From Learning to Proof: Turning AI Upskilling Into Verified Capability

Across more than 22,000 verified skills assessments, only 11% of employees rated their own skills accurately. More than half underrated themselves.

Your 2027 plan probably has an AI readiness line in it. Is that number real? Course completions show who is learning. Self-assessments show who feels confident. Neither tells you who can do the work.

Leading enterprises are closing that gap by pairing world-class AI learning with verified skills measurement. Workera measures where every employee stands. Udemy delivers the learning to close the gaps.

The results show up fast. In Workera's 2026 AI Skills Enterprise Benchmark, built on more than 88,000 verified assessments from 32,000+ people, only 20% of employees started at an Accomplished level in Generative AI Essentials. After targeted learning, 92% got there. Verified data keeps surfacing experts leaders didn't know they had. It also finds the real gap. Everyday AI skills sit near the enterprise benchmark. Agentic AI trails, with only 13% of employees starting at an Accomplished level.

Join Jim Hemgen, VP of Partnerships at Workera, and Blaine Trainor, VP of Partner Ecosystems at Coursera + Udemy, for a candid conversation about what leading enterprises are learning, and what to know before you lock next year's budget.

Bonus: We'll also share the new Coursera + Udemy x Workera AI readiness pilot. It pairs Udemy learning with Workera's verified skills measurement, so your teams can get their own baseline in weeks. Register to see how it works and how to get started.

You'll walk away with:

• A clear way to separate AI learning activity from verified AI capability, so your readiness number holds up in planning
• A model for building an enterprise AI baseline, then focusing investment where gaps affect critical work
• Ways to find your hidden AI experts and put them to work as champions and peer coaches

Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording.