LT 2026: Learning transformation beyond platforms
Learning News |
Lori Niles-Hofmann on rethinking learning transformation and driving impact beyond technology.
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Learning Technologies 2026: What’s new?
Learning News |
New launches focus on AI capability, skills insight and closer links between learning, performance and workforce data. We round up key announcements and product updates from across LT2026.
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LT 2026: Barcamp explores shift from content to capability
Learning News |
11th Learning Technologies fringe event spotlights AI’s role in moving L&D from content delivery to capability building.
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Learning Technologies 2026: Standing out in a crowded market
Learning News |
Providers sharpen their positioning around skills, data and outcomes, as differentiation becomes harder across platforms. We ask vendors how they define their offer and what sets them apart.
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LT 2026: Market insights with Myles Runham, Fosway
Learning News |
Myles Runham from Fosway Group shares insights on AI, market trends and the challenges facing learning technology.
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Learning Technologies 2026: Conversations and Insights
Learning News |
Interviews, analysis and on-the-ground perspectives from LT2026.
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Impact Futures Group wins top apprenticeship provider award
Learning News | Impact Futures Group |
UK training group recognised for apprenticeship delivery across health, care and education sectors.
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Coaching market grows as AI adoption lags
Learning News | ICF Converge Summit 2026 |
Global coaching revenue rises 17% to $5.34bn, but limited investment in technology highlights a capability gap across the sector
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Training & Development Summit - 15th & 16th June 2026
Learning News | Forum Events |
The Training & Development Summit provides an invaluable opportunity for senior professionals responsible for their organisation’s learning & development requirements and forward-thinking suppliers.
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Talvi - the newest and most technically advanced AI vendor at Learning Technologies
Learning News | Talvi, Learning Technologies 2026 |
Talvi is making its world debut at Learning Technologies 2026 with a range of capabilities that are hard to match: 100% SCORM decryption, an MCP Server and an MCP Store, 95% lower AI token use, 'human in the loop' data cleaner and zero-hallucination cited answers from ringfenced content.
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Smartcat Unveils AI-Powered Course Creation and Translation Workflows for Real-Time Market Adaptation
Learning News |
New Multi-Agent Systems help enterprise L&D teams create, translate, and continuously update global training content as markets, regulations, and business needs change.
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PageTiger Launches New AI-Powered Learning Tools and Templates
Learning News | PageTiger, Learning Technologies 2026 |
PageTiger is introducing new AI-powered features and a Learning Suite of customisable, interactive templates designed to help HR and L&D teams create accessible, engaging training for diverse and neurodivergent workforces.
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How Animaker Is Redefining Learning Velocity with AI Agents
Learning News | Animaker, Learning Technologies 2026 |
Animaker introduces Learning Velocity, a new framework focused on speed of capability building, and will be showcasing how AI animation and AI agents like Animaker Nano LMS are transforming L&D from content delivery to rapid, outcome-driven learning.
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Escaping the L&D Activity Trap
Learning News | Kallidus, Learning Technologies 2026 |
Learning and Development (L&D) needs a seat at the table. Corporate learning is a vital component of successful business, reducing risk and boosting revenue. By escaping the Activity Trap, L&D will become a key source of strategic value, says Harry Chapman-Walker, CEO, Kallidus.
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Expert-Designed AI Learning Moves Beyond Content Creation
Learning News | Hawk Academy London, Learning Technologies 2026 |
Hawk Academy London will demonstrate how organisations can move beyond AI content creation to deliver expert-designed, accredited learning programmes. Combining AI-powered delivery with over 35 years of training expertise, it enables scalable, high-impact learning built for real-world performance.
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Access Learning recognised again as Core Leader in 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for both Learning Systems and Digital Learning
Learning News | Access Learning |
Access Learning, the digital learning solutions provider and part of The Access Group, has retained its Core Leader position in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ across two categories: Learning Systems and Digital Learning, reinforcing its standing among the most established learning platforms in the European market.
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Why Time Is Still the Biggest Barrier to Effective Workplace Learning
Learning News |
Learning and development (L&D) is firmly on the agenda for UK employers. From leadership capability to digital skills and emerging technologies like AI, organisations recognise that continuous learning is essential for performance, productivity and retention.
