<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Learning News</title><atom:link href="https://learningnews.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" /><link>https://learningnews.com</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:07:28 GMT</pubDate><generator>Learning News RSS Generator</generator><image><url>https://learningnews.com/images/tpr-twitter-a_400x400.png</url><title>FeedForAll Sample Feed</title><link>https://learningnews.com</link><description>Learning News</description><width>144</width><height>144</height></image><description>Learning News</description><language>en</language><item><title>AI skills spread as work changes within jobs</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-skills-spread-as-work-changes-within-jobs</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-skills-spread-as-work-changes-within-jobs</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56657/ai labour market - aug26.png">New US labour market data shows AI skills becoming more widespread as work changes within jobs and new firm AI adoption slows.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Manufacturing skills shortage costs UK £6bn in lost output</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/manufacturing-skills-shortage-costs-uk-6bn-in-lost-output</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:04:59 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/manufacturing-skills-shortage-costs-uk-6bn-in-lost-output</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17866978/manufacturing-skills-squeeze-1-learning-news.png">Portakabin highlights the training challenge facing UK manufacturers as skills shortages leave 55,000 long-term vacancies unfilled.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HR leaders struggle to assess skills for AI-enabled work</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/hr-leaders-struggle-to-assess-skills-for-ai-enabled-work</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:15:48 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/hr-leaders-struggle-to-assess-skills-for-ai-enabled-work</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17867065/ai-skills-assessment-gap-1-learning-news.png">Four in five HR and talent leaders face challenges assessing AI skills as automation changes jobs and career paths.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gen Z puts human skills ahead of AI for career success</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/gen-z-puts-human-skills-ahead-of-ai-for-career-success</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/gen-z-puts-human-skills-ahead-of-ai-for-career-success</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17867152/gen-z-puts-human-skills-first-1-learning-news.png">US Gen Z knowledge workers rank professional networks and leadership experience ahead of AI skills for long-term career success.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Compliance training remains tied to completion and testing</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/compliance-learning-loses-visibility-after-training-ends</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/compliance-learning-loses-visibility-after-training-ends</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56632/compliance training remains tied to completion and testing - learning news.png">Most compliance programmes still prioritise completion and knowledge testing over evidence that employees can apply learning at work.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Early years employers urged to use new apprenticeship funding</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/early-years-employers-urged-to-use-new-apprenticeship-funding</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:55:42 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/early-years-employers-urged-to-use-new-apprenticeship-funding</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56606/early years careers learning news 1 - learning news.png">GCSE results week puts apprenticeship routes in focus as new funding covers training costs for eligible 16 to 24-year-olds in England.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Women leaders show wider gap between self-rating and feedback</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/women-leaders-show-wider-gap-between-self-rating-and-feedback</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/women-leaders-show-wider-gap-between-self-rating-and-feedback</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56604/people insight report.jpg">Analysis of 2,120 leadership assessments found a wider gap for women between self-ratings and feedback from colleagues.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Skills shortages persist as UK vacancies fall</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/skills-shortages-persist-as-uk-vacancies-fall</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:22:46 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/skills-shortages-persist-as-uk-vacancies-fall</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56597/skills shortages and vacancies - learning news.png">Nearly a third of employers report hard-to-fill vacancies despite UK vacancies falling 10% below pre-pandemic levels, according to the CIPD.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Training Industry acquires CLO and Chief Talent Officer brands</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/training-industry-acquires-chief-learning-officer-and-chief-talent-officer</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:17:51 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/training-industry-acquires-chief-learning-officer-and-chief-talent-officer</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56583/ti clo cto learning news.png">Training Industry has acquired substantially all the assets of BetterWork Media Group, including its learning and talent media brands.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Youth skills gap could leave 1.25m outside work and education</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/youth-skills-gap-could-leave-125m-outside-work-and-education</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:11:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/youth-skills-gap-could-leave-125m-outside-work-and-education</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56585/youth skills - neets 2030 - learning news.png">The UK NEET rate could reach 16% by 2030, with employers demanding more digital skills from young recruits, according to new modelling.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New research reveals the hidden reality of leadership</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/new-research-reveals-the-hidden-reality-of-leadership</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:09 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/new-research-reveals-the-hidden-reality-of-leadership</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56568/img3275.jpeg">Ivy House to unveil flagship research at LEARNING LIVE 2026.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Care workers seek recognised qualifications to support career progression</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/care-workers-seek-recognised-qualifications-to-support-career-progression</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:00:37 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/care-workers-seek-recognised-qualifications-to-support-career-progression</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56564/care careers and qualifications - learning news 1 - learning news.png">Regulated qualifications and clearer career pathways are seen as the biggest factors in helping care workers build long-term careers, according to new research.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Former Training Journal editor Debbie Carter dies</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/former-training-journal-editor-debbie-carter-dies</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:29:51 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/former-training-journal-editor-debbie-carter-dies</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56559/debbie carter tj60 learning news1920x1080.png">Debbie Carter, who edited Training Journal for many years, has died, leaving a lasting legacy in workplace learning journalism.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Coursera invests $100m in Andrew Ng’s AI learning venture</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/coursera-invests-100m-in-andrew-ngs-ai-learning-venture</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/coursera-invests-100m-in-andrew-ngs-ai-learning-venture</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56545/img3262.png">Coursera has taken a one-third stake in LearnVector, a new AI learning company founded by Coursera’s co-founder Andrew Ng.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AI training lags workplace adoption as reskilling gap grows</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-training-lags-workplace-adoption-as-reskilling-gap-grows</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:49:32 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-training-lags-workplace-adoption-as-reskilling-gap-grows</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56543/training trailing - learning news.png">Most employers are building AI literacy for current roles while delaying wider workforce reskilling, new research suggests.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Workers build AI skills as demand weakens for AI-exposed jobs</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/workers-build-ai-skills-as-demand-weakens-for-ai-exposed-jobs</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:04:02 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/workers-build-ai-skills-as-demand-weakens-for-ai-exposed-jobs</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56536/learning news ai labour market monitor.png">Five US labour market indicators highlight continued AI upskilling, weaker demand for AI-exposed occupations and changing patterns of work and recruitment.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Government centralises AI strategy and public sector adoption</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/government-centralises-ai-strategy-and-public-sector-adoption</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:03:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/government-centralises-ai-strategy-and-public-sector-adoption</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56528/70 whitehall - learning news.png">New AI Taskforce will oversee government AI strategy, implementation and adoption across the public sector.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Only 14% of UK university students consider themselves AI-ready</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/only-14-of-uk-learners-consider-themselves-ai-ready</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/only-14-of-uk-learners-consider-themselves-ai-ready</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56526/ai readiness gap - learning news.png">Research identifies a gap between AI knowledge and workplace application, with employers calling for more practical experience - Pearson and AWS study.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>VSTEP secures new investor to expand maritime simulation business</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/vstep-secures-new-investor-to-expand-maritime-simulation-business</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:56:30 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/vstep-secures-new-investor-to-expand-maritime-simulation-business</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56524/pindustry-vstep.png">Maritime simulation provider VSTEP has secured new investment from Dutch industrial investor Pindustry to expand its international training technology business, as demand grows for simulation-based workforce training across commercial shipping and defence.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Aerospace industry tackles 10,000 annual technical vacancies</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/aerospace-industry-tackles-10000-annual-technical-vacancies</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:09:57 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/aerospace-industry-tackles-10000-annual-technical-vacancies</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56560/aerospace campaign learning news - learning news.png">Major aerospace employers have launched a national recruitment campaign as the sector continues to face around 10,000 unfilled technical vacancies each year.]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>