<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Learning News</title><atom:link href="https://learningnews.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" /><link>https://learningnews.com</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:43:22 GMT</pubDate><generator>Learning News RSS Generator</generator><image><url>https://learningnews.com/images/tpr-twitter-a_400x400.png</url><title>FeedForAll Sample Feed</title><link>https://learningnews.com</link><description>Learning News</description><width>144</width><height>144</height></image><description>Learning News</description><language>en</language><item><title>New paper: the evidence for learning podcasts, and where they work best</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/the-learning-hack/2026/new-paper-the-evidence-for-learning-podcasts-and-where-they-work-best</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:15:24 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/the-learning-hack/2026/new-paper-the-evidence-for-learning-podcasts-and-where-they-work-best</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56774/press-lead-landscape.png">An unregistered guide for L&D and education leaders sets out what audio-first learning does well, what it doesn't, and ten questions to answer before committing.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mindtools Kineo helps close the management development gap for small businesses and teams </title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/mindtools/2026/mindtools-kineo-helps-close-the-management-development-gap-for-small-businesses-and-teams</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:46:36 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/mindtools/2026/mindtools-kineo-helps-close-the-management-development-gap-for-small-businesses-and-teams</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56758/mindtools for teams.png">New Mindtools For Teams gives smaller organizations, and teams within larger organizations, easy access to practical learning, management development, and AI-powered coaching. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR released today</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/fosway/2026/2026-fosway-9-grid-for-cloud-hr-released-today</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:30:20 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/fosway/2026/2026-fosway-9-grid-for-cloud-hr-released-today</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56683/2026 fosway 9-grid - cloud hr.jpg">2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ finds the Cloud HR market resilient but experiencing uneven growth, with the value of AI still opaque

Fosway Group has this week published its latest analysis of the HR technology market, the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR. Overall, corporate HR investments are clearly prioritising business performance and profitability, business-wide AI adoption as well as ecosystem simplification, and whilst corporate goals are now more transformational, vendor momentum and growth does not yet reflect that shift.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Five finalist spots, one shared goal: building capability that makes a difference</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/mindtools/2026/mindtools-kineo-shortlisted-in-five-categories-at-the-learning-technologies-awards-2026</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:36:45 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/mindtools/2026/mindtools-kineo-shortlisted-in-five-categories-at-the-learning-technologies-awards-2026</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56681/learning-technologies-26.png">Mindtools Kineo is shortlisted in five categories at the Learning Technologies Awards 2026, recognising work that is helping organizations build critical skills, strengthen workforce capability, and deliver measurable impact. 



]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>US employers add tech roles as technology companies cut staff</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/us-employers-add-tech-roles-as-technology-companies-cut-staff</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/us-employers-add-tech-roles-as-technology-companies-cut-staff</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Technology occupations grew by 86,000 across the US economy in August, while technology companies cut about 14,700 jobs.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>'Digital natives' may not be digitally work-ready</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/digital-natives-may-not-be-digitally-work-ready</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:56:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/digital-natives-may-not-be-digitally-work-ready</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17866891/the-digital-native-myth-1-learning-news.png">More than half of under-18s assessed lacked essential digital skills, challenging assumptions about younger people's readiness for the workplace. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Manufacturing skills shortage costs UK £6bn in lost output</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/manufacturing-skills-shortage-costs-uk-6bn-in-lost-output</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:04:59 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/manufacturing-skills-shortage-costs-uk-6bn-in-lost-output</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17866978/manufacturing-skills-squeeze-1-learning-news.png">Portakabin highlights the training challenge facing UK manufacturers as skills shortages leave 55,000 long-term vacancies unfilled.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HR leaders struggle to assess skills for AI-enabled work</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/hr-leaders-struggle-to-assess-skills-for-ai-enabled-work</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:15:48 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/hr-leaders-struggle-to-assess-skills-for-ai-enabled-work</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17867065/ai-skills-assessment-gap-1-learning-news.png">Four in five HR and talent leaders face challenges assessing AI skills as automation changes jobs and career paths.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gen Z puts human skills ahead of AI for career success</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/gen-z-puts-human-skills-ahead-of-ai-for-career-success</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/gen-z-puts-human-skills-ahead-of-ai-for-career-success</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/17867152/gen-z-puts-human-skills-first-1-learning-news.png">US Gen Z knowledge workers rank professional networks and leadership experience ahead of AI skills for long-term career success.