Latest L&D news

• 20 Apr 2026

  • Mindtools Kineo launches new brand and vision at Learning Technologies

    Mindtools Kineo | Your L&D partner for new integrated skills development | 20 Apr 2026

    At Learning Technologies 2026, Mindtools Kineo will showcase its newly unified brand and the launch of its new digital skills offering. At stand F25, and across the two-day exhibition, visitors can experience new solutions, online demos, workshops, and thought leadership sessions. These signal a bold move to offering a fully integrated, end-to-end L&D partnership model.

• 17 Apr 2026

  • Acteon's podcast returns: listen to the first episode on AI adoption now

    Acteon Communication and Learning | 17 Apr 2026

    Speak to the Human returns with a new host, and a first episode that tackles one of the biggest challenges facing organisations and leaders right now: AI adoption.

  • Blify lands $2.1M for AI-Native learning in Slack and Teams, backed by veterans from EU Leading HR Tech scaleups

    Learning News | Blify | 17 Apr 2026

    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.

• 16 Apr 2026

  • CIPD names Neil Carberry as chief executive

    Learning News | CIPD | 16 Apr 2026

    Neil Carberry to lead CIPD from September 2026, succeeding Peter Cheese after 14 years in role.

  • Gender pay gap persists in gig economy

    Learning News | Revelio Labs | 16 Apr 2026

    US data shows women dominate freelancing but set lower rates than men despite equal performance, widening the pay gap over time.

  • Avoiding the L&D Activity Trap

    Learning News | Kallidus | 16 Apr 2026

    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.

• 15 Apr 2026

  • Pluralsight Launches New AI Sandbox, Guided Learning, and Enterprise Integrations to Help Teams Build Job-Ready Tech Skills

    Pluralsight | 15 Apr 2026

    Expanded hands-on AI experiences, instructor-led training, and workflow integrations help organizations turn technical learning into measurable business outcomes.

  • Netex Learning Achieves Prestigious Gold Learning Provider Accreditation from the LPI

    LPI | UK | 15 Apr 2026

    Netex Learning earns Gold standard Learning Provider accreditation from the LPI, and celebrates 15 years of excellence in delivering measurable business impact through learning.

  • Real skill practice, now accessible for every organization

    Easygenerator | 15 Apr 2026

    Most employees learn communication and leadership skills on the job, where mistakes are costly. EasyCoach is Easygenerator's newest addition to its AI learning suite, and it gives employees a safe space to practice before real conversations happen.

  • Articulate Announces Two London Engagements for 2026: Exhibition at Learning Technologies and Hosting Articuland

    Articulate | London, UK | 15 Apr 2026

    Industry-leading platform brings immersive learning experience and innovation showcase to London in April and October later this year.

• 14 Apr 2026

  • The missing link in AI adoption.

    Sponge | Bristol, UK | 14 Apr 2026

    Sponge to explore why AI adoption is stalling across large organisations - and how this can be addressed - in an upcoming webinar. Hosted by Josh Cardoz and James Gordon, the session offers practical frameworks and real examples for people-led AI enablement.

• 13 Apr 2026

  • Vuolearning introduces three new AI tools at Learning Technologies 2026

    Learning News | London | 13 Apr 2026

    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.

  • CLO100 Exclusive ‘Fringe Event’ for Senior L&D Leaders at Learning Technologies

    CLO100 | 13 Apr 2026

    CLO100, the Professional Body dedicated to learning leadership, has announced a high-level "Fringe Event" to run alongside this year’s Learning Technologies conference at London ExCeL. Designed specifically for all Learning Leaders, the event offers a space for leaders looking to move beyond the exhibition floor and engage in deeper industry dialogue.

• 09 Apr 2026

  • Zensai launches The Human Success Playbook

    Learning News | Zensai | 09 Apr 2026

    A leadership tale for the age of AI, defining a new operating model for human-first, AI-powered teams.

  • A guide for L&D teams: Why employees ignore training and what to do about it

    iSpring Solutions | 09 Apr 2026

    iSpring's new guide moves past "make it more engaging" and looks at the real friction points that keep people from showing up to learning.

• 08 Apr 2026

  • Learning Technologies barcamp 2026 explores the shift from content to capability

    Insights Media | Bath, UK | 08 Apr 2026

    The eleventh edition of the informal fringe event will look at how AI is helping L&D focus on capability building at scale.

