NIIT Learning Systems Limited acquires Bluewater Learning to power ai-driven learning and talent transformation. Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 ET Expands HCM Technology Advisory, Integration, and Managed Services Capabilities ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - NIIT Learning Systems Limited (NSE, BSE: NIITMTS), a global leader in Managed Learning Services, today announced that it has acquired 100% of Bluewater Learning, LLC ("Bluewater"), a strategic learning and talent transformation partner that helps organizations connect workforce capabilities, learning ecosystems, and technology investments to business priorities. The acquisition has been completed through NIIT Learning's wholly owned subsidiary, NIIT (USA), Inc., for an aggregate consideration of up to USD 17.6 million, including performance-based earnouts over the next five years, subject to certain customary adjustments in accordance with the definitive agreements. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, Bluewater partners with organizations to help them navigate learning and talent transformation. Combining strategic advisory, technology solutions, and ongoing operations, Bluewater helps clients develop strategies, implement solutions, and support the organizational changes needed for long-term success. Over the past two decades, Bluewater has served more than 1,100 clients and completed more than 5,000 learning and talent projects. As AI transforms how work gets done, talent transformation has become an essential enabler of business change. Enterprises are navigating shifting skills requirements, new and emerging roles, and increasingly complex learning and talent ecosystems built on enterprise HCM platforms and data. The union brings together Bluewater's strategic advisory, implementation, and integration expertise with NIIT Learning's global managed learning services capabilities and scale, creating the right-sized, trusted, global HCM and talent transformation partner for large enterprises. Bluewater's deep partnerships with leading learning and talent technology platforms, including Cornerstone and Docebo, along with NIIT Learning's partnerships with Cornerstone, Docebo, Workday, SuccessFactors, Sana Labs, Degreed, Litmos, and Adobe Learning, further strengthen the combined organization's ability to support clients with a total bench strength of 210 certified HCM consulting and implementation professionals with over 1000 certifications across multiple platforms. Together, the companies offer what large enterprises have been seeking: the global reach and reliability of a large, global managed learning services provider, with the specialist depth in and exclusive focus on HCM technology for learning and talent transformation. The combined organization connects business strategy, talent capabilities, technology and data decisions, and ongoing operations to deliver real-time performance visibility, hyper-personalized learning, and sustainable business outcomes. As organizations take on massive talent transformation in the age of AI, NIIT is evolving into a trusted business partner that leads clients to "Transform and Operate" their AI-enabled L&D. The acquisition supports NIIT Learning's growth strategy through: * Expanded strategic advisory capabilities that help organizations align learning, career development, and workforce strategies with AI-driven business priorities, assess skills and organizational readiness, and build actionable transformation roadmaps. * Deeper learning and talent technology expertise spanning platform strategy, implementation, enhancement, and optimization, along with API-led integration and data orchestration across HCM and other enterprise systems. * Strong operational and managed services capabilities that combine Bluewater's technology expertise with NIIT Learning's global delivery scale to simplify operations, accelerate proficiency development, and sustain the value of technology investments. * Expanded opportunities for clients and technology partners, bringing together complementary capabilities to support evolving learning, talent, and workforce needs at enterprise scale. "AI is driving the most significant transformation of the talent and learning landscape we have ever seen, and enterprise HCM platforms and data will sit at the center of it. For more than two decades, Bluewater has built trusted, strategic partnerships with the world's leading HCM technology companies. Their advisory, implementation, and integration expertise complements NIIT Learning's global managed learning services capabilities and significantly expands our HCM technology solutions portfolio. Together, we offer large enterprises a global, reliable, and specialist partner that combines strategic guidance, deep technology expertise, and delivery at scale to drive meaningful business outcomes," said Sapnesh Lalla, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, NIIT Learning. Chris Bond, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bluewater Learning, said, "I'm genuinely excited for Bluewater to join the NIIT Learning family. For twenty-three years, our clients have trusted us with some of their most important learning and talent work, and many of those relationships go back well over a decade. That trust is what we're proudest of, and it's what we bring into this next chapter. NIIT Learning brings expanded capabilities and a strong track record of delivering great client experiences, giving us an unprecedented opportunity to drive greater impact together. With the scale to do more and the flexibility our clients count on, we can help organizations strengthen workforce readiness, build organizational agility, and achieve long-term business outcomes." About NIIT Learning Systems Limited NIIT Learning is the trusted, award-winning L&D and talent partner for the world's leading companies, and a recognized leader in AI maturity for learning and development. Established in 1981, NIIT Learning helps enterprises build the AI operating model, infrastructure, and fluency that a human + AI workforce demands, pairing AI-powered managed learning with strategic consulting to solve the most complex challenges in learning, talent, skills, and workforce transformation. Across 40+ countries, our experienced learning teams help clients thrive in an AI-first world with AI-first L&D transformation solutions, reskilling employees at scale through intelligent coaching and dynamic simulations embedded directly into the workflow. With a Net Promoter Score of 9.65/10 and an industry-leading renewal rate, we help leading companies reimagine their learning ecosystems and increase the business value and impact of learning. About Bluewater Learning Bluewater Learning helps organizations transform how learning and talent contribute to business performance. Combining strategic advisory, deep learning technology expertise, and ongoing operational support, Bluewater partners with clients to align workforce priorities with learning strategies and technology investments. Through a business-first, technology-informed approach, Bluewater helps organizations move beyond isolated learning initiatives to build connected, sustainable learning ecosystems that support workforce readiness, organizational agility, and long-term business outcomes. SOURCE NIIT (USA), INC.

