Accenture, an IT services and consulting firm, will acquire the online education company Udacity to provide workforce training in technology fields like data and artificial intelligence.
According to a news release, the acquisition of Udacity will kick-start Accenture’s new “LearnVantage” initiative to give its clients upskilling or training opportunities in tech-related jobs. Over 230 of Udacity’s staff as well as its library of digital learning content will operate under the umbrella of the LearnVantage program.
“The rise of generative AI represents one of the most transformative changes in how work gets done and is driving a growing need for enterprises to train and upskill people in cloud, data and AI as they build their digital core and reinvent their enterprises,” Kishore Durg, global lead of Accenture LearnVantage, said in a public statement. “The addition of Udacity to Accenture LearnVantage will enable us to bring Accenture’s deep capabilities as a world-class learning organization to clients at scale, helping them build the skills of their people to achieve greater business value.”