  • Evidence Informed Practice Conference Preview

    News features | IDTX | 08 Apr 2026

    Conference organiser, Tom McDowall and opening keynote speaker, Matthew Richter, join Learning News to preview the upcoming Evidence Informed Practice Conference in Birmingham this May.

  • External job moves slow as hiring thresholds rise

    Learning News | Revelio Labs | 08 Apr 2026

    Mobility drops, experience demands increase and pay gains weaken across US white-collar roles.

  • Pluralsight launches SecureReady to help build job-ready cybersecurity teams

    Learning News | Pluralsight | 08 Apr 2026

    Security skill development solution to help security and IT leaders quickly close skills gaps in their organizations.

• 07 Apr 2026

  • Hemsley named Potential Leader in Fosway 9-Grid for Digital Learning

    Hemsley Fraser | 07 Apr 2026

    Global learning and people development partner Hemsley Fraser has been classified as a Potential Leader in the 2026 edition of the Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning. The company’s inclusion highlights its continuing commitment to sophisticated digital learning solutions for large and complex organisations provided through a full-service capability suite. This latest recognition underscores Hemsley's ability to combine L&D innovation with a flexible, full‑service approach that ensures engaging, human‑centred learning experiences for customers worldwide.

  • Learning Technologies 2026 seminar programme published

    Learning Technologies | London | 07 Apr 2026

    Learning Technologies 2026 has published its free exhibition seminar programme for the upcoming London event.

  • Omniplex Learning recognised as Core Leader on the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning

    Omniplex Learning | 07 Apr 2026

    For the third year running, Omniplex Learning (OL) has been recognised as Core Leader on the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning, reflecting its continued strength in helping organisations design, deliver and scale learning that works.

• 02 Apr 2026

  • L&D podcast explores AI without losing creative control

    Media Zoo | 02 Apr 2026

    Mediazoo releases second episode of season two of Generating... with Nothing’s AI Product and Design Lead, Sélim Benayat. The episode explores creative struggle and how to use AI without losing your own signature. “This episode raises the bar. It’s bold, human centred and unlike any AI conversation you’ll hear elsewhere,’ says Director of Strategic Communications at Mediazoo.

• 01 Apr 2026

  • Cognota Launches Accredited Micro Certifications to Upskill 100,000 L&D Professionals in Learning Operations

    Cognota | 01 Apr 2026

    The launch of micro-credentials in the LearnOps Academy aligns with Cognota’s broader mission to power learning operations for enterprises globally. By educating the market on foundational LearnOps principles, Cognota aims to raise the professional standard across the industry and strengthen the operational foundation of enterprise learning organizations.

  • AI adoption outpaces enterprise capability

    Learning News | Whatfix | 01 Apr 2026

    Enterprises risk $10.9m annual losses as AI investment accelerates but digital adoption lags, with workers losing hundreds of hours to poorly integrated systems.

  • Live Training Becomes Measurable as Training Orchestra Highlights Shift to Data-Driven Operations

    Training Orchestra | Recognition highlights need for visibility and operational efficiency | 01 Apr 2026

    As organisations rely heavily on face-to-face and virtual classroom training, pressure is growing to understand cost, utilisation, and delivery efficiency. Training Orchestra’s recognition as a 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award winner reflects a wider shift towards analytics‑driven approaches to training operations management that bring clarity, control, and measurable business impact to live training.

  • Europe draws US tech talent

    Learning News | 01 Apr 2026

    US tech workers are now moving to Europe in greater numbers than the reverse; France, the UK and Switzerland lead gains; Mid-career hires dominate flows.

  • CLO100 Launches the CLO Impact Index: The Global Benchmark for L&D Leadership Excellence

    CLO100 | LONDON, UK | 01 Apr 2026

    CLO100, the professional body for strategic learning leadership, has today announced the launch of the CLO Impact Index. This innovative, free-to-use digital assessment tool has been designed specifically for Senior L&D Leaders to evaluate their organisational learning maturity and benchmark their performance against industry peers.

• 31 Mar 2026

  • Research reveals what makes people feel happiest at work

    Ciphr | 31 Mar 2026

    People, results and recognition are the top three drivers of employee happiness, according to new research by Ciphr

  • Finding your AI Coach

    Learning News | Virti | 31 Mar 2026

    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.

  • Manageable launches its new weekly learning habit at Learning Technologies 2026

    Learning News | Manageable | 31 Mar 2026

    Manageable will showcase a new product that helps managers develop a broad range of leadership skills via a sustainable self-learning habit.