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Employers urged to back 1,000 AI apprenticeships
Learning News | BPP |
National pledge aims to create 1,000 AI, data and tech apprenticeships by 2027, with employers asked to hire one apprentice each.
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Mint launches Smart Translator for fast, affordable eLearning translation
Learning News | Mint |
Digital learning consultancy Mint has announced the launch of Smart Translator, an AI-powered tool designed to reduce the time and cost of translating digital learning content.
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Powtoon to unveil 3 AI workflows to close corporate knowledge gaps
Learning News | Powtoon |
Powtoon is unveiling 3 AI workflows designed to tackle one of the biggest hidden costs in organizations today: knowledge gaps. Join Powtoon’s big unboxing event on May 20 and see how teams are turning complex information into scalable, visual learning experiences.
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PeopleBench acquires Resilience @ Work framework
Learning News | PeopleBench |
Workforce analytics provider adds resilience measurement capability and expands beyond education sector.
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Blify lands $2.1M for AI-Native learning in Slack and Teams, backed by veterans from EU Leading HR Tech scaleups
Learning News | Blify |
Blify, the startup that turns Slack and Teams into intelligent learning platforms, today announced a $2.1 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-native Learning Operating System. The company claims to deliver 10x higher engagement than traditional LMS platforms. Its customers, including Club Med and Kaufman & Broad, use Blify to train employees across multiple countries, reflecting the platform's global reach from its earliest days.
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CIPD names Neil Carberry as chief executive
Learning News | CIPD |
Neil Carberry to lead CIPD from September 2026, succeeding Peter Cheese after 14 years in role.
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Avoiding the L&D Activity Trap
Learning News | Kallidus |
Learning and Development (L&D) has a value problem, not because it isn’t valuable, but because it struggles to prove it. And when L&D can’t prove impact, it doesn’t just lose credibility. It loses influence. It's time to be explicit about the problem. It’s called The Activity Trap, says Harry Chapman-Walker, CEO, Kallidus, and it’s undermining the value of L&D.
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Vuolearning introduces three new AI tools at Learning Technologies 2026
Learning News | London |
Vuolearning will present three new AI tools designed to generate new types of organisational insight. The tools support business decision‑making by transforming existing organisational data into business intelligence, enabling clearer competency mapping and improving the quality of e‑learning. Together, they provide organisations with better visibility into skills, development needs, and learning effectiveness.
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Zensai launches The Human Success Playbook
Learning News | Zensai |
A leadership tale for the age of AI, defining a new operating model for human-first, AI-powered teams.
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Pluralsight launches SecureReady to help build job-ready cybersecurity teams
Learning News | Pluralsight |
Security skill development solution to help security and IT leaders quickly close skills gaps in their organizations.
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AI adoption outpaces enterprise capability
Learning News | Whatfix |
Enterprises risk $10.9m annual losses as AI investment accelerates but digital adoption lags, with workers losing hundreds of hours to poorly integrated systems.
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Finding your AI Coach
Learning News | Virti |
Virti has launched a new AI Coach that brings scalable, always-on coaching to every learner. Powered by Virtual Humans, it delivers structured sessions or on-demand practice, with personalised feedback that builds over time, helping teams continuously develop and improve.
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Manageable launches its new weekly learning habit at Learning Technologies 2026
Learning News | Manageable |
Manageable will showcase a new product that helps managers develop a broad range of leadership skills via a sustainable self-learning habit.
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TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft to enter French market
Learning News |
TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft, expanding into France and growing European learning tech footprint.
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L&D influence constrained by access and evidence gaps, says TJ report
Learning News | Training Journal |
Most L&D teams are not ready to prove impact, with access to decision-makers the biggest barrier.
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Home working environments linked to wellbeing and performance
Learning News | Astutis |
Expert highlights impact of workspace conditions on stress and focus in remote work.
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Workday embeds Sana as AI interface across platform
Learning News | Workday |
Workday rolls out Sana across its platform, positioning conversational AI and agents as the primary way to access and execute work across HR, finance and enterprise systems.
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Most UK job switchers are changing careers, not just employers
Learning News |
A growing share of UK workers are switching careers rather than simply moving between employers, highlighting rising demand for reskilling and workplace learning.
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Hiring confidence rises globally in pre-conflict survey as AI shows strongest returns in L&D
Learning News | Manpower Group |
Employers report stronger hiring plans for Q2 2026, with AI delivering its strongest workplace returns in learning and development. Survey across 42 countries reflects sentiment before conflict escalated in the Middle East in late February.