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mindtools Kineo named Top 20 Online Learning Library by Training Industry </title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/mindtools/2026/mindtools-kineo-named-top-20-online-learning-library-by-training-industry</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:17:48 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/mindtools/2026/mindtools-kineo-named-top-20-online-learning-library-by-training-industry</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56625/2026 top20 web minioll.png">Mindtools Kineo has been named one of Training Industry’s Top 20 Online Learning Library Companies for 2026, securing its third Top 20 recognition this year and reinforcing its position as a leading provider of innovative learning and capability solutions.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Revisionist Employment History</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/revelio-labs/2026/revisionist-(employment)-history</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/revelio-labs/2026/revisionist-(employment)-history</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56611/revisionist employment history - learning news.png">There is a familiar signal that someone may be looking for a new job: the sudden professional headshot on LinkedIn. A new profile picture is rarely the only change. Workers also revise their summaries, tweak their job titles and rewrite descriptions of previous roles. Sometimes they return to jobs they left years ago and change how those experiences appear on their profiles.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Women leaders show wider gap between self-rating and feedback</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/women-leaders-show-wider-gap-between-self-rating-and-feedback</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/women-leaders-show-wider-gap-between-self-rating-and-feedback</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56604/people insight report.jpg">Analysis of 2,120 leadership assessments found a wider gap for women between self-ratings and feedback from colleagues.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Skills shortages persist as UK vacancies fall</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/skills-shortages-persist-as-uk-vacancies-fall</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:22:46 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/skills-shortages-persist-as-uk-vacancies-fall</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56597/skills shortages and vacancies - learning news.png">Nearly a third of employers report hard-to-fill vacancies despite UK vacancies falling 10% below pre-pandemic levels, according to the CIPD.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Youth skills gap could leave 1.25m outside work and education</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/youth-skills-gap-could-leave-125m-outside-work-and-education</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:11:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/youth-skills-gap-could-leave-125m-outside-work-and-education</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56585/youth skills - neets 2030 - learning news.png">The UK NEET rate could reach 16% by 2030, with employers demanding more digital skills from young recruits, according to new modelling.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New research reveals the hidden reality of leadership</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/new-research-reveals-the-hidden-reality-of-leadership</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:09 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/new-research-reveals-the-hidden-reality-of-leadership</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56568/img3275.jpeg">Ivy House to unveil flagship research at LEARNING LIVE 2026.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Care workers seek recognised qualifications to support career progression</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/care-workers-seek-recognised-qualifications-to-support-career-progression</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:00:37 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/care-workers-seek-recognised-qualifications-to-support-career-progression</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56564/care careers and qualifications - learning news 1 - learning news.png">Regulated qualifications and clearer career pathways are seen as the biggest factors in helping care workers build long-term careers, according to new research.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AI training lags workplace adoption as reskilling gap grows</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-training-lags-workplace-adoption-as-reskilling-gap-grows</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:49:32 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-training-lags-workplace-adoption-as-reskilling-gap-grows</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56543/training trailing - learning news.png">Most employers are building AI literacy for current roles while delaying wider workforce reskilling, new research suggests.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Workers build AI skills as demand weakens for AI-exposed jobs</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/workers-build-ai-skills-as-demand-weakens-for-ai-exposed-jobs</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:04:02 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/workers-build-ai-skills-as-demand-weakens-for-ai-exposed-jobs</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56536/learning news ai labour market monitor.png">Five US labour market indicators highlight continued AI upskilling, weaker demand for AI-exposed occupations and changing patterns of work and recruitment.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Workers build AI skills as demand weakens for AI-exposed jobs</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/revelio-labs/2026/workers-build-ai-skills-as-demand-weakens-for-ai-exposed-jobs</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/revelio-labs/2026/workers-build-ai-skills-as-demand-weakens-for-ai-exposed-jobs</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56534/learning news ai labour market monitor.png">Five US labour market indicators highlight continued AI upskilling, weaker demand for AI-exposed occupations and changing patterns of work and recruitment.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Only 14% of UK university students consider themselves AI-ready</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/only-14-of-uk-learners-consider-themselves-ai-ready</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/only-14-of-uk-learners-consider-themselves-ai-ready</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56526/ai readiness gap - learning news.png">Research identifies a gap between AI knowledge and workplace application, with employers calling for more practical experience - Pearson and AWS study.]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>