Assessment functionality built for Workday Learning.
Cognexo's mobile enabled, AI-Driven assessments seamlessly integrated with Workday Learning, enabling organisations to assess knowledge gaps after training and take immediate action where they exist.
90%+
engagement rates across Cognexo learning programmes
85%
of users felt significantly more knowledgeable after using Cognexo
91%
prefer Cognexo's approach to traditional assessment methods
Cognexo helps you assess ongoing skill development within Workday Learning
The Problem
Workday Learning tracks completion. It doesn't track competence.
Workday Learning is a powerful platform for delivering and managing training. But like every LMS, it has a fundamental blind spot — it tells you who completed a course, not whether they understood it, retained it or can apply it in their role.
The result is an organisation that believes its people are capable because training was completed. In reality, gaps remain invisible until they surface as performance problems, compliance failures or costly errors.
Cognexo closes that gap - adding a continuous assessment and knowledge validation layer directly inside Workday Learning, so you always know what your people actually know.
How the integration works
Simple. Secure. Seamless.
Cognexo integrates natively with Workday Learning - no complex implementation, no disruption to your existing workflows and no new environment for your people to learn.
Bi-directional data exchange
User data, training completions and assessment scores flow automatically between Cognexo and Workday - keeping both platforms in sync without manual intervention.
Single sign-on authentication
Employees access Cognexo assessments using their existing Workday credentials. No new logins, no friction, no drop-off.
Automatic reporting back into Workday
Assessment results, capability scores and knowledge gap data report directly back into your Workday dashboards — giving leaders and HR teams a complete picture without leaving the platform they already use.
What Cognexo adds to Workday Learning
Real capability data. Inside Workday.
Once integrated, Cognexo Assess runs automatically alongside your Workday Learning programmes — validating knowledge, surfacing gaps and triggering targeted follow-up without any manual effort from your L&D or HR team - validating knowledge after courses or on a standalone basis.
Capability gap identification
Following e-Learning or training, know exactly where knowledge gaps exist — before they become performance problems.
- Gap analysis by individual, team, department or region
- Automatically triggered follow-up content based on assessment results
- Auditable competence records for compliance and regulatory purposes
Customisable assessment content.
Tailor assessments to your organisation's specific needs — by role, team or initiative.
- AI-powered content creation builds assessments from your existing training materials in minutes.
- Custom content created for different roles and learning needs
- Option of all different question types from T/F, scenario based format, drag and drop etc.
Continuous knowledge reinforcement
After the assessment has taken place, prevent the forgetting curve from undoing your investment.
- Bite-sized daily content delivered through Teams, Slack, email or the Cognexo App
- Spaced repetition keeps knowledge sharp - long after eLearning or training ends
- Takes less than two minutes per day per employee
Real-time dashboards
Give HR, L&D and leadership a live view of capability across the organisation.
- Capability scores by role, team and initiative
- Progress tracking over time — not just point-in-time snapshots
- Export-ready reporting for board and compliance audiences
Use Cases
How organisations are using Cognexo inside Workday Learning
Onboarding
Compliance and regulatory training
Post-training validation
Systems and technology rollouts
Sales
82%
Operations
74%
HR & People
68%
Finance
61%
Onboarding
Confirm new hires have retained and understood core knowledge before they progress in their development programme. Reduce time-to-competence and identify gaps early — before they affect performance or the employee experience.
Sales
82%
Operations
74%
HR & People
68%
Finance
61%
Compliance and regulatory training
Ensure your workforce meets regulatory requirements with continuous, auditable evidence of competence — not just completion records. Cognexo adds the proof layer that compliance teams and regulators actually need.
Sales
82%
Operations
74%
HR & People
68%
Finance
61%
Post-training validation
Stop assuming training worked. Automatically validate knowledge after every learning module — and trigger targeted reinforcement for anyone who needs it.
Sales
82%
Operations
74%
HR & People
68%
Finance
61%
Systems and technology rollouts
Rolling out a new system or process inside Workday? Assess whether your people can actually use it before go-live — not after the first wave of support tickets.
Workday Learning is built to deliver and manage learning at scale.
What Cognexo adds is the capability layer that tells you whether that learning actually worked — continuous assessment, knowledge validation and real-time gap analysis that feeds directly back into Workday. For organisations that need to go beyond completion rates and demonstrate genuine competence, it's a natural and powerful extension of what Workday Learning offers.
Assessments are just the beginning
Start with assessments. Progress to a more holistic solution
Most organisations begin their Cognexo journey inside Workday with assessments and knowledge validation — and see immediate value from day one.
For organisations that want to go further, Cognexo's full platform extends beyond Assess to include Survey, Develop and Broadcast — adding confidence measurement, behaviour reinforcement and communications tracking alongside your Workday assessment capability.
FAQs
What leaders ask us about Cognexo + Workday
How does Cognexo integrate with Workday Learn?
Cognexo integrates natively with Workday Learn via a secure API connection. Integration enables bi-directional data exchange — user data, training completions and assessment scores flow automatically between both platforms. SSO means employees use their existing Workday credentials throughout.
How quickly can we implement the integration?
Most organisations are live within days using Cognexo's AI-powered content creation tools. For larger enterprises with more complex Workday configurations, full implementation typically takes two to four weeks. Our team manages the process end to end.
Do employees need to leave Workday to use Cognexo?
No. Cognexo assessments are triggered automatically within the Workday Learn flow and results report back directly into Workday dashboards. Employees and managers stay inside the environment they already use.
Can we customise assessments for our specific roles and content?
Yes. Cognexo is fully customisable — question types, competency frameworks, role-specific content and scoring thresholds can all be configured to match your organisation's needs. Our AI-powered content creation tools also make it fast to build assessments from your existing training materials.
What kind of ROI can we expect?
Customers typically see improved training effectiveness, reduced compliance risk and faster time-to-competence for new hires and change programmes. Our ROI calculator can give you a tailored estimate based on your organisation's size and use case.
Is our data secure?
Yes. Cognexo is built to enterprise security standards and the Workday integration uses secure, authenticated API connections throughout. Full details are available in our security documentation.