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    • Learning Pool wins double gold at the 2025 Learning Technologies awards

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      Learning Pool has been recognised at the Learning Technologies Awards 2025, taking home two Gold awards — Best Learning Technologies Project – Commercial Sector (UK) and Excellence in the Design of Learning Content alongside a Silver award for Learning Developer of the Year (Rob Taylor). The double Gold celebrates Learning Pool’s innovative partnership with NatWest, delivering transformative, engaging, and measurable learning experiences in just 14 weeks. Rob Taylor’s Silver award highlights individual expertise and creativity within the company. These awards reflect Learning Pool’s dedication to collaboration, innovation, and impactful learning solutions, setting new standards in learning technology.

    • Learning Pool webinar explores how to improve software ROI in real time

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      In From Go-Live to Payoff: How to Improve Software ROI in Real Time, Nicole Kastner, Director of DAP at Learning Pool explores how organisations can maximise return on investment from new software deployments by harnessing real-time learning, adoption strategies, and performance support. Join the session to discover how to shift from post-launch training to continuous, data-driven enablement that sustains momentum and drives long-term value.

    • Learning Pool to Reveal Future of Workplace Learning in Exclusive 2030 Webinar

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      Discover how workplace learning will evolve by 2030 in this exclusive webinar from Learning Pool. Join experts Stefan Eger, Lindsey Coode, and Alan Mellish as they reveal insights from the Workplace Learning 2030 Report, including seven game-changing shifts in L&D, strategies to build adaptive learning ecosystems, real-world scenarios for the future of work, and actionable recommendations to transform L&D from a cost centre into a business driver.

    • Learning Pool strengthens security with SOC 2 and Cyber Essentials certifications

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      Learning Pool has announced the successful completion of its SOC 2 audit and achieved Cyber Essentials certification, underscoring its commitment to data protection, security, and compliance. The SOC 2 audit, conducted by A-LIGN, validates the company’s robust controls across security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy, while the UK’s Cyber Essentials certification confirms defenses against common cyber threats. Chief Information Officer Michael Kelly emphasized that these achievements strengthen customer trust and highlight Learning Pool’s ongoing investment in safeguarding data and ensuring secure, reliable learning platforms for organizations worldwide.

    • Seven trends set to transform workplace learning, according to Learning Pool

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      Learning Pool’s new report, Workplace Learning 2030: The Seven Shifts Reshaping How We Learn at Work, highlights the key trends transforming workplace learning over the next five years. Based on customer insights and industry data, the report identifies seven major shifts—from the rise of AI and skills-based development to evolving learner expectations, connected ecosystems, and data-driven impact measurement. The research provides practical strategies for L&D leaders to embed learning in the flow of work, personalise experiences, and link learning directly to business outcomes.

    • Join the workplace learning event of the year: Learning Pool Live 2025

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      Learning Pool Live is back—and bigger than ever. On Thursday 9 October, Learning Pool return to The Brewery, London for a full day of inspiration, innovation, and hands-on learning. For L&D leaders and professionals, this is the workplace learning event of the year—and places are limited.

    • Learning Pool celebrates success at the Learning Technologies Awards

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      Gold for ‘Best Learning Technologies Project – Commercial Sector, UK’ for Learning Pool's work with Lloyds Banking Group on the Vulnerable Customer Education Series and Bronze for ‘Learning Designer of the Year’ awarded to Graeme Tait.

    • Learning Pool named a Top LMS for Blended Learning in 2025

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      Learning Pool has been recognized as one of the Top LMS for Blended Learning in the 2025 Update by eLearning Industry. As blended learning continues to transform the training landscape, being featured in this prestigious list is a testament to our commitment to delivering innovative, flexible, and impactful learning solutions.

    • Learning Pool is an Institute Approved Provider

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      Learning Pool is now the largest Off the Shelf eLearning Organisation to achieve Prestigious Institute of Leadership Accreditation, Enhancing Leadership Development Offerings.

