Access Learning report reveals top challenges for 2026, including the role of AI, skills and human expertise.
Half of customer education teams describe their programmes as mature, but new research finds only 19% meet operational maturity criteria.
UK employers report worsening skills shortages while reducing recruitment and largely overlooking young people outside work and education.
New EQ data finds internal friction and misdirected development, not AI skills, are slowing execution.
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.
Young UK professionals face criticism, limited recognition and rising stress, shaping their early workplace experience.
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.
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.
A new report from the Josh Bersin Company urges L&D leaders to abandon outdated models and embrace a fundamental transformation, placing enablement not training at the heart of learning strategy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Learning and development leaders are being urged to address language-related anxiety and communication gaps, after a new study found they are impacting productivity, safety and equity in US workplaces.
Demand for generative AI skills is accelerating rapidly, with enrolments in online GenAI courses rising 195% year-on-year; Switzerland, Netherlands and Sweden top global rankings.
Learning and development has a growing role in customer retention and growth and is set to expand with 92% of organisations in 2025. Business impact is clear, but tech and measurement challenges persist.
New U.S. data links poor review practices to anxiety, low motivation and lost talent.
Employees prioritise career growth over pay when engaging in training; 32.6% cite advancement as main motivator; only 15.2% choose financial incentives; High demand for skill-building, personalisation and autonomy; Many lack control or guidance; Majority open to AI-driven learning; Study on the future of L&D.
Strategic alignment across HR, L&D, and IT is essential for scaling GenAI readiness, a new study finds; Organisations with integrated support see faster adoption, higher confidence, and better business outcomes.
New research highlights engagement challenges with Baby Boomers and Gen Z, and limited organisational response.
HR and L&D leaders who align learning and development with core business priorities are significantly more likely to meet or exceed their top strategic goals, by as much as 122% compared to their peers.
Report and Vendor 9 Grid; Interview with Sven Elbert, Fosway.
New report details the economic and personal impact of learning gaps during major career transitions, including from formal education to work, from one job to another, and disruptions caused by AI automation.
The pace of technological change is creating a new wave of skill shortages and gaps, prompting HR to refocus and expand skills-building efforts.
Rob Clarke and Martin Couzins discuss a new series of reports for the year ahead providing practical insights for learning teams into how to implement learning technologies and learning strategies.
Skills and training missing from boardroom priorities; AI not reflected in training initiatives.
Research finds more than half of organizations don't have comprehensive AI strategies and AI skills gaps are preventing effective AI implementation.
Research shows constructive feedback and accountability are the worst habits impacting team performance; but building trust is an area where teams excel.
TalentSmartEQ’s 2025 State of EQ Report reveals a shift towards a people-first approach and the role of emotional intelligence in creating stronger relationships, productivity and creating more resilient teams.
Research reveals perception gap between leaders and their teams has grown by 75% over five-year period.
Research from Pluralsight shows just 1.8% actively searched how to adopt AI responsibly.
Almost half of workers in the US are fearful that their skills will be obsolete within 5 years; new research from Kahoot!.
New report highlights growing workforce readiness gap as technology and innovation demand continue to outpace workforce skills; despite AI boom demand for human skills outstrips x2 demand for digital skills.
Survey reveals half of current tech workers and almost a third of aspiring ones feel they can't learn fast enough to keep pace with tech; highlights a disconnect in tech skills priorities among workers.
The top emerging companies for workforce development in 2024.
A survey by Kahoot! shows a significant skills gap among professionals who present.
Budgets down, lengthening buying decisions, higher justification bar; economic pressures are having ‘significant impact’ on the sector; Interview with Myles Runham, Senior Analyst, Fosway.
While there are signs of a cautiously optimistic job market in the wider economy the learning market remains challenged.
Annual report into the learning systems market and vendor positioning published by Fosway; interview with market analyst, Fiona Leteney.
2023-24 HR Realities Research – Shaping the future of work and HR; Interview with David Perring.
The annual Global Sentiment Survey in L&D finds AI the hottest topic, ever.
Work and Salary Report for Learning & Development published; interview with Nick Jones from recruiter, Blue Eskimo.
Two-thirds of organisations are struggling to find the skills they need; half of HR leaders anticipate advancements in technology and AI will further disrupt skills requirements.
What will be hot in Learning and Development in the year ahead?
UK's top companies are failing to meet stakeholder demands for transparency on their websites in investor relations, careers and ESG; but L&D performed better.
Anna Barnett, Mind Tools for Business, discusses the third instalment of the 20th Anniversary L&D Benchmark Reports, which considers L&D’s role helping business to tackle digitization, climate change and demographic shifts.
Pluralsight's AI Skills Report finds 90% of executives don't completely understand their teams' AI skills and proficiencies.
High-performing cultures: What part do talent platforms play? Interview with David Perring, Fosway, on the 2023 Talent & People Success market report and 9-Grid.
How L&D strategically aligns with business and the behaviours of high-performing teams; interview with Anna Barnett on Mind Tools’ annual L&D Benchmark Report.
HR vendors showing resistance to economic situation; HR suites countering disruption from specialists; vendors quick to introduce AI, corporates less so; interview with Sven Elbert, Fosway.
As the global workforce continues to adopt artificial intelligence innovations, business leaders name AI as their employees' most significant skills gap.
Only 56% of women report having access to upskilling compared to 73% of men; study of 1,500 American workers aged 25 to 45.
