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| R      | QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   | FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|   |
| OR     |
|   |
| £ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   | FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM   TO                                                                                          |

| Republic of Ireland                      | None                |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of          | (I.R.S. Employer    |
| Incorporation or Organization)           | Identification No.) |
|                                     |                |
| 107 Northeastern Boulevard               | 03062               |
| Nashua, New Hampshire                    | (Zip Code)          |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |                |
|                                     |                |

|   | Large accelerated filer R                      | Accelerated filer £         |   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|   | Non-accelerated filer £                   | Smaller reporting company £ |   |
|   |  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |                                  |   |

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PART II

ITEM 6. — EXHIBITS

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SIGNATURE

|                    | SKILLSOFT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |                        |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                    |                             |                        |   |
| Date: December 16, 2009 | By:                              | /s/ Thomas J. McDonald |   |
|                    |                             | Thomas J. McDonald          |   |
|                    |                             | Chief Financial Officer     |   |
|                    |                             |                        |   |

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EXHIBIT INDEX

| 10.1†  | 2001 Outside Director Option Plan, as amended                                                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 31.1†  | Certification of SkillSoft PLC’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15(d)-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                     |
| 31.2†  | Certification of SkillSoft PLC’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15(d)-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                     |
| 32.1†  | Certification of SkillSoft PLC’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32.2†  | Certification of SkillSoft PLC’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|   31.3* | Certification of SkillSoft PLC's Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                  |
|   31.4* | Certification of SkillSoft PLC's Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                                        |

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