The 2025 Global Skills Report — from coursera.org
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AI Agents Are Rewriting The Playbook For Upskilling In 2025 — from forbes.com by Aytekin Tank
Staying competitive now depends on fast, effective training and upskilling—not just for business owners themselves, but for their teams, new and existing employees alike. AI agents are poised to change the corporate training landscape, helping businesses close skills gaps created by rapid technological change.
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Traditional corporate training programs, which lean on passive content, often fall short of their goals. Companies like Uplimit are rolling out educational AI agents that promise significantly higher completion rates (upwards of 90 percent) and better results. It boils down to engagement—the active learning, with role playing and personalized feedback, is more stimulating than merely watching a video and completing a quiz. Agents can provide 24/7 assistance, responding to questions as soon as they pop up. What’s more, education and training with agents can be highly personalized.
Agents can train a higher volume of employees in the same amount of time. Employees will gain skills more efficiently, giving them more time to apply what they’ve learned—and likely boosting engagement in the process. They’ll be better prepared to stay competitive.