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Hans India
31-07-2025
- Business
- Hans India
HCLTech and Pearson Partner to Accelerate Skills Development, Advance Careers and Bridge the Global Skills Gap in the AI Era
Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, and HCLTech, a global technology company, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of learning, skills and workforce readiness in an AI-driven world. The partnership combines Pearson's global expertise and scale in learning and assessment with HCLTech's strengths in digital transformation, product engineering, and AI. Together, the companies will co-develop AI-powered products and services designed to close skills gaps, empower individuals to advance their careers, and help organizations adapt and succeed amid rapid technological change. Pearson will leverage HCLTech's engineering and professional services capabilities — including its GenAI platform, AI Force, and its EdTech platform, Career Shaper™— to expand and enhance AI-powered learning programs, assessments, and workforce analytics. These capabilities will help prepare people for the future of work across enterprises, higher education and government.. In addition, Pearson's AI-powered learning and assessment tools will be embedded across HCLTech's internal HR ecosystem. This includes structured learning pathways, verified credentials through Credly, along with Pearson's Faethm AI platform for talent design, development, and career progression. Pearson and HCLTech will collaborate across three strategic pillars: · Go-to-market acceleration: The companies will collaborate on developing learning and assessment products while co-innovating and scaling delivery through digital engineering. Together, they will deliver AI-powered learning and workforce solutions for enterprise clients, with a focus on high-demand sectors across key global markets. · AI innovation lab: A dedicated AI Tech Lab will serve as the engine room for joint innovation, where Pearson and HCLTech will co-develop next-generation learning products powered by GenAI and built on HCLTech's Career Shaper™ platform. · Strategic talent design: Pearson and HCLTech will leverage their combined talent design and assessment capabilities to deliver actionable workforce insights. These will help organizations align learning investments with business strategy, reduce skill gaps, and future-proof their talent pipelines. Pearson CEO Omar Abbosh said: 'Workers and employers around the world continue to be challenged by the rise of AI in the workplace. This is causing a growing skills gap that needs our attention quickly. Together with HCLTech, we will equip people with the AI-driven learning tools and the skills that help them navigate continuous change and build successful, resilient careers.' 'This partnership marks an exciting new chapter in our relationship with Pearson,' said C Vijayakumar, CEO & Managing Director of HCLTech. 'As GenAI and digital engineering redefine what's possible in education and workforce development, we are thrilled to expand this collaboration globally. Together, we have a unique opportunity to create transformative learning experiences and unlock competitive advantages for learners and institutions around the world.' This partnership represents a step forward in advancing Pearson's commitment to integrating AI across its products and accelerating the execution of its enterprise skilling strategy. It also underscores Pearson's focus on working with strategic partners that share a vision to drive joint innovation, value, and growth.
News18
29-07-2025
- Business
- News18
Pearson announces multi-year strategic partnership with HCLTech
New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) Pearson on Tuesday announced a multi-year strategic partnership with HCLTech to foster upskilling and workforce readiness in the AI era. The collaboration will focus on co-developing AI-powered products and services in a dedicated AI Tech Lab, intended to close skill gaps and support career advancement. 'Pearson will leverage HCLTech's engineering and professional services capabilities, including its GenAI platform AI Force and edtech platform Career Shaper, to expand and enhance AI-powered learning programmes, assessments, and workforce analytics. 'In addition, Pearson's AI-powered learning and assessment tools will be embedded across HCLTech's internal HR ecosystem. This includes structured learning pathways, verified credentials through Credly, along with Pearson's Faethm AI platform for talent design, development, and career progression," the company said in a statement. view comments First Published: July 29, 2025, 19:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HCLTech doubles down on specialised talent hiring
Bengaluru: HCLTech is offering up to four times higher compensation for freshers who specialise in high-demand areas such as AI, cybersecurity, and digital engineering. Ramachandran Sundararajan, chief people officer at HCLTech, said, "Our recruitment emphasises niche capabilities in data, AI, cyber and enterprise technology. " He noted that about 15%–20% of this year's fresher intake is expected to fall into the premium skill category, subject to candidates meeting company standards. HCLTech aims to exceed last year's fresher hiring number of 7,850 in the current fiscal. While there is no fixed target for premium fresher hiring, the company sees strong early traction. HCLTech has significantly onboarding 1,984 freshers in the June quarter—double the intake from the same period last year. To support its AI-first approach, HCLTech has trained 127,000 employees in foundational AI, with 42,000 certified in advanced generative AI. Currently, 12,000 professionals are engaged in GenAI projects—a number that is expected to grow in the coming quarters. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru This large-scale upskilling is central to HCLTech's transition toward agentic AI, which includes its AI Force platform and integration of GenAI into software and operational workflows. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No annual fees for life UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Its CEO and MD C Vijayakumar said, "Our aim is to achieve 18%–19% margins through technology investments and strategic workforce planning." Despite a sequential decline of 161 basis points in EBIT margin—largely due to premium hiring and skill-location mismatches—the company expects to resolve these headwinds within two quarters. On lateral hiring, HCLTech continues to take a demand-led approach. Sundararajan said, "Lateral recruitment has remained steady over five quarters, focusing on meeting client requirements." The company believes it stands out through its engineering depth, proprietary IP, and AI-enabled service transformation, even as GenAI adoption becomes more widespread across the industry. Vijayakumar said, "Our focus is on comprehensive enterprise solutions beyond basic coding assistance." While acknowledging that only 15%–20% of the available talent is currently "AI-ready," he said HCLTech remains confident in its talent acquisition and development programmes.
