US job growth continues as hiring slows and labour demand levels off
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
The US economy added 123,700 jobs in May; Hiring, job postings and advertised salaries edge lower.
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As AI agents move into production, workforce data takes centre stage
Learning News |
AI agents need access to workforce, skills and learning data, placing governance at the heart of enterprise AI strategies.
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Learning with Experts completes AI-supported perinatal learning platform
Learning News | Learning with Experts, Learning Live AI Edition |
Learning with Experts has completed an Innovate UK-backed project with The Mindful Birth Group, using live learning, AI-supported guidance and sentiment analysis to improve perinatal education and support.
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Computer science boom peaks as students rethink tech careers
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
US students are moving away from computer science as tech hiring slows and engineering salary premiums rise.
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Muir Gray and Charles Alessi launch AI dementia campaign
Learning News | Learning with Experts, Learning Live AI Edition |
Professor Sir Muir Gray and Dr Charles Alessi are joining Learning with Experts to launch a global dementia education campaign for Dementia Week this week using expert teaching, AI-supported guidance and sentiment analysis.
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AI report says L&D must move beyond content creation
Learning News |
Based on interviews with senior L&D leaders, Eglė Vinauskaitė and Donald H Taylor outline three new operating models for workplace learning and argue AI is accelerating the decline of content-led L&D functions.
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AI rollout outpacing workforce readiness
Learning News | Acorn |
Survey finds major disconnect between executive confidence and employee experience around AI capability development.
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Talvi - showcasing our brand new MCP powered AI capabilities at Learning Live AI Edition
Learning News | Talvi, Learning Live |
Talvi is launching a raft of new features at Learning Live AI Edition 2026: 100% SCORM decryption, an MCP Server and an MCP Store, 95% lower AI token use, 'human in the loop' data cleaner and zero-hallucination cited answers from ringfenced content.
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LT 2026: What matters most for L&D?
Learning News |
Donald H Taylor reflects on two days of debate at Learning Technologies 2026.
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Accenture's Talent Reinventors at Learning Live
Learning News | Accenture, Learning Live |
Only 18% of Organisations Are Getting the AI–Talent Balance Right. As organisations race to embed artificial intelligence across their operations, recent research from Accenture suggests the vast majority are overlooking a critical factor: their people.
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Employers turn to skills and AI amid cost pressures
Learning News | CIPD |
CIPD labour market data shows employers prioritising productivity, workforce planning and AI adoption as confidence remains subdued.
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LT 2026 Thirty Under 30: Young L&D Leaders
Learning News |
The Learning Technologies Thirty Under 30 programme recognises emerging talent in workplace learning. Emma Bijleveld from EY and Aiden Lancaster from McDonald's took time out to talk to Learning News.
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LT 2026: Lars Hyland on fixing L&D
Learning News |
Lars Hyland reflects on how the learning technology market is changing, the role of AI and what organisations still get wrong.
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LT 2026 Totara: Mission-critical learning
Learning News |
Totara provides learning technology for mission-critical enterprise environments. Learning News spoke to Totara at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and market demand.
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LT 2026 Thrive: People development platform
Learning News |
Thrive provides and end-to-end enterprise learning solution connecting people, skills, learning, knowledge and technology in a single platform, focused on driving business results. At Learning Technologies 2026 Learning News spoke to Thrive's Cassie Gasson and Frankie Woodhead about its latest announcements, positioning and customer priorities.
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LT 2026 Sponge: Unforgettable learning
Learning News |
Sponge is a people enablement agency, focused on creating engaging, high-impact digital learning experiences and complex organisational transformations. Learning News spoke to Sponge's Josh Cardoz at Learning Technologies 2026 about its approach, services and impact of AI on the creative sector.
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LT 2026 Speexx: Business coaching, language training
Learning News |
Speexx provides business coaching and language training for global organisations. Learning News spoke to founder and CEO, Armin Hopp, Speexx at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and market demand.
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LT 2026 Rise Up: Adaptive, personalised learning
Learning News |
Rise Up offers a learning platform focused on adaptive learning and accelerating time-to-skill. Learning News spoke to Rise Up at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform and the launch of Forge, a personalised, AI performance coach.
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LT 2026 Pluralsight: Tech workforce upskilling
Learning News |
Pluralsight provides technology skills development for the modern workforce and provides a vast catalogue of programmes and courses. Learning News spoke to Pluralsight's Faye Ellis at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest offerings and demand for tech upskilling.
