Pearson uses Faethm, a workforce AI platform it acquired in 2021, to predict how technological change and economic shifts will affect jobs, skills, and hiring needs up to 15 years into the future. The platform is offered to governments, enterprises, and educational institutions in 21 industries and 26+ countries.

Faethm by Pearson uses a combination of AI and data science to model labor market futures, taking in employer workforce data, economic indicators, and technology adoption trends as inputs. It produces scenario-based forecasts of employment growth or decline, skills gaps, and workforce readiness projections. The platform is actively referenced as part of Pearson's partnerships with both Microsoft and IBM as the skills-intelligence backbone for workforce planning and reskilling initiatives.