    • Learning Pool Named One of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech™ 2024

      Learning Pool | Derry, N. Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the leading learning technology company, is proud to announce its recognition as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech™ 2024 by Great Place To Work® UK. This prestigious accolade highlights organizations that are leading the way in creating exceptional workplace cultures that enable employees to thrive and grow in the workplace.

    • Platinum for Learning Pool in Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies 2024

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      Derry, Northern Ireland, 24 September 2024 – For the fourth consecutive year, Learning Pool has achieved the Platinum award in Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies program. This award confirms the company’s standing as one of Ireland/Northern Ireland’s top-performing companies by showcasing its dedication to business excellence, innovation, and leadership in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.

    • 5 types of organizational change you should know about

      Learning Pool | Article by Chris Dunne |

      No matter who you are or what industry you’re in, change is an unavoidable part of life. Especially as we adapt to the ever-changing digital world, it’s essential to understand the types of organizational change.

    • Learning Pool Appoints Benoit de La Tour as CEO to Lead Growth Plans

      Learning Pool | New York, NY and Derry, Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the smarter learning technology company, is delighted to announce the appointment of Benoit de la Tour as its new Chief Executive Officer as part of a planned succession process at Learning Pool.

    • Learning Pool named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2024

      Learning Pool | New York and Derry, Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the leading learning technology company, has been named one of the top companies in the 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ by Great Place To Work® UK. This prestigious recognition highlights Learning Pool’s commitment to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where women can succeed and advance in their careers.

    • Gold Stevie® Award win highlights Learning Pool’s exceptional workplace culture

      Learning Pool | New York and Derry, Ireland |

      Learning Pool, a leader in learning technology solutions, has been awarded a Gold Stevie® Award for “Best Employer” in the 2024 Stevie Awards for Great Employers. This prestigious accolade highlights Learning Pool’s unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive, and innovative workplace.

    • Learning Pool Launches Next Generation of External Training Offering

      Learning Pool | New York and Derry, Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the smarter learning technology company, announced the next generation of its External Training offering, extending the impact of learning to external audiences, with an emphasis on sports organizations.

    • Learning Pool named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing in 2024

      Learning Pool | New York and Derry, Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the leading learning technology company, has been named one of the top companies in the 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ by Great Place To Work® UK, underscoring its commitment to fostering high levels of team wellbeing. This prestigious recognition reflects Learning Pool’s dedication to creating a supportive work environment where its employees thrive.

    • Learning Pool Enhances Technology Portfolio with Acquisition of OnScreen

      Learning Pool | New York and Derry |

      Learning Pool, the leading learning technology company, today announced its acquisition of OnScreen, a Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) company that simplifies how people interact with technology. The company’s flagship product, OnScreen, will join Learning Pool’s enterprise portfolio to bring market-leading DAP functionality to its customers and support a smarter way to onboard employees. OnScreen provides guided tutorials, contextual help, and automated workflows to ensure employees successfully adopt new digital tools and processes. As part of its onboarding pillar, OnScreen will enable Learning Pool customers to better support their employees as they learn new software and applications.

    • Learning Pool Bolsters Compliance Offering with Updated Adaptive Content Trainings

      Learning Pool | New York and Derry |

      Learning Pool, the leading learning technology company, announced today new and refreshed courses within its Adaptive Content for Compliance Training, The scenario-based courses, complemented by the company’s proprietary technology, IQ Analytics, deliver a tailored compliance journey for learners and organizations. With Learning Pool investing over $11 million in R&D in 2023, including this refresh, the company shows continued commitment to being the go-to partner in compliance training and workplace learning around the world.

    • Learning Pool Secures Prestigious Great Place to Work® Accreditation for the Second Consecutive Year

      Learning Pool | New York and Derry |

      NEW YORK and DERRY, 21st December 2023 — Learning Pool, the leading learning technology company, today announced its receipt of the Great Place to Work® accreditation for its UK and US sites, for outstanding employee engagement. This recognition is awarded to organizations committed to fostering a workplace culture that prioritizes employee well-being, encourages open communication and celebrates diversity.

