add new curated content?

GFoundry updates and adds curated content on a regular basis.

9. Is gamification available for curated content?

Yes. As with any Learn Content, playing quizzes earns points and can unlock badges, and a certificate can be awarded automatically after completing a Learn Content. Learners can share their certificates on LinkedIn.

10. We need content in areas that are not in the catalogue. Can we suggest new areas?

Yes. GFoundry listens to clients' needs when adding content in new areas.

11. Can people be told when there is new content on the platform?

Yes. From the backoffice, push notifications can be sent to the whole community or to specific groups of people.

12. Can we use curated YouTube videos within our organisation?

Curated videos are shown through YouTube's own embedding, not downloaded and redistributed. Use of any third-party content remains subject to the provider's terms of service and to copyright law; if in doubt, check with your legal team.