Udemy, a global AI-powered skills acceleration platform, has announced a strategic partnership with HSM, a leading corporate education provider in Brazil. This collaboration will integrate over 30,000 Udemy Business courses into HSM's portfolio, granting its clients access to the Udemy Learning Platform and significantly expanding upskilling opportunities for organizations and professionals across the country.
Udemy forms a strategic partnership with Brazilian corporate educator HSM.
HSM clients gain access to over 30,000 Udemy Business courses.
The move targets Brazil, one of Udemy's fastest-growing markets with 6M+ learners.
It addresses a 170% year-over-year surge in AI course consumption in Brazil.
The partnership leverages HSM's local brands like HSM Academy and Singularity Brazil.
It is part of Udemy's global strategy to expand through regional partners.
This partnership directly responds to the rapid transformation of organizations and the soaring demand for AI skills in the Brazilian market. Through this collaboration, HSM learners will gain access to an enterprise-grade platform featuring AI-driven learning experiences, hands-on labs, and skills validation. This will equip the workforce with both technical and soft skills needed for current and future demands. Hugo Sarrazin, President and CEO at Udemy, highlighted the trend, stating, “Organizations are undergoing rapid transformation, and AI has become the fastest-growing skill in Brazil with course consumption on Udemy spiking 170% over the past year. AI’s true potential lies in its ability to amplify human creativity, productivity, and impact."
Brazil represents a critical growth market for Udemy, boasting a thriving community of over 6 million learners and 8,500 instructors. The partnership with HSM allows Udemy to leverage HSM's strong local presence and comprehensive professional development ecosystem, which includes renowned brands like HSM Academy, Singularity Brazil, and Learning Village. Glaucia Guarcello, CEO at HSM, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Udemy, a global leader in AI-powered upskilling. This collaboration strengthens our portfolio and allows us to further support professionals and organizations with innovative tools to advance their careers and adapt to the demands of the modern workforce.”
This initiative is a key milestone in Udemy's global partnership strategy, which focuses on using regional partners to expand its reach and impact through a localized approach. By joining forces with a respected local leader like HSM, Udemy strengthens its position as a trusted platform for professional growth, directly supporting the continuous upskilling and reskilling required to prepare Brazil's workforce for the future.
About Udemy
Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform transforming how companies and individuals across the world build the capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace. By combining on-demand, multi-language content with real-time innovation, Udemy delivers personalized experiences that empower organizations to scale workforce development and help individuals build the technical, business, and soft skills most relevant to their careers. Today, thousands of companies, including Ericsson, Samsung SDS America, On24, Tata Consultancy Services, The World Bank, and Volkswagen, rely on Udemy Business for its enterprise solutions to build agile, future-ready teams. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco, with hubs across the United States, Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye.
About HSM
HSM is Brazil’s most comprehensive ecosystem for corporate education and innovation, dedicated to developing people and organizations to achieve success and contribute to the country’s transformation. We deliver transformative educational experiences and world-class content in management and innovation through our business units: co-branded executive courses and programs, SingularityU Brazil (country partner), HSM+, HSM Academy, HSM Management, HSM University, B2B Match, and Learning Village—Latin America’s first innovation and technology hub focused on education and people development.