Deloitte Launches Scout AI Learning Assistant to Personalize Development and Accelerate Upskilling

Deloitte launches Scout, an AI assistant that personalizes learning and speeds upskilling for project needs. Part of Project 120, it adds insights and social learning next.

Deloitte Launches Scout: An AI Learning Assistant for Personalized Professional Development

Deloitte introduced Scout, an AI-driven learning assistant built to personalize development for its US workforce. The goal is simple: make relevant learning easier to find, faster to act on, and more connected to real project demands.

For leaders in education, IT, and development, Scout is a visible move toward continuous upskilling at scale-pairing AI recommendations with human-centered growth.

What Scout Does

Scout curates learning based on role, prior activity, content preferences, and development goals. It answers learning questions in seconds, adapts to each person's style, and keeps momentum with timely nudges.

It supports key career moments-new roles, expanded responsibilities, project-specific upskilling-and feeds predictive insights to help teams plan skills needs across channels.

Key Features

Personalized learning experiences grounded in role, history, and goals
Fast, actionable answers with adaptive responses and reminders
Support for upskilling during transitions and project onboarding
Large-scale upskilling and reskilling with predictive learning insights
Encourages professionals to own their development and build leadership capacity

Why It Matters for Education, IT, and Development Leaders

Closes the gap between strategy and execution by delivering relevant learning at the moment of need
Improves speed-to-skill for projects and emerging capabilities
Combines technical learning with core human skills-communication, collaboration, adaptability, curiosity
Creates data signals for workforce planning and skills forecasting

Inside the Investment: Project 120

Scout is part of Project 120, Deloitte's $1.4B investment in its people. Current functionality centers on content delivery and adaptive pathways; future phases are planned to connect people to peers based on skills, learning needs, and project demands.

The roadmap includes features that promote social learning and peer-to-peer collaboration-linking individuals and teams to accelerate progress together.

What's Next

Deeper social learning and communities of practice
Peer discovery based on shared skills and immediate project requirements
Richer analytics to inform role transitions, workforce mobility, and capability building

Practical Moves You Can Make Now

Define role-based skills and outcomes before content mapping; let those drive recommendations
Blend human skills with technical tracks in every learning path
Use short feedback loops: in-product prompts, weekly nudges, and quick post-learning check-ins
Instrument your learning stack for predictive signals (skills demand, completion velocity, project readiness)
Pilot with high-impact roles first (delivery leads, tech architects, data engineers) and scale from proven wins

About Deloitte

Deloitte provides audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services to many of the world's most recognized brands, including nearly 90% of the Fortune 500 and more than 8,500 U.S.-based private companies. The network spans 150+ countries and roughly 460,000 professionals worldwide. Learn more at deloitte.com.