Cognizant and Pearson have jointly announced a global partnership aimed at improving early-career development, redefined learning and global workforce transformations during the AI era.
In a multi-year deal, Cognizant aims to enhance Pearson’s platforms with generative and agentic AI and help Pearson enhance its products. Additionally, Cognizant aims to use their Agent Foundry and Neuro® SAN solutions to help enhance Pearson’s agentic AI critical business processes.
Inefficiencies in career pathways cost the U.S. economy an estimated $1.1 trillion annually according to Pearson’s Lost in Transition research. A recent study by Cognizant and Oxford Economics projects that AI could reshape up to 90% of existing jobs, while driving as much as $1 trillion in annual growth for the U.S. economy by 2032.
With Pearson’s expertise in learning and assessment, and Cognizant’s consulting and technology capabilities, this collaboration is designed to accelerate the development and availability of AI-powered learning, assessments, and workforce skilling programs. Specifically, this includes leveraging technologies such as agentic AI, augmented reality, and conversational AI, the companies are jointly developing cutting-edge learning products.
Among these goals are helping with early careers, modernizing learning and transforming the global workforce.
- Early careers: Cognizant and Pearson will collaborate to help recent graduates, apprentices, and mid-career professionals build skills in AI, cloud, and digital technologies.
- Redefining learning: Cognizant’s automation and AI capabilities will help Pearson enhance the performance, availability, and time-to-market of its products and services. Together, the companies will develop new learning products and services that leverage technologies such as agentic AI, augmented reality, virtual reality, and conversational AI.
- Global workforce transformation: Cognizant will offer Pearson’s products and services to its clients to help them plan for the future impact of tech and identify skill gaps. Cognizant’s organizational change expertise and Pearson’s AI insights capabilities will help organizations redesign roles, build new skilling pathways, and provide custom training across corporate, business, and technical domains.
Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S. spoke on the future outlook.
“In partnership with Pearson, we are dedicated to leveraging our expertise in AI and digital engineering to create transformative solutions designed to benefit learners and educators worldwide,” he said. “This partnership underscores our shared vision to proactively shape a skilled workforce ready to thrive in the AI era.”