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LT 2026 Omniplex Learning: Digital learning connected
Learning News |
Omniplex Learning provides digital learning services and solutions across authoring, systems and bespoke content. Learning News spoke to Director of Presales, Himani Bailey, for the latest news from Omniplex.
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LT 2026 Netex Learning: Vendor Accreditation
Learning News |
Accreditation is gaining ground as buyers demand proof of impact. Netex was recently awarded LPI Gold Vendor Accreditation and, at LT2026, Learning News caught up with Netex's Ricardo Alvarez and the LPI's Ed Monk.
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LT 2026 Netex Learning: Enterprise learning ecosystem
Learning News |
Netex Learning delivers learning solutions focused on content and ecosystem integration. Learning News spoke to Simon Riddlesden from Netex at Learning Technologies 2026 about its offering, positioning and market trends.
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LT 2026 Mindtools Kineo: Empowering leaders
Learning News |
Mindtools Kineo provides digital learning solutions combining content, platforms and services and was formed from the coming together of the two prominent learning brands in 2025. Learning News spoke to Mindtools Kineo’s Ross Garner at Learning Technologies 2026, to find out more about the new combined business.
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LT 2026 Rustici Software: Elearning platforms working together
Learning News |
Rustici Software helps digital learning systems work together through standards and integration, xAPI and SCORM. Learning News spoke to MD Tammy Rutherford at Learning Technologies 2026 about Rustici Software's work and market trends.
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LT 2026 Open LMS: Open-source learning management
Learning News |
Open LMS delivers open-source learning management solutions built on Moodle. Learning News spoke to Open LMS at Learning Technologies 2026 about the platform’s positioning and differentiation.
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LT 2026 GP Strategies: Enterprise learning content
Learning News |
At Learning Technologies 2026 Learning News spoke to GP Strategies’ VP of Technology, Jeff Fissel, about the major shift in how learning content development is changing and the increasing derivative use cases GP is serving.
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LT 2026 GP Strategies: Consulting, learning services, talent technology
Learning News |
GP Strategies provides consulting, learning services and talent technology solutions and is recognised as a strategic leader in the digital learning market. Learning News spoke to GP Strategies at Learning Technologies 2026 about its approach, services and market trends.
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LT 2026 Bridge: Mid-market frontline LMS
Learning News |
Bridge LMS offers a learning platform focused on employee development and performance, positioned in the mid-market. Learning News spoke to Bridge at Learning Technologies 2026 about
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LT 2026 Learning Pool: Learning that scales
Learning News |
Learning Pool provides workplace learning solutions designed to scale across organisations and is recognised a strategic leader in the digital learning market. Learning News spoke to Learning Pool at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and market priorities.
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LT 2026 iSpring: Engaging courses in minutes
Learning News |
iSpring Solutions provides tools for creating engaging online courses quickly. Learning News spoke to Anna Poli from iSpring at Learning Technologies 2026 about its recent innovations.
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LT 2026 Imparta: Sales performance
Learning News |
Imparta specialises in sales performance and capability development solutions. Learning News spoke to Imparta’s founder, Richard Barkey, at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest launch and AI innovations.
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LT 2026 Fuse: All-in-one LMS & LXP
Learning News |
Fuse provides an all-in-one learning platform combining LMS and LXP capabilities. Learning News spoke to Fuse's founder, Steve Dineen, at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest release and new AI coaching application, Lyra, announced at the show.
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LT 2026 Cornerstone: Unified talent platform
Learning News |
Cornerstone provides a unified talent platform for learning, skills and workforce management and is a strategic leader in the learning systems market. Learning News spoke to Cornerstone's Chief International Officer, Vincent Belliveau, at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest developments.
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HR Technologies 2026 Ciphr: Amplify HR
Learning News |
Ciphr provides HR software and solutions supporting people management across recruitment, onboarding, HR processes, benefits, payroll, and learning. Learning News spoke to Chief Product Officer, Simon Witkiss, at HR Technologies 2026 about Ciphr’s offering and evolving customer needs.
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LT 2026 Absorb: Workforce Performance
Learning News |
Absorb Software provides a cloud-based learning management system for organisations of all sizes. Learning News spoke to Chief Growth Officer, Leslie Kelley, at Learning Technologies 2026 about the market and customer demand, and Absorb's evolution to a workforce performance platform.
