Browsing news: Research

    • Gaps in career paths costs UK economy £96 Billion

      Learning News | Pearson |

      New report details the economic and personal impact of learning gaps during major career transitions, including from formal education to work, from one job to another, and disruptions caused by AI automation.

    • AI-fuelled challenges in developing skills

      Learning News | Workforce and Learning Trends Report, CompTIA |

      The pace of technological change is creating a new wave of skill shortages and gaps, prompting HR to refocus and expand skills-building efforts.

    • Fosway Group opens TA Realities Research 2025

      Fosway |

      In partnership with RecFest the research investigates how talent acquisition leaders are innovating and managing change How are talent acquisition teams approaching both new workplace dynamics and a changing market? Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, is delighted to again partner with RecFest, the world’s largest talent acquisition event, to promote and open the TA Realities Research 2025 to explore how TA is managing change and evolving as a function.

    • Training market $391 billion

      Training Industry |

      The market for corporate training has reached almost four hundred billion USD globally, growing at 3.45% annually over the last three years - Training Industry annual report.

    • Digital Learning Realities: 10 years of insight

      News features in association with LPI | Fosway |

      The 2025 survey opens for L&D teams and vendors. Market analyst David Perring looks at how digital learning trends are shifting.

    • Digital learning market 2025

      News features in association with LPI |

      Fosway's Myles Runham joins Learning News with the latest digital learning market report and vendor 9-Grid.

    • 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning

      Fosway |

      Digital learning market feels continued effects of economic uncertainty as buyers look for further proof of ROI, 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning finds.

    • AI research for learning, talent and HR teams

      News features in association with LPI |

      Fosway is establishing a new research study to help learning, talent and HR teams with AI strategy decision making; Reporting later in 2025 on AI use cases, implementation strategy, technologies, and governance and risk.

    • Half don't have AI strategies

      Learning News |

      Research finds more than half of organizations don't have comprehensive AI strategies and AI skills gaps are preventing effective AI implementation.

    • CLO100 Announced as Supporter of Offbeat's Annual L&D Salary Survey

      CLO100 | Cathy Hoy - CEO, CLO100 |

      Fair pay in Learning and Development isn’t just about numbers, it’s about recognition, transparency, and equity. Offbeat's 2025 salary survey dives deep into compensation trends, uncovering vital insights about salary benchmarks, benefits, professional development budgets, certifications, and career satisfaction in the L&D field. This is your chance to help create a transparent, supportive landscape for L&D professionals everywhere.

    • 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems

      Fosway |

      2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems shows a market that continues its cautious but steadily expanding embrace of AI’s potential. London, February 2025 - Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its 2025 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems. The research shows that despite a challenging economic climate and ongoing caution from vendors around growth and expansion, the opportunities and disruption caused by AI will likely see accelerated growth across all segments.

    • L&D Economy 2025: Learning systems market

      News features in association with LPI |

      Saturated UK market; opportunities in Europe and Middle East; AI vendor roadmaps; HCM v Learning Suites; Frontline workers; Fiona Leteney joins Learning News with Fosway's 9-Grid™ and Market Report for Learning Systems 2025; new entrants to the grid include Cognota, Masterplan.com, Studytube.

    • AI in HR tomorrow: “AI is coming to HR”

      News features in association with LPI |

      David Perring is back for our final report from Fosway's HR research on the future of AI in HR. How will HR processes and operations change?

    • Employee experience gets thumbs down

      News features in association with LPI |

      Little change in three years to the quality of experience received by employees, despite the importance placed on it by HR and C-suite executives.

    • Sentiment towards AI in L&D increases worldwide

      News features in association with LPI |

      AI breaks another record for what is hot in L&D; sentiment towards consulting with the business, showing value and performance support also rise; Donald H Taylor joins Learning News with this year's sentiment survey results.

    • Half to change HR tech inside three years

      News features in association with LPI |

      Only 29% of HR professionals think that their HR systems are fit for the modern workforce; Core HR platforms open to disruption from specialist providers offering a differentiated HR experience in talent acquisition, learning, performance management and employee listening.

    • L&D Economy 2025 - Employment

      News features in association with LPI |

      Work and Salary Report 2025: Redundancies in L&D down; Rise in L&D qualifications; Salary satisfaction down; Sharp drop in short employment tenures; More L&D budgets to increase than decrease.

    • HR Budgets and Investment

      News features in association with LPI |

      Which areas of HR investment are increasing and where are belts tightening? Research into HR expenditure with David Perring, Fosway.

    • What is hot in L&D?

      Donald H Taylor |

      Learning and Development Global Sentiment Survey 2025 voting opens; Donald H Taylor joins Learning News.

    • UK productivity and skills

      Features |

      Making Skills Work: The Path to Solving the Productivity Crisis; Interview with Patrick Craven, City & Guilds.

    • Mind Tools announces creation of new Product Advisory Panel

      Mindtools |

      Mind Tools, the market-leading expert provider of leadership and management skills development to drive exceptional workplace performance, announced today the creation and appointment of their new Product Advisory Panel.

    • Skills economy report 2024

      Features |

      Mike Bollinger, Cornerstone OnDemand, joins Learning News to discuss in-demand skills and future skills trends.

    • Work is the third biggest cause of stress for UK employees

      Ciphr | Emma-Louise Jones |

      Research by HR software provider Ciphr suggests that most UK employees find their jobs stressful in some way, with workload pressures, working hours, and bosses cited as some of the biggest causes of stress.

    • Cloud HR market 2024

      Features | Fosway |

      Market performance, solution trends and vendor positioining; Interview with analyst Sven Elbert.

    • Measuring impact, exclusive to a select few?

      Features |

      The Measuring the Business Impact of Learning report is in its eighth year and shows the persistent challenges L&D has getting to grips with measuring what it does. Interview with report authors Piers Lea, LTG and Tammy Rutherford, Watershed.

    • Demand soars for human skills in the age of AI

      Learning News | Cornerstone |

      New report highlights growing workforce readiness gap as technology and innovation demand continue to outpace workforce skills; despite AI boom demand for human skills outstrips x2 demand for digital skills.

    • Tech workers can't learn fast enough

      Learning News | Pluralsight |

      Survey reveals half of current tech workers and almost a third of aspiring ones feel they can't learn fast enough to keep pace with tech; highlights a disconnect in tech skills priorities among workers.

    • AI and L&D: AI’s Impact Today and Tomorrow

      Features | Fosway Digital Learning Realities 2024 |

      Adoption of AI in learning has only truly progressed for a small minority of L&D teams; interview with David Perring exploring the 3rd in Fosway's series of Digital Learning Realities reports.

    • L&D Budgets and Investment Trends 2024

      Features |

      Learning is under increased scrutiny and throughout 2023 and 2024 many L&D budgets have felt the pinch; interview with David Perring, Fosway, exploring Fosway's 2024 Digital Learning Realities reports.

    • CIM digital agility courses

      Features | CIM |

      A new suite of qualifications targeting skills and behaviours in digital agility for marketeers; interview with Maggie Jones, Chartered Institute of Marketing.

    • Top 40 edtech startups

      Features |

      Learning News reviews the 2024 list of top emerging edtech companies.

    • HR Realities 2024 survey

      Features | Fosway |

      Fosway has launched the latest wave of its HR research; interview with David Perring, Chief Insights Officer.

    • New flagship report from Mind Tools: Building Better Managers

      Mindtools |

      Today, Mind Tools has published its 2024 Building Better Managers report. In the report, we have introduced a new framework for measuring manager skills, developed in line with the research evidence showing relationships between manager capabilities and people outcomes, manager outcomes and business outcomes.

    • Young workers demand more from employers

      Cornerstone OnDemand |

      Millennial employees are the most likely to quit their jobs within the next 3-6 months and seven out of ten feel their employer does not support employee growth and development.

    • Large enterprise learning 2024

      Features | Fosway |

      The complexity and sophistication of buyers' needs for learning systems in the largest organisations, and the systems vendors and their trajectories.

    • Economic pressures hit digital learning market

      Features |

      Budgets down, lengthening buying decisions, higher justification bar; economic pressures are having ‘significant impact’ on the sector; Interview with Myles Runham, Senior Analyst, Fosway.

    • Economic pressures hit digital learning market

      Learning News |

      Budgets down, lengthening buying decisions, higher justification bar; economic pressures are having ‘significant impact’ on the sector; Interview with Myles Runham, Senior Analyst, Fosway.

    • Learning systems market 2024

      Features | Fosway |

      Annual report into the learning systems market and vendor positioning published by Fosway; interview with market analyst, Fiona Leteney.

    • Learning systems market 2024

      Learning News | Fosway |

      Annual report into the learning systems market and vendor positioning published by Fosway; interview with market analyst, Fiona Leteney.

    • Managed Learning Services Grow In Scope, Hemsley Fraser report finds

      Hemsley Fraser | London |

      A new report from Hemsley Fraser has found that UK and global companies are starting to use managed learning services providers in a more strategic advisory role alongside outsourced L&D programme provision as they build resilience to meet changing learning, upskilling and talent management needs. The study, called "Industry Report: the evolution of managed learning", also revealed that most organisations plan to expand their use of outsourcing over the next 12-18 months as they require “more with less”.

    • The LPI Learning Survey

      Learning and Performance Institute | London |

      A snapshot of a profession undergoing rapid change.

    • L&D Work and Salary Report

      Blue Eskimo |

      In its 12th Year, The Blue Eskimo L&D work and Salary Report is based on a survey of over 900 Learning and Development professionals across all disciplines.

    • Skills Crisis: Talent management shortcomings

      Learning News | Spotted Zebra |

      Two-thirds of organisations are struggling to find the skills they need; half of HR leaders anticipate advancements in technology and AI will further disrupt skills requirements.

    • UK companies struggling with transparency

      Learning News |

      UK's top companies are failing to meet stakeholder demands for transparency on their websites in investor relations, careers and ESG; but L&D performed better.

    • L&D work and salary survey opens

      Blue Eskimo |

      The annual assessment of pay and working conditions in learning and development has opened and will report in the New Year.

    • Talent solutions market report

      Features | Fosway |

      High-performing cultures: What part do talent platforms play? Interview with David Perring, Fosway, on the 2023 Talent & People Success market report and 9-Grid.

    • Talent solutions market report

      Learning News | Fosway |

      High-performing cultures: What part do talent platforms play? Interview with David Perring, Fosway, on the 2023 Talent & People Success market report and 9-Grid.