News stories from Learning News in 2026
AI skills gaps undermine returns as capability ownership divides leaders
Learning News | 13 Oct 2026
UK survey links missed AI returns to skills gaps, with technology receiving greater spending emphasis than workforce capability.
L&D needs a role in shaping how work changes
Learning News | 12 Oct 2026
L&D needs a role in shaping work as AI, hybrid working and pressure on entry routes change how incoming workers acquire experience.
Marshall E-Learning founder launches new AI student support project
Learning News | 12 Oct 2026
Student Compass explores a move from traditional click-and-read digital learning towards question-and-answer support.
More leaders expect AI productivity gains than workforce cuts
Learning News | 09 Oct 2026
Workday reports 40% of leaders expect AI to increase output from existing staff, while 28% expect headcount cuts.
LearnWorlds unveils its Living Learning System for instructional designers
Learning News | 08 Oct 2026
The AI-enabled LMS keeps instructional designers in charge of the decisions that shape learning, with a live preview on 13 October.
Tech job demand reaches three-year high
Learning News | 07 Oct 2026
US IT job postings rose 22.4% year on year in September. Demand for AI skills increased while tech occupation employment was flat.
AI use grows, but L&D’s core work holds steady
Learning News | 07 Oct 2026
Taylor and Vinauskaitė’s annual research follows L&D into everyday AI use, with early signs of a changing relationship with the business.
Manager support arrives late in workplace transformation
Learning News | 01 Oct 2026
A third of UK organisations delay manager support until transformation is under way, problems emerge or managers ask for help.
Workers report falling access to L&D as AI use rises
Learning News | 30 Sep 2026
PwC's survey of almost 50,000 workers finds access to L&D fell from 59% to 51% as workplace AI use increased.
Pearson agrees to acquire skills assessment firm Workera
Learning News | 29 Sep 2026
The proposed acquisition would add Workera’s assessment of demonstrated skills to Pearson’s enterprise learning business.