What CDX Global does

CDX Global, founded in 1994 in Brisbane, Australia, and acquired by Jones & Bartlett Learning in 2009, operates today as CDX Learning Systems, a division of Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC (an Ascend Learning affiliate). The company develops and distributes technical training curriculum for secondary schools, colleges, and aftermarket providers across the automotive, medium/heavy duty truck, mobile heavy equipment, and HVACR skilled trades. Its core product is CDX Online, a cloud-based learning management system that delivers curriculum through LTI 1.1 deep-linking into institutional platforms (Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle), combining eBooks with text-to-speech, interactive animations, over 1,000 videos, trackable task sheets, and assessments aligned to ASE Education Foundation and AED Foundation accreditation standards.

The technical foundation is a content-led platform rather than a software-led one: curriculum is built around the proprietary Strategy-Based Diagnostics pedagogy, with content authored by a team that includes four ASE Master Technicians, and structured into modular products such as Fundamentals of Automotive Technology, Maintenance and Light Repair, Master Automotive Technician, Light Duty Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Medium/Heavy Duty Diesel Engines, Medium/Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicle Systems, Mobile Heavy Equipment, and HVACR. Revenue is generated through annual CDX Online subscriptions, one-time textbook sales, and bundled courseware packages, sold primarily through a sales-led motion with regional account managers, supported by a direct e-commerce storefront and international regional representatives covering more than 50 countries across six continents. The customer base is fragmented across hundreds of school districts, higher education institutions, and aftermarket providers, with no publicly disclosed pricing or revenue figures.

Name

CDX Global

Legal name

CDX Learning Systems, a division of Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC

Website

https://cdxlearning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CDX Learning Systems provides standards-aligned online curriculum and assessment for automotive, truck, heavy equipment, and HVACR technician training, serving hundreds of school districts, colleges, and aftermarket providers across 50 countries via its CDX Online LMS platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Technician Training Platform

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education Digital Courseware & Modules (EDAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial Driving & Heavy Transport (CDL) (EDAOANAK)

Keywords

• Automotive technician training
• Vocational education curriculum
• Online learning platform
• Heavy equipment training
• HVACR training

Headquarters

HQ city

Sudbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Online Courseware Subscription: CDX Online access provides students and instructors with digital curriculum delivery including eBooks, videos, animations, assessments, and interactive content. Access is provided through 1-year subscription periods.
2. Textbook Sales: Physical and digital textbooks are sold for automotive, truck, equipment, and HVACR training. Students purchase directly or through institutional bulk orders.
3. Courseware Bundles: Complete curriculum packages combining textbooks with online access to CDX Online platform, sold as comprehensive training solutions for educational programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CDX Learning Systems provides comprehensive online curriculum, textbooks, and assessment tools for automotive, medium/heavy-duty truck, mobile heavy equipment, and HVACR technician training. The CDX Online platform delivers integrated eBooks, more than 1,000 interactive videos and animations, and trackable task sheets, with content aligned to ASE Education Foundation and AED Foundation accreditation standards. Courses are sold to secondary schools, higher education institutions, and aftermarket training providers through institutional subscriptions, textbook sales, and LMS-integrated courseware bundles.

Product overview

CDX Learning Systems offers a modular automotive, truck, heavy equipment, and HVACR technician training platform. The core offering is CDX Online, a cloud-based learning management system that delivers curriculum through integrated eBooks, videos, animations, assessments, and trackable task sheets. The product portfolio includes specialized curricula for: Fundamentals of Automotive Technology, Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR), Master Automotive Technician, and Light Duty Hybrid and Electric Vehicles for automotive training; Medium/Heavy Duty Diesel Engines, Medium/Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicle Systems, and Mobile Heavy Equipment for truck/equipment training; plus HVACR programs. All curricula align to ASE Education Foundation and AED Foundation standards, and content integrates via LTI into institutional LMS platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CDX Online: Online learning platform for automotive, truck, and equipment technician training with course materials, videos, assessments, and gradebook features.

