<?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>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:33:28 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>LearnWorlds unveils its Living Learning System for instructional designers</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/learnworlds-unveils-its-living-learning-system-for-instructional-designers</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:33:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/learnworlds-unveils-its-living-learning-system-for-instructional-designers</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">The AI-enabled LMS keeps instructional designers in charge of the decisions that shape learning, with a live preview on 13 October.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AI use grows, but L&amp;D’s core work holds steady</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-use-grows-but-lds-core-work-holds-steady</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-use-grows-but-lds-core-work-holds-steady</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56957/report ai in ld.png">Taylor and Vinauskaitė’s annual research follows L&D into everyday AI use, with early signs of a changing relationship with the business.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tech job demand reaches three-year high</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/tech-job-demand-reaches-three-year-high</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/tech-job-demand-reaches-three-year-high</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56958/tech jobs rise.png">US IT job postings rose 22.4% year on year in September. Demand for AI skills increased while tech occupation employment was flat.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More leaders expect AI productivity gains than workforce cuts</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/more-leaders-expect-ai-productivity-gains-than-workforce-cuts</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:53:50 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/more-leaders-expect-ai-productivity-gains-than-workforce-cuts</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56959/productivity not job cuts.png">Workday reports 40% of leaders expect AI to increase output from existing staff, while 28% expect headcount cuts.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Manager support arrives late in workplace transformation</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/manager-support-arrives-late-in-workplace-transformation</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:04:05 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/manager-support-arrives-late-in-workplace-transformation</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56876/manager support lags - learning news 2.png">A third of UK organisations delay manager support until transformation is under way, problems emerge or managers ask for help.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Workers report falling access to L&amp;D as AI use rises</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/workers-report-falling-access-to-ld-as-ai-use-rises</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:30:27 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/workers-report-falling-access-to-ld-as-ai-use-rises</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56867/ld access falls as ai use rises - learning news.png">PwC's survey of almost 50,000 workers finds access to L&D fell from 59% to 51% as workplace AI use increased.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Pearson agrees to acquire skills assessment firm Workera</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/pearson-agrees-to-acquire-skills-assessment-firm-workera</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:56:27 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/pearson-agrees-to-acquire-skills-assessment-firm-workera</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56857/pearson workera acquisition - learning news.png">The proposed acquisition would add Workera’s assessment of demonstrated skills to Pearson’s enterprise learning business.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bauer Academy launches Future Capabilities Lens to help employers thrive in a changing world</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/bauer-academy-launches-future-capabilities-lens-to-help-employers-thrive-in-a-changing-world</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:17:06 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/bauer-academy-launches-future-capabilities-lens-to-help-employers-thrive-in-a-changing-world</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56843/bauer academy future capabilities lens - learning news 2.png">As AI reshapes the workplace, Bauer Academy has launched its Future Capabilities Lens to help organisations build the human capabilities needed to thrive. Combining research, digital learning and practical development, it puts adaptability, idea generation and communication at the heart of future-ready talent.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AI changes how skilled workers build workplace expertise</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-changes-how-skilled-workers-build-workplace-expertise</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:38:07 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-changes-how-skilled-workers-build-workplace-expertise</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56836/replacing experience tech skills - learning news 2.png">Call for greater use of mentoring, hands-on practice and simulation as AI changes skilled work and employers replace exiting workers.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Learning Company International launches new website following Learning Live 2026</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/the-learning-company-international-launches-new-website-following-learning-live-2026</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/the-learning-company-international-launches-new-website-following-learning-live-2026</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56822/lci website.png">L&D consultancy The Learning Company International has launched a new website, timed alongside its stand at Learning Live 2026, hosted by the Learning and Performance Institute.