Litmos and CloudShare Partner to Connect Learning With Hands-On Practice 

Litmos, the Learning Acceleration Platform, is thrilled to share that it has partnered with CloudShare, the virtual IT labs and technical enablement platform, to connect structured learning with hands-on technical practice. With the CloudShare and Litmos integration, organizations can embed CloudShare virtual labs directly into Litmos learning programs, so learners move from course content to practice using real software in one experience. 

The partnership, announced November 10, 2026, targets a familiar problem in technical training: Skills now decay faster than traditional programs can retrain them. It’s a pattern Litmos calls the Capability Erosion Crisis.  

When the software, the product, or the role keeps changing, learners need a place to practice the current version before they use it on the job. Litmos brings the learning platform, used by organizations worldwide to build, activate, and evolve capability across their workforce, partners, and customers. CloudShare brings the IT lab environments. Together, they put practice inside the program instead of leaving it for later, making learning and development (L&D) more proactive. 

Lab environments are available on demand and require nothing for learners to install, so practice sits inside the same experience as the course — not in a separate tool someone has to provision, schedule, or troubleshoot. 

Here’s how the CEOs of both companies describe the partnership: 

“Completion isn’t the same as capability,” said Ben Jubenville, CEO of CloudShare. “Our partnership with Litmos closes that gap. Organizations already trust Litmos to deliver and manage learning at scale. Now they can extend that into real, hands-on practice without standing up any infrastructure of their own. It’s a natural fit: Litmos owns the learning journey, and CloudShare makes sure that journey ends with a skill the learner can actually use.”

“In the AI era, competitive advantage comes from how quickly organizations can develop and evolve human capability,” added Eric Vermillion, CEO of Litmos. “That’s why we’re focused on helping organizations accelerate learning and connect it to meaningful outcomes. By partnering with CloudShare, learners get immersive, hands-on practice that builds confidence and turns skills into real-world results.”

Read the full press release for the complete announcement.  

How CloudShare Virtual Labs Work in Litmos

The integration connects CloudShare’s virtual lab environments to Litmos, where organizations already manage and deliver their learning programs. Admins embed CloudShare labs directly into those programs, so learners work with real software in realistic technical scenarios.  

CloudShare environments require no installation by the learner, meaning organizations don’t have to build or maintain lab infrastructure of their own, so hands-on practice no longer depends on an internal team building environments for each program. 

What the Partnership Means for Litmos Customers

For Litmos customers, hands-on practice becomes part of the program. Organizations can run technical training, certification, customer education, and partner enablement programs without building dedicated lab environments. 

The labs give learners real technical environments to demonstrate skills in authentic scenarios. Here’s how that looks for each audience:  

• Workforce: Pair technical courses with practice in realistic scenarios, so employees apply what they’ve learned before they need it on the job. 

• Partners: Certify partners in authentic product scenarios. 

• Customers: Give customers hands-on time in a live product environment instead of passive walkthroughs. 

In each case, learners apply new knowledge right away, which reinforces what they’ve learned and builds confidence. The faster software and roles change, the less room people have to figure things out on the job. With CloudShare labs inside Litmos, learners practice in the program before it counts.  

Want to know how hands-on practice fits into a Litmos learning journey?  Get a demo today.