Partnerships and Alliances (March 2022)

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

  • Skillsoft, a global leader in corporate digital learning, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Codecademy, an online learning platform for technical skills offering expertise in 14 programming languages to approximately 40 million registered learners.
  • Learning solutions company eLearning Brothers made two acquisitions: video-based practice and coaching platform Rehearsal, and learning and design technology company Origin Learning.
  • 360Learning, a global collaborative learning software-as-a-service leader, acquired UK learning management system (LMS) Looop.
  • UiPath, an enterprise automation software company, formed a partnership with online learning platform Coursera to offer automation education courses from UiPath to the more than 92 million registered learners on Coursera. The Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Specialization and Step into RPA courses from UiPath on Coursera build knowledge and professional-level skills in developing and deploying UiPath software robots.
Lorri Freifeld
Lorri Freifeld is the editor/publisher of Training magazine. She writes on a number of topics, including talent management, training technology, and leadership development. She spearheads two awards programs: the Training APEX Awards and Emerging Training Leaders. A writer/editor for the last 30 years, she has held editing positions at a variety of publications and holds a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University.