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    • Is Your Training Data Safe? The Risks of AI in Corporate Learning

      Open eLMS |

      Artificial intelligence is transforming corporate learning and development. What once required weeks of instructional design and production time can now be completed in minutes using AI-powered tools. Companies are using AI to convert internal documents, policy guides, onboarding materials and assessments into sleek, interactive learning content faster and more affordably than ever before. But while AI is helping to speed up and scale training, there is a growing concern many organisations are overlooking: what happens to the data you upload?

    • Don’t Throw The Baby Out With The Bath Water...

      Summit Events | The Case for Face to Face Learning. |

      In this month’s edition of Summit Solutions, Bridgeability makes a strong case for the lasting value of face-to-face learning - highlighting how in-person experiences drive motivation, connection, and real skill development in ways virtual formats can’t always replicate.

    • 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success is now live

      Fosway |

      October 2025: Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its latest Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success. The research shows that a challenging economy is making for a cautious talent solutions market, pushing HR teams to reduce costs. And yet, many skills and workforce intelligence solutions are reporting strong growth, and AI continues to dominate vendor roadmaps and disrupt traditional talent management processes. It’s clear that in areas where there is strong business impact, there is still plenty of opportunity for innovation and expansion.

    • Bluewater Learning Expands Partnership with Cognota to Guide Clients Through Learning Operations Maturity

      Cognota | Bluewater Learning Expands Partnership with Cognota to Guide Clients Through Learning Operations Maturity |

      Bluewater Learning, a global leader in learning and talent technology consulting and support services, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Cognota, the market leader in LearnOps® software. The deepened collaboration will help organizations assess, optimize, and elevate their learning operations maturity to achieve measurable business impact.

    • Workday Completes Acquisition of Paradox

      Workday |

      With Paradox, HiredScore, and Workday Recruiting, Workday Now has a Powerful End-to-End, AI-Powered Talent Acquisition Suite to Drive Faster Hiring and Better Candidate Experiences.

    • Industrial relations training

      News features | Collective bargaining, consultation and conflict resolution |

      Businesses urged to rebuild lost capabilities in employee relations; Interview with Steve Webster, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution.

    • Employers double down on global hiring as domestic pressures rise

      Learning News | Pebl | The era of hiring domestically is over |

      A new survey finds UK firms expanding global hiring fastest among major economies, with 85% planning to double overseas recruitment within two years as wage inflation and AI skills shortages bite.

    • Last Call for The Learning Network’s Connect 2025 Conference

      The Learning Network |

      With just a month to go until The Learning Network’s flagship event, Connect 2025, this is the final opportunity for learning and development professionals to secure their place at one of the most anticipated gatherings in the L&D calendar.

    • The Importance of Industry Partnerships for Online ICT Training

      Lumify Group | Lumify Learn Team |

      Discover how partnerships with some of the biggest tech brands in the world as well as leading IT training providers across Australia, helps deliver training that’s current and directly aligned with industry standards and expectations.

    • News roundup

      Breaking |

      Learning Awards finalists announced; 60 years of Training Journal; Four in five underestimate emotional bias; Rethinking People Enablement at Work; UK sickness absence at record high; Leaders say learning matters, but staff disagree.

    • KPMG Learning Services secures prestigious LPI accreditation

      LPI | LONDON, 14 October 2025 |

      KPMG UK has been awarded formal accreditation by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), recognising the firm’s outstanding Learning Services offering across design, delivery, technology, governance, and measurement.

    • Training Journal 60th Anniversary

      News features |

      To celebrate six decades supporting workplace learning, TJ is hosting a one-day conference in London this November.

    • 3 ways L&D can use GenAI for meaningful impact

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      From uncovering actionable insights to transforming learning experiences with AI coaches and AI avatars. Ross Stevenson shares three practical ways L&D teams can use GenAI in their learning strategy for meaningful impact on Acteon's Speak to the Human Podcast.

    • Learning Pool webinar explores how to improve software ROI in real time

      Learning Pool |

      In From Go-Live to Payoff: How to Improve Software ROI in Real Time, Nicole Kastner, Director of DAP at Learning Pool explores how organisations can maximise return on investment from new software deployments by harnessing real-time learning, adoption strategies, and performance support. Join the session to discover how to shift from post-launch training to continuous, data-driven enablement that sustains momentum and drives long-term value.

