CIPD names Neil Carberry as chief executive
Learning News | CIPD |
Neil Carberry to lead CIPD from September 2026, succeeding Peter Cheese after 14 years in role.
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Gender pay gap persists in gig economy
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
US data shows women dominate freelancing but set lower rates than men despite equal performance, widening the pay gap over time.
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Avoiding the L&D Activity Trap
Learning News | Kallidus |
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.
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Pluralsight Launches New AI Sandbox, Guided Learning, and Enterprise Integrations to Help Teams Build Job-Ready Tech Skills
Pluralsight |
Expanded hands-on AI experiences, instructor-led training, and workflow integrations help organizations turn technical learning into measurable business outcomes.
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Netex Learning Achieves Prestigious Gold Learning Provider Accreditation from the LPI
LPI | UK |
Netex Learning earns Gold standard Learning Provider accreditation from the LPI, and celebrates 15 years of excellence in delivering measurable business impact through learning.
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Real skill practice, now accessible for every organization
Easygenerator |
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.
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Articulate Announces Two London Engagements for 2026: Exhibition at Learning Technologies and Hosting Articuland
Articulate | London, UK |
Industry-leading platform brings immersive learning experience and innovation showcase to London in April and October later this year.
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The missing link in AI adoption.
Sponge | Bristol, UK |
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.
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Vuolearning introduces three new AI tools at Learning Technologies 2026
Learning News | London |
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.
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CLO100 Exclusive ‘Fringe Event’ for Senior L&D Leaders at Learning Technologies
CLO100 |
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.
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Zensai launches The Human Success Playbook
Learning News | Zensai |
A leadership tale for the age of AI, defining a new operating model for human-first, AI-powered teams.
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A guide for L&D teams: Why employees ignore training and what to do about it
iSpring Solutions |
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.
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Learning Technologies barcamp 2026 explores the shift from content to capability
Insights Media | Bath, UK |
The eleventh edition of the informal fringe event will look at how AI is helping L&D focus on capability building at scale.
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Evidence Informed Practice Conference Preview
News features | IDTX |
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.
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External job moves slow as hiring thresholds rise
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
Mobility drops, experience demands increase and pay gains weaken across US white-collar roles.
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Pluralsight launches SecureReady to help build job-ready cybersecurity teams
Learning News | Pluralsight |
Security skill development solution to help security and IT leaders quickly close skills gaps in their organizations.
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Hemsley named Potential Leader in Fosway 9-Grid for Digital Learning
Hemsley Fraser |
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.
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Learning Technologies 2026 seminar programme published
Learning Technologies | London |
Learning Technologies 2026 has published its free exhibition seminar programme for the upcoming London event.
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Omniplex Learning recognised as Core Leader on the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning
Omniplex Learning |
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.
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L&D podcast explores AI without losing creative control
Media Zoo |
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.
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Cognota Launches Accredited Micro Certifications to Upskill 100,000 L&D Professionals in Learning Operations
Cognota |
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.
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AI adoption outpaces enterprise capability
Learning News | Whatfix |
Enterprises risk $10.9m annual losses as AI investment accelerates but digital adoption lags, with workers losing hundreds of hours to poorly integrated systems.
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Live Training Becomes Measurable as Training Orchestra Highlights Shift to Data-Driven Operations
Training Orchestra | Recognition highlights need for visibility and operational efficiency |
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.
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Europe draws US tech talent
Learning News |
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.
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CLO100 Launches the CLO Impact Index: The Global Benchmark for L&D Leadership Excellence
CLO100 | LONDON, UK |
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.
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Research reveals what makes people feel happiest at work
Ciphr |
People, results and recognition are the top three drivers of employee happiness, according to new research by Ciphr
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Finding your AI Coach
Learning News | Virti |
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.
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Manageable launches its new weekly learning habit at Learning Technologies 2026
Learning News | Manageable |
Manageable will showcase a new product that helps managers develop a broad range of leadership skills via a sustainable self-learning habit.
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Environment Agency wins edie Award for programme in partnership with Mindtools Kineo
Mindtools Kineo | Nature Literacy Programme wins award |
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.
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TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft to enter French market
Learning News |
TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft, expanding into France and growing European learning tech footprint.
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Mediazoo Climbs Into The UK Top 5 Of The EVCOM And Becomes The #1 Most Awarded Agency Of The Year
Media Zoo |
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
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IDTX session asks are you training passive recipients or causal agents?
IDTX |
IDTX: Evidence Informed Practice, announces a session from Kurt Ewald Lindley exploring the missing link between learning design and genuine behaviour change, causal agency.
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Sponge Named Fosway Core Leader for Fifth Consecutive Year
Sponge |
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.
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Speexx Recognized as a Core Leader in 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning
Speexx | Munich |
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.
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L&D influence constrained by access and evidence gaps, says TJ report
Learning News | Training Journal |
Most L&D teams are not ready to prove impact, with access to decision-makers the biggest barrier.
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Digital learning market shifts as AI reshapes value and delivery
News features | Fosway |
Fosway analysis highlights pressure on budgets, changing vendor roles and growing focus on skills and shared learning. Interview with Myles Runham, Senior Analyst, Fosway.
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Just released: 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning
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.
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ICF Germany Completes Independent Audit of the Speexx Team Coaching Framework, Setting New Quality Benchmarks
Speexx | Munich |
Speexx becomes the first organization to pass an independent ICF audit of a team coaching framework, setting a new benchmark for quality.