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Whatfix launches AI roleplay for frontline teams
Learning News | Whatfix |
New capability combines simulated workflows and customer conversations in one training environment. Interview with Khadim Batti, Whatfix founder and CEO.
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Easygenerator strengthens AI strategy with senior L&D hire
Learning News | Easygenerator |
Enterprise L&D leader Derek Bruce joins Easygenerator as chief learning and knowledge officer to shape responsible AI strategy and strengthen its position on scalable knowledge creation.
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Workday deepens AI and learning push as revenues rise 13%
Learning News |
Revenues reach $9.6bn as Workday embeds AI and scales Sana learning inside its HCM core.
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Litmos appoints Eric Vermillion as CEO
Learning News | Litmos |
Enterprise software leader takes role with immediate effect.
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Only 5% raise stress with managers
Learning News |
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.
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Internal misalignment slows AI-era execution
Learning News | AI and learning |
New EQ data finds internal friction and misdirected development, not AI skills, are slowing execution.
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England Football Learning redesigns digital learning model at national scale
Learning News | England Football Learning |
FA education arm, which supported 360,000 learners last year, introduces modular, role-based digital learning platform.
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Abilitie launches short-form simulations to bring leadership practice inside real-world scenarios
Learning News | Abilitie |
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.
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Bupa creates AI, data and leadership apprenticeship academies
Learning News | National Apprenticeship Week |
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.
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Learning becomes the constraint on AI productivity
Learning News | AI and learning |
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.
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Government links AI skills push to future of work planning
Learning News | AI skills |
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.
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Government turns to skills to tackle low AI adoption among SMEs
Learning News | AI skills |
With AI use lagging among smaller firms, government is positioning workforce skills as a route to wider business adoption and productivity gains.
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Government-backed AI benchmarks raise new questions for corporate learning
Learning News | AI skills |
The rollout of national AI foundations training brings external definition and recognition of skills that have so far developed informally at work.
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Government expands AI training to reach 10 million UK workers
Learning News | AI skills |
Every UK adult will be eligible for AI foundations training as government and industry expand a national upskilling programme to reach 10 million workers by 2030.
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goFLUENT acquires Learnship business operations
Learning News | goFLUENT |
Language training provider goFLUENT has acquired the business operations of Learnship Networks GmbH, expanding its presence in Germany and increasing its scale in the corporate language training market.
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Workload is the blind spot in AI-driven work
Learning News | AI and learning |
New employee experience research shows 36% of employees do not feel able to cope with their workload, pointing to sustained pressure at work.
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AI's learning gap gets multi trillion dollar price tag
Learning News | AI and learning |
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.
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AI value depends on learning speed
Learning News | AI and learning |
AI tools are advancing quickly, but learning and role design now determine whether organisations realise value or simply accelerate activity.
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E-learning market forecast to exceed $2tn by 2035
Learning News | Market |
Analysts project sustained growth for digital learning, driven by scale, cloud delivery and enterprise demand.
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Learning investment emerges as AI’s key differentiator
Learning News | AI and learning |
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.
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Coursera and Udemy set out integration rationale and buyer value
Learning News | Coursera and Udemy |
Last month Coursera and Udemy agreed to merge in an all-stock deal valuing the combined business at around $2.5 billion. Learning News asks what the new business will prioritise, about the integration, about the significant forecast cost savings, and more.
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HR Summit 2026 connecting buyers and suppliers
Learning News | Forum Events |
The HR Summit is a focused HR event hosted in London and Manchester UK, that brings those working in the HR Industry together with leading solution providers, for focused one-to-one meetings.
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Gen Z workers report generational tensions in first year at work
Learning News | Kahoot! |
Young UK professionals face criticism, limited recognition and rising stress, shaping their early workplace experience.
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Coursera and Udemy agree merger in major learning platform deal
Learning News | Coursera and Udemy |
Coursera and Udemy have agreed an all-stock merger, creating a $2.5bn learning platform as providers seek scale, AI investment and enterprise growth.
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IMC expands APAC footprint through RockMouse partnership
Learning News | IMC and RockMouse |
Scheer IMC partners with RockMouse to expand its enterprise learning technology presence across Australia and New Zealand.
