Employers report stronger hiring plans for Q2 2026, with AI delivering its strongest workplace returns in learning and development. Survey reflects sentiment before conflict escalated in the Middle East in late February.
New capability combines simulated workflows and customer conversations in one training environment. Interview with Khadim Batti, Whatfix founder and CEO.
Enterprise L&D leader Derek Bruce joins Easygenerator as chief learning and knowledge officer to shape responsible AI strategy and strengthen its position on scalable knowledge creation.
Revenues reach $9.6bn as Workday embeds AI and scales Sana learning inside its HCM core.
Enterprise software leader takes role with immediate effect.
553-worker survey, 5% tell managers about stress, 63% considered leaving, 52% made mistakes, HSE reports 964,000 stress cases, leadership capability and psychological safety questioned.
New EQ data finds internal friction and misdirected development, not AI skills, are slowing execution.
FA education arm, which supported 360,000 learners last year, introduces modular, role-based digital learning platform.
Abilitie launches Case Challenges, two-hour practice-based experiences that immerse participants in realistic business scenarios. Designed to target key leadership capabilities, the simulations help leaders practise real-time decision-making, navigate trade-offs, and see the consequences of their choices.
Global hiring demand is weakening, but emerging economies and services roles continue to grow as employers delay hiring amid uncertainty.
Bupa has launched three new apprenticeship academies focused on AI-enabled improvement, data and technology, and leadership in customer-centric care. The academies will train around 900 employees over three years and were announced ahead of National Apprenticeship Week.
AI tools scale faster than learning systems. Skills and role design lag behind adoption. Time saved lost to checking and rework. Learning now limits AI value.
Consulting firms are hiring fewer junior consultants while expanding AI roles and senior expertise.
Alongside its AI training expansion, government has set up a new unit to examine AI’s impact on jobs, bringing unions, business and academia into workforce planning.
With AI use lagging among smaller firms, government is positioning workforce skills as a route to wider business adoption and productivity gains.
The rollout of national AI foundations training brings external definition and recognition of skills that have so far developed informally at work.
Graduate job starts fall in the US, degree relevance declines, real starting pay hits a four year low.
Every UK adult will be eligible for AI foundations training as government and industry expand a national upskilling programme to reach 10 million workers by 2030.
Language training provider goFLUENT has acquired the business operations of Learnship Networks GmbH, expanding its presence in Germany and increasing its scale in the corporate language training market.
New employee experience research shows 36% of employees do not feel able to cope with their workload, pointing to sustained pressure at work.
Economic modelling finds that AI alone will not deliver expected productivity gains, with learning and skills development identified as the key constraint on value, potentially worth up to $6.6 trillion to the US economy, over a fifth of GDP, by 2034.
AI tools are advancing quickly, but learning and role design now determine whether organisations realise value or simply accelerate activity.
Analysts project sustained growth for digital learning, driven by scale, cloud delivery and enterprise demand.
Nearly 40% of AI time savings are lost to rework, with organisations that invest in skills and learning far more likely to realise real value.
Last month Coursera and Udemy agreed to merge in an all-stock deal valuing the combined business at around $2.5 billion. Learning News asks what the new business will prioritise, about the integration, about the significant forecast cost savings, and more.
The HR Summit is a focused HR event hosted in London and Manchester UK, that brings those working in the HR Industry together with leading solution providers, for focused one-to-one meetings.
Young UK professionals face criticism, limited recognition and rising stress, shaping their early workplace experience.
Coursera and Udemy have agreed an all-stock merger, creating a $2.5bn learning platform as providers seek scale, AI investment and enterprise growth.
Scheer IMC partners with RockMouse to expand its enterprise learning technology presence across Australia and New Zealand.
Fitch Learning has completed its acquisition of Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions and the Canadian Securities Institute, adding to its financial training and certification portfolio.
Further cooling in US employment and slowing demand.
L&D benchmark data shows training drives retention but workloads, AI disruption and perception gaps block employee development.
New US labour market data shows more young workers turning to entrepreneurship as hiring cools, with tech attracting the largest share of first-job founders.
New survey shows UK workers recognise AI’s importance yet are not pursuing training to prepare.
A new tech skills forecast predicts a correction in AI investment and renewed urgency for workforce upskilling.
Data shows AI skills catching up fast, narrowing the gap with programming in employer demand but findings temper popular narrative that AI skills already dominate hiring.
Docebo reports 11% revenue growth and stronger US and European public sector adoption in Q3 2025.
New research finds AI adoption in learning widespread but ownership and strategy unclear.
Peter Cheese will retire as CIPD chief executive in June 2026 after 14 years leading the professional body through a period of major growth and transformation.