    • Learning Pool launches AI Conversations to bring the power of generative AI to workplace learning

      Learning Pool | Derry, Northern Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the leading global provider of workplace learning solutions, today announced the launch of AI Conversations, a generative AI offering that allows employees to practice challenging workplace conversations with an AI-generated character. AI Conversations leverages OpenAI's GPT4 to provide users with convincing, conversational responses, but also detailed, personalized feedback to help them improve their communication and management skills. It's a breakthrough way for companies in any industry to ensure productive workplace conversations.

    • Learning Pool officially named one of UK's Best Workplaces™ for Women 2023

      Learning Pool | Oxford, United Kingdom |

      Learning Pool's commitment to diversity and equality earns it a coveted spot on the 2023 UK's Best Workplaces™ for Women list. This recognition reflects its efforts in creating an empowering environment for its entire team, with inclusive policies and practices setting it apart as an exceptional workplace for women.

    • Learning Poolooza: Empowering Change Through 3,000 Hours of Global CSR Impact

      Learning Pool | Derry, Northern Ireland |

      On Thursday, May 18th, Learning Pool rallied its employees worldwide to embark on a remarkable mission of giving back to their local communities, in an effort they called ‘Learning Poolooza’. A total of 365 passionate team members participated in a range of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, dedicating an impressive 3,000 collective hours to fostering positive change.

    • Learning Pool partners with Mind Tools to explore the potential of generative AI for workforce development

      Learning Pool | London, United Kingdom |

      Learning Pool, a leading e-learning solutions provider, and Mind Tools, a world-renowned authority in leadership and management development, today announced a partnership to explore the potential of generative AI tools for the benefits of learning and workforce development. The companies are conducting a series of experiments aimed at understanding the business value of tools like ChatGPT in the context of learning, with a particular focus on leadership and management skills.

    • Neha Gupta joins Learning Pool’s Board of Directors

      Learning Pool | New York, USA |

      Learning Pool, a leading global provider of corporate learning resulting in extraordinary outcomes, has today announced the appointment of Neha Gupta as a non-executive member of its board.

    • Learning Pool Live 2022: A Day of Industry Innovation

      Learning Pool | London, UK |

      London, October 13th, 2022: The Learning Pool team headed back to The Brewery in North London for its 14th annual Learning Pool Live customer event. A day filled with innovative ideas, thought leadership, and inspiration in the learning and development space.

    • Learning Pool Introduces Global AI-based Skills Solution

      Learning Pool | Derry, Northern Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the award-winning learning technologies company, has announced the launch of a major new product ahead of its 14th annual Learning Pool Live user conference. The release will leverage the know-how of People-Analytix, a Swiss-based pioneer in AI-powered skills technology, who were recently acquired by Learning Pool. The shift to put skills at the centre of Learning Pool’s technology offering is a wider reflection of the most profound change we’ve seen in learning technologies in recent times.

    • Are skills the new currency?

      Learning Pool | Oxford, UK |

      The pandemic has flipped the script on what skills are ‘valuable’ in the workforce – and forced individuals to rethink how to invest in their ‘skills equity’. In this article, CEO of Learning Pool, Ben Betts, reveals why skills are now the ‘new currency’ and how data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning can unlock exciting new opportunities to scale upskilling in order to adapt to rapid change.

    • Learning Pool Agrees to a Strategic Investment From Marlin Equity Partners

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      Learning Pool, a strategic leader in the U.K. & U.S. learning technology markets, has today agreed to a new investment from Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”), a global investment firm with over $7.6 billion of capital under management, to support the company’s continued growth. Under the terms of the agreement, Marlin will also acquire the shareholding of Carlyle Cardinal Ireland.