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Fitch Learning completes acquisition of Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions and CSI
Learning News | Fitch Learning |
Fitch Learning has completed its acquisition of Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions and the Canadian Securities Institute, adding to its financial training and certification portfolio.
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Training pressures rise as new data links learning to retention
Learning News |
L&D benchmark data shows training drives retention but workloads, AI disruption and perception gaps block employee development.
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Widening gap between AI awareness and workforce readiness
Learning News | Udemy |
New survey shows UK workers recognise AI’s importance yet are not pursuing training to prepare.
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AI slowdown and widening skills gaps
Learning News | Pluralsight |
A new tech skills forecast predicts a correction in AI investment and renewed urgency for workforce upskilling.
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Docebo posts double-digit revenue growth and expands public sector reach
Learning News | Docebo |
Docebo reports 11% revenue growth and stronger US and European public sector adoption in Q3 2025.
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L&D caught between leadership mandates and learner autonomy in AI era
Learning News | Go1 |
New research finds AI adoption in learning widespread but ownership and strategy unclear.
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CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese to retire in 2026
Learning News | CIPD |
Peter Cheese will retire as CIPD chief executive in June 2026 after 14 years leading the professional body through a period of major growth and transformation.
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From surplus to strategic: How learning can help companies ride the next wave of job redesign
Learning News |
Amazon confirms major job cuts: with the tech giant shifting from a pandemic-era hiring spree to re-structuring for the AI age, learning teams must recalibrate from ‘training what we have’ to ‘building who we’ll need’.
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Employers double down on global hiring as domestic pressures rise
Learning News | Pebl | The era of hiring domestically is over |
A new survey finds UK firms expanding global hiring fastest among major economies, with 85% planning to double overseas recruitment within two years as wage inflation and AI skills shortages bite.
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City & Guilds sells commercial operations to focus on social impact
Learning News | City & Guilds, PeopleCert |
City & Guilds of London Institute to sell its awarding and training businesses to PeopleCert, refocusing its mission on charitable impact through The City & Guilds Foundation.
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Corporate training market to double by 2035 amid digital transformation
Learning News |
Global corporate training market projected to reach $805.6 billion by 2035, driven by digital transformation and upskilling demand.
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Leadership says learning is a priority, but workers aren’t feeling it
Learning News | Pluralsight |
New research shows a gap between leaders’ claims of a learning culture and workers’ experience of support for tech learning.
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Gen Z and manager disengagement pose dual challenge for UK workplaces
Learning News | Kahoot! |
Workplace Engagement Report finds Gen Z hardest to engage, while managers face burnout and disengagement.
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David Kelly joins Bluewater Learning as SVP of Strategy & Transformation
Learning News | Bluewater Learning |
Bluewater Learning has appointed David Kelly, one of the learning sector’s most recognised voices, as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Transformation.
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Human-First Sales Transformation: Three Pain Points from the LPI’s Learning Live conference floor
Learning News | KWC Global |
At Learning Live, KWC Global highlighted three sales capability challenges: embedding a sales culture beyond business development, enabling cross-selling through collaboration, and proving ROI of sales training. Their Rainmaker programme delivers measurable results, boosting engagement, revenue, and confidence, emphasising a human-first approach in an AI-driven world.
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Workday to acquire Sana for $1.1 billion
Learning News | Sana and Workday |
Workday is to acquire AI learning firm Sana in a $1.1bn deal, adding AI-driven learning and agents to strengthen workplace skills and employee experience.
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360Learning launches L&D Performance Academy to equip learning teams for the AI era
Learning News | 360Learning |
ATD-accredited nine-course academy helps L&D teams align with business goals, master AI, and demonstrate measurable impact.
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Joggle Learning makes debut at Learning Live: AI-Powered Knowledge Platform to Turbocharge your LMS
Learning News | Learning Live, Joggle Learning |
Joggle Learning, the groundbreaking AI-powered corporate knowledge delivery platform, will make its official UK market debut this week at Learning Live 2025. The innovative solution directly addresses the critical challenge facing learning professionals: making valuable LMS content instantly accessible when employees need it most.
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Whitepaper calls for sales enablement to start with pipeline health
Learning News | Mentor Group |
Many sales programmes fail not for lack of training, but because they rest on weak pipeline data, poor qualification and unbalanced coverage.