Economic Times
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- Economic Times
HCL Technologies shares in focus after securing 10-year strategic deal with Dunedin City Council
Shares of HCL Technologies are expected to be in focus on Thursday, July 10, following the company's announcement of a significant strategic partnership with the Dunedin City Council (DCC) in New Zealand. ADVERTISEMENT The Indian IT major has signed a 10-year agreement to modernize and manage the Council's IT services, marking a major milestone in its global public sector engagement strategy. In a press release, HCLTech stated that the deal involves transforming DCC's IT services across various domains, including cybersecurity, hybrid cloud, service management, IT asset management, and network services. The engagement aims to enhance support, scalability, and security for the Council while improving service delivery and community part of this partnership, HCLTech will implement modern omnichannel tools, phased self-service options, and responsive onsite support to boost operational efficiency and make digital services more accessible and intuitive for Dunedin the company will utilize its AI and automation platforms to streamline routine tasks, minimize downtime, and provide 24/7 virtual support to Council staff. ADVERTISEMENT Also read: Q1 results boom: 11 companies set to double profits with up to 2,500% surge. Own any? In addition to this, on Wednesday, HCLTech announced another key partnership. The company revealed that it had partnered with Tokyo-based Astemo Cypremos, a subsidiary of Astemo, to accelerate innovation in the autonomous and smart vehicles ecosystem. ADVERTISEMENT As part of the multi-year engagement, HCLTech will support Cypremos in transitioning to a software-defined vehicle model using its proprietary suite of smart vehicle enablers. The company will deploy its end-to-end software testing platform, TestSphere, to accelerate validation cycles and reduce hardware dependency in vehicle collaboration will also feature AI Force, HCLTech's GenAI-led transformation platform, which will help boost software quality and system performance. ADVERTISEMENT Furthermore, Cloud Bridge, a cloud-based solution from HCLTech's intelligent engineering suite, will facilitate real-time and reliable multicloud validation HCLTech-Cypremos partnership is projected to support millions of end users across 150 countries. According to the company, early pilot programs under this initiative have shown significant reductions in validation cycle times and improved return on shares closed 2% lower on Wednesday at Rs 1,674.05 on the BSE. ADVERTISEMENT (Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times) (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel)
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HCL Technologies shares in focus after securing 10-year strategic deal with Dunedin City Council
HCL Technologies shares: The Indian IT giant has entered into a 10-year deal to upgrade and oversee the Council's IT services, representing a significant step forward in its global public sector strategy. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Shares of HCL Technologies are expected to be in focus on Thursday, July 10, following the company's announcement of a significant strategic partnership with the Dunedin City Council (DCC) in New Indian IT major has signed a 10-year agreement to modernize and manage the Council's IT services , marking a major milestone in its global public sector engagement a press release, HCLTech stated that the deal involves transforming DCC's IT services across various domains, including cybersecurity, hybrid cloud, service management, IT asset management, and network engagement aims to enhance support, scalability, and security for the Council while improving service delivery and community part of this partnership, HCLTech will implement modern omnichannel tools, phased self-service options, and responsive onsite support to boost operational efficiency and make digital services more accessible and intuitive for Dunedin the company will utilize its AI and automation platforms to streamline routine tasks, minimize downtime, and provide 24/7 virtual support to Council addition to this, on Wednesday, HCLTech announced another key partnership. The company revealed that it had partnered with Tokyo-based Astemo Cypremos, a subsidiary of Astemo, to accelerate innovation in the autonomous and smart vehicles part of the multi-year engagement, HCLTech will support Cypremos in transitioning to a software-defined vehicle model using its proprietary suite of smart vehicle enablers. The company will deploy its end-to-end software testing platform, TestSphere, to accelerate validation cycles and reduce hardware dependency in vehicle collaboration will also feature AI Force, HCLTech's GenAI-led transformation platform, which will help boost software quality and system Cloud Bridge, a cloud-based solution from HCLTech's intelligent engineering suite, will facilitate real-time and reliable multicloud validation HCLTech-Cypremos partnership is projected to support millions of end users across 150 countries. According to the company, early pilot programs under this initiative have shown significant reductions in validation cycle times and improved return on shares closed 2% lower on Wednesday at Rs 1,674.05 on the BSE.: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times)