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AI raises concerns over loss of early-career skills</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-raises-concerns-over-loss-of-early-career-skills</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-raises-concerns-over-loss-of-early-career-skills</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56837/ai impacting early-career skills - learning news 2.png">Employers are recognising the potential loss of opportunities to develop essential skills as AI changes entry-level work.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Youth apprenticeship provision remains thin ahead of Milburn recommendations</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/youth-apprenticeship-provision-remains-thin-ahead-of-milburn-recommendations</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:35:16 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/youth-apprenticeship-provision-remains-thin-ahead-of-milburn-recommendations</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56838/youth apprenticeships remain thin - learning news 2.png">Foundation Apprenticeships recorded just 160 starts to April as the CIPD calls for a guarantee to expand routes into work for young people.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Phoenix Education Partners agrees to acquire Fuel50</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/phoenix-education-partners-agrees-to-acquire-fuel50</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:35:13 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/phoenix-education-partners-agrees-to-acquire-fuel50</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">The $31.5m deal would bring Fuel50’s workforce intelligence and talent marketplace business into the parent company of the University of Phoenix.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Employers increase internal development despite gaps in skills data</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/employers-increase-internal-development-despite-gaps-in-skills-data</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:02:58 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/employers-increase-internal-development-despite-gaps-in-skills-data</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56792/internal development rises learning news.png">Almost half of UK employers increased in-house talent development, while only a third collect data to identify skills gaps.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leadership Pipeline Institute's Specialist Pipeline: Why Technical Experts Need Their Own Career Architecture</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/leadership-pipeline-institutes-specialist-pipeline-why-technical-experts-need-their-own-career-architecture</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/leadership-pipeline-institutes-specialist-pipeline-why-technical-experts-need-their-own-career-architecture</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">LPI extends its Leadership Pipeline model to specialist careers, giving organisations a framework to develop, assess, and progress technical experts through defined levels. "The Specialist Pipeline: Winning The War For Specialist Talent" book builds on the framework of the bestselling "The Leadership Pipeline" book, now in it's third edition.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AI Should Extend Human Expertise, Not Replace It, Learning with Experts Tells L&amp;D Industry</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-should-extend-human-expertise,-not-replace-it,-learning-with-experts-tells-ld-industry</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/ai-should-extend-human-expertise,-not-replace-it,-learning-with-experts-tells-ld-industry</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Learning Live 2026 address argues that passive learning, not online learning, is holding workplace education back.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Debate Mate to Challenge Traditional L&amp;D at Learning Live 2026</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/debate-mate-to-challenge-traditional-ld-at-learning-live-2026</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:01:55 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/debate-mate-to-challenge-traditional-ld-at-learning-live-2026</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Debate Mate, a communication skills consultancy, will host a live debate at Learning Live 2026 on the motion: "Is traditional L&D still fit for purpose in the AI era?" The argument is that as AI assumes more technical tasks, career advancement will rely more on human skills that traditional L&D methods often fail to develop.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Why Proving ROI Is the Wrong Argument: Infopro Learning Takes the Stage at LEARNING LIVE 2026</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/why-proving-roi-is-the-wrong-argument-infopro-learning-takes-the-stage-at-learning-live-2026</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/why-proving-roi-is-the-wrong-argument-infopro-learning-takes-the-stage-at-learning-live-2026</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Infopro Learning will participate in LEARNING LIVE 2026 (16-17 September, London), with leaders at Stand 15. On 17 September, the company joins a panel discussion arguing L&D should measure workforce capability instead of ROI, featuring CEO Sriraj Mallick, Alex Ball, Leon Boland, and guest speaker Anjana Roy Varghese.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Alchemist to Explore the AI Leadership Execution Gap at LEARNING LIVE 2026</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/alchemist-to-explore-the-ai-leadership-execution-gap-at-learning-live-2026</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:01:01 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/alchemist-to-explore-the-ai-leadership-execution-gap-at-learning-live-2026</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/14866368/learningnews.png">Charlie Swan to examine why AI investment alone isn’t translating into business results and the leadership capabilities organisations need to close the gap.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Articulate takes training creation beyond L&amp;D with Frontline</title><link>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/articulate-takes-training-creation-beyond-ld-with-frontline</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://learningnews.com/news/learning-news/2026/articulate-takes-training-creation-beyond-ld-with-frontline</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="https://learningnews.com/media/56694/img3399.png">Articulate is extending training creation to operational teams, while keeping L&D at the centre of learning standards and governance.]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>