Products and services

• Fundamentals of Automotive Technology Comprehensive automotive technology curriculum covering vehicle systems, diagnostics, and repair procedures, delivered with online CDX Online components and aligned to ASE Education Foundation standards for secondary and post-secondary automotive training programs.
• Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) Entry-level automotive maintenance and light repair curriculum with online access, covering essential service procedures and aligned to ASE Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) certifications, designed for high school automotive programs.
• Master Automotive Technician Advanced automotive technician training program covering comprehensive vehicle systems and diagnostic procedures for professional technicians pursuing Master-level ASE certification.
• CDX Online Cloud-based learning management system that hosts all CDX curriculum content including eBooks, videos, animations, assessments, audiobook, and trackable task sheets, providing progress tracking, gradebook, and reporting for students and instructors.
• Medium/Heavy Duty Diesel Engines Comprehensive diesel engine curriculum preparing students for ASE Medium/Heavy Duty Truck and Bus series exams, with coverage of electronic control systems aligned to the L2 Diesel Specialist ASE Exam.
• Medium/Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicle Systems Commercial vehicle systems curriculum covering braking, suspension, electrical systems, steering, and power transfer for medium/heavy duty truck technician training programs.
• Mobile Heavy Equipment Off-road mobile heavy equipment curriculum covering hydraulics, braking systems, track drive, electrical systems, and power transfer used in construction, agricultural, forestry, and mining industries.
• Light Duty Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Comprehensive hybrid and electric vehicle training covering safety systems, batteries and fuel cells, autonomous driving systems, and interconnected network dynamics, supporting technician preparation for electrified vehicles.
• Service Advising & Management Training program for automotive service advisors covering customer communication, service documentation, and shop management skills, designed as a complement to CDX's technician training programs.
• Employment Readiness Soft-skills and career-preparation curriculum covering resume writing, interview skills, and workplace communication for students pursuing careers in the automotive industry.
• HVACR Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration technical training curriculum for electrical technicians, representing CDX's expansion into the skilled trades beyond automotive and diesel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80 percent of schools in the U.S. teaching diesel technology adopted the Medium/Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicle Systems and Diesel Engines curriculum within its first year of publication
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NACAT (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACAT is featured as a trusted training partner on CDX's website. NACAT provides education resources and professional development for automotive technicians.
• ASE Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDX curriculum aligns directly to ASE Education Foundation accreditation standards. The teaching and learning system correlates to ASE standards for automotive and medium/heavy duty truck programs.
• AED FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDX curriculum correlates directly to AED Foundation Technical Standards. The teaching and learning system is aligned for accreditation and reaccreditation purposes.
• Canvas LMScoreTechnology or IntegrationLTI-Based Cartridge enables secure deep-linking of CDX cloud-based course content (eBooks, videos, animations, TestPrep, interactive lectures) into Canvas LMS platforms.
• Blackboard LMScoreTechnology or IntegrationLTI-Based Cartridge enables secure deep-linking of CDX cloud-based course content into Blackboard LMS platforms.
• Brightspace LMScoreTechnology or IntegrationLTI-Based Cartridge enables secure deep-linking of CDX cloud-based course content into Brightspace LMS platforms.
• Moodle LMScoreTechnology or IntegrationLTI-Based Cartridge enables secure deep-linking of CDX cloud-based course content into Moodle LMS platforms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Electude: Automotive e-learning platform originating in Europe with growing North American presence. Comparable LMS-style automotive curriculum offering, often cited in same procurement evaluations as CDX, but stronger EU footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Pearson Education: Global education content and assessment provider with automotive technology and skilled-trades offerings. Competes with CDX for institutional budgets and increasingly for digital courseware/distance-learning mandates.
• Cengage Group: Major global educational publisher covering career and technical education including automotive/diesel programs. Same go-to-market (institutional sales to schools/colleges), same recurring digital subscription model — directly comparable to CDX's courseware business but at much larger scale.
• Jones & Bartlett Learning: Sister division and parent entity of CDX Learning Systems under Ascend Learning. Operates institutional higher-ed and professional publishing with overlapping sales channels and shared LMS infrastructure; serves as benchmark for CDX's position within the portfolio.
• McGraw-Hill Education: Major higher-education and vocational publisher with technical education titles including automotive and trades. Competes for CTE program adoptions and digital platform integrations comparable to CDX Online.

Direct peers

• ShopWare: Automotive e-learning and training platform serving technical schools and aftermarket employers. Directly competes in shop-class curriculum delivery and shares CDX's target customer base of secondary and post-secondary automotive programs.
• Goodheart-Willcox Publisher: Specialized vocational and technical education textbook publisher with strong automotive technology, diesel, and HVACR titles. Closest pure-play competitor to CDX in trade-school curriculum and competing for the same instructor adoption decisions.

Emerging players

• Haynes Publishing: Long-established automotive repair manual publisher expanding into digital training content and shop-class resources. Adjacent content business with similar automotive domain authority but less institutional/curriculum depth than CDX.

Others

• National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation: Standards-setting body whose accreditation framework defines what CDX curriculum aligns to. Not a direct competitor but a key ecosystem participant whose evolving standards shape CDX's product roadmap and content refresh cadence.
• Snap-on Industrial / Snap-on Education: Provides diagnostic equipment, technical training, and curriculum support to automotive education programs. Adjacent ecosystem participant equipping the same shops/schools that adopt CDX curriculum; partnership/competitor on training rather than core content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cdxauto

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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