Professional Development (PD) stories

Language learning platform Preply secures $150 million to boost AI tools and global growth, valuing the business at $1.2 billion.

Recruiter Eursap urges job seekers to tailor AI-friendly CVs for 2026, prioritising targeted wording, skills placement and outcome-led bullets.

AI is shrinking routine coding vacancies but boosting demand for developers who can design systems, integrate tools and think strategically.

Indonesia launches a six-month cyber resilience drive to train over 1,000 leaders and practitioners in practical defence and governance.

Onepoint leader Sangeetha Viswanathan spotlights women steering global tech delivery, uniting UK-India teams through standards, trust and rigour.

Avetta launches Avetta University, an e-learning hub in Avetta One to boost health and safety training and compliance across supply chains.

Zapier survey finds 92% of staff feel AI boosts productivity, yet workers spend hours each week fixing low-quality ‘AI workslop’ outputs.

AI, sustainability and upskilling will transform UK project management by 2026, shifting managers from task delivery to strategic leadership.

To turn digital accessibility talk into action, organisations must embed inclusive design, AI and governance across the product lifecycle.

Scrum.org unveils a self-paced Product Owner fundamentals course, offering flexible preparation for the PSPO I certification online.

Four in ten data professionals rely on unapproved AI tools at work, prompting fresh fears over data security, privacy and skills gaps.

Gen Z workers want frequent, constructive feedback and mentorship, overturning myths that younger staff are too fragile for criticism at work.

A new UK Institute of Innovation Management has launched to professionalise innovation, set standards and accredit innovation leaders.

Skillsoft Global Knowledge has been named AWS EMEA Training Partner of the Year 2025 for its cloud and AI skills programmes across the region.

Skillsoft links edX’s university courses to its AI-focused learning platform, tying academic credentials more tightly to corporate skills needs.

Most UK firms still rely on generic compliance training as tougher cyber, harassment and sanctions regimes loom, VinciWorks research shows.

Finance chiefs brace for AI upheaval as CIMA warns of widening skills gap and underprepared teams despite soaring expectations.

Gallagher boosts its Gold Coast training hub with two new hires and expanded digital learning tools for security technicians and end users.

A new TalentLMS report warns staff are ready to quit as AI reshapes roles, workloads soar and training time vanishes from the job.

Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann has been elected ACS Queensland chair for 2026/2027, the branch’s first woman leader in 15 years.