News stories from Learning News in 2026

Only 5% raise stress with managers

Learning News | 19 Feb 2026

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.

Internal misalignment slows AI-era execution

Learning News | 19 Feb 2026

New EQ data finds internal friction and misdirected development, not AI skills, are slowing execution.

England Football Learning redesigns digital learning model at national scale

Learning News | 17 Feb 2026

FA education arm, which supported 360,000 learners last year, introduces modular, role-based digital learning platform.

Abilitie launches short-form simulations to bring leadership practice inside real-world scenarios

Learning News | 12 Feb 2026

Abilitie launches Case Challenges, two-hour practice-based experiences that immerse participants in realistic business scenarios. Designed to target key leadership capabilities, the simulations help leaders practise real-time decision-making, navigate trade-offs, and see the consequences of their choices.

Hiring slows worldwide as labour markets fragment

Learning News | 10 Feb 2026

Global hiring demand is weakening, but emerging economies and services roles continue to grow as employers delay hiring amid uncertainty.

Bupa creates AI, data and leadership apprenticeship academies

Learning News | 06 Feb 2026

Bupa has launched three new apprenticeship academies focused on AI-enabled improvement, data and technology, and leadership in customer-centric care. The academies will train around 900 employees over three years and were announced ahead of National Apprenticeship Week.

Learning becomes the constraint on AI productivity

Learning News | 04 Feb 2026

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.

Consulting firms cut junior hiring as AI reshapes workforce

Learning News | 04 Feb 2026

Consulting firms are hiring fewer junior consultants while expanding AI roles and senior expertise.

Government links AI skills push to future of work planning

Learning News | 03 Feb 2026

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.