    • Decade of success in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for Learning Pool

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      Learning Pool today announced that it has ranked for the tenth consecutive year in the Deloitte Fast 50, a list of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over four years.

    • Learning Pool delivers strong annual results supporting customers through changing work practices

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      E-learning group, Learning Pool, today announced strong financial results for the year ending 30 April 2020 (FY20). The group maintained its growth trajectory and, following the strategic acquisition of HT2 Labs earlier in the year, successfully demonstrated the continuing value of online learning for clients through the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Resulting revenues in the twelve-month period were up 32% to £18.1m.

    • Learning Pool release 'Future of Work' library complete with Coronavirus modules

      Learning Pool | Derry, Northern Ireland |

      To follow the initial launch of Learning Pool's Coronavirus Course Essentials library aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic back in April, the full-service e-learning solutions provider has now released a Future of Work library with updated Coronavirus modules to help organizations and its colleagues adjust to the ‘new normal’ of working.

    • Learning Pool acquires HT2 Labs to create unique Learning Experience and Analytics Solutions

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      Leading online learning company, Learning Pool, has today announced the acquisition of HT2 Labs, the Oxfordshire-based learning innovation company best known for its market-leading Learning Locker and Curatr products. HT2 Labs, led by Dr Ben Betts, is the third business to join the Learning Pool Group in the last three years following the acquisitions of Mind Click in Nottingham and MediaCorp in Glasgow.

    • Double Gold for Learning Pool in Learning Technologies Awards 2018

      Learning Pool | Derry, Northern Ireland |

      Leading learning provider, Learning Pool, has secured another major award, being named Learning Technologies Company of the Year 2018, as well as winning Gold for Best LMS Implementation, with partners, AG Barr.

    • Business Skills e-learning catalogue recommended by ILM

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      Award-winning learning provider, Learning Pool, today announced that it has gained the ‘ILM Recommended’ stamp of approval for the content in its ready-to-go premium suite of business e-learning.

    • Learning Pool announces free hosted version of Adapt

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      Adapt Learning, the highly popular authoring language pioneered by the UK e-learning industry is set to benefit from an ambitious initiative led by Learning Pool. From April this year, Adapt Learning will be available online and completely free for users who want to create highly interactive e-learning that works across multiple devices.

    • Learning Pool Releases Customisable Financial Services E-Learning Suite

      Learning Pool | United Kingdom |

      Award winning e-learning company Learning Pool, has released its new fully responsive Financial Services training, providing for highly engaging and cost-effective learning in areas such as Anti-Corruption, Compliance and Financial Crime.

    • Learning Pool named as Totara Top Seller 2014

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      As a top Totara Platinum Partner, Learning Pool is leading the way in providing service excellence to their customers securing the highest number of sales out of 75 partners operating in 37 countries.

    • Learning Pool celebrates success with two awards in two days

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      Leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, Learning Pool, is celebrating success with Jurys Inn, scooping an award in this year's prestigious E-Learning Age awards and ranking in this year's Deloitte Technology Awards​.

    • Mobile Learning App Encore scores with Version 2 Release

      Learning Pool | United Kingdom |

      Learning Pool has announced the release of Version 2 of Encore, its mobile learning App. Feedback from hundreds of pilot participants has been instrumental in shaping this new release.

    • Evolve your Responsive Learning at the Adapt Webinar

      Learning Pool | United Kingdom |

      Having a responsive framework that can deliver e-learning across multiple devices is increasingly a must have for organisations and one that will be addressed at the open Adapt webinar on January 22nd.

    • Industry wide successes applauded at Learning Pool Live awards

      Learning Pool | United Kingdom |

      Now in their sixth year, the Learning Pool awards recognise those members of their 13,000 strong community who have made impressive achievements across the spectrum of learning. Mary McKenna and Paul McElvaney presented the winners with bespoke Derry crystal pieces at the Learning Pool Live events held recently in Sheffield, Cardiff and London.

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