Career development a top priority for learning and development; L&D budgets under pressure; Adaptive learning revealed as top learntech business opportunity; Importance of formal learning in the mix recognised.
Learning and Development in organizations: Reflecting on 20 years of research - interview with Anna Barnett and Nahdia Khan, Mind Tools for Business.
CIPD’s Learning at Work 2023 report - interview with Laura Overton and Andy Lancaster: Addressing skills is the number one priority for L&D practitioners in 2023; L&D is under pressure and its workload is widening; Collaborative applications saw the highest area of learning tech growth; Large increase in those focused on performance, but more to do; Two-thirds of L&D practitioners say they have a meaningful career.
73% of UK organisations are experiencing skills shortages; remains one of the major challenges facing employers.
A new report from ILX Group considers the challenges, priorities and opportunities facing organisations in 2023 and says 50% of training programmes are not effective due to budget constraints.
Analysis of the digital learning market vendors, innovation and solutions, with David Perring from Fosway.
Pay and conditions for learning professionals continues to improve; job satisfaction rises; small decrease in people changing jobs in 2023; decrease in unpaid working hours; Work and Salary Survey for L&D; interview with report author.
What business leaders rate as most important are areas where they don’t believe L&D has a role: Mind Tools for Business Leadership Report 2023, interview with Anna Barnett.
Market bracing itself as recessionary pressures loom large. Fosway's 2023 learning systems market report is out; growth for some, cost-cutting for others; interview with market analyst, Fiona Leteney.
Trends report by Cornerstone highlights greater use of AI to predict skills needs and growth in learning content for DEIB, health and wellbeing and sustainability.
New research report into virtual and hybrid learning from Jo Cook and Jane Daly launches today.
Coaching is becoming more important yet the gap in the skills to provide it and knowledge about coaching is widening.
A new elearning market report has global market size reaching almost $500 Billion over the next five years.
Better targeting, personalisation and learning in workflows is how L&D will tackle online fatigue, according to a new report. David Perring joins Learning News to explain the 2022 Fosway 9-Grid™ and report into the digital learning market.
Interview with market analyst Fiona Leteney on the publication today of Fosway’s 2022 9-Grid™ report for the learning systems market.
Research by Udacity and Ipsos shows that digital transformation is stalling due to lack of job-ready digital talent and that there is a significant disconnect between the views of L&D professionals and employees over how successful they think L&D’s programmes are.
The elearning market is predicted to quadruple over the next six years to reach $1 Trillion.
Research from Corinium and HP with Learning and Development executives in Europe has revealed how virtual reality is revolutionising training strategies, improving performance, and creating immersive experiences for staff.
Fosway's HR Realities Research 2021 is out along with its vendor 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success. David Perring joins Learning News to discuss how HR is changing.
A study by Oracle has found the majority or workers feel lonely and disconnected and, following the pandemic, almost all now feel different about what defines their success; Employees are letting employers know that flexible working and investing in skills are now an essential part of their employment.
Digital versions of an individual's academic achievement, professional qualifications and compliance are to get easier to manage and verify, following the successful completion of a blockchain-identity proof of concept.
The new Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR is out and David Wilson joins Learning News to talk about how the market is evolving.
Graduates consider more education and credentials; optimism exists while re-evaluating career trajectories; men more confident about career prospects than women.
A report from Pearson has revealed that nine out of ten women will take steps in the next 12 months to shift their careers and improve their job prospects.
A new report from Research and Markets has the market for e-learning in Africa at $2.2 Billon in 2020.
Pluralsight study finds pandemic and remote work uncovered skills gaps and led to new emphasis on upskilling.
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month: Learning Performance Benchmark; hybrid working; Learner Survey 2021 shows fewer worker trained; acquisitions and investment.
The annual Learning Performance Benchmark report shows how well organisations are doing building a high-impact, performance-oriented learning culture. Learning News asks the report's authors how the learning sector is progressing.
Interview with Simon Falconer, Virtual College, on the first of three reports into how learners’ preferences are changing.
Interview with Lynsey Whitmarsh from Hemsley Fraser and Duncan Barrett from 5App following their report into re-skilling and it finding that over half of businesses in the UK are under severe pressure due to widening skills gaps.
Market for education and learning analytics set to grow at 29% CAGR to $34 Bn by 2027.
Two market reports out this week have the global elearning market growing to between $370 Bn and £388 Bn over the next five years.
Over half of UK businesses are concerned about missing out on key strategic deliverables as a result of digital skills shortages and 81% will need to recruit from outside of UK over the next year.
Training Industry survey shows organisations’ satisfaction with their learning management systems has risen for the first time: interview with Gordon Johnson from Totara.
Workers in the UK are happier working from home but also feel more pressure to be always available to bosses, according to research from Microsoft Surface and YouGov.
Interview with Fosway's David Perring on the 2021 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning market report.
Interview with Piers Lea and David Ells, authors of the 5th annual report into the progress L&D is making with measuring the business impact of learning programmes.
A report from BMRC has the global market for e-learning rising to $345 Bn over the next five years with a CAGR of 8.2%.
L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2021 report published; Donald H Taylor outlines key shifts in sentiment; re-skilling and up-skilling emerge as top L&D priority; collaborative and social learning increasingly recognised by L&D.
David Wilson, from market analyst Fosway, discusses the learning systems market, offering an in-depth view during the pandemic and where the market's priorities lie for 2021.