Partnerships & Alliances (May 2025)

The latest training industry mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and more.

  • Multiverse, a leader in personalized, on-the-job learning programs, and Skillable, a pioneer in hands-on learning and skill validation, announced a strategic partnership that integrates Skillable’s hands-on virtual labs with Multiverse’s structured coaching model, allowing learners to safely practice technical skills before applying them in production environments. The partnership will launch with Multiverse’s Applied Data Engineering (ADE) apprenticeship program.
  • Talent assessment provider Plum and global integrated talent solutions leader Wilson formed a partnership designed to offer companies deeper talent insights across the workforce. Wilson’s integrated talent solutions combined with Plum’s science-backed psychometric solutions provide clarity around a workforce’s durable skills and longer-term potential.
  • ILX Group, a provider of accredited and best practice training solutions in project management and software testing, completed the acquisition of StayAhead Training, a specialist in technical IT training.
Edited by Lorri Freifeld
Lorri Freifeld is the editor/publisher of Training magazine, owned by Lakewood Media Group. She writes on a number of topics, including talent management, training technology, and leadership development. She spearheads two awards programs: the Training MVP Awards and Emerging Training Leaders. A writer/editor for the last 30-plus years, she has held editing positions at a variety of publications and holds a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University.