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Coursera packages its AI catalog into 12 role-based learning plans.

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◆Current state
Coursera, now combined with Udemy, keeps building on AI skills content and enterprise reach. The newest release is AI Series, 12 curated learning plans that show professionals in fields such as business, finance and software which AI skills to learn and in what order. It follows a certified Workday integration, Google's AI certificate for healthcare workers, 30+ joint programs and 10 free Anthropic courses.
◆Where it's heading
The catalog is being organized around AI by job role rather than by course, and pushed into the HR systems where companies assign training. Partner content from Google and Anthropic supplies the material; Coursera's own work is curation and distribution.
◆Prediction
Expect AI Series plans to appear inside the Workday integration and enterprise offerings, and more field-specific AI programs from partners; the entries give no timing.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    Introducing AI Series on Coursera: 12 Expert-curated learning plans to help you apply AI in your field

    AI Series groups existing courses into 12 learning plans by field, so a professional gets a path instead of a search box. It continues the AI-skills focus of the Anthropic and Google programs, packaged for the enterprise buyers the Workday integration targets.

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  2. 9d ago

    Coursera and Udemy bring job-aligned learning to Workday customers with certified integration

    A certified Workday integration brings the Coursera and Udemy catalogs into Workday customers' learning flows. It is the first joint enterprise distribution channel announced since the merger.

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  3. 15d ago

    Google launches AI for Healthcare Professionals Certificate on Coursera

    Google's first health program on Coursera applies AI training to a specific profession. It shows the partner catalog moving from general AI literacy into vertical credentials.

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  4. 18d ago

    Welcoming Amy Weisenbach as Coursera’s New Chief Marketing Officer

    Amy Weisenbach joins as CMO on November 30. A leadership change with no product effect yet.

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  5. 1mo ago

    Announcing 30+ new programs across Coursera and Udemy to help learners build AI and human skills

    More than 30 programs across Coursera and Udemy plus platform updates, announced at the first joint partner forum. It is one of the first visible outputs of the two catalogs working as one.

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  6. 1mo ago

    10 free Anthropic AI courses launch today on Coursera, with more coming each month to help learners stay current

    Anthropic launched 10 free courses with more planned each month. It adds a recurring AI content source to the catalog at no cost to learners.

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