    • Strengthening ESG compliance through training: Tracking, measuring, and reporting with assurance

      Kineo |

      Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance has become a defining factor in corporate reputation and resilience, investor and employee confidence, and long-term value creation. As regulatory frameworks tighten globally – from the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) to the UK’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) – organisations are under increasing pressure to make sure their ESG data is accurate, credible, and transparent. Yet ESG compliance doesn’t just fall to one department; it demands coordinated effort across teams, such as finance, operations, HR, procurement, and leadership.

    • Think smarter, act faster: critical thinking in the age of AI

      Learning Technologies | London |

      At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Martin Couzins equips L&D leaders with tools to challenge assumptions, cut through AI hype, and make smarter, faster decisions under pressure.

    • Connect 2025 Preview

      The Learning Network |

      The Intersection of Humanity and Technology: A look ahead to the Learning Network's annual conference in London, 14 November.

    • Learning Pool to Reveal Future of Workplace Learning in Exclusive 2030 Webinar

      Learning Pool |

      Discover how workplace learning will evolve by 2030 in this exclusive webinar from Learning Pool. Join experts Stefan Eger, Lindsey Coode, and Alan Mellish as they reveal insights from the Workplace Learning 2030 Report, including seven game-changing shifts in L&D, strategies to build adaptive learning ecosystems, real-world scenarios for the future of work, and actionable recommendations to transform L&D from a cost centre into a business driver.

    • AI in Learning Report 2025

      News features | L&D reaches a tipping point using AI |

      Eglė Vinauskaitė and Donald H Taylor join Learning News to present their 2025 research into how learning and development is using artificial intelligence.

    • Amanda Nolen joins Totara as Non-Executive Director

      Totara |

      London, September 30, 2025 | Totara, a global provider of learning management solutions trusted for compliance in highly regulated sectors, has appointed Amanda Nolen to its Board of Directors to support the company’s international growth and strengthen its position in regulated industries.

    • NFP joins forces with CLO100 as Sponsor and Community Partner for the CLO100 Learning Leaders Forum.

      CLO100 | London, UK |

      NFP (an Aon company), are a leading international brokerage and consulting firm with solutions spanning commercial insurance, employee benefits, financial planning, health and safety and people and talent. NFP is delighted to announce its new partnership with CLO100, the UK’s only private network dedicated to senior learning and development leaders. As both a sponsor of the annual CLO100 Learning Leaders Forum and a Community Partner, NFP is deepening its commitment to shaping the future of leadership and organisational success.

    • Hemsley Gains Brandon Hall Gold Award for Best Leadership Development Program

      Hemsley Fraser |

      Global learning and talent development provider Hemsley Fraser has won the Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Gold Award in the Leadership Development Program category for its consultancy and content development in partnership with global self-care company Perrigo. This work, featuring design and delivery services, supported Perrigo's successful development of leadership programmes that help align its emerging leaders on the importance of effective leadership in driving growth and supporting career advancement.

    • How ESG training transforms communication and creates internal ambassadors

      Kineo |

      ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is rapidly reshaping corporate strategy, performance, and reputation. And although organisations are increasingly engaging with ESG initiatives, many face the challenge of effectively communicating these activities and practices, both internally and externally, to secure genuine buy-in from their internal stakeholders. Without that buy-in, even strong initiatives risk falling flat. Businesses, then, need to make sure employees and stakeholders truly understand the “why” behind the work.

    • Learning evaluation: obsessed with ROI?

      News features | Coursecheck |

      Chris Wigglesworth, Founder of learning evaluation provider, Coursecheck, says L&D is too focused on measuring ROI calculations and greater focus is needed on what drives outcomes.

    • AI Meets People Power: Why Human Capability has Never been More in Demand

      Summit Events |

      Is AI really replacing people? Far from it. As machines take on more tasks, the demand for human skills — judgment, creativity, emotional intelligence — is skyrocketing. In this month's Summit Solutions, Thrive reveals why investing in people power is the real competitive edge in an AI-driven world.

    • NIIT Partners with CLO100 to Sponsor the Learning Leaders Forum

      CLO100 | London, UK |

      CLO100 announced today that NIIT MTS, a global leader in Managed Learning Services, will be sponsoring the CLO100 Learning Leaders Forum under the category of Managed Learning Services. This collaboration highlights NIIT’s longstanding commitment to advancing the Learning and Development profession through innovation, expertise, and thought leadership.

    • Unleashing your inner L&D hero - courage in uncertain times

      Learning Technologies | London |

      At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Laura Overton explores how everyday courage and mindset shifts can help L&D professionals turn disruption into resilience and opportunity.

