News stories from Learning News in 2026
Manufacturing skills shortage costs UK £6bn in lost output
Learning News | 07 Sep 2026
Portakabin highlights the training challenge facing UK manufacturers as skills shortages leave 55,000 long-term vacancies unfilled.
AI skills spread as work changes within jobs
Learning News | 03 Sep 2026
New US labour market data shows AI skills becoming more widespread as work changes within jobs and new firm AI adoption slows.
HR leaders struggle to assess skills for AI-enabled work
Learning News | 03 Sep 2026
Four in five HR and talent leaders face challenges assessing AI skills as automation changes jobs and career paths.
Compliance training remains tied to completion and testing
Learning News | 02 Sep 2026
Most compliance programmes still prioritise completion and knowledge testing over evidence that employees can apply learning at work.
Gen Z puts human skills ahead of AI for career success
Learning News | 02 Sep 2026
US Gen Z knowledge workers rank professional networks and leadership experience ahead of AI skills for long-term career success.
VSTEP secures new investor to expand maritime simulation business
Learning News | 02 Sep 2026
Maritime simulation provider VSTEP has secured new investment from Dutch industrial investor Pindustry to expand its international training technology business, as demand grows for simulation-based workforce training across commercial shipping and defence.
Women leaders show wider gap between self-rating and feedback
Learning News | 20 Aug 2026
Analysis of 2,120 leadership assessments found a wider gap for women between self-ratings and feedback from colleagues.
Early years employers urged to use new apprenticeship funding
Learning News | 19 Aug 2026
GCSE results week puts apprenticeship routes in focus as new funding covers training costs for eligible 16 to 24-year-olds in England.
Skills shortages persist as UK vacancies fall
Learning News | 19 Aug 2026
Nearly a third of employers report hard-to-fill vacancies despite UK vacancies falling 10% below pre-pandemic levels, according to the CIPD.
Training Industry acquires CLO and Chief Talent Officer brands
Learning News | 12 Aug 2026
Training Industry has acquired substantially all the assets of BetterWork Media Group, including its learning and talent media brands.