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Case Study: Ashorne Hill at the People Development Summit
Summit Events |
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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Learning Technologies keynote puts people back into the future of work
Learning Technologies |
Opening day two of Learning Technologies 2026, Niluka Kavanagh challenges tech-led narratives with a focus on leadership and behaviour.
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AI drives surge in leadership skill demand
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
Leadership skills command a 40% pay premium as AI adoption increases demand for coordination and oversight.
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Bulletins |
A bite-sized news round up: Learning Systems Market; AI-driven Roleplay Simulator; L&D Employment; LT Preview; Plus all the headlines from Learning News.
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Model Context Protocol emerges for workplace learning
News features | Thrive |
New AI standard set to connect learning systems to workflows, shifting how L&D delivers and measures impact.
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CLO100 and TalentLMS to Host Exclusive ‘Breakfast Club’ as Learning Technologies Fringe Event
CLO100 | LONDON, UK |
Senior Learning and Development leaders attending this year’s Learning Technologies conference are invited to kickstart the second day of the event with a high-level networking breakfast hosted by CLO100 in partnership with TalentLMS.
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Join iSpring’s largest learning event of the year | iSpring Days 2026
iSpring Solutions |
Learn how L&D can build executive trust in 2026 at this online conference hosted by iSpring.
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LPI Launches LPIQ - an AI-Powered Content Discovery Agent for Members
LPI |
The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) has introduced LPIQ - a pioneering AI-powered content discovery experience for LPI members to surface insight from videos, webinars, articles, and events - making knowledge faster and easier to access.
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Inside the 26th People Development Summit, Lisbon
Summit Events |
Senior L&D leaders and solution providers gathered for three days of strategy sessions, curated 1:1 meetings and meaningful networking.
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As Training Operations Evolve, Training Orchestra Named a 2026 Strategic Leader
Training Orchestra | Recognised for Managing Enterprise Training Operations at Scale |
As organisations face mounting pressure to run face‑to‑face and virtual classroom training more efficiently, Training Orchestra has again been positioned as a Strategic Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9‑Grid™ for Learning Systems. The sixth consecutive recognition reflects a growing focus on the operational execution of structured training at scale, where cost control, resource coordination and measurable ROI and impact have become central concerns for learning organizations.
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Thrive launches MCP Server Beta, enabling AI agent interoperability for 500+ organisations
Thrive |
New Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server connects Thrive with OpenAI, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor and more.
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Gender equality in leadership on LNTV
Learning Now tv | London |
LNTV, Mar 26: Kate Graham, Jackie Barefield and Dr Serena Gonsalves-Fersch explore why gender equality in leadership still matters. How organisational learning bridges the fast pace of technology and the slower pace of human adaptation. Andy Lancaster on Generational Stereotypes.
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Training Industry recognizes Mindtools Kineo as a Top 20 Custom Content Developer
Mindtools Kineo | Mindtools Kineo celebrates recognition for excellence in custom learning |
Mindtools Kineo is proud to announce its inclusion in Training Industry’s 2026 list of Top 20 Custom Content Development Companies. This prestigious industry recognition reflects Mindtools Kineo’s impact and innovation in delivering high-quality, tailored learning solutions for organizations worldwide.
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Learning transformation beyond platforms at Learning Technologies
Learning Technologies |
At Learning Technologies 2026 Lori Niles-Hofmann challenges conventional approaches to learning technology, and looks at aligning strategy, data and operating models.
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Why Organisations Should Transition to ITIL for AI Governance and Future-Ready Operations
Lumify Group | Roger Shaw |
ITIL training assists teams in assessing their AI-readiness. ITIL Version 5 includes a module on AI governance to guide IT teams through their AI adoption. Lumiy Work technical instructor and ITIL Master Roger Shaw shares insights.
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Sponge Named In Training Industry’s Top 20 Custom Content Development Companies 2026
Sponge |
Sponge celebrates another year of recognition for excellence in custom learning solutions.
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IDTX Announces The Learning Network and The CPD Group as Delivery Partners
IDTX |
IDTX is pleased to announce two delivery partners for its inaugural Evidence Informed Practice Conference: The Learning Network and The CPD Group.
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Learning leadership in an age of disruption
Learning Technologies |
At Learning Technologies 2026, learning leaders explore how uncertainty can become a source of business value rather than constant reaction with Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers.
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Mediazoo Group Launches Finer Vision as Dedicated AI Skills Division for Enterprise L&D Teams
Media Zoo |
Finer Vision relaunches as Mediazoo Group’s dedicated AI skills training and consultancy division, built specifically for in-house enterprise learning and development teams.
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Workday embeds Sana as AI interface across platform
Learning News | Workday |
Workday rolls out Sana across its platform, positioning conversational AI and agents as the primary way to access and execute work across HR, finance and enterprise systems.
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Home working environments linked to wellbeing and performance
Learning News | Astutis |
Expert highlights impact of workspace conditions on stress and focus in remote work.
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5app named an Innovator in Talented Learning’s RightFit Solutions Grid
5App | London, UK |
5app, the award-winning AI-powered learning and communications platform, has been named an Innovator in Talented Learning’s 2026 RightFit Solutions Grid.
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Why play belongs in serious learning, at Learning Technologies
Learning Technologies | London |
At Learning Technologies 2026 Kelsey Kates from Google reframes playfulness as a professional capability that strengthens learning and work.
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