Coursera receives the maximum possible score in eight criteria, including Partner Ecosystem, Individual Skills Assessment, Team Skills Assessment, and AI Capabilities for Skills Acquisition
By Karine Allouche, General Manager, Enterprise, Coursera
I’m delighted to announce that Coursera has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Technology Skills Development Platforms, Q2 2025, receiving the maximum possible score in eight of Forrester’s evaluation criteria.
To compile the report, Forrester selected the eight most significant tech skill development platform vendors and evaluated them across 19 criteria, including speaking to Coursera customers. The report states: “organizations seeking broad tech domain coverage through many customizable learning plans as well as a data-driven approach to continuous upskilling should consider Coursera”. Here are four key reasons why we believe Forrester has named Coursera a leader:
- Job-relevant learning, offered by world-leading institutions
In the report, Coursera’s vendor profile states: “Customers highlight its high-quality content from recognized partners and speed of new content as significant advantages”. Coursera partners with world-class universities – including Stanford, Yale, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Michigan – and leading global companies – such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon.
Coursera has “a strong [content] partner ecosystem”, according to Forrester’s report, and Coursera received the maximum score of 5/5 in the Partner Ecosystem criterion. In total, over 350 university and industry partners collaborate with Coursera to offer critical job-relevant skills to workers across more than 1,600 paid enterprise customers.
- AI platform innovations for personalized, customized learning
Coursera’s AI platform innovations, such as Course Builder, Dialogues, and Role Play, are designed to empower Learning & Development leaders to create customized, immersive, personalized learning experiences. Coursera received the highest score possible in the AI Capabilities for Skills Acquisition criterion. Forrester’s report acknowledges that Coursera’s customers “commend the AI-enabled course builder for rapidly enhancing the creation of tailored learning paths.”
- Extensive up-to-date coverage of key skill domains
As Generative AI, cloud computing, and other new technologies rapidly transform the workplace, organizations require skills development platforms that equip learners with essential modern job skills. Forrester’s report recognizes that Coursera “rapidly adapts to trends, such as adding content on new AI tools within 48 hours”, and that Coursera’s ‘content marketplace ensures strong domain coverage’. Coursera received a 5/5 score in the Broad Tech-Domain Coverage criterion.
- Powerful analytics for tracking individual and organizational skills development
As organizations seek greater adaptivity to the changing economic landscape and evidence of ROI on learning and development programs, they demand sophisticated ways of tracking employee learning and skill acquisition. Forrester’s report states that “Coursera excels in individual and team skills assessment”. Coursera received 5/5 in both the Individual Skills Assessment and Team Skills Assessment criteria.
Coursera received the maximum possible score in the following criteria:
- Individual Skills Assessment
- Team Skills Assessment
- Broad Tech-Domain Coverage
- AI Capabilities for Skills Acquisition
- Skill Acquisition Analytics
- Learning-Plan Customization
- Accessibility
- Partner Ecosystem
Check out the full Forrester Wave™ report to learn more about why Coursera is a Leader among tech skill development platforms, and how we believe Coursera for Business is empowering institutions across the world to equip their employees with essential job skills.
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