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LT 2026 360Learning: Collaborative learning
Learning News |
360Learning delivers an AI-powered learning platform focused on collaborative L&D. Learning News spoke to Mike Collins from 360Learning at Learning Technologies 2026 about product development, AI and market priorities.
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LT 2026 Training Orchestra: Instructor-led training faster, easier, at scale
Learning News |
Training Orchestra provides software to manage instructor-led training at scale and is a specialist strategic leader in the learning systems market. Learning News spoke to Stephan Pineau from Training Orchestra at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and customer demand.
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Workday Brings Sana Self-Service Agent for HR and Finance Into Microsoft 365 Copilot
Learning News | Workday |
Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), the enterprise AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, today announced that the Sana Self-Service Agent from Workday is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot. The new integration enables employees and managers to get answers to HR and finance questions and complete everyday tasks directly inside Microsoft 365, without switching apps, while organizations maintain the security, compliance, and control they expect from Workday.
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Learning Technologies 2026: L&D priorities
Learning News |
Learning leaders face rising expectations on impact, efficiency and alignment, with skills, data and performance at the centre. We ask vendors and commentators what matters most for L&D right now.
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Abilitie achieves Gold Standard accreditation from the Learning and Performance Institute
Learning News | Abilitie |
Abilitie has achieved the LPI Gold Standard accreditation, a prestigious recognition of its high-impact, technology-powered leadership programmes. The award highlights Abilitie’s commitment to measurable client outcomes, a strong partnership approach, and consistent quality of learning experience.
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Learning Technologies 2026: AI in learning - From potential to practice
Learning News |
The focus shifts from potential to real use, with vendors and analysts pointing to where AI is delivering value now. We hear from providers building AI into products and those tracking how it is being used.
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LT 2026: Emerging technology in practice
Learning News |
What the data is really telling us about learning technology, with Dani Johnson.
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LT 2026: Learning transformation beyond platforms
Learning News |
Lori Niles-Hofmann on rethinking learning transformation and driving impact beyond technology.
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Learning Technologies 2026: What’s new?
Learning News |
New launches focus on AI capability, skills insight and closer links between learning, performance and workforce data. We round up key announcements and product updates from across LT2026.
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LT 2026: Barcamp explores shift from content to capability
Learning News |
11th Learning Technologies fringe event spotlights AI’s role in moving L&D from content delivery to capability building.
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Learning Technologies 2026: Standing out in a crowded market
Learning News |
Providers sharpen their positioning around skills, data and outcomes, as differentiation becomes harder across platforms. We ask vendors how they define their offer and what sets them apart.
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LT 2026: Market insights with Myles Runham, Fosway
Learning News |
Myles Runham from Fosway Group shares insights on AI, market trends and the challenges facing learning technology.
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Learning Technologies 2026: Conversations and Insights
Learning News |
Interviews, analysis and on-the-ground perspectives from LT2026.
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Training & Development Summit - 15th & 16th June 2026
Learning News | Forum Events |
The Training & Development Summit provides an invaluable opportunity for senior professionals responsible for their organisation’s learning & development requirements and forward-thinking suppliers.
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Talvi - the newest and most technically advanced AI vendor at Learning Technologies
Learning News | Talvi, Learning Technologies 2026 |
Talvi is making its world debut at Learning Technologies 2026 with a range of capabilities that are hard to match: 100% SCORM decryption, an MCP Server and an MCP Store, 95% lower AI token use, 'human in the loop' data cleaner and zero-hallucination cited answers from ringfenced content.
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Smartcat Unveils AI-Powered Course Creation and Translation Workflows for Real-Time Market Adaptation
Learning News |
New Multi-Agent Systems help enterprise L&D teams create, translate, and continuously update global training content as markets, regulations, and business needs change.
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PageTiger Launches New AI-Powered Learning Tools and Templates
Learning News | PageTiger, Learning Technologies 2026 |
PageTiger is introducing new AI-powered features and a Learning Suite of customisable, interactive templates designed to help HR and L&D teams create accessible, engaging training for diverse and neurodivergent workforces.
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How Animaker Is Redefining Learning Velocity with AI Agents
Learning News | Animaker, Learning Technologies 2026 |
Animaker introduces Learning Velocity, a new framework focused on speed of capability building, and will be showcasing how AI animation and AI agents like Animaker Nano LMS are transforming L&D from content delivery to rapid, outcome-driven learning.