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UK sickness absence at record high
Learning News | CIPD |
CIPD warns rising absence, mental health strain and budget pressures are putting UK workforce wellbeing under growing strain.
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26 Steps nominated for Kings Award for Voluntary Service
Learning News | 26 Steps, Malvern, UK |
Royalties from 26 Steps toolkits fund BYOB, helping homeless young adults gain skills, confidence and qualifications to move into work and independence.
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Velocity Global rebrands as Pebl with new hiring platform
Learning News | Pebl |
New AI-enabled platform combines compliance expertise with self-service tools to accelerate cross-border hiring and workforce management.
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Whatfix introduces AI Agents to bridge enterprise software adoption gap
Learning News | Whatfix |
Launch adds three AI-powered agents for authoring, analytics and guidance, aiming to improve enterprise software adoption and user productivity.
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2025 top experiential learning technologies companies
Learning News | Training Industry |
Training Industry has named its 2025 list of top experiential learning technologies companies, recognising providers that use immersive solutions such as virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), simulations and serious games to support corporate training.
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Building trust in the AI-powered customer experience
Learning News |
AI is reshaping customer service but trust remains fragile, making training, transparency and workforce wellbeing critical to success.
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Generative AI climbs as YouTube holds top spot in 2025 learning tools survey
Learning News |
Survey highlights stability at the top, the rise of generative AI, video’s dominance, social platforms regaining ground and more focus on personal tools over training tools and course libraries.
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Training & Development Summit 2026 Connects Buyers and Suppliers
Learning News | Forum Events |
The Training & Development Summit is a focused event organised for senior professionals who are directly responsible for their organisation’s learning & development requirements, as well as for those who provide the latest and greatest products and services within the sector.
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Abilitie to Showcase New Senior Leader Simulation at Learning Live 2025
Learning News | Abilitie |
Simulation expert Abilitie announces the launch of 'Director Challenge': a new and immersive simulation-based programme for leaders of leaders.
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AI steps up as meeting facilitator, could this change workplace learning?
Learning News |
AI meeting tools are beginning to move beyond administrative support into active facilitation. Rather than just transcribing or summarising, some platforms are experimenting with guiding activities, shaping group dynamics and even injecting energy in real time.
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LPI 2025 speaker releasing new book predicted to top the charts
Learning News | Tree of Knowledge |
Unapologetically raw, uplifting, and life-changing: New book Confidently Lost is here to rewrite the rules of resilience.
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Axia Solutions delivers workplace training to power West Midlands industry
Learning News |
Axia Solutions is playing a growing role in strengthening the West Midlands economy through targeted workplace learning programmes tailored to local industry needs.
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Embedding learning into the flow of sales work: four principles for high-performing teams
Learning News | Mentor Group |
Continuous development in sales requires a shift in mindset, method and technology.
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Docebo Q2 revenue and gross profit rise, net income dips
Learning News |
Docebo has reported strong growth in revenue and gross profit for the second quarter of 2025, alongside a slight drop in net income.
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L&D Doctor Clinic launches to support HR and learning professionals
Learning News |
Paul Morgan, a seasoned learning leader, has launched the L&D Doctor Clinic, a bi-weekly forum for HR, L&D and talent professionals to seek confidential advice and support.
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AI ‘teammates’ and EQ leaders among four mid-year workplace trends
Learning News |
Four emerging workplace trends highlight the rise of AI as a team member, the demand for emotionally intelligent leadership and the strategic value of adaptability, resilience and unlearning.
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Project Management Institute selects D2L Brightspace to power global learning ecosystem
Learning News |
The Project Management Institute (PMI), the global authority for project professionals, is overhauling its digital learning ecosystem in a move to deliver more personalised, career-aligned learning at scale.
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Helix skills intelligence platform launch
Learning News | 5app |
5app launches breakthrough skills intelligence platform, Helix, which assesses skills in work, in real time.
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Bersin calls for rethink of corporate learning in the AI era
Learning News |
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.
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Learning Team of the Year
Learning News |
AstraZeneca was awarded gold awards for Team of the Year and Innovation at the Learning Awards earlier this year for its training programme on AI for its 90,000 employees. AstraZeneca's Global Capability Development Leader for Digital, Data, AI and Learning Agility, Dr Bonnie Cheuk, joins Learning News.
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