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AI Readiness: Building the Bridge from Higher Education to Work

Research on how employers and higher-education institutions can prepare graduates for AI-enabled work.

Publisher
Pearson / AWS
Publication
April 2026
Length
53 pages
Language
English
£249 GBP

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Pearson / AWS

AI Readiness: Building the Bridge from Higher Education to Work

2026 / RESEARCH

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About this report

A higher-education and employer study examining why AI access does not necessarily translate into workplace readiness. The report compares learners, institutions and employers, then studies investment, faculty capability, governance and misalignment in the transition to work. Its friction framework organizes recurring points where that transition breaks down and pairs them with case examples and practical actions. Use it to connect curriculum planning with employer needs, review graduate-readiness assumptions or design a more coordinated response across education and employment stakeholders.

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Who it is for

  • Educators and learning designers
  • People and workforce leaders
  • Policy and governance teams

Inside this report

  1. AI-driven change in the education-to-work pathway
  2. Employer expectations and the AI-ready graduate
  3. Institutional investment and faculty capability
  4. Governance and the readiness divide
  5. A friction framework, case studies and shared actions
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