Mountain View, Calif.-based Coursera (NYSE: COUR) previewed Project Helix, an AI-native skills platform designed to help organizations close talent gaps and verify workforce capabilities, at its annual FWD customer event on Tuesday.
The announcement follows Coursera's combination with Udemy in May 2026. Project Helix will draw from a combined ecosystem of more than 30,000 global content partners and instructors across both Coursera and Udemy, according to the company.
The platform generates adaptive learning paths based on business goals articulated in natural language and offers personalized learning experiences informed by labor market signals and organizational data. It consolidates learning, credentials, and skills intelligence into a single system, and combines continuous assessment, practical observation, and recognized credentials into what Coursera calls a "portable skills record" to track capabilities and inform talent decisions.
Project Helix is currently being developed by Coursera working with select partners and customers. The company expects it to be broadly available to enterprise customers in the first half of 2027. The platform complements ongoing product development as Coursera and Udemy continue to introduce new features across both current platforms.
Greg Hart, Coursera's CEO, said the next era of enterprise learning depends on moving from standalone content to connected journeys that support skill development, application, and proof. Patrick Supanc, chief product officer, added that Project Helix ushers in a workforce development model built on a compounding system of trust, data, and engagement alongside AI guidance and verified proof.
