Instructure has announced the broader availability of Canvas Career, a skills-first, AI-powered learning experience designed to better align education with workforce needs and measurable outcomes. Revealed in Salt Lake City, the platform marks a significant step in Instructure’s push to help organizations move beyond compliance-focused training toward learning models that directly connect skill development to real-world impact.
Canvas Career, introduced at InstructureCon 2025, targets adult learners and workforce programs. It aims to connect learning with employability and business results. The platform lets organizations map learning pathways to in-demand skills. It also automates manual tasks with AI and tracks engagement and results on a large scale.
The launch follows new findings from Instructure’s State of Learning and Readiness research. It shows growing gaps between learning needs and workforce readiness. Nearly 75% of employed U.S. adults feel unprepared for career disruptions in the next five years. Half are unsure which skills or credentials employers value most. These trends pressure organizations to provide relevant, results-driven learning.
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“People want to learn and grow, but many organizations struggle to turn that effort into real value,” said Shiren Vijiasingam, chief product officer at Instructure. “Built AI-natively, Canvas Career helps organizations curate and deliver individualized learning journeys mapped directly to skills, while making progress portable, measurable and designed to scale as workforce needs continue to evolve.”
Canvas Career is purpose-built to support skills-based learning across workforce and adult education environments. The platform provides tools to design outcomes-aligned programs, reduce administrative overhead with AI assistance, and gain visibility into skill development and program effectiveness.
Early adopters are already seeing value. Intelvio, an online healthcare training provider focused on adult learners seeking to upskill or change careers, is using Canvas Career to strengthen the connection between education and employability. “Our goal has always been to connect education to employability,” said Shauna Vorkink, chief learning officer at Intelvio. “Canvas Career helps learners see the real-world skills they’re gaining and how those skills translate to the workforce.”
Following the transition from Canvas to Canvas Career, Intelvio is now extending the use of Canvas Career to multi-course programs and is also exploring the use of AI capabilities to enhance course creation and skills alignment, thus solidifying its position in providing career-connected learning.
