Build a full career with a company that evolves with you
Continual learning and development will be a core part of your journey
Helping you stay at the top of your game
From the earliest to the most advanced stages of your career, we help you build incremental skills aligned with your career aspirations and business needs through a comprehensive three-part strategy.
Once our associates create their focused development plan with their managers, they are empowered to reach their goals through our robust learning ecosystem, which focuses on five skilling areas:
- Technical – Technical skill development on the most relevant and current technologies
- Functional – Relevant functional knowledge and skills development
- Industry – Specialized professional capabilities or disciplines development
- Professional development – Development of capabilities and behaviors
- Leadership development – Development for first-line people leaders to senior leadership
We provide a self-service marketplace where associates can choose their learning path. Our award-winning programs are continually curated so our team has access to the latest skills and thinking.
The learning ecosystem also includes on-demand and live training, gamified experiences, virtual labs and more. We recognize that learning looks different for everyone, and we empower you to learn the way you do it best.
We offer niche training in high-demand technologies through our partners, such as Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, SAP and Udemy. Additionally, we provide leader development programs through our world-class vendor partners and universities.
Explore a world of learning opportunities
Generative AI training
Harnessing the potential of Generative AI opens the door to a world of innovation. That’s why we offer GenAI learning paths for our associates, tailored to their roles and where they are on their GenAI journey.
Bluebolt initiative
Bluebolt is Cognizant’s innovation engine, fueled by our associates’ ideas. Through a robust innovation management platform, we convert ideas into working prototypes, and we seek to monetize these ideas by generating value for clients.
Propel program
Our signature women’s leadership development program for mid- and senior-level women leaders around the world accelerates a diverse leadership pipeline and enables women leaders to thrive in a digital era. Learn more about our commitment to D&I.
Cognizant L&D by the numbers
84,000+
learning resources
88,000+
completions of AI and GenAI learnings in 2023
139,000+
associates trained across digital skills in 2023
90%
of our global workforce are active learners.
Experience professional growth
Job moves program
We are committed to helping our associates advance their careers through job moves within our organization. Internal resources enable our associates to explore new roles, industries and technologies.
Mentorship program
Our mentorship program helps associates develop their skills and capabilities while building a strong network across our company. We provide the platform for mentors and mentees to connect, and toolkits to ensure a smooth mentorship journey.