News stories from Learning News in 2026
Care workers seek recognised qualifications to support career progression
Learning News | 04 Aug 2026
Regulated qualifications and clearer career pathways are seen as the biggest factors in helping care workers build long-term careers, according to new research.
Aerospace industry tackles 10,000 annual technical vacancies
Learning News | 03 Aug 2026
Major aerospace employers have launched a national recruitment campaign as the sector continues to face around 10,000 unfilled technical vacancies each year.
Former Training Journal editor Debbie Carter dies
Learning News | 03 Aug 2026
Debbie Carter, who edited Training Journal for many years, has died, leaving a lasting legacy in workplace learning journalism.
Coursera invests $100m in Andrew Ng’s AI learning venture
Learning News | 30 Jul 2026
Coursera has taken a one-third stake in LearnVector, a new AI learning company founded by Coursera’s co-founder Andrew Ng.
AI training lags workplace adoption as reskilling gap grows
Learning News | 29 Jul 2026
Most employers are building AI literacy for current roles while delaying wider workforce reskilling, new research suggests.
Workers build AI skills as demand weakens for AI-exposed jobs
Learning News | 28 Jul 2026
Five US labour market indicators highlight continued AI upskilling, weaker demand for AI-exposed occupations and changing patterns of work and recruitment.
Government centralises AI strategy and public sector adoption
Learning News | 28 Jul 2026
New AI Taskforce will oversee government AI strategy, implementation and adoption across the public sector.
Only 14% of UK university students consider themselves AI-ready
Learning News | 27 Jul 2026
Research identifies a gap between AI knowledge and workplace application, with employers calling for more practical experience - Pearson and AWS study.
Employees still searching for everyday workplace terminology
Learning News | 27 Jul 2026
KPI tops UK searches for business acronyms, highlighting continued gaps in workplace business literacy.
Just half of employees expect survey feedback to lead to action
Learning News | 14 Jul 2026
Research finds only 53% of employees believe organisations will act on feedback gathered through surveys.