    • News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: L&D employment update; AI in learning Fosway research; UK skills investment and marketing careers; World of Learning preview; AstraZeneca Learning Team of the Year; Plus the headlines from Learning News.

    • Mobilising Generation Numb

      News features | Time to rethink people engagement |

      Whitepaper explores why employees feel disengaged and how organisations can rethink people enablement to restore energy, trust and connection at work; Interview with authors, Olivia Haywood, Chief Marketing Officer and Josh Cardoz, Chief Creative & Learning Officer, Sponge.

    • Virtual College by Netex Launches New Martyn’s Law Training Course

      Virtual College by Netex |

      Virtual College by Netex has announced the launch of a new CPD-certified training course to help organisations prepare for the introduction of Martyn’s Law, the upcoming legislation designed to strengthen public safety and venue security.

    • Diploma, IT Certification, or Boot Camp: Which is For You?

      Lumify Group | Brisbane, Australia |

      With tech careers in high demand, digital skills are more valuable than ever. You’ll also find there’s no shortage of ways to get started in IT — from diplomas and certifications to intensive boot camp IT courses.

    • Lumify Learn Partnership with the Future Skills Organisation

      Lumify Group | Brisbane, Australia |

      Lumify Learn is proud to partner with the Future Skills Organisation (FSO) to advance AI upskilling in Australia. At the recent FSO Skills Accelerator-AI launch, our CEO Jon Lang emphasised the critical need for Australians to develop AI skills for our evolving economy.

    • Go1 Announced as Sponsor for CLO100 Learning Leaders Forum

      CLO100 |

      Go1, the leading content aggregator for people-first L&D leaders, is the latest sponsor for the CLO100 Learning Leaders Forum on 20th and 21st October. The forum is a key event for professionals in the Learning and Development sector.

    • Two-thirds of HR professionals are considering changing jobs

      Ciphr |

      65% of UK HR professionals expect to change jobs within the next year, according to new research by HR software and eLearning content provider Ciphr. Wanting to gain new knowledge and skills was the top reason cited by those planning to make a move.

    • How L&D is using AI today - and what it means for the future

      Learning Technologies | London |

      At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Egle Vinauskaite and Donald H Taylor share global data and case studies on how AI is being used in L&D today and the barriers to adoption.

    • Agentic AI to reshape sales enablement

      News features |

      Imparta CEO Richard Barkey speaks to Learning News about the role of agentic AI in sales enablement and how the company’s latest i-Coach® AI release is designed to transform sales performance.

    • Learning Technologies 2025 Autumn Forum

      Learning Technologies | London |

      How do we use emerging technologies for learning effectively? This is the theme for the Learning Technologies 2025 Autumn Forum; Online over four days this October; Registration open; First programme sessions announced.

    • Human-First Sales Transformation: Three Pain Points from the LPI’s Learning Live conference floor

      Learning News | KWC Global |

      At Learning Live, KWC Global highlighted three sales capability challenges: embedding a sales culture beyond business development, enabling cross-selling through collaboration, and proving ROI of sales training. Their Rainmaker programme delivers measurable results, boosting engagement, revenue, and confidence, emphasising a human-first approach in an AI-driven world.

    • Learning Pool strengthens security with SOC 2 and Cyber Essentials certifications

      Learning Pool |

      Learning Pool has announced the successful completion of its SOC 2 audit and achieved Cyber Essentials certification, underscoring its commitment to data protection, security, and compliance. The SOC 2 audit, conducted by A-LIGN, validates the company’s robust controls across security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy, while the UK’s Cyber Essentials certification confirms defenses against common cyber threats. Chief Information Officer Michael Kelly emphasized that these achievements strengthen customer trust and highlight Learning Pool’s ongoing investment in safeguarding data and ensuring secure, reliable learning platforms for organizations worldwide.

    • Seven trends set to transform workplace learning, according to Learning Pool

      Learning Pool |

      Learning Pool’s new report, Workplace Learning 2030: The Seven Shifts Reshaping How We Learn at Work, highlights the key trends transforming workplace learning over the next five years. Based on customer insights and industry data, the report identifies seven major shifts—from the rise of AI and skills-based development to evolving learner expectations, connected ecosystems, and data-driven impact measurement. The research provides practical strategies for L&D leaders to embed learning in the flow of work, personalise experiences, and link learning directly to business outcomes.

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