Amazon confirms major job cuts: with the tech giant shifting from a pandemic-era hiring spree to re-structuring for the AI age, learning teams must recalibrate from ‘training what we have’ to ‘building who we’ll need’.
A new survey finds UK firms expanding global hiring fastest among major economies, with 85% planning to double overseas recruitment within two years as wage inflation and AI skills shortages bite.
City & Guilds of London Institute to sell its awarding and training businesses to PeopleCert, refocusing its mission on charitable impact through The City & Guilds Foundation.
Global corporate training market projected to reach $805.6 billion by 2035, driven by digital transformation and upskilling demand.
Series A startups are raising twice as much per employee as in 2020, staying leaner as AI boosts productivity.
New research shows a gap between leaders’ claims of a learning culture and workers’ experience of support for tech learning.
Workplace Engagement Report finds Gen Z hardest to engage, while managers face burnout and disengagement.
Bluewater Learning has appointed David Kelly, one of the learning sector’s most recognised voices, as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Transformation.
At Learning Live, KWC Global highlighted three sales capability challenges: embedding a sales culture beyond business development, enabling cross-selling through collaboration, and proving ROI of sales training. Their Rainmaker programme delivers measurable results, boosting engagement, revenue, and confidence, emphasising a human-first approach in an AI-driven world.
Workday is to acquire AI learning firm Sana in a $1.1bn deal, adding AI-driven learning and agents to strengthen workplace skills and employee experience.
ATD-accredited nine-course academy helps L&D teams align with business goals, master AI, and demonstrate measurable impact.
Joggle Learning, the groundbreaking AI-powered corporate knowledge delivery platform, will make its official UK market debut this week at Learning Live 2025. The innovative solution directly addresses the critical challenge facing learning professionals: making valuable LMS content instantly accessible when employees need it most.
Many sales programmes fail not for lack of training, but because they rest on weak pipeline data, poor qualification and unbalanced coverage.
CIPD warns rising absence, mental health strain and budget pressures are putting UK workforce wellbeing under growing strain.
Royalties from 26 Steps toolkits fund BYOB, helping homeless young adults gain skills, confidence and qualifications to move into work and independence.
New AI-enabled platform combines compliance expertise with self-service tools to accelerate cross-border hiring and workforce management.
Launch adds three AI-powered agents for authoring, analytics and guidance, aiming to improve enterprise software adoption and user productivity.
The US added 50,000 jobs in August, with postings and hiring both down. Salaries edged higher, in the first release of a new monthly labour data series.
Training Industry has named its 2025 list of top experiential learning technologies companies, recognising providers that use immersive solutions such as virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), simulations and serious games to support corporate training.
AI is reshaping customer service but trust remains fragile, making training, transparency and workforce wellbeing critical to success.
Europe signals rising demand for PhD talent but weak salary growth leaves US industry roles more attractive for new research graduates.
Survey highlights stability at the top, the rise of generative AI, video’s dominance, social platforms regaining ground and more focus on personal tools over training tools and course libraries.
The Training & Development Summit is a focused event organised for senior professionals who are directly responsible for their organisation’s learning & development requirements, as well as for those who provide the latest and greatest products and services within the sector.
Simulation expert Abilitie announces the launch of 'Director Challenge': a new and immersive simulation-based programme for leaders of leaders.
AI meeting tools are beginning to move beyond administrative support into active facilitation. Rather than just transcribing or summarising, some platforms are experimenting with guiding activities, shaping group dynamics and even injecting energy in real time.
Unapologetically raw, uplifting, and life-changing: New book Confidently Lost is here to rewrite the rules of resilience.
Axia Solutions is playing a growing role in strengthening the West Midlands economy through targeted workplace learning programmes tailored to local industry needs.
Continuous development in sales requires a shift in mindset, method and technology.
Docebo has reported strong growth in revenue and gross profit for the second quarter of 2025, alongside a slight drop in net income.
Paul Morgan, a seasoned learning leader, has launched the L&D Doctor Clinic, a bi-weekly forum for HR, L&D and talent professionals to seek confidential advice and support.
Four emerging workplace trends highlight the rise of AI as a team member, the demand for emotionally intelligent leadership and the strategic value of adaptability, resilience and unlearning.
The Project Management Institute (PMI), the global authority for project professionals, is overhauling its digital learning ecosystem in a move to deliver more personalised, career-aligned learning at scale.
5app launches breakthrough skills intelligence platform, Helix, which assesses skills in work, in real time.
A new report from the Josh Bersin Company urges L&D leaders to abandon outdated models and embrace a fundamental transformation, placing enablement not training at the heart of learning strategy.
