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Articulate is extending training creation to operational teams, while keeping L&D at the centre of learning standards and governance.
Articulate is extending training creation to operational teams, while keeping L&D at the centre of learning standards and governance.
Season 16 of the top-5% podcast opens on Monday 14 September, seven years to the month after its first episode. The first three guests — Erica Farmer, Robin Hoyle and Ross Stevenson — each argue, from very different directions, that L&D's AI problem is not the technology.
Infopro Learning will participate in LEARNING LIVE 2026 (16-17 September, London), with leaders at Stand 15. On 17 September, the company joins a panel discussion arguing L&D should measure workforce capability instead of ROI, featuring CEO Sriraj Mallick, Alex Ball, Leon Boland, and guest speaker Anjana Roy Varghese.
Learning News speaks to organisers and speakers ahead of World of Learning, returning to the NEC Birmingham this October.
2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ finds the Cloud HR market resilient but experiencing uneven growth, with the value of AI still opaque Fosway Group has this week published its latest analysis of the HR technology market, the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR. Overall, corporate HR investments are clearly prioritising business performance and profitability, business-wide AI adoption as well as ecosystem simplification, and whilst corporate goals are now more transformational, vendor momentum and growth does not yet reflect that shift.
Capita Learning will use Learning Live 2026 to explore how simulations and scenario-based learning can help employees develop judgement, confidence and capability through realistic workplace practice.
With change, transformation and future readiness named as a top challenge by LEARNING LIVE delegates, business change consultancy Afiniti will explore how learning leaders can strengthen adoption and increase the value realised from business change.
BFBS Academy will put visual storytelling and its role in organisational change at the centre of its participation at Learning Live in London on 16 and 17 September.
UK retailers and government have launched a work experience programme as the sector targets 100,000 jobs for young people outside education and employment.
As AI transforms Learning and Development, Gavin Oattes challenges L&D professionals to focus not only on what technology can do, but what humans need. He argues that judgement, curiosity, connection and other distinctly human skills will become more valuable, not less, as AI becomes increasingly capable.
Good e-Learning (GEL), part of the Omniplex Learning group, is delighted to announce the launch of its latest course, ITIL® Product (Version 5), helping professionals develop their expertise and progress further along the ITIL pathway.
Only 30% of AI's value comes from the technology. The other 70% is the human side. Sana Labs on building "π-shaped" capability that's already forming inside your organisation.
Most compliance programmes still prioritise completion and knowledge testing over evidence that employees can apply learning at work.
Youth skills gap could leave 1.25m outside work and education; Cognota Appoints Beth Gantz Chief Revenue Officer and James Spere Chief Product Technology Officer; Darren Guy Achieves World-First FCLO Accreditation; Learning Pool rebrands as Confirm and launches the Workforce Enablement System.
Tech veterans join Cognota to lead go-to-market strategy and revenue growth and product development for the LearnOps category leader.
‘L&D Free Spirits LIVE’: Find Your Voice’ is a one-day virtual conference exploring how to build visibility, influence and impact as an independent professional.
AI may be helping individuals produce more, but organisations will not see the full performance benefit unless they rethink how work, roles and decision-making operate around it, according to AI strategist Erica Farmer.
GCSE results week puts apprenticeship routes in focus as new funding covers training costs for eligible 16 to 24-year-olds in England.
L&D teams are often under pressure to prove the value of training through ROI, but measuring financial return alone rarely leads to better learning outcomes. Here's why continuous improvement should come first.
Training Industry has acquired substantially all the assets of BetterWork Media Group, including its learning and talent media brands.
The UK NEET rate could reach 16% by 2030, with employers demanding more digital skills from young recruits, according to new modelling.
Learning Pool evolves its brand to become Confirm, introducing a new category of workforce technology – the Workforce Enablement System (WES) – designed to connect the dots between learning, engagement, performance, and compliance in one intelligent system.
A new programme that helps vendors understand how partners really make money, so they can segment, fund and design incentives on evidence rather than politics or history.
Regulated qualifications and clearer career pathways are seen as the biggest factors in helping care workers build long-term careers, according to new research.
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition is bringing back a host of popular interactive features and networking opportunities at the free-to-attend Exhibition on 6 & 7 October 2026 at the NEC, Birmingham.
Major aerospace employers have launched a national recruitment campaign as the sector continues to face around 10,000 unfilled technical vacancies each year.
Debbie Carter, who edited Training Journal for many years, has died, leaving a lasting legacy in workplace learning journalism.
Great Minds on Learning returns on 3 August for its eighth season, exploring how people learn far beyond the workplace — from sport and music to writing and dog training. The Learning Hack, ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally, returns for season 16 in September. Both on all platforms.
Learning creates value only when organisations can connect investment to proficiency, proficiency to performance, and performance to measurable business outcomes.
A bite-sized news round up: Behaviour before measurement: Anna Barnett on closing the intention-action gap; Experience-based assessment for L&D leaders; Plus all the headlines from Learning News.
Omniplex Learning (OL) announces strategic partnership with KNOLSKAPE to bring AI-powered business simulations to UK and European organisations.
New AI Taskforce will oversee government AI strategy, implementation and adoption across the public sector.
KPI tops UK searches for business acronyms, highlighting continued gaps in workplace business literacy.
Research finds only 53% of employees believe organisations will act on feedback gathered through surveys.
Taking place on 6 & 7 October at the NEC, Birmingham, the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition has announced exciting additions to the free seminar programme with fresh insights on AI, leadership, skills, learning strategy and employee experience.
AI adoption outpaces workforce capability; Managers need age inclusion support; Entry hiring boost from AI investors, L&D is shifting from AI adoption to redesigning work around AI, Management skills gap behind workplace loneliness.
HSE figures show a 71% rise in worker deaths involving moving vehicles, prompting employers to revisit competence, training and traffic management.
HSE figures show a 71% rise in worker deaths involving moving vehicles, prompting employers to revisit competence, training and traffic management.
CITI Limited celebrates 10 years of LPI Accreditation and three consecutive years at Gold Standard
i-Coach.AI named again among the category leaders for agentic coaching and in-the-flow learner support, built on three decades of sales research.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has revealed the headline insights from its annual Digital Learning Realities research, in association with Learning Technologies, the world’s leading workplace learning tech event. Now in its 12th year, the research explores how L&D teams are meeting the challenges of a fast-changing business and tech landscape.
Global leadership development company gains LPI Accreditation and scores 90% or higher in every assessed KPI section
AI-supported scenario learning launches as employers prepare for tougher workplace sexual harassment obligations.
Intellek has received an award at the 2026 UK Legal Awards organised by SME News.
UK office workers report weak manager support and workplace loneliness despite increased office attendance.
This briefing sets out an updated approach to qualification criteria for senior Learning & Development appointments. As the market for senior L&D talent continues to evolve, many organisations and recruitment partners are now recognising CIPD and CLO100 as an equivalent and valid standard where professional credentials are specified.
Cognota has acquired Learnexus, an AI-driven marketplace of over 3,000 on-demand L&D specialists. The acquisition expands Cognota's LearnOps® platform from capacity planning and intelligence into execution, enabling learning teams to instantly activate specialized experts — instructional designers, facilitators, developers, and consultants — directly within their existing workflows. Powered by AI and usage-based pricing, the combined platform allows enterprises to move from strategy to delivery faster, at a fraction of the cost of traditional agencies or full-time hires.
Global benefits leaders are under more pressure than ever. EU Pay Transparency. Board-level ROI scrutiny. A five-generation workforce. And AI landing on their desks before the data foundations are anywhere near ready.
Half of customer education teams describe their programmes as mature, but new research finds only 19% meet operational maturity criteria.
Mindtools Kineo's Anna Barnett examines the gap between intention and action and the role of behavioural design in closing it.
Acorn has acquired B Online Learning, adding elearning services, a learning platform and ANZ’s only Articulate Certified Training Partner to its skills business.
More than 2,300 people have registered for an AI and data storytelling workshop, reflecting demand for guidance on visualisation, communication and AI oversight.
New assessment awards professional designations based on business impact, strategic leadership and measurable organisational outcomes. Cathy Hoy, CEO at CLO100 and Charles Jennings, Chief Moderator, join Learning News to explain the new professional designations and why the L&D profession needs them.
HR and payroll software provider Cezanne has acquired workplace learning platform Learn Amp.
LNTV, Jun 25: Jane Bozarth on why networks, culture, and human judgment are the real engine of organisational learning; Martin Couzins on the Microsoft 2026 Work Trends report; Challenging assumptions about effective learning with Andy Lancaster and Tom McDowall.
AI, evolution and contentless courses. Acteon's Rebecca Trigg shares insights from this years CIPD Festival of Work.
New independent consultancy, Think Human, applies behavioural science to boost organisational performance and people-centred change.
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, taking place on 6 & 7 October 2026, has announced a selection of free, expert-led sessions from speakers including keynote Alex Brooker, Nick Gonios, Melanie Martinelli, David James and many more…
New AI Performance Officer deploys agentic AI coaches that operate continuously inside workflows to drive measurable business performance
When employees can't see clear opportunities for growth, they're more likely to look elsewhere. In this webinar, Learning Pool explores how career visibility, skills transparency, and internal mobility influence employee engagement and retention.
Imparta wins at IBIS Capital's EdTechX Summit, adding to another strong year of award and analyst recognition for Imparta's sales-aware AI
A bite-sized news round up: AI reshapes talent acquisition, Evidence Informed Practice Conference, Learning Technologies Awards, Career switching; Plus all the headlines from Learning News.
Learning News highlights with speakers and participants at the Evidence Informed Practice Conference 2026.
Full length interviews with speakers and participants at the Evidence Informed Practice Conference 2026.
The Learning Magazine Special Edition is now available, bringing together diverse voices from across the industry to explore the most pressing challenges L&D teams face today.
"Easily the best work event I have been to." We loved hearing that from one of our delegates in Lisbon last week. The 11th Rewards, Benefits & Wellbeing Summit has come and gone - but the conversations, connections, and ideas it sparked are just getting started. Read the recap here.
Co-located with World of Learning, the Workforce Solutions Conference will take place on 6 & 7 October 2026. The Conference Programme has now been released, alongside Delegate packages and early-bird rates, giving HR attendees an early opportunity to explore what’s on and secure their place.
The US economy added 123,700 jobs in May; Hiring, job postings and advertised salaries edge lower.
Persistent 'Sunday dread' may indicate deeper workplace issues rather than routine pre-week nerves, according to occupational health and safety expert.
Join us for drinks on the rooftop, with our ever-popular Summer mixer, sponsored by Mint. Hosted in Brighton on 25th June, from 14:30 to 19:00, with drinks and pizza provided, it's a great day for learning, relaxing, and networking.
The IDTX event series has issued an open call for speakers ahead of its one-day virtual conference on 22 October 2026, inviting learning and development and performance enablement professionals to share evidence-informed practice with the wider industry.
New research explores the gap between responsible AI principles and what people actually do – and some practical ways organisations are responding.
TalentLMS to host a webinar exploring how AI is changing workplace learning, as part of the next session in the World of Learning Webinars series. Taking place on 10 June 2026, the session will examine why employees are increasingly turning to AI and informal training systems, and how organisations can bridge the relevance gap between training and daily work.
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition will take place on 6 & 7 October 2026 at the NEC, Birmingham. Ahead of the event, organisers have released the Conference programme, delegate packages and early-bird rates, providing attendees with an early opportunity to explore the agenda and secure their place.
L&D Free Spirits launches Freelancer Insight Survey for the third year running, continuing to support members and the People Development community.
Virtual College has launched a new course on female genital mutilation (FGM). The course is designed to raise awareness among members of the public and frontline community workers — including taxi drivers, hospitality staff, retail workers, and volunteers — who may encounter individuals at risk of or affected by FGM. It covers the origins and types of FGM, how to recognise warning signs, and appropriate ways to support victims or those at risk.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its 2026 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition, revealing a European hiring market that is cautious, fragmented and increasingly shaped by AI disruption.
Poor mental health now costs UK employers £51 billion a year - yet burnout continues to rise. In this latest Summit Solutions article, Wellbound+ explores why traditional wellbeing strategies may no longer be enough, and what Reward & Benefits leaders should be focusing on instead.
The Tech Imaginarium, a new podcast series from John Helmer's successful Learning Hack stable launches Tuesday 26 May 2026 — marking the centenary of Amazing Stories, the magazine that founded modern science fiction.
Learning with Experts has completed an Innovate UK-backed project with The Mindful Birth Group, using live learning, AI-supported guidance and sentiment analysis to improve perinatal education and support.
New research from the Learning and Performance Institute shows learning leaders have moved beyond AI hype - but major gaps remain in literacy, governance, data fluency and strategic capability.
US students are moving away from computer science as tech hiring slows and engineering salary premiums rise.
Professor Sir Muir Gray and Dr Charles Alessi are joining Learning with Experts to launch a global dementia education campaign for Dementia Week this week using expert teaching, AI-supported guidance and sentiment analysis.
Learning Pool, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of Confirm, an AI-first people development platform.
Based on interviews with senior L&D leaders, Eglė Vinauskaitė and Donald H Taylor outline three new operating models for workplace learning and argue AI is accelerating the decline of content-led L&D functions.
The award recognises the success of the PDX Sales Academy in building a scalable, buyer-centric approach to commercial capability and performance improvement.
Survey finds major disconnect between executive confidence and employee experience around AI capability development.
Andy Candler has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Free Spirits and joins Founder Kim Ellis as business partner.
Talvi is launching a raft of new features at Learning Live AI Edition 2026: 100% SCORM decryption, an MCP Server and an MCP Store, 95% lower AI token use, 'human in the loop' data cleaner and zero-hallucination cited answers from ringfenced content.
Behaviour change consultancy Acteon has released TikTok style training helping employees use AI safely, effectively and confidently.
Only 18% of Organisations Are Getting the AI–Talent Balance Right. As organisations race to embed artificial intelligence across their operations, recent research from Accenture suggests the vast majority are overlooking a critical factor: their people.
CIPD labour market data shows employers prioritising productivity, workforce planning and AI adoption as confidence remains subdued.
The Learning Network's second mastery day of the year is nearly here, and it’s all about learning design. Join us for a day of hands-on workshops that’ll let you get stuck in to learn new - or improve your existing - learning design skills.
Rebecca Trigg from Acteon Communication on how organisations are improving communication where clarity and performance are critical.
A partnership that puts science-based manager development at the heart of the UK's newest evidence-informed practice conference.
Abilitie has achieved the LPI Gold Standard accreditation, a prestigious recognition of its high-impact, technology-powered leadership programmes. The award highlights Abilitie’s commitment to measurable client outcomes, a strong partnership approach, and consistent quality of learning experience.
Introducing the Connected Loop Enablement, closing the gap between learning investment and measurable revenue outcomes at enterprise scale.
AI, pay transparency, financial wellbeing and mental health are just some of the major topics set to dominate discussion at the 11th Rewards, Benefits & Wellbeing Summit this June. The event will unite senior industry leaders for three days of insight, networking and focused business engagement.
Global coaching revenue rises 17% to $5.34bn, but limited investment in technology highlights a capability gap across the sector
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