Hawk Academy London will demonstrate how organisations can move beyond AI content creation to deliver expert-designed, accredited learning programmes. Combining AI-powered delivery with over 35 years of training expertise, it enables scalable, high-impact learning built for real-world performance.
Access Learning, the digital learning solutions provider and part of The Access Group, has retained its Core Leader position in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ across two categories: Learning Systems and Digital Learning, reinforcing its standing among the most established learning platforms in the European market.
Learning and development (L&D) is firmly on the agenda for UK employers. From leadership capability to digital skills and emerging technologies like AI, organisations recognise that continuous learning is essential for performance, productivity and retention.
Mediazoo names John Gordon as Chief Product Officer as it accelerates its AI product strategy and scales Finer Vision, its new AI specialist business John brings military discipline, cyber security and enterprise engineering experience and deep AI learning expertise to the role The appointment signals Mediazoo’s commitment to building intelligent L&D products at the intersection of creativity and AI “John’s appointment is about scaling impact. Turning our AI capability into products that change how our clients learn, communicate and perform,” says Giles Smith, CEO at Mediazoo Group.
Assess your organisation’s AI readiness with this practical AI implementation readiness guide. Explore an AI readiness framework, checklist, governance considerations, and leadership factors to scale AI successfully across your business.
London, April 2026: Fosway Group is pleased to announce that the 2026 edition of the AI Market Assessment paper for Digital Learning is now available for EMEA's learning leaders to download and review. In 2026, the Fosway’s research programme will interrogate the corporate experience of AI deployment more deeply, while still providing updates into the vendor market too, resulting in an extended series of unique public and private deliverables.
National pledge aims to create 1,000 AI, data and tech apprenticeships by 2027, with employers asked to hire one apprentice each.
Digital learning consultancy Mint has announced the launch of Smart Translator, an AI-powered tool designed to reduce the time and cost of translating digital learning content.
CLO100, the professional body for learning leaders, has today launched the CLO100 Experience Assessment, an elite global standard designed to formally recognise and validate the strategic impact of senior Learning and Development Leaders.
Six sessions, a landmark Spring Release and live customer demos across two days at Learning Technologies as Thrive prepares its biggest show yet at ExCeL London.
Learning Technologies 2026 opens its doors next week on 29-30 Apr at Excel London; Final opportunity to book passes; Event app download.
Powtoon is unveiling 3 AI workflows designed to tackle one of the biggest hidden costs in organizations today: knowledge gaps. Join Powtoon’s big unboxing event on May 20 and see how teams are turning complex information into scalable, visual learning experiences.
GP Strategies will demo GP AIQ+™, its AI platform for enterprise learning, at Learning Technologies 2026. The platform uses five purpose-built agents to address fragmentation across the learning lifecycle. Jeff Fissel and Matt Donovan will also lead sessions on AI in L&D.
New US data shows subject choice drives earnings more than university selectivity, with gaps widening over time.
Workforce analytics provider adds resilience measurement capability and expands beyond education sector.
Learning Pool has announced the acquisition of WorkStep, an AI-powered employee engagement platform specifically designed for the frontline workforce.
Experts from Fosway & AUDI explore how HR teams can combine AI, skills strategies, and knowledge sharing to drive measurable business impact and build future-ready workforces.
At Learning Technologies 2026, Mindtools Kineo will showcase its newly unified brand and the launch of its new digital skills offering. At stand F25, and across the two-day exhibition, visitors can experience new solutions, online demos, workshops, and thought leadership sessions. These signal a bold move to offering a fully integrated, end-to-end L&D partnership model.
Speak to the Human returns with a new host, and a first episode that tackles one of the biggest challenges facing organisations and leaders right now: AI adoption.
Blify, the startup that turns Slack and Teams into intelligent learning platforms, today announced a $2.1 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-native Learning Operating System. The company claims to deliver 10x higher engagement than traditional LMS platforms. Its customers, including Club Med and Kaufman & Broad, use Blify to train employees across multiple countries, reflecting the platform's global reach from its earliest days.
Neil Carberry to lead CIPD from September 2026, succeeding Peter Cheese after 14 years in role.
US data shows women dominate freelancing but set lower rates than men despite equal performance, widening the pay gap over time.
Learning and Development (L&D) has a value problem, not because it isn’t valuable, but because it struggles to prove it. And when L&D can’t prove impact, it doesn’t just lose credibility. It loses influence. It's time to be explicit about the problem. It’s called The Activity Trap, says Harry Chapman-Walker, CEO, Kallidus, and it’s undermining the value of L&D.
Expanded hands-on AI experiences, instructor-led training, and workflow integrations help organizations turn technical learning into measurable business outcomes.
Netex Learning earns Gold standard Learning Provider accreditation from the LPI, and celebrates 15 years of excellence in delivering measurable business impact through learning.
Most employees learn communication and leadership skills on the job, where mistakes are costly. EasyCoach is Easygenerator's newest addition to its AI learning suite, and it gives employees a safe space to practice before real conversations happen.
Industry-leading platform brings immersive learning experience and innovation showcase to London in April and October later this year.
Sponge to explore why AI adoption is stalling across large organisations - and how this can be addressed - in an upcoming webinar. Hosted by Josh Cardoz and James Gordon, the session offers practical frameworks and real examples for people-led AI enablement.
