Staffbase, an AI-native employee experience platform, and Cornerstone, a leader in workforce agility solutions, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at bridging the training and development gap for frontline employees. By integrating Cornerstone's learning experiences and AI content agents directly into the Staffbase Employee App, the collaboration seeks to deliver essential training to hard-to-reach non-desk workers in their daily flow of work.
Quick Intel
Staffbase and Cornerstone partner to upskill frontline employees via a mobile app.
The integration brings Cornerstone's training directly into the Staffbase Employee App.
It targets sectors like manufacturing, retail, and healthcare with high frontline turnover.
Learning is delivered through Staffbase's AI Assistant for a personalized, mobile-first experience.
The solution aims to improve course completion and engagement for non-desk workers.
The integrated experience will be available to shared customers starting in 2026.
Addressing the Frontline Employee Gap
Frontline workers in sectors like manufacturing and retail represent a significant portion of the workforce but often remain disconnected from corporate learning and talent systems. This leads to lower engagement, longer completion times for mandatory training, and higher turnover rates. The partnership directly tackles this challenge by making learning accessible, engaging, and seamlessly integrated into the tools employees already use daily.
Integrating Learning into the Flow of Work
The solution combines Cornerstone's workforce agility platform with Staffbase's AI-native employee experience platform. Learning content is delivered through the Staffbase Employee App and its AI Assistant, bringing personalized training and development opportunities directly into the employee's workflow. This mobile-first, conversational approach is designed to make learning intuitive and effective for those without dedicated desk time. Dr. Martin Böhringer, CEO and co-founder of Staffbase, commented: “Frontline employees have long been underserved when it comes to access to training and development. Our partnership with Cornerstone changes that."
Planned Rollout and Customer Impact
Starting in 2026, over 100 shared customers will gain access to features like a personalized learning hub, smart reminders for assigned courses, and effortless content discovery—all within the Staffbase app. This integration promises to enhance workforce agility and skills development at scale. Anna Goldberg, AVP of Product Management at Cornerstone, said, “Staffbase’s corporate communication and employee experience platform, combined with Cornerstone’s Galaxy platform, will power agents to support employee upskilling in the moment of need, on the frontline."
The partnership between Staffbase and Cornerstone represents a significant step toward creating a more inclusive and effective learning culture for all employees. By leveraging AI and mobile technology to meet frontline workers where they are, organizations can foster continuous learning, improve compliance, and ultimately enhance retention and performance across their entire workforce.
Staffbase is the first AI-native employee experience platform. It puts the power of AI in every employee’s hands – especially those currently disconnected on the front lines. With Employee AI, Staffbase brings together communications, IT, and HR to reimagine how people and organizations work together. More than 2000 companies – including Adidas, Alaska Airlines, DHL, MAN Truck & Bus, and Whataburger – use Staffbase to inspire their people and help them deliver their best work.
Staffbase connects companies with employees everywhere through a branded employee app, intranet, email, SMS, digital signage, and Microsoft 365 integrations – and now through new agentic experiences such as personalized podcasts and a conversational assistant – all powered by a single platform with an end-to-end AI foundation.
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