Continual learning matters to employees—87% of workers in 2023 believed employers should be investing in employees’ continued education. Workforce Edge is a unique tool that manages employer-sponsored tuition benefits, all in one place, making it easier for employers to provide a key benefit and for employees to achieve their educational and career goals. It helps break down the barriers to education through employer-backed access to learning and development opportunities. Today, more than 50 companies are using the platform and enabling their employees to gain professional skills, credentials and degrees.
By prioritizing user-friendliness, this cool tool ensures that employees can engage with their educational benefit offerings in a convenient and accessible manner. Through intuitive interfaces, organized content and interactive tools, it creates positive and efficient learning experiences that empower individuals to achieve their goals. In fact, 94% of users are using their education benefits to improve their opportunities for future promotions, career advancement or a higher salary (Workforce Edge 2023 Learner Survey).
Using this solution, employees can choose how, when and where they learn – from high school diplomas to doctorate degrees – including schools that offer tuition price alignment with an employer’s reimbursement policy to help learners avoid taking on debt. By leveraging its Payer Services tool, which allows employers to make direct payments to education providers on behalf of their employees, employees can consider going back to school within the burden of upfront costs. For these reasons and more, Workforce Edge is a Cool Tool Award Finalist for “Best Professional Skills (Workforce, Upskilling) Solution” as part The EdTech Awards 2025 from EdTech Digest. Learn more.
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