Udemy and Workera partner to build workforce of the future with integrated skills intelligence offering. The partnership connects skills intelligence with targeted learning to help organizations measure capabilities, close gaps, and show impact. SAN FRANCISCO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a global AI-powered skills acceleration platform, today announced a new strategic partnership with Workera, a leading AI-powered skills verification platform. We believe this strategic partnership will provide organizations with a unified, data-driven way to understand workforce capabilities, identify skill gaps, and demonstrate the impact of targeted learning at scale. The partnership brings together Workera's skills assessments, designed to show where teams stand and where gaps exist, with Udemy's expert-led courses and guided learning paths, to help employees build the skills they need. This creates an end-to-end solution that will better position us to help organizations understand strengths, deliver relevant training, and monitor improvement over time. "Our customers need clarity on what skills their teams have today and what they must build for tomorrow," said Hugo Sarrazin, President and CEO at Udemy. "By partnering with Workera, we're uniting rigorous assessment with Udemy's trusted global learning platform to create a powerful, data-driven solution that helps organizations build more resilient, innovative, future-ready teams." As AI reshapes jobs and expectations, the pressure to upskill has never been higher. Udemy's 2026 Global Learning & Skills Trends Report - based on insights from more than 17,000 enterprise customers - shows surging demand for practical GenAI skills, alongside sustained investment in leadership and human skills. Organizations need more than one-off training; they need a continuous, measurable way to build the skills that matter most. "Workera's mission is to help organizations deeply understand their workforce capabilities through precise, role-aligned assessment and validation," said Kian Katanforoosh, Founder and CEO at Workera. "Partnering with Udemy means those insights are instantly connected to one of the world's most robust learning ecosystems. Together, we enable companies to identify and bridge skills gaps, to deliver real, measurable progress." To learn more about the partnership and get started today, visit: https://business.udemy.com/partners-and-integrations/workera/. About Udemy Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY) is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform transforming how companies and individuals across the world build the capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace. By combining on-demand, multi-language content with real-time innovation, Udemy delivers personalized experiences that empower organizations to scale workforce development and help individuals build the technical, business, and soft skills most relevant to their careers. Today, thousands of companies, including Ericsson, Samsung SDS America, On24, Tata Consultancy Services, The World Bank, and Volkswagen, rely on Udemy Business for its enterprise solutions to build agile, future-ready teams. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco, with hubs across the United States, Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. About Workera Workera is pioneering the future of skills technology, reimagining how organizations align business needs with verified skills data to future-fit their workforce and accelerate productivity and innovation. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and recognized by World Economic Forum's Tech Pioneers, TIME's Best EdTech Companies 2025, Inc 5000, and Josh Bersin's HR Tech AI Trailblazers, Workera leverages proprietary AI agents to deliver unparalleled insights into workforce capabilities, utilizing a state-of-the-art skills ontology and large language models for the most precise skill measurements available. Workera was named in Fast Company's exclusive Most Innovative Companies list alongside Microsoft, Canva, and others leading the AI revolution. Learn more at www.workera.ai. Media Contacts Udemy Ellen D. Kiehl Director, Corporate Communications [email protected] Workera Mark Dunphy Director, Head of Media [email protected] Investor Contact Dennis Walsh Vice President, Investor Relations [email protected] More News From Udemy SAN FRANCISCO-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a global AI-powered skills acceleration platform, today unveiled a suite of new instructor-focused offerings, reinforcing the essential role of human expertise in an era reshaped by artificial intelligence. The announcements were made at the company's semiannual Front Row event, which brings together more than 5,000 global Udemy instructors to share company strategy, and come as the world undergoes one of the fastest skill transformations in... 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Weekera, a payroll and HR management platform founded in 2022, has secured a new minority shareholder, HG, a leading European B2B software investor. This follows a €6 million funding round in 2023 from Drakarys, an investment firm created by the Order of Chartered Accountants. Weekera's platform, designed for accountants, combines automation and supervision to enhance productivity and reliability, with input from over 80 accounting firms across the country.

99% of L&D leaders believe their workforce will be "AI-ready" in the next two years, but only 14% of employees believe their organization is fully on track to acquire the necessary AI skillsPALO ALTO, Calif., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Workera , the leading AI-powered skills intelligence platform, today announced its inaugural 2025 State of Skills Intelligence Report. The study highlights several areas of disconnect between organizational leadership perceptions and employee realities in AI skills development, exposing the challenges within the current state of workforce transformation. The U.S. was found to have the least formal AI-related business objectives for 2025 and the least implemented overall AI adoption strategies."Organizations are racing to adopt AI, but they are failing to bring their workforce along on the journey, which not only explains the disconnect but the biggest fundamental challenge in successful AI transformation," said Kian Katanforoosh, CEO and founder of Workera. "If your AI strategy is not reaching your employees, it's already failing. This data report enables leaders of all industries to make data-driven investment decisions to close the gaps in workforce preparation and setting AI business objectives."Organizations With AI Objectives Are Racing AheadCompanies with a clear and documented AI strategy are leaving the competition behind when it comes to upskilling talent.Daily Use: These companies are significantly more likely (61% vs 17%) to feel that their workforce is very prepared in terms of integrating AI into their daily workflows.These companies are significantly more likely (61% vs 17%) to feel that their workforce is very prepared in terms of integrating AI into their daily workflows