IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning companies, today announced a global partnership to build new AI-powered personalized learning products for businesses, public institutions, and educational institutions.
Recent Pearson research finds that inefficient career transitions and skills mismatch cost the U.S. economy $1.1 trillion Lost profits occur every year. As AI reshapes the way people work and learn, employers, educators, and learners need better ways to learn new skills faster.
IBM and Pearson aim to address these needs with AI-powered learning tools built using WatsonX Orchestrate and WatsonX Governance that will be available globally. IBM will also help Pearson build a custom AI-powered learning platform similar to IBM Consulting Advantage, which combines human expertise with AI assistants, agents and assets. The platform will transform Pearson's operations to enhance workflow, productivity and data-driven decision-making, while driving growth with new products and services.
As IBM's key strategic partner for customer upskilling and workforce transformation, IBM customers and their 270,000 employees will benefit from Pearson's enterprise learning solutions. These include Credly for digital credentials, Faethm for strategic workforce planning, and Pearson Professional Assessments, which provides IBM professional certification exams globally.
In addition, IBM and Pearson will explore developing tools to validate the capabilities of AI agents and help organizations deploy them with confidence. This combines IBM's expertise in building reliable and responsible AI with Pearson's deep understanding of learning, skill development and recognized qualifications.
“Technology is evolving faster than human skills can keep up. To close this gap, learning must be seamlessly integrated into the flow of work. When people learn where work is done, it has an immediate impact on productivity and performance.” said Omar AboshCEO of Pearson. “Together with IBM, we are building trusted, AI-powered learning tools that help people and organizations adapt, learn, and thrive in an ever-changing world.”
“Whether you're leading a company or just graduated, everyone needs to build new skills for the AI era.” said Arvind KrishnaCEO of IBM. “IBM and Pearson are bringing AI-powered education to more organizations and helping people learn faster. Together, we're helping companies and their teams adapt and succeed while helping Pearson transform its own internal operations.”
This partnership advances Pearson's strategy to build 360-degree relationships with a select group of strategic partners to deliver stronger customer outcomes, drive joint go-to-market initiatives and enable shared growth.
Statements regarding the future direction and intentions of IBM and Pearson are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.
About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries leverage insights from data to streamline business processes, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of government agencies and enterprises in critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to execute digital transformation quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting provide open and flexible options for our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, accountability, inclusion, and service. For more information, please visit www.ibm.com.
About Pearson
Pearson's purpose is simple. Our aim is to help people achieve the lives they envision through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is an opportunity for personal advancement. That's why our 18,000 C. Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant, enriching learning experiences designed to impact real lives. We are a global lifelong learning company, providing digital content, assessments, certifications, and data to customers in nearly 200 countries. For us, learning is more than just doing. That's who we are. Visit plc.pearson.com.
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