Today, PwC US launched the Learning Collective, an ecosystem for accelerated growth built for the possibilities of the AI age. Pioneering innovative learning programs, career paths and development experiences that combine essential human skills with AI capability, the Learning Collective prepares PwC’s professionals to unlock the next generation of opportunity for the world’s foremost client organizations.
The Learning Collective is fundamentally changing how PwC develops talent in the age of AI–recognizing that advantage does not lie in the technology alone, but in how people learn, use judgment, and build client value with it.
“Learning can no longer wait for the right time, place, role or ladder,” said Yolanda Seals-Coffield, Chief People and Inclusion Officer, PwC US. “It needs to be a full-immersion experience that accelerates people and their organizations forward with speed. The Learning Collective does this at scale, expanding our people’s technical and human skills every day and creating a holistic people experience that prioritizes development, celebrates a culture of inclusion and invests in our communities.”
The Learning Collective moves learning beyond traditional classrooms and courses by embedding it into client work, everyday interactions, and real-world problem solving. This model of learning reflects PwC’s belief that growth is most powerful when it is continuous, shared, and immersive.
The Learning Collective evolves and expands the power of PwC’s industry-leading development environment, introducing innovations including:
- Human + AI Skillset, a future-ready curriculum built around 30 skills that intentionally fuse AI capability with human skills to drive client advantage.
- AI-Native Engineering Career Path, a premier professional track that elevates engineering excellence across the firm, expanding opportunities for technical talent and advancing PwC’s AI-native client solutions.
- Associate Discovery, an immersive associate development experience that prepares associates to rapidly build fluency in the critical tools, mindsets and capabilities clients need to compete and win today–and in whatever comes next.
Shaping the AI-Native Workforce
As AI’s impact on how work gets done deepens, every business should rethink how to keep their people developing at the pace and potential of technology. Skills, not titles, are the currency of this new era. In this critical moment, PwC is taking the lead to rethink skills development for the AI-native workforce.
Following a series of successful 2025 pilots, as part of the Learning Collective, PwC will roll out its industry-first human edge skillset curriculum across the US this year. The program is grounded in PwC’s belief that when its people combine the power of AI with their human critical thinking, empathy, and creativity skills–clients experience the very best of PwC.
PwC has identified 30 essential skills–15 AI technical and 15 human–that are essential to the future of the AI-native workforce. The Learning Collective is teaching and activating these skills across PwC to upskill while also fostering an environment where everyone is AI native.
Underscoring PwC’s commitment to extend its AI-native leadership beyond its own walls, the firm recently announced that its societal commitment, The Human Skills Project aims to contribute 1 million service hours and reach 250,000 learners over the next three years to help communities and the emerging workforce build the human skills to thrive alongside transformative technology.
Equipping AI-Native Engineers for Excellence
The Learning Collective introduces a new AI-native career path that raises the bar for engineering excellence across PwC. It includes expanded engineering development opportunities, market-aligned titles, and multiple routes for advancement in both deep technical mastery and leadership.
PwC’s engineering path reflects the firm’s broader strategy to help clients build and scale technology-enabled solutions that drive measurable business impact. By expanding opportunities for engineers at all levels, PwC is positioning itself as a destination for top engineering talent and strengthening engineering as a central growth engine for the firm and its clients.
“Clients are rethinking what they expect from technology providers–they want solutions grounded in business value, delivered with speed and precision,” said Matt Hobbs, Cloud, Engineering, Data & AI Practice Leader, PwC US. “Engineers are central to how we help clients grow and transform, and they’re vital to the future of our firm. By investing in engineering excellence, we’re equipping our teams to build bold solutions fueled by AI and built for the bottom line.”
Accelerating Associate Growth
As part of the Learning Collective, PwC is also rolling out Associate Discovery, a collaborative development experience that equips associates with the skills, opportunities, and connections they need to adapt and lead in an AI-powered world from day one.
Discovery is built on three pillars–development, deployment, and connectivity–and tailored by PwC line of service:
- Development, accelerates associate learning through immersive, hands-on experiences, including in-person and virtual workshops, simulations, applied client scenarios, and PwC-curated learning pathways and certifications. Associates can develop and apply a blend of AI and human skills to address real-world challenges as personalized AI-powered learning journeys, on-demand content and tailored AI coaching speed their path.
- Deployment, provides diverse opportunities and intentional career rotations that broaden experience, perspective, and growth. Based on the needs of the business, associates can gain a range of real-world experiences across clients, sectors, and teams through skills, industry, and/or geography-based deployment.
- Connectivity, builds belonging and shared purpose through collaborative teaming and intentional relationship building. Associates can deepen connections beyond their project teams through peer networks, local leader mentorship and local office event participation. Fueled by PwC’s apprenticeship culture, associates can gain hands-on teaching and learning opportunities, including shadowing, stretch roles and tech-enabled coaching.
PwC will continuously grow the Learning Collective portfolio, launching additional learning programs, paths and experiences that help PwC’s people grow their expertise and stay ahead of what’s next.
“We are building the premier learning experience for the world’s top professionals,” commented Seals-Coffield. “When people grow here, they can go further.”
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