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from SC 13D/A 1 page Exhibit 1 Exhibit 1 of the Original 13d Is Hereby Amended and Restated in Its Entirety as Follows: Joint Filing Agreement This Joint Filing Agreement Is Entered Into as of November 3, 2006, by and Among the Parties Signatories Hereto. the Undersigned Hereby Agree That the Statement on Schedule 13d With Respect to the Shares of American Depositary Shares, Each Representing an Ordinary Share, Par Value (Euro)0.11 Per Share, of SkillSoft PLC, a Public Limited Liability Company Organized Under the Laws of the Republic of Ireland, Is, and Any Amendment Thereafter Signed by Each of the Undersigned Shall Be, Filed on Behalf of Each Undersigned Pursuant to and in Accordance With the Provisions of 13d-1(k) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended. Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P. By: Warburg Pincus Partners, LLC, Its General Partner By: Warburg Pincus & Co., Its Managing Member By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Scott A. Arenare Title: Partner Warburg Pincus LLC By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Scott A. Arenare Title: Member Warburg Pincus Partners, LLC By: Warburg Pincus & Co., Its Managing Member By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Scott A. Arenare Title: Partner Warburg Pincus & Co. By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Scott A. Arenare Title: Partner <page> By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Charles R. Kaye By: Scott A. Arenare, Attorney-In-Fact* By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Joseph P. Landy By: Scott A. Arenare, Attorney-In-Fact** -2

from 424B3 ~10 pages In Accordance With Irish Law and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Right to Instruct the Depositary With Respect to Voting May Be Restricted Under Certain Circumstances. See Article 22 Hereof the Bank of New York American Depositary Receipt for Ordinary Shares of the Nominal Value of Euro 0.11 Each of SkillSoft PLC

from SC 13D 1 page Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement the Undersigned Hereby Agree That the Statement on Schedule 13d Filed by the Undersigned With Respect to the American Depositary Shares of Smartforce Public Limited Company Is, and Any Amendment Thereto Signed by Each of the Undersigned Shall Be, Filed on Behalf of Each Undersigned Pursuant to and in Accordance With the Provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended. Dated: September 16, 2002 Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P. By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Scott A. Arenare Title: Partner Dated: September 16, 2002 Warburg, Pincus & Co. By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Scott A. Arenare Title: Partner Dated: September 16, 2002 Warburg Pincus LLC By: /S/ Scott A. Arenare Name: Scott A. Arenare Title: Managing Director

from SC 13D >50 pages Agreement and Plan of Merger

from SC 13D >50 pages Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization