More languages across the existing Speexx portfolio now include structured learning experiences, AI-powered communication practice, assessments, and trainer-led development for global workforces.
The AI-enabled LMS keeps instructional designers in charge of the decisions that shape learning, with a live preview on 13 October.
Speexx has earned the 2026 Comenius EduMedia Medal, the program’s highest distinction, for excellence in digital learning and people development.
L&D and eLearning specialists are being encouraged to contribute to Ciphr's latest research.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Donald and Eglė will cut through the noise around AI and challenge attendees to consider what the emerging choices mean for the future of L&D.
Mandatory training often begins with material written for compliance, not learning. A new iSpring guide examines how L&D teams can decide what employees need to know, separate essential learning from supporting detail and build courses that are easier to navigate, update and review.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Peter Manniche Riber will share lessons from developing AI applications including a Dilemma Coach for practising difficult leadership conversations and an individual development and career coach.
Mediazoo wins two gold Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, recognising its excellence in corporate storytelling. The winning work on projects with HSBC and Tiffany & Co., showcases Mediazoo's ability to combine creativity, education and audience engagement to deliver meaningful learning and communications outcomes. As well as that, the agency and HSBC participated in the programme, discussing how storytelling helps heritage brands stay relevant, authentic and engaging for modern audiences.
Most managers like their jobs but they are overstretched and under pressure, according to new research by Ciphr.
Exclusive webinar explores new research on how organizations can move beyond AI experimentation towards sustainable business impact
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Lori Niles-Hofmann will introduce a new target operating model for L&D built around orchestration.
Speexx has been named a finalist in the Great Place to Work category at the 2026 Engage Awards, recognizing organizations that have created exceptional employee experiences through effective engagement strategies with a measurable impact.
The Uncertainty & AI Ready Platform combines behavioural science and practical AI skills training. It's designed to remove the barriers of uncertainty and new technology adoption, so people can master both together and unlock their full performance. Licensed per named seat, the platform tackles two costly problems at once: only 10% of UK employees are engaged at work, and only around 30% of change programmes succeed. A landmark moment for Mediazoo Group: it's now listed on Microsoft Marketplace, alongside some of the world's largest enterprise software and technology providers. It's available directly to any of Microsoft's global enterprise customers.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Julie Dirksen will explore how learning professionals can design for skill development in a world shaped by both AI and complexity.
The event takes place on 13, 15, 20 and 22 October, with 16 sessions exploring the issues shaping workplace learning.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Lavinia Mehedințu will explore what L&D can learn from behavioural science about how people make decisions, develop habits, respond to their environment, and translate intention into action.
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Learning Technologies Group (LTG) today announced the appointment of Tammy Martin as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, David Wilson from market analyst Fosway, explores the latest research into the realities of corporate learning and learning technology across Europe.
A new three-week iSpring programme will take L&D professionals through three workplace learning cases: onboarding large groups, training deskless employees and turning subject matter expertise into effective learning.
Speexx and ATM have won the Bronze Award in the Best Coaching Program category.
Recent data shows almost a third of knowledge workers actively working against AI initiatives, highlighting the need for L&D leaders to treat trust as a core part of AI enablement.
Camilia Miccolis takes on global commercial role after driving expansion across Benelux, the UK and Ireland, with regional revenue increasing by more than 100% under her leadership
Registration has opened for the Learning Technologies 2026 Autumn Forum, with the first sessions and speakers announced for the four-day online event. Further additions to the programme will follow.
New Mindtools For Teams gives smaller organizations, and teams within larger organizations, easy access to practical learning, management development, and AI-powered coaching.
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.
Mediazoo Group has made its innovative Second Brain course available on demand, enabling professionals to build practical AI-enhanced knowledge management skills at their own pace. The programme helps professionals organise, connect and act on information more effectively through a structured second-brain system.
Mindtools Kineo is shortlisted in five categories at the Learning Technologies Awards 2026, recognising work that is helping organizations build critical skills, strengthen workforce capability, and deliver measurable impact.
More than 300 entries from over 20 countries were submitted for the Learning Technologies Awards 2026; Shortlist published today; Winners announced in London on 11 November.
Following the sudden passing of Co-founder and CEO Khadim Batti, Whatfix confirms continuity of leadership as long-time technical and product architect steps into the CEO role.
The appointment is designed to accelerate Mediazoo Group’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on expansion into overseas markets, including the US.
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.
New research from iSpring looks at why the gap between learning activity and measurable business results remains so difficult to close, and helps L&D teams see where their own approach stands today.
Most compliance programmes still prioritise completion and knowledge testing over evidence that employees can apply learning at work.
Tech veterans join Cognota to lead go-to-market strategy and revenue growth and product development for the LearnOps category leader.
Learning Design Kitchen's Albert Vis and Evelien van Unen join iSpring on 3 September to explain why solid research and good tools still produce forgettable courses, and how a structured design process changes that.
Learning Technologies Autumn Forum returns this October, following up on the key issues from the Learning Technologies 2026 Conference & Exhibition; Four days of online sessions on 13, 15, 20 and 22 October; Open to everyone.
Mindtools Kineo has been named one of Training Industry’s Top 20 Online Learning Library Companies for 2026, securing its third Top 20 recognition this year and reinforcing its position as a leading provider of innovative learning and capability solutions.
Discover how global learning leaders from Hilti, Levy Restaurants, and LL Creative are ditching traditional course builds to drive real commercial value through AI search, authentic video, and business-first strategies.
GCSE results week puts apprenticeship routes in focus as new funding covers training costs for eligible 16 to 24-year-olds in England.
A new iSpring guide looks at when branching scenarios can strengthen workplace learning and how L&D teams can design believable decisions without creating unnecessary complexity.
Open LMS welcomes Maura Connor as Chief Executive Officer and Willem Boom as SVP, Global Sales, strengthening its global leadership for future growth.
A major new eLearning initiative run by Ciphr and the CSA Centre (Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse), hosted by Barnardo’s, will provide specialist safeguarding training to people working in children’s social care at all local authorities in England.
Training Industry has acquired substantially all the assets of BetterWork Media Group, including its learning and talent media brands.
Speexx earns Silver ribbon in the Online Learning Experience category at the 2026 International E-Learning Awards.
Speexx has been shortlisted among the top three entries in the Learning & Development category of the 2026 HR Innovation Award.
Major aerospace employers have launched a national recruitment campaign as the sector continues to face around 10,000 unfilled technical vacancies each year.
AI course generation in iSpring now reaches the slide format. iSpring Suite AI turns a short description and existing documents into an editable outline and a draft PowerPoint course, with narration written into the speaker notes.
New campaign unites Mediazoo, Uncertainty Experts and Finer Vision to help organisations build high-performing leaders, teams and cultures. The highlight of the campaign is that for the first time Mediazoo is opening its creative archive and releasing ten years of client films showing how storytelling can drive behaviour change, human performance and organisational impact. “Human performance isn’t improved by technology alone. It happens when leadership, learning, creativity and AI work together.” Giles Smith, CEO, Mediazoo Group
Ciphr has won two awards at the 2026 Thames Valley Tech & Innovation Awards, including tech company of the year
Content Controller 5.0 greatly expands content types and emphasizes easier access, with major additions of virtual instructor-led training (VILT) through Zoom, YouTube and Vimeo imports, and simplified single sign-on (SSO) tracking.
Ciphr eLearning’s new training for HE providers is designed to help students navigate their first few months at university
Speexx secured eight #1 rankings across coaching, language learning, and virtual classroom categories in the G2 Summer 2026 reports.
The iSpring Course Creation Contest drew more than 1,500 participants from 103 countries this year. The 145 courses they submitted offer a snapshot of where instructional design is heading, from storytelling and gamification to the practical use of AI.
Learning providers and teams have until 31 July to submit entries for the 2026 Learning Technologies Awards after organisers extended the deadline by one week.
The newly unified Open LMS Version 5.1 refreshes the learning management system and enhances its open-source digital education technology at enterprise scale.
A new guide from iSpring outlines how manufacturing companies can protect brand consistency and accelerate channel growth by standardizing how external dealers learn about products.
Phased global rollout of Thrive delivers a unified AI learning platform and branded mobile app to CMI's 280,000-strong member community.
Uncertainty Experts, who are part of the Mediazoo Group, hosts a live session to reveal overloaded calendars are biological responses to uncertainty, not productivity failures. The digital event on 14 July will combine neuroscience and workplace data to explain why uncertainty drives busyness and reactive scheduling.
Ciphr eLearning’s new AI in HE training is designed to help universities navigate the fast-evolving role of AI
Award-winning projects showcase measurable impact across learning, compliance, onboarding, and talent development
A new system integration between Totara’s learning management system and SARD’s workforce and appraisal system has been developed to reduce duplication and improve data flow across NHS organisations.
A new system integration between Totara’s learning management system and SARD’s workforce and appraisal system has been developed to reduce duplication and improve data flow across NHS organisations.
Speexx has been named one of the 2026 Top 20 AI Coaching and Learner Support Tools Companies by Training Industry, recognizing the company's leadership in AI-powered coaching and learning.
Speexx has been named “Outstanding Service Provider” at the 2026 Corporate Training and Development Annual Conference in China, recognizing its role in helping organizations build the communication and leadership skills needed for global business success.
Ciphr and ProAge publish new research on multigenerational working
Mindtools Kineo has launched its new UK Safety & Compliance Training Suite. This comprehensive collection of expert-designed learning experiences tackles ten of the most critical compliance challenges facing UK employers today.
AI-supported scenario learning launches as employers prepare for tougher workplace sexual harassment obligations.
The program for DevLearn Conference & Expo 2026 has been announced, introducing a range of new learning experiences designed to meet the evolving needs of today's learning professionals.
ICF Germany President Anke Paulick and Speexx Founder Armin Hopp are hosting an online masterclass on scaling AI coaching responsibly through strong governance, clear ethical standards, and lasting trust.
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.
Helix, the AI skills intelligence platform by 5app, has been named a Top 20 AI Coaching and Learner Support Tool by learning technology experts Training Industry.
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.
The partnership connects Leena AI’s AI colleagues to Thrive’s learning platform, so employees & admins can find answers and take action across their learning and development tools through a single, everyday conversation.
Most L&D reports prove that training happened. Leadership wants to know what it changed. This template is built around the second question.
Speexx has been named “Professional Development Platform of the Year” in the 2026 EdTech Breakthrough Awards, highlighting its continued impact in shaping how global organizations approach workforce development.
Mindtools Kineo's Anna Barnett examines the gap between intention and action and the role of behavioural design in closing it.
Speexx achieved a score of 956/1000 in its latest CyberVadis assessment, marking its highest rating to date and reinforcing its continued focus on data protection.
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.
AI is transforming workforce performance and productivity and reshaping how work gets done. Organizations are racing to meet this potential – 88%* report regular AI use. However, most are still in the experimentation phase, with two-thirds* yet to scale AI across their organization. The challenge is no longer access to AI tools but helping people to adopt new ways of working.
HR and payroll software provider Cezanne has acquired workplace learning platform Learn Amp.
Ciphr has been shortlisted for five awards at the 2026 Thames Valley Tech & Innovation Awards, including tech company of the year
New AI Performance Officer deploys agentic AI coaches that operate continuously inside workflows to drive measurable business performance
LONDON, UK — 16.06.2026 — Fuse, the learning platform built for real-world performance, today announced that its platform repositioning - anchored by the launch of Fuse 4.2 and its new AI coaching solution, Lyra - has been strongly validated by leading research and analyst firm Brandon Hall Group™.
Thrive, the AI-powered employee platform, has been selected by fashion powerhouse AllSaints Group to support communications and engagement across its 2,300-strong global workforce, including teams at its modern American luxury menswear brand, John Varvatos.
Face‑to‑face and virtual classroom training remain central to enterprise learning strategies, yet the operational practices used to plan and run them have not evolved at the same pace. Drawing on analyst insights from Brandon Hall Group, this article explores how scale brings new complexity into focus, and why execution is becoming an increasingly important consideration for learning leaders.
New research by Ciphr reveals people's biggest career regrets.
The US economy added 123,700 jobs in May; Hiring, job postings and advertised salaries edge lower.
Most training content still starts life in PowerPoint. That is not the problem. The problem is that 'made in PowerPoint' too often means dense slides, decorative clip art, and a wall of bullet points that a learner skims and forgets by the next screen.
AI agents need access to workforce, skills and learning data, placing governance at the heart of enterprise AI strategies.
Awards programme announced with 25 categories, including four new awards, and a July 2026 submission deadline.
New AI-powered coaching solution helps employees learn, practise, apply knowledge and improve performance in the flow of work.
5app, the AI-powered learning ecosystem, has been named a High Performer by G2, the world’s largest and most trusted data source on B2B software, in the 2026 Learning Experience Platform (LXP) Grid Report.
Mindtools Kineo has been named in Training Industry’s 2026 list of Top 20 Learning Services Companies, recognising its breadth and impact across the corporate learning and development (L&D) market.
Speexx has launched a specialized digital language training solution designed for railway professionals working in multilingual, safety-critical and cross-border environments.
Mediazoo takes two Golds at the New York Festivals, with standout work for HSBC and Tiffany & Co., recognised on the global stage at the Storytellers Gala. A big win for story-first thinking, proving that in a crowded, noisy landscape, it’s bold, human narratives that truly cut through. Fuelled by its ‘Storytelling at Scale’ proposition, the award-winning work showcases the power of combining strategic narrative with world class creative execution. “In a world saturated with content, it’s the strength of the story that sets our work apart”, says CEO, Giles Smith, at Mediazoo Group
Mediazoo brings together S2T, its Centre for Story, Strategy & Training, with its Creative Studio in a single proposition that equips leaders with strategic narrative and enables teams to deliver it at scale.
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