  • Environment Agency wins edie Award for programme in partnership with Mindtools Kineo

    Mindtools Kineo | Nature Literacy Programme wins award | 31 Mar 2026

    The Environment Agency has won the Staff Engagement and Upskilling Initiative of the Year at the edie Awards 2026 for its Nature Literacy Programme, delivered in partnership with Mindtools Kineo. The award recognises the programme’s impact in building a shared understanding of nature recovery across the Environment Agency’s 14,000-strong workforce and supply chain, helping biodiversity considerations become part of everyday decision-making.

• 30 Mar 2026

  • TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft to enter French market

    Learning News | 30 Mar 2026

    TicTac Learn acquires Distrisoft, expanding into France and growing European learning tech footprint.

  • Mediazoo Climbs Into The UK Top 5 Of The EVCOM And Becomes The #1 Most Awarded Agency Of The Year

    Media Zoo | 30 Mar 2026

    Mediazoo has soared into the UK Top 5 after a year of standout creativity and industry leading impact. With 17 golds across global awards, Mediazoo officially become the #1 most awarded agency of the year. “Climbing into the Top 5 and topping the awards table shows what happens when brilliant talent drives human performance every single day”, says CEO Giles Smith

• 29 Mar 2026

  • IDTX session asks are you training passive recipients or causal agents?

    IDTX | 29 Mar 2026

    IDTX: Evidence Informed Practice, announces a session from Kurt Ewald Lindley exploring the missing link between learning design and genuine behaviour change, causal agency.

• 26 Mar 2026

  • Sponge Named Fosway Core Leader for Fifth Consecutive Year

    Sponge | 26 Mar 2026

    Sponge is named Fosway Core Leader for fifth consecutive year and reaches top 'performance' position signalling growth in the 2026 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning.

  • Speexx Recognized as a Core Leader in 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning

    Speexx | Munich | 26 Mar 2026

    Speexx has been positioned as a Core Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning, reinforcing its strong track record in delivering measurable impact for enterprise organizations.

  • L&D influence constrained by access and evidence gaps, says TJ report

    Learning News | Training Journal | 26 Mar 2026

    Most L&D teams are not ready to prove impact, with access to decision-makers the biggest barrier.

  • Digital learning market shifts as AI reshapes value and delivery

    News features | Fosway | 26 Mar 2026

    Fosway analysis highlights pressure on budgets, changing vendor roles and growing focus on skills and shared learning. Interview with Myles Runham, Senior Analyst, Fosway.

  • Just released: 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning

    Fosway | 26 Mar 2026

    Fosway Group’s latest analysis of the digital learning market, the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning, reveals a market experiencing its third consecutive year of economic stress. Flat budgets and greater scrutiny of the content supply chain are increasingly commonplace, coupled with AI changes that both expose and necessitate the need to change learning strategy for those in the vendor market yet to do so.

  • ICF Germany Completes Independent Audit of the Speexx Team Coaching Framework, Setting New Quality Benchmarks

    Speexx | Munich | 26 Mar 2026

    Speexx becomes the first organization to pass an independent ICF audit of a team coaching framework, setting a new benchmark for quality.

  • Case Study: Ashorne Hill at the People Development Summit

    Summit Events | 26 Mar 2026

    In this month’s Summit Solutions, Ashorne Hill share how their meetings at the People Development Summit led to a trusted partnership.

  • Learning Technologies keynote puts people back into the future of work

    Learning Technologies | 26 Mar 2026

    Opening day two of Learning Technologies 2026, Niluka Kavanagh challenges tech-led narratives with a focus on leadership and behaviour.

  • AI drives surge in leadership skill demand

    Learning News | Revelio Labs | 26 Mar 2026

    Leadership skills command a 40% pay premium as AI adoption increases demand for coordination and oversight.

• 25 Mar 2026

  • News Bulletin

    Bulletins | 25 Mar 2026

    A bite-sized news round up: Learning Systems Market; AI-driven Roleplay Simulator; L&D Employment; LT Preview; Plus all the headlines from Learning News.

  • Model Context Protocol emerges for workplace learning

    News features | Thrive | 25 Mar 2026

    New AI standard set to connect learning systems to workflows, shifting how L&D delivers and measures impact.