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Escaping the L&D Activity Trap
Learning News | Kallidus, Learning Technologies 2026 |
Learning and Development (L&D) needs a seat at the table. Corporate learning is a vital component of successful business, reducing risk and boosting revenue. By escaping the Activity Trap, L&D will become a key source of strategic value, says Harry Chapman-Walker, CEO, Kallidus.
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Access Learning recognised again as Core Leader in 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for both Learning Systems and Digital Learning
Learning News | Access Learning |
Access Learning, the digital learning solutions provider and part of The Access Group, has retained its Core Leader position in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ across two categories: Learning Systems and Digital Learning, reinforcing its standing among the most established learning platforms in the European market.
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Why Time Is Still the Biggest Barrier to Effective Workplace Learning
Learning News |
Learning and development (L&D) is firmly on the agenda for UK employers. From leadership capability to digital skills and emerging technologies like AI, organisations recognise that continuous learning is essential for performance, productivity and retention.
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Mint launches Smart Translator for fast, affordable eLearning translation
Learning News | Mint |
Digital learning consultancy Mint has announced the launch of Smart Translator, an AI-powered tool designed to reduce the time and cost of translating digital learning content.
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Powtoon to unveil 3 AI workflows to close corporate knowledge gaps
Learning News | Powtoon |
Powtoon is unveiling 3 AI workflows designed to tackle one of the biggest hidden costs in organizations today: knowledge gaps. Join Powtoon’s big unboxing event on May 20 and see how teams are turning complex information into scalable, visual learning experiences.
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Blify lands $2.1M for AI-Native learning in Slack and Teams, backed by veterans from EU Leading HR Tech scaleups
Learning News | Blify |
Blify, the startup that turns Slack and Teams into intelligent learning platforms, today announced a $2.1 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-native Learning Operating System. The company claims to deliver 10x higher engagement than traditional LMS platforms. Its customers, including Club Med and Kaufman & Broad, use Blify to train employees across multiple countries, reflecting the platform's global reach from its earliest days.
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Gender pay gap persists in gig economy
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
US data shows women dominate freelancing but set lower rates than men despite equal performance, widening the pay gap over time.
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Avoiding the L&D Activity Trap
Learning News | Kallidus |
Learning and Development (L&D) has a value problem, not because it isn’t valuable, but because it struggles to prove it. And when L&D can’t prove impact, it doesn’t just lose credibility. It loses influence. It's time to be explicit about the problem. It’s called The Activity Trap, says Harry Chapman-Walker, CEO, Kallidus, and it’s undermining the value of L&D.
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External job moves slow as hiring thresholds rise
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
Mobility drops, experience demands increase and pay gains weaken across US white-collar roles.
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Pluralsight launches SecureReady to help build job-ready cybersecurity teams
Learning News | Pluralsight |
Security skill development solution to help security and IT leaders quickly close skills gaps in their organizations.
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AI adoption outpaces enterprise capability
Learning News | Whatfix |
Enterprises risk $10.9m annual losses as AI investment accelerates but digital adoption lags, with workers losing hundreds of hours to poorly integrated systems.
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Europe draws US tech talent
Learning News |
US tech workers are now moving to Europe in greater numbers than the reverse; France, the UK and Switzerland lead gains; Mid-career hires dominate flows.
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Finding your AI Coach
Learning News | Virti |
Virti has launched a new AI Coach that brings scalable, always-on coaching to every learner. Powered by Virtual Humans, it delivers structured sessions or on-demand practice, with personalised feedback that builds over time, helping teams continuously develop and improve.
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TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft to enter French market
Learning News |
TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft, expanding into France and growing European learning tech footprint.
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L&D influence constrained by access and evidence gaps, says TJ report
Learning News | Training Journal |
Most L&D teams are not ready to prove impact, with access to decision-makers the biggest barrier.
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AI drives surge in leadership skill demand
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
Leadership skills command a 40% pay premium as AI adoption increases demand for coordination and oversight.
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Workday embeds Sana as AI interface across platform
Learning News | Workday |
Workday rolls out Sana across its platform, positioning conversational AI and agents as the primary way to access and execute work across HR, finance and enterprise systems.
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Hiring confidence rises globally in pre-conflict survey as AI shows strongest returns in L&D
Learning News | Manpower Group |
Employers report stronger hiring plans for Q2 2026, with AI delivering its strongest workplace returns in learning and development. Survey across 42 countries reflects sentiment before conflict escalated in the Middle East in late February.