AstraZeneca was awarded gold awards for Team of the Year and Innovation at the Learning Awards earlier this year for its training programme on AI for its 90,000 employees. AstraZeneca's Global Capability Development Leader for Digital, Data, AI and Learning Agility, Dr Bonnie Cheuk, joins Learning News.
Training Industry has announced its 2025 lists of the top 20 companies providing AI Coaching & Learner Support and AI Content Creation & Authoring, highlighting the vendors driving innovation in learning technology.
Why Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index challenges L&D to rethink time, teams and technology.
Ross Stevenson, founder of learning consultancy Steal These Thoughts, has released an AI readiness assessment aimed at learning and development professionals.
The National Physical Laboratory has launched a new digital learning platform to expand access to STEM training. The system supports blended delivery, personalised pathways, and advanced analytics, aligning with national efforts to scale technical skills in science and engineering.
The latest round of product updates from learning technology vendors, including Docebo, Axonify, Go1, Udemy, ReadSpeaker, Kahoot!, Cognota, Thrive and Cornerstone.
Workplace learning platform Axonify has launched a new AI-powered content development tool, ‘Co-Creator’, designed to help organisations transform business materials into training content. The announcement follows the appointment of Melissa Burghardt as the company’s new CEO.
Youth-focused outdoor learning initiative exceeds targets and calls for policy integration.
New research from Employment Hero highlights a widening gap in AI use between leaders and junior staff, with poor implementation linked to productivity loss. Smaller firms are most at risk, prompting calls for more inclusive, skills-focused AI adoption strategies.
Cornerstone has launched a new integration with Salesforce’s AgentExchange, enabling AI-driven learning to be embedded directly into CRM workflows. The move supports skills development in the flow of work and advances multi-agent interoperability across enterprise systems.
Degreed's new analysis spotlights the trends reshaping workplace learning priorities this year. Here's what's gaining momentum and what's falling out of favour.
HR transformation specialist Lavasource has appointed two senior leaders to support what it describes as a new phase of global expansion. Glen Bagnall joins as Change Management Leader, while Shayne Byron becomes Global Head of Finance.
CoachHub has launched AIMY, an AI-driven coaching tool designed to support employee development at scale by providing accessible, personalised coaching across the workforce.
Graduates face shrinking job prospects as AI reshapes employer expectations. Experts urge universities to prioritise digital and AI literacy to better align with evolving workforce needs.
Industry groups and professional bodies broadly welcomed the UK’s new industrial strategy, but warn its success depends on sustained workforce investment. While targeted skills funding is seen as a positive first step, leaders stress the need for broader inclusion and employer-focused delivery across all sectors.
The UK’s industrial strategy and skills funding package, announced this week, reframes skills as a national asset and a pillar of economic resilience and sovereignty.
Matt Conway and Michael Ouzzan of Second Nature will showcase the ways that AI-powered role play learning can improve employee confidence and prepare teams to master every situation, no matter how complex or challenging; Learning Live AI Edition, 26 June, London.
The Open University’s latest Business Barometer reveals that most UK employers lack a plan for future skills, despite mounting shortages. The report urges bold action, with Gen Z ready to engage, but leadership, investment and strategy falling short.
New study shows that embedding AI-powered support into online tech skills courses can double completion rates and boost grades by 15%, highlighting AI’s potential to improve learner outcomes across both education and workforce training settings.
A new toolkit has been launched to support L&D leaders working to improve alignment with business strategy and increase their influence at senior levels.
Nearly half of employees who survived recent redundancies say they’re likely to leave within a year if training needs remain unmet; highlights a growing link between post-layoff learning gaps and rising attrition.
Digital learning providers must shift from compliance to strategy, say experts at a webinar discussing the implications of the European Accessibility Act which becomes legally enforceable later this week.
Joggle Learning announces the launch of its groundbreaking AI-powered knowledge platform that revolutionises how enterprises deliver learning content to employees. Launching at ‘LEARNING LIVE AI Edition’ by industry veteran Mike Alcock (formally MD of Gomo Learning and Atlantic Link), the platform addresses the critical challenge of knowledge accessibility in the workplace.
UK’s £187m TechFirst scheme will deliver AI and digital skills to 1m pupils and 7.5m adults, backed by industry and regional training partnerships.
Global talent leaders charted the future of learning at the ATD Conference in Abu Dhabi this week with a clear message for learning and development to embrace AI.
Major employers like HSBC and Google are tightening return-to-office rules, but pushback is growing. Research shows many workers resist rigid policies, crystallised in Liverpool this week with University staff heading for the picket line over its new policy requiring 60% office attendance.
Training Industry’s 2025 map covers 1,300+ providers across 21 segments; New market categories including agentic AI and learning strategy; Designed to help L&D teams navigate vendor landscape.