  • CLO100 and TalentLMS to Host Exclusive ‘Breakfast Club’ as Learning Technologies Fringe Event

    CLO100 | LONDON, UK | 25 Mar 2026

    Senior Learning and Development leaders attending this year’s Learning Technologies conference are invited to kickstart the second day of the event with a high-level networking breakfast hosted by CLO100 in partnership with TalentLMS.

• 24 Mar 2026

  • Join iSpring’s largest learning event of the year | iSpring Days 2026

    iSpring Solutions | 24 Mar 2026

    Learn how L&D can build executive trust in 2026 at this online conference hosted by iSpring.

  • LPI Launches LPIQ - an AI-Powered Content Discovery Agent for Members

    LPI | 24 Mar 2026

    The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) has introduced LPIQ - a pioneering AI-powered content discovery experience for LPI members to surface insight from videos, webinars, articles, and events - making knowledge faster and easier to access.

  • Inside the 26th People Development Summit, Lisbon

    Summit Events | 24 Mar 2026

    Senior L&D leaders and solution providers gathered for three days of strategy sessions, curated 1:1 meetings and meaningful networking.

  • As Training Operations Evolve, Training Orchestra Named a 2026 Strategic Leader

    Training Orchestra | Recognised for Managing Enterprise Training Operations at Scale | 24 Mar 2026

    As organisations face mounting pressure to run face‑to‑face and virtual classroom training more efficiently, Training Orchestra has again been positioned as a Strategic Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9‑Grid™ for Learning Systems. The sixth consecutive recognition reflects a growing focus on the operational execution of structured training at scale, where cost control, resource coordination and measurable ROI and impact have become central concerns for learning organizations.

  • Thrive launches MCP Server Beta, enabling AI agent interoperability for 500+ organisations

    Thrive | 24 Mar 2026

    New Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server connects Thrive with OpenAI, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor and more.

  • Gender equality in leadership on LNTV

    Learning Now tv | London | 24 Mar 2026

    LNTV, Mar 26: Kate Graham, Jackie Barefield and Dr Serena Gonsalves-Fersch explore why gender equality in leadership still matters. How organisational learning bridges the fast pace of technology and the slower pace of human adaptation. Andy Lancaster on Generational Stereotypes.

• 23 Mar 2026

  • Training Industry recognizes Mindtools Kineo as a Top 20 Custom Content Developer

    Mindtools Kineo | Mindtools Kineo celebrates recognition for excellence in custom learning | 23 Mar 2026

    Mindtools Kineo is proud to announce its inclusion in Training Industry’s 2026 list of Top 20 Custom Content Development Companies. This prestigious industry recognition reflects Mindtools Kineo’s impact and innovation in delivering high-quality, tailored learning solutions for organizations worldwide.

  • Learning transformation beyond platforms at Learning Technologies

    Learning Technologies | 23 Mar 2026

    At Learning Technologies 2026 Lori Niles-Hofmann challenges conventional approaches to learning technology, and looks at aligning strategy, data and operating models.

  • Why Organisations Should Transition to ITIL for AI Governance and Future-Ready Operations

    Lumify Group | Roger Shaw | 23 Mar 2026

    ITIL training assists teams in assessing their AI-readiness. ITIL Version 5 includes a module on AI governance to guide IT teams through their AI adoption. Lumiy Work technical instructor and ITIL Master Roger Shaw shares insights.

• 22 Mar 2026

  • Sponge Named In Training Industry’s Top 20 Custom Content Development Companies 2026

    Sponge | 22 Mar 2026

    Sponge celebrates another year of recognition for excellence in custom learning solutions.

• 19 Mar 2026

  • IDTX Announces The Learning Network and The CPD Group as Delivery Partners

    IDTX | 19 Mar 2026

    IDTX is pleased to announce two delivery partners for its inaugural Evidence Informed Practice Conference: The Learning Network and The CPD Group.

  • Learning leadership in an age of disruption

    Learning Technologies | 19 Mar 2026

    At Learning Technologies 2026, learning leaders explore how uncertainty can become a source of business value rather than constant reaction with Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers.

• 18 Mar 2026

  • Mediazoo Group Launches Finer Vision as Dedicated AI Skills Division for Enterprise L&D Teams

    Media Zoo | 18 Mar 2026

    Finer Vision relaunches as Mediazoo Group’s dedicated AI skills training and consultancy division, built specifically for in-house enterprise learning and development teams.

• 17 Mar 2026

  • Workday embeds Sana as AI interface across platform

    Learning News | Workday | 17 Mar 2026

    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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