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Whatfix launches AI roleplay for frontline teams
Learning News | Whatfix |
New capability combines simulated workflows and customer conversations in one training environment. Interview with Khadim Batti, Whatfix founder and CEO.
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Easygenerator strengthens AI strategy with senior L&D hire
Learning News | Easygenerator |
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.
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Only 5% raise stress with managers
Learning News |
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.
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England Football Learning redesigns digital learning model at national scale
Learning News | England Football Learning |
FA education arm, which supported 360,000 learners last year, introduces modular, role-based digital learning platform.
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Hiring slows worldwide as labour markets fragment
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
Global hiring demand is weakening, but emerging economies and services roles continue to grow as employers delay hiring amid uncertainty.
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Learning becomes the constraint on AI productivity
Learning News | AI and learning |
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.
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Consulting firms cut junior hiring as AI reshapes workforce
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
Consulting firms are hiring fewer junior consultants while expanding AI roles and senior expertise.
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Government links AI skills push to future of work planning
Learning News | AI skills |
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.
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AI's learning gap gets multi trillion dollar price tag
Learning News | AI and learning |
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.
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Coursera and Udemy agree merger in major learning platform deal
Learning News | Coursera and Udemy |
Coursera and Udemy have agreed an all-stock merger, creating a $2.5bn learning platform as providers seek scale, AI investment and enterprise growth.
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IMC expands APAC footprint through RockMouse partnership
Learning News | IMC and RockMouse |
Scheer IMC partners with RockMouse to expand its enterprise learning technology presence across Australia and New Zealand.
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Training pressures rise as new data links learning to retention
Learning News |
L&D benchmark data shows training drives retention but workloads, AI disruption and perception gaps block employee development.
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US data shows sharp rise in early-career entrepreneurship
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
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.
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Docebo posts double-digit revenue growth and expands public sector reach
Learning News | Docebo |
Docebo reports 11% revenue growth and stronger US and European public sector adoption in Q3 2025.
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L&D caught between leadership mandates and learner autonomy in AI era
Learning News | Go1 |
New research finds AI adoption in learning widespread but ownership and strategy unclear.
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From surplus to strategic: How learning can help companies ride the next wave of job redesign
Learning News |
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’.
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Employers double down on global hiring as domestic pressures rise
Learning News | Pebl | The era of hiring domestically is over |
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.
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Corporate training market to double by 2035 amid digital transformation
Learning News |
Global corporate training market projected to reach $805.6 billion by 2035, driven by digital transformation and upskilling demand.
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AI reshapes startup workforces with leaner, more productive teams
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
Series A startups are raising twice as much per employee as in 2020, staying leaner as AI boosts productivity.
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David Kelly joins Bluewater Learning as SVP of Strategy & Transformation
Learning News | Bluewater Learning |
Bluewater Learning has appointed David Kelly, one of the learning sector’s most recognised voices, as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Transformation.
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Workday to acquire Sana for $1.1 billion
Learning News | Sana and Workday |
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.
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360Learning launches L&D Performance Academy to equip learning teams for the AI era
Learning News | 360Learning |
ATD-accredited nine-course academy helps L&D teams align with business goals, master AI, and demonstrate measurable impact.
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Joggle Learning makes debut at Learning Live: AI-Powered Knowledge Platform to Turbocharge your LMS
Learning News | Learning Live, Joggle Learning |
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.
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Whitepaper calls for sales enablement to start with pipeline health
Learning News | Mentor Group |
Many sales programmes fail not for lack of training, but because they rest on weak pipeline data, poor qualification and unbalanced coverage.
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UK sickness absence at record high
Learning News | CIPD |
CIPD warns rising absence, mental health strain and budget pressures are putting UK workforce wellbeing under growing strain.
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26 Steps nominated for Kings Award for Voluntary Service
Learning News | 26 Steps, Malvern, UK |
Royalties from 26 Steps toolkits fund BYOB, helping homeless young adults gain skills, confidence and qualifications to move into work and independence.
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Velocity Global rebrands as Pebl with new hiring platform
Learning News | Pebl |
New AI-enabled platform combines compliance expertise with self-service tools to accelerate cross-border hiring and workforce management.
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Whatfix introduces AI Agents to bridge enterprise software adoption gap
Learning News | Whatfix |
Launch adds three AI-powered agents for authoring, analytics and guidance, aiming to improve enterprise software adoption and user productivity.
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US jobs growth slows as new data shows weakening labour market momentum
Learning News | Revelio Labs |
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.
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