Docebo Inc. launches Docebo Knowledge and Docebo Agents. Published on 10/28/2026 at 11:37 am EDT S&P Capital IQ Docebo Inc. had launched Docebo Knowledge and Docebo Agents. Docebo Knowledge turns scattered enterprise information into a trusted knowledge layer connected to learning. Learners can search across training content and connected systems across their tech stack without accessing each separately or paying for a dedicated enterprise search tool. Docebo Knowledge indexes content from Docebo, including SCORM and xAPI packages, alongside approved sources such as SharePoint, Confluence, Google Drive, and Slack. People get direct, source-grounded answers, procedures, videos, and source links in one experience, then move from an answer to the course, certification, practice, or workflow that follows. Knowledge inherits the permissions set in each connected source system, so learners and their agents only see content they?re authorized to access. Docebo Agents automate multi-step workflows across Docebo and connected enterprise systems. They take on the workflows behind learning and upskilling, reducing administrative overhead and personalizing the learning experience. These agents include both curated, pre-built agents and a no-code custom agent builder. Four pre-built agents are available at launch: Authoring Agent turns source material, from an uploaded file or a connected source into structured courses in Docebo Creator with interactive elements and assessments; Tutor Agent answers learner questions inside a course or learning plan using the course material and approved company knowledge, so learners don?t have to stop and track down a trainer or colleague; Reinforcement Agent keeps learning active after a course ends with personalized, spaced practice sessions that build on each learner?s previous answers; Marketplace Agent lets admins describe the content they need, compare options from third-party providers side by side, and import courses directly. More pre-built agents will be released in the coming months. Organizations can create custom agents by describing the goal, instructions, and permitted actions, with no coding required. These agents are deeply connected to the learning system and learner profile. Docebo Agents are built with oversight from the start. Admins decide which agents run, who can use them, and which actions need human approval before they happen. Every action respects existing permissions and is logged, giving IT, security, and compliance teams a full audit trail. AI credit usage is visible and manageable, so organizations can expand their use of agents with costs they can predict. Docebo is also continuing to extend learning beyond its own interface as part of its advancing headless platform strategy. Through Model Context Protocol, Docebo connects to the AI assistants and enterprise tools employees already use, including Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude. Employees can find content, check their progress, and enroll in courses without opening Docebo, while admins can complete platform tasks like reporting, enrollments, and more. Docebo Knowledge and Docebo Agents are available to all Learn customers. (C) S&P Capital IQ - Business Wire - 2026

Docebo expands workforce readiness platform with launch of Knowledge and Agents. Organizations can now build workforce readiness at enterprise scale, with trusted answers in the flow of work and agents that take on the manual work behind learning. TORONTO - October 28, 2026 - Docebo Inc. (Nasdaq: DCBO; TSX: DCBO) the Enterprise Platform for the AI-era workforce, unifying skills intelligence, learning, and knowledge in one closed loop, announced today that the Company has launched Docebo Knowledge and Docebo Agents. The launch delivers on the vision Docebo set out at its Inspire conference earlier this year: one AI platform where learning, skills intelligence, and organizational knowledge work together, empowered by agents, to keep employees, customers, and partners ready as work changes. With Knowledge and Agents now live, Docebo brings together people's skills, what they're learning, and knowledge of how the business runs, and puts that context to work through agents that act across systems where the work happens. Now, workforce readiness becomes something customers can build and prove continuously. Docebo Knowledge Docebo Knowledge turns scattered enterprise information into a trusted knowledge layer connected to learning. Now, learners can search across training content and connected systems across their tech stack without accessing each separately or paying for a dedicated enterprise search tool. Docebo Knowledge indexes content from Docebo, including SCORM and xAPI packages, alongside approved sources such as SharePoint, Confluence, Google Drive, and Slack. People get direct, source-grounded answers, procedures, videos, and source links in one experience, then move from an answer to the course, certification, practice, or workflow that follows. By connecting knowledge retrieval to formal learning and action, Docebo helps organizations put existing content to work, reduce time spent searching, and build capability in the moment of need. Knowledge inherits the permissions set in each connected source system, so learners and their agents only see content they're authorized to access. Docebo Agents AI agents are only as useful as the context behind them. Most can reach historical company