Upskilling stories
Learners in India could gain easier access to industry-aligned credentials as the firms pair vocational courses with degree pathