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Nearly three-fourths of CEOs identified a labor or skills shortage as the most likely external issue to disrupt their business in the next 12 months, according to a 2021 Deloitte and Fortune survey. This shortage is tied to accelerated digitization — by 2025, Microsoft predicts that there will be 149 million new digital jobs focused…

By Kevin Mills, Head of Government Partnerships  While vaccination rates climb and schools and businesses slowly open back up, unemployment rates remain a challenge, even in the largest economies. California has the highest GDP of any U.S. state, yet the technology epicenter is also tied for the highest unemployment rate in the country at 7.5%.…

By Leah Belsky, Coursera Chief Enterprise Officer Rapid digital transformation is increasing the urgency to acquire in-demand skills. However, lack of time and frustration over not knowing what courses to take are major barriers for learners.  Today, we’re excited to launch LevelSets, a new assessment tool designed to help learners determine their current proficiency in…

By Kevin Mills, Head of Public Sector Partnerships In early 2020, we launched the Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative to help governments around the world respond to the unemployment crisis caused by the pandemic and automation. Through the program, governments from over 25 U.S. states and 100 countries provided immediate support to displaced workers with free…

By Leah Belsky, Coursera Chief Enterprise Officer I am excited to introduce Coursera’s Industry Skills Report 2021, which examines the pandemic’s impact on digital transformation and skills development across major industries. The report analyzes data on skills proficiency from millions of Coursera learners across 10 different industries between June 2020 and May 2021. The pandemic…

What does it mean to lead in a world where unpredictability, interdependency, and accelerating change are the norms? How can leaders cultivate the resilience, agility, and grit necessary to succeed, both individually and across their organizations, when hard-and-fast rules fail to apply?  In his recent webinar for Coursera, “Lead Without Limits: Navigating through Uncertainty and…

By Anthony Tattersall, VP Enterprise EMEA  When the World Economic Forum asked businesses how they would respond to COVID-19 last year, 84 percent said they would increase the rate of automation and digitalization. As a result,  workforce upskilling and reskilling within the enterprise has become an urgent priority. This trend has been widely adopted by…

Adobe brings AI to creativity, data, and business Adobe is a technology leader focused on changing the world through digital experiences. From transforming how digital documents are managed with Adobe Document Cloud to its industry-leading creative apps in Adobe Creative Cloud and groundbreaking customer experience management solutions for businesses in Adobe Experience Cloud, the company…

By Leah Belsky, Coursera Chief Enterprise Officer The disruption and uncertainty caused by digital transformation, and widespread adoption of hybrid work have created new challenges for organizations. These challenges require leaders to keep pace as change accelerates. Today, we’re excited to launch the Leadership Academy to help companies develop the next generation of leaders and…

By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer at Coursera Today, we’re excited to announce that more than 30 leading companies throughout North America have selected Coursera for Business to accelerate their digital transformation strategy. These customers represent a wide range of industries with skilling needs unique to their business.    The growing adoption of IoT, electric, and…