Vuolearning will present three new AI tools designed to generate new types of organisational insight. The tools support business decision‑making by transforming existing organisational data into business intelligence, enabling clearer competency mapping and improving the quality of e‑learning. Together, they provide organisations with better visibility into skills, development needs, and learning effectiveness.
CLO100, the Professional Body dedicated to learning leadership, has announced a high-level "Fringe Event" to run alongside this year’s Learning Technologies conference at London ExCeL. Designed specifically for all Learning Leaders, the event offers a space for leaders looking to move beyond the exhibition floor and engage in deeper industry dialogue.
A leadership tale for the age of AI, defining a new operating model for human-first, AI-powered teams.
iSpring's new guide moves past "make it more engaging" and looks at the real friction points that keep people from showing up to learning.
The eleventh edition of the informal fringe event will look at how AI is helping L&D focus on capability building at scale.
Conference organiser, Tom McDowall and opening keynote speaker, Matthew Richter, join Learning News to preview the upcoming Evidence Informed Practice Conference in Birmingham this May.
Mobility drops, experience demands increase and pay gains weaken across US white-collar roles.
Security skill development solution to help security and IT leaders quickly close skills gaps in their organizations.
Global learning and people development partner Hemsley Fraser has been classified as a Potential Leader in the 2026 edition of the Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning. The company’s inclusion highlights its continuing commitment to sophisticated digital learning solutions for large and complex organisations provided through a full-service capability suite. This latest recognition underscores Hemsley's ability to combine L&D innovation with a flexible, full‑service approach that ensures engaging, human‑centred learning experiences for customers worldwide.
Learning Technologies 2026 has published its free exhibition seminar programme for the upcoming London event.
For the third year running, Omniplex Learning (OL) has been recognised as Core Leader on the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning, reflecting its continued strength in helping organisations design, deliver and scale learning that works.
Mediazoo releases second episode of season two of Generating... with Nothing’s AI Product and Design Lead, Sélim Benayat. The episode explores creative struggle and how to use AI without losing your own signature. “This episode raises the bar. It’s bold, human centred and unlike any AI conversation you’ll hear elsewhere,’ says Director of Strategic Communications at Mediazoo.
The launch of micro-credentials in the LearnOps Academy aligns with Cognota’s broader mission to power learning operations for enterprises globally. By educating the market on foundational LearnOps principles, Cognota aims to raise the professional standard across the industry and strengthen the operational foundation of enterprise learning organizations.
Enterprises risk $10.9m annual losses as AI investment accelerates but digital adoption lags, with workers losing hundreds of hours to poorly integrated systems.
As organisations rely heavily on face-to-face and virtual classroom training, pressure is growing to understand cost, utilisation, and delivery efficiency. Training Orchestra’s recognition as a 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award winner reflects a wider shift towards analytics‑driven approaches to training operations management that bring clarity, control, and measurable business impact to live training.
US tech workers are now moving to Europe in greater numbers than the reverse; France, the UK and Switzerland lead gains; Mid-career hires dominate flows.
CLO100, the professional body for strategic learning leadership, has today announced the launch of the CLO Impact Index. This innovative, free-to-use digital assessment tool has been designed specifically for Senior L&D Leaders to evaluate their organisational learning maturity and benchmark their performance against industry peers.
People, results and recognition are the top three drivers of employee happiness, according to new research by Ciphr
Virti has launched a new AI Coach that brings scalable, always-on coaching to every learner. Powered by Virtual Humans, it delivers structured sessions or on-demand practice, with personalised feedback that builds over time, helping teams continuously develop and improve.
Manageable will showcase a new product that helps managers develop a broad range of leadership skills via a sustainable self-learning habit.
The Environment Agency has won the Staff Engagement and Upskilling Initiative of the Year at the edie Awards 2026 for its Nature Literacy Programme, delivered in partnership with Mindtools Kineo. The award recognises the programme’s impact in building a shared understanding of nature recovery across the Environment Agency’s 14,000-strong workforce and supply chain, helping biodiversity considerations become part of everyday decision-making.
TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft, expanding into France and growing European learning tech footprint.
Mediazoo has soared into the UK Top 5 after a year of standout creativity and industry leading impact. With 17 golds across global awards, Mediazoo officially become the #1 most awarded agency of the year. “Climbing into the Top 5 and topping the awards table shows what happens when brilliant talent drives human performance every single day”, says CEO Giles Smith
IDTX: Evidence Informed Practice, announces a session from Kurt Ewald Lindley exploring the missing link between learning design and genuine behaviour change, causal agency.
Sponge is named Fosway Core Leader for fifth consecutive year and reaches top 'performance' position signalling growth in the 2026 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning.
Speexx has been positioned as a Core Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning, reinforcing its strong track record in delivering measurable impact for enterprise organizations.
Most L&D teams are not ready to prove impact, with access to decision-makers the biggest barrier.
Fosway analysis highlights pressure on budgets, changing vendor roles and growing focus on skills and shared learning. Interview with Myles Runham, Senior Analyst, Fosway.
Fosway Group’s latest analysis of the digital learning market, the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning, reveals a market experiencing its third consecutive year of economic stress. Flat budgets and greater scrutiny of the content supply chain are increasingly commonplace, coupled with AI changes that both expose and necessitate the need to change learning strategy for those in the vendor market yet to do so.
Speexx becomes the first organization to pass an independent ICF audit of a team coaching framework, setting a new benchmark for quality.
In this month’s Summit Solutions, Ashorne Hill share how their meetings at the People Development Summit led to a trusted partnership.
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