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IBM<\/a>) and Pearson<\/a>, the world\u2019s lifelong learning company, announced a global partnership to build new personalized learning products powered by AI for businesses, public organizations, and educational institutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent\u00a0research from Pearson<\/a>\u00a0found that inefficient career transitions and skills mismatches will cost the US economy $1.1 trillion in lost earnings annually. Employers, educators, and learners need faster, more relevant ways to learn new skills as AI reshapes how people work and learn.<\/p>\n

IBM and Pearson aim to address these needs with AI-powered learning tools, built using\u00a0watsonx Orchestrate<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0watsonx Governance<\/a>, which will be available globally. IBM will also help Pearson build a custom AI-powered learning platform – similar to\u00a0IBM Consulting Advantage<\/a>\u00a0– that combines human expertise with AI assistants, agents, and assets. The platform will drive growth with new products and services, while transforming Pearson\u2019s operations to enhance workflows, productivity, and data-driven decision-making.<\/p>\n

As IBM\u2019s primary strategic partner for customer upskilling and workforce transformation, IBM customers and its 270,000 employees will benefit from Pearson\u2019s enterprise learning solutions. These include,\u00a0Credly<\/a>\u00a0for digital credentialing,\u00a0Faethm<\/a>\u00a0for strategic workforce planning, and\u00a0Pearson Professional Assessments,<\/a>\u00a0which delivers IBM professional certification exams globally.<\/p>\n

In addition, IBM and Pearson will explore the development of tools that will help verify the capabilities of AI agents, ensuring organizations can deploy them with confidence. This combines IBM\u2019s expertise in building reliable, responsible AI with Pearson\u2019s deep understanding of learning, skills development, and recognized credentials.<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology is evolving faster than human skills can keep pace. To close this gap, learning must be embedded seamlessly into the flow of work. When people learn where work happens, it has an immediate impact on productivity and performance,\u201d said\u00a0Omar Abbosh, CEO of Pearson. \u201cTogether with IBM, we\u2019re building trusted AI-powered learning tools that will help people and organizations adapt, learn, and thrive in a world of constant change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you’re leading a company or just graduating, everyone needs to build new skills for the AI era,\u201d said\u00a0Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM. \u201cIBM and Pearson are bringing AI-powered education to more organizations to help people learn faster. Together, we\u2019re helping companies and their teams adapt to change and succeed, while helping Pearson transform its own internal operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

This partnership advances Pearson\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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