Instructure Named to Training Industry's Top 20 LMS Companies List Amid Rising Demand for Workforce Skills Development
Instructure (INST) was named to Training Industry's 2026 Top 20 Learning Management System Companies list after its 2025 Watch List selection.
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Instructure (INST) was named to Training Industry's 2026 Top 20 Learning Management System Companies list after its 2025 Watch List selection.
The recognition covers learning management systems, platforms used to deliver and manage training. Instructure's workforce-learning offering, Canvas Career, launched in 2025 and serves businesses, associations and other organizations delivering professional development, employee training and continuing education. It supports skills-focused learning, training tailored to workforce needs and learner-progress tracking.
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Recognition follows 2025 Watch List selection, highlighting Instructure's growing presence in workforce learning with Canvas Career
"As job requirements evolve, organizations need to make learning a continuous part of employee development," said Melissa Loble, chief learning officer at Instructure. "We're building on our experience in education to help people develop skills throughout their careers, and moving from the Watch List to the Top 20 in one year reflects our growing presence in workforce learning."
According to Boston Consulting Group, the average half-life of skills is less than five years, and in some technology fields, it's roughly half that. Organizations also face pressure to demonstrate the value of their learning investments. Recent Instructure research conducted in partnership with HR Dive found that
Launched in 2025, Canvas Career supports organizations delivering professional development, employee training and continuing education. The platform helps organizations deliver skills-focused learning, tailor training to workforce needs and track learner progress. It extends Instructure's learning ecosystem to businesses, associations and other organizations investing in workforce development.
"This year's Top 20 Learning Management Systems (LMS) Companies illustrate how the LMS market is evolving beyond traditional learning delivery toward more intelligent, connected and action-oriented platforms," said Jalen Banks, market research analyst at Training Industry Inc. "Leading providers are embedding AI throughout the learning lifecycle to automate workflows, deliver conversational experiences and support data-driven decision-making."
To learn more about Instructure and Canvas Career, visit instructure.com/business.
About Instructure
Instructure builds the learning ecosystem that organizations, educators and learners depend on across K-12, higher education and the workforce. Canvas, Mastery and Parchment serve thousands of school districts, university systems, statewide agencies and employers, reaching tens of millions of learners in more than 100 countries. Everything Instructure makes is built for education first, with the data privacy protections, evidence and institutional control that schools, colleges and employers require. That is how learning becomes opportunity at every age, every stage and every pivotal transition. Discover more at Instructure.com.
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Instructure
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