A recently published e-Book from the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, outlines the five key steps to digital transformation success.
Following a year of disruption and unprecedented demand for digital learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Digital Learning Realities research opens today to uncover what’s different as we begin 2021. Run in partnership by Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst and Learning Technologies, Europe’s leading learning workplace event, the survey aims to uncover what is really happening in digital learning today and provide practical insights into what is helping people learn – especially as the world remains in a moment of crisis.
New research shows virtual classrooms are powering learning through the pandemic …but still have untapped potential for high value people development. 97% of organisations are now using virtual classrooms to support learning and development, with over half (53%) reporting that they have proved to be their most successful learning platforms during the COVID-19 crisis. This data is part of new research conducted by Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, in partnership with Barco, a global provider of networked visualisation solutions. It follows Fosway research earlier in 2020 which showed that 95% of learning leaders believe L&D has changed forever because of the pandemic.
Learning News in conversation with Nahdia Khan on the initial findings of Emerald Works’ annual Learning Health Check: spend on learning and development is up; tech proportion increased to 31%; shift from compliance to building capability; data analytics growing at quicker pace; improvements to strategic behaviour.
The 8th annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey – launched at the beginning of this month – is already showing some dramatic shifts in comparison with last year, according to survey author, Donald H Taylor.
Digital learning has experienced a rapid acceleration of popularity during 2020 with many organisations implementing digital solutions for the first time. CrossKnowledge has commissioned a qualitative study to discover what our end users really want from their learning platforms. The resulting research is a must read for any L&D professional no matter of their organisations maturity with digital learning.
This year’s Emerald Works Learning Health Check is particularly important as it assesses and measures how COVID-19 has affected the L&D needs of companies and individuals.
Fosway heralds new era of talent and people success solutions to power organisational performance in a post-pandemic world.
The latest Learner Intelligence Report from Emerald Works aims to narrow the gap between L&OD strategy and practice by bringing the voice of the learner to the forefront of the discussion.
The Mobile Learning Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $20 billion to over $55 billion by 2026; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc.
As we all increasingly move to virtual meetings and training, how can we improve our skills in keeping participants engaged online? This upcoming webinar this Wednesday with Jo Cook and Breeio will share tips and tricks for skillfully reading and responding to participants in your virtual classroom.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released the new 2020 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR. The research shows the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as HR remains in the eye of the storm, supporting people and organisations through the turmoil of the crisis. From HCM, to workforce management and employee engagement, there is no area of HR tech that has escaped new demands during this tough time. And it is driving real innovation, often where it has been long overdue.
Interim data collected in April 2020 suggests 100% of HR functions have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Zukunft Personel has partnered with Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR Industry Analyst to understand the immediate challenges, as well as looking ahead to HR investment, headcount and priorities over the coming 12 months. CEO David Wilson, will exclusively reveal the results of the 2020-21 HR Realities research for the first time at ZP 365 Virtual HR week next month.
Elearning Market size is set to exceed USD 375 billion by 2026, according to a research report by Global Market Insights.
"Coronavirus has hastened large-scale changes to how we work and learn, whether we felt ready, or not. Put simply, we’ve all had to adapt, and fast." Jo Cook explores the data behind live online learning.
What is it and why should you do it? The Learning Health Check from Emerald Works is the only independent and confidential benchmarking tool in the L&D industry.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing and Hays call on employers to provide support to colleagues suffering as a result of lockdown isolation. The number of marketers rating their wellbeing as positive tumbles by half since lockdown restrictions were enforced in March
Emerald Works has launched its Learning Health Check for 2020 and this year it includes additional questions to collect insight on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the L&D industry.
The 702010 Institute has launched Tulser Global to reinvent learning and development to deliver business results; Laura Overton joins the team.
95% of Learning Leaders say their strategy has changed forever. As the response to the COVID-19 pandemic shifts gears across Europe, Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today shares new research on the impact of the crisis on corporate Learning & Development strategies, priorities and spend. Plus, practical insight into what is truly helping employees learn in this moment of crisis – and what’s not.
Omniplex, the global digital learning solutions provider, has surveyed the digital learning industry on their opinions regarding the Covid-19 crisis on the digital learning industry.
With almost 350,000 learners accessing its first suite of free online learning resources, Emerald Works launches COVID-19 Support Pack 2.0
A new partnership has been announced between Emerald Works, part of the Emerald Group, and the Social Enterprise Academy to help social change leaders develop the key skills they need to thrive in a post-COVID world.
The 79% of British employees working from home during the Covid-19 crisis may lack experience of this working style according to the Skillcast WFH Insights Survey conducted by YouGov.
New research published today by the training body Target Internet in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has uncovered a dramatic shift in the digital marketing skills of the sector’s junior level marketers.
Richard Bevan, Emerald Group CEO, has today announced that John Yates will be joining the Emerald Group Board as CEO of Emerald Works, following the planned retirement of Peter Casebow from his position.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today opened new rapid research into the impact of COVID-19 on organisational learning and development.
Emerald works reveals new evidence-driven support to learning leaders with its Road to Resilience campaign.
In research that spans spelling-bee contestants to best-selling authors, potters to Olympic athletes, author and psychologist Angela Duckworth discovers that hard work hammers talent every time. Here’s how.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its 2020 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition. Launching during the COVID-19 crisis when organisations are navigating furloughing and laying off staff, the research highlights two extremes within recruitment at present. Whilst the majority are facing a freeze in hiring, there are some facing unprecedented demand – and both camps require technology to support them during this tough time.
With organisations in turmoil as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today shares new research aimed at providing practical insight for HR leaders at this difficult time. Every HR leader is being asked critical questions by their executives – but do they actually have the data and tools to answer them?
A report from Research and Markets has the global e-learning service market growing at a CAGR of 15.61% reaching a total market size of US$137.754 billion in 2025 from US$57.702 billion in 2019.
The Global Sentiment Survey in L&D 2020 report and narrative has been published by Donald H Taylor: focus on data continues; shift from content to consulting.
The free suite of articles and videos provided by Emerald Works helps people cope with the switch to working from home.
Harry Chapman-Walker introduces Kallidus’ wide-reaching learner survey of over 1,000 learners’ views of L&D.
Sponge reveals the data L&D is already capturing, as well as the biggest barriers to data collection in learning. The findings were taken from a live poll of over 100 participants at the seminar: ‘Six inspiring ways to enhance the learning experience using data’ at Learning Technologies 2020.
Prioritising learning culture over technology is one of the key findings of the annual research report released by Emerald Works.
In a move that recognises the ongoing evolution in learning systems in 2020 and beyond, Fosway, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, is redefining the market in a bid to help organisations better understand what they are buying. The reclassification of learning platforms on its brand new 2020 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems waves farewell to the LMS and NGLE classification and rebases its analysis on whether a solution is a Suite or a Specialist.
GoodPractice, Towards Maturity and MindTools come together as one company, Emerald Works.
The white paper consolidates extensive research to identify five seismic forces that are disrupting the global workplace, as well as practical advice on how to overcome these concerns.
The annual Digital Learning Realities research opened today, led by Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst and Learning Technologies, Europe’s largest workplace learning event. Now in its fifth year, this research is open to learning and development professionals to have their say on the state of digital learning today – and see how their experiences measure up to other organisations around the world.
The annual survey provides L&D professionals with valuable insights into the changing landscape of learning measurement.
In 2018 only 4 out 10 L&D leaders reported that their team is able to help their organisation manage risk successfully; Towards Maturity's Cyber Security Learning Pulse aims to gather data and insights around cyber-security learning.
New ebook aimed at Learning & Development leaders explores social learning and how to join data and networks together to maximize the effectiveness of digital learning.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today unveiled its new 2019 Fosway 9-Grids™ for both Cloud HCM (Human Capital Management) and Talent Management Systems.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today unveils its new 2019 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition for the first time. Launched as an interim analysis of the talent acquisition software market in EMEA, it focuses on solutions being selected by enterprise-scale customers to support their recruitment processes.
Early 2019 results highlight that only 7% of L&D leaders report that their organisation encourages and provides time for reflection*.
Kallidus, award-winning provider of learning and talent management solutions, has launched its definitive guide to blended learning to help organisations make the most of technology and ongoing learning & development.
Acteon believes that when we connect with what matters to people, they are more engaged, which leads to behaviour change and improved performance. Acteon wanted to test this and devised an experiment in the form of a game – Hexit.
Jane Daly, Chief Insights Officer with Towards Maturity, talks about the L&D market’s use of technology and provides an update on the evolving Towards Maturity initiative.
Kineo and Towards Maturity have recently released research reports commenting on the state of learning technologies organisations around the world – using robust data to draw out major themes in the industry.
Using benchmark data from its well-established 'Performance Through Learning' programme, the LPI identifies the 20 highest-scoring accredited learning providers, all of whom are operating at the very best levels of performance.
Organizations are increasingly paying premium prices to attract and retain IT professionals with critical skills. IT professionals earned, on average, $5,000 more this year compared to 2018. This is one of the findings in the Global Knowledge 2019 IT Skills and Salary Report.
Evidence is vital to backing up a case for change and even more powerful when internal data is being compared against high-performing learning organisations.
Blue Eskimo, the leading L&D recruitment company, has launched its 2019 survey into contractors’ and freelancers’ skills and demands.
As a result of rapid expansion and success of a collaboration that set a new standard in the executive development sector, Headspring, the new identity of the joint venture between the Financial Times and IE Business School, was officially launched at an exclusive event held in the walkways of London’s iconic Tower Bridge on 12th June.
Leaders work in challenging circumstances — staying focused under pressure, dealing with complex and conflicting priorities, and pivoting when needs require. The serious game, Earth-to-Mars, uses Virtual Reality to simulate such pressures in a learning experience co-developed by eLearning Studios and Headspring. Headspring is the executive development joint venture of the Financial Times and IE Business School.
The E-Learning Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $190 billion to over $300 billion by 2025.
Emerald Group, the global provider of research and learning resources, today announces the successful acquisition of Mind Tools, the digital learning and performance support company.
Towards Maturity announces that CEO Laura Overton has taken the decision to step back as the business moves to its next phase of growth.
Towards Maturity’s latest report, based on its annual L&D Health Check research and launched at last week’s Learning Technologies 2019, reveals that in a time of constant change, L&D must use an evidence-based approach to work through the barriers to successful transformation.
Joint research reveals L&D needs to upskill in order to tackle digital transformation and impact learner engagement. Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, and 360Learning, a Learning Engagement Platform where Leaders and Learners connect to create a continuous work and learning environment, today announced the release of their new research report, The Role of L&D in the Digital Age.
Saba Software, the talent development company, today announced that is has been named as a Strategic Leader in the Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems for the fifth consecutive year. This placement recognises Saba's market performance, growth and customer advocacy and impact in Europe, and the breadth and depth of Saba's solution capabilities in learning, which flex to meet diverse customer requirements.
Towards Maturity is set to release its 15th annual report, The Transformation Journey, at 5.30 pm on 13th February at Learning Technologies 2019, providing powerful new evidence to help learning leaders establish strong foundations for delivering business impact.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, unveils its new 2019 Fosway 9-Grids™ for Learning Systems and Digital Learning; the only independent view of the learning technology markets in Europe.
Mind Tools Corporate, the on-demand, practical learning solution, has teamed up with research organisation Towards Maturity, to produce a report to help bridge the learning divide between L&D professionals and employees.
The way we learn is changing, digital learning now forms part of most training and development experiences – how is digital learning impacting our industry? In partnership with 5App and HR Grapevine, Hemsley Fraser is currently investigating the impact digital is having on organisational learning. Exploring what’s really working for learning and development teams and the programmes they are implementing.
The hype surrounding the future of digital learning keeps coming; Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality...but what should L&D professionals be prioritising in their organisations today to ensure future success? New research opened today aims to understand the truth about digital learning, including the critical drivers and trends to watch, who’s really using what technologies today and making sense of the market and managing suppliers.
Taking the pulse of of the L&D community worldwide, the 2019 L&D Global Sentiment Survey has opened for submissions.
Laura Overton, founder of Towards Maturity, discusses initial messages from the 2019 study into the adoption of learning technology in the workplace.
New evidence from 10,000 workers dispel the myths that business leaders have about how they learn in the modern workplace
New research finds 54% of learning is still being conducted solely in the classroom – but change is needed for formal learning to remain effective.
Market growth, along with cybersecurity, adapting to the digital environment and leadership development have become the key business concerns for the immediate future, according to more than 1000 senior executives in a survey by Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance.
Joint Research by Towards Maturity and Skillsoft: “Driving Leadership Capability” report highlights key factors that differentiate higher achievers.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has announced its analysis of the talent acquisition technology market. Starting with its current assessment of the recruitment industry in a freely available Viewpoint paper, Fosway has also confirmed in advance the publication of a new 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition in 2019.
Towards Maturity is delighted to announce that Michelle Ockers, the highly experienced L&D strategist based in Australia, is joining the business as an expert analyst to strengthen their growing presence in the region.
The headline results from the 2018-19 HR Realities Research revealed: Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, and UNLEASH have released new joint research headlines into the realities of HR across the corporate landscape of Europe.
Based on insights revealed by its own Transformation Curve research, published in January 2018, Towards Maturity is announcing a new focus on Learning Analyst services to help accelerate change and real impact in the learning industry. These services will help strengthen Towards Maturity’s independent research programme, which will continue to grow and serve the learning community.
Leading industry analyst, Josh Bersin, recognises Fuse Universal (Fuse) as being at the forefront of Learning Experience Platforms (LXP) in his most recent analysis.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today unveiled its new 2018 Fosway 9-Grids™ for both Cloud HCM (Human Capital Management) and Integrated Talent Management (ITM).
Six months after publishing a list of the top 20 learning management systems (LMSs), the network-based media and publishing company, eLearning Industry, has updated the list to take account of market and technological developments.
Brand new research from Towards Maturity, supported by ambassadors Cognician, provides a guide to help L&D professionals build and create habits in their organisation, as a means to shape behaviour change and create a real business impact.
Interview with Gustaf Nordback, CEO, FT-IE Corporate Learning Alliance, at the launch of the annual Pulse Report into senior management attitudes towards leadership development and executive education.
The new tool FindAnLMS.com gives buyers the information they need to navigate the crowded, confusing and noisy learning systems market.
Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance, one of the world's leading providers of customised executive education programmes for large enterprises, has unveiled the 2018 findings of its Pulse Report. An international study of more than 1000 executives, it assesses current business priorities and the role of leadership development and executive education in addressing these concerns.
A recent blog post on e-learning’s ten benefits has seen record numbers of visitors coming to the Engage in Learning website. So, the UK-based e-learning producer and supplier has commissioned a further blog post from the article’s author, Bob Little.
L&D is in the midst of a rapid transformation driven by fundamental changes in work, the workforce and the workplace. In this fast–changing environment, how can we embed successful leadership development to future-proof our organisations and gain a competitive advantage?
Towards Maturity releases first Data Pulse report exploring L&D’s relationship with data and how it can be used more effectively. Earlier this year, Towards Maturity conducted its first L&D Data Pulse, with participation from over 150 L&D leaders in a variety of sectors and organisations of all sizes.
Due to a high volume of requests, Towards Maturity has extended its L&D Health Check until Tuesday 14th August 2018, providing additional time for participants to take their review.
New research from Fosway and UNLEASH aims to find out. The 2018-19 HR Realities research is now open, continuing the success of the only European insights into HR technology and its impact on the future of work. Led by Europe’s #1 HR and learning analyst, Fosway Group, in partnership with UNLEASH group, the research is now in its sixth year and is open to HR professionals across Europe.
Towards Maturity’s new and updated 2018 Health Check is underway and is yielding its first observations into the progress L&D is making with digital transformation.
Education review site EDUopinions has found that Universities in Germany have the highest proportion of 5 star reviews in Europe.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education Market size is set to surpass USD 6 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.
Learning and Development professionals around the globe are invited to find out by using the new Towards Maturity Health Check launched at the Learning and Technologies Summer Forum in London.
Towards Maturity has released a new report based on evidence from over 600 learning professionals and 10,000 learners to help leaders in learning and development to meet the increasing expectations of modern, continuously learning workforces.
What do charities with highly engaged staff and volunteers do differently? Research with learning leaders in the charity sector, conducted by Towards Maturity, reveals lessons that practitioners from all sectors can learn from.
Towards Maturity is delighted to announce that Filtered, providers of an online education platform and Kineo, a global workplace learning company are now the official sponsors of Towards Maturity’s Pulse on using data within L&D.
On May the 14th the Professional Development Consortium will host its first event of 2018, themed ‘Creating a Training Culture’.
eLearning Market size is set to exceed USD 200 billion by 2024; according to a research report by Global Market Insights.
The global online launch of Towards Maturity’s Transformation Curve report provides learning teams with a new approach to digital transformation. Following the S curve of a product lifecycle, L&D teams can evaluate current approaches and identify how to move into the future.
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