Pearson has agreed to acquire Workera, an AI-native skills intelligence platform that enterprises use to verify what their workforce can do, the company said.
Workera combines agentic AI, psychometrics and adaptive assessment to measure demonstrated proficiency through role-specific scenarios and simulations, according to the release. Pearson said the acquisition is intended to speed up its work helping enterprises build the workforce they need for AI-driven transformation.
The company said Workera's technology gives business leaders a live baseline of workforce capability, including AI fluency; targeted development that sends each employee to the learning that closes their gaps; verified outcomes that show whether skills improved; and support for talent decisions across hiring, internal mobility, redeployment and strategic workforce planning.
Vishaal Gupta, president of enterprise learning and skills at Pearson, said that in the era of AI an organisation's ability to assess and develop skills will be key, and that joining Workera's workforce and technology with Pearson's learning and assessment expertise strengthens its ability to help enterprises close skills gaps. Kian Katanforoosh, founder and chief executive of Workera, said the two companies share an ambition to build a standard for workforce readiness.
Workera was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with a team of about 60 people, and serves enterprise and government customers including ServiceNow, Accenture and the United States Space Force. On completion it will become part of Pearson's Enterprise Learning & Skills business unit, and Katanforoosh will join its leadership team. Pearson said completion is expected in the second half of 2026, subject to regular closing conditions including any required regulatory filings or approvals.