data, but few know a user's learning history and skills gaps, or the organization's skills taxonomies. Docebo Agents are built to run on this skills and learning data, alongside trusted organizational knowledge. Docebo Agents automate multi-step workflows across Docebo and connected enterprise systems. They take on the workflows behind learning and upskilling, reducing administrative overhead and personalizing the learning experience. These agents include both curated, pre-built agents and a no-code custom agent builder. Four pre-built agents are available at launch: * Authoring Agent turns source material, from an uploaded file or a connected source into structured courses in Docebo Creator with interactive elements and assessments. * Tutor Agent answers learner questions inside a course or learning plan using the course material and approved company knowledge, so learners don't have to stop and track down a trainer or colleague. * Reinforcement Agent keeps learning active after a course ends with personalized, spaced practice sessions that build on each learner's previous answers. * Marketplace Agent lets admins describe the content they need, compare options from third-party providers side by side, and import courses directly. More pre-built agents will be released in the coming months. For anything pre-built agents don't cover, organizations can create custom agents by describing the goal, instructions, and permitted actions, with no coding required. These agents are deeply connected to your learning system and learner profile, in ways third-party agents can't replicate. "Every organization is about to run two workforces: its people and the agents working alongside them," said Alessio Artuffo, President & Chief Executive Officer of Docebo. "Both need the same things to perform well: trusted knowledge and an accurate picture of skills. That's the foundation Docebo is now built on. Agents run through the platform, taking on the manual work that has held learning teams back for years. Every employee gets development shaped around their own skills and goals. Less time on administration. Less budget spent on work that doesn't move the business. More capability where it counts." More than 50 customers across industries including transportation, retail, distribution, and food service piloted Docebo Agents before launch. These customers are already seeing real results: * A leading international electronics distributor used the Marketplace Agent to cut roughly five hours a month of manual content curation for each administrator. * A global restaurant operator used the Reinforcement Agent to save store managers about 10 hours a month on training follow-up and the Tutor Agent to resolve 25% of frontline training questions without an administrator. * A retail company that onboards 2,500 new hires a year built its own custom onboarding agent, which the company expects will give sales managers one to two hours back per new hire. Built for enterprise control As agents take on real work, leaders need to know what each one can do, what it can access, and what it costs. Docebo Agents are built with that oversight from the start. Admins decide which agents run, who can use them, and which actions need human approval before they happen. Every action respects existing permissions and is logged, giving IT, security, and compliance teams a full audit trail. AI credit usage is visible and manageable, so organizations can expand their use of agents with costs they can predict. Learning wherever work happens Docebo is also continuing to extend learning beyond its own interface as part of its advancing headless platform strategy. Through Model Context Protocol (MCP), Docebo connects to the AI assistants and enterprise tools employees already use, including Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude. Employees can find content, check their progress, and enroll in courses without opening Docebo, while admins can complete platform tasks like reporting, enrollments, and more. As more work starts inside AI assistants, Docebo is building the infrastructure to bring learning, skills, and knowledge there too. Docebo Knowledge and Docebo Agents are available now to all Learn customers. To learn more or schedule a demo, visit https://www.docebo.com/demo/ About Docebo Docebo is the AI platform for learning and upskilling. Learning, Skills Intelligence, Knowledge, and Agents work as one connected system; continuously detecting gaps, closing them where people work, and validating that capability actually changed. With Docebo's end-to-end readiness platform, organizations worldwide are equipped to deliver scaled, personalized learning and upskilling across all their audiences and use cases, driving growth and powering their business. This news release may contain forward-looking information and statements, including statements about new product releases and its anticipated benefits. Such information is based on current assumptions and is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. There can be no assurance that it will prove accurate, and readers should not place undue reliance on it. This information speaks only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update it except as required by applicable securities laws. Joe Rosengarten Director, Corporate Communications [email protected] +1.416.455.6459 Mike McCarthy Vice President, Investor Relations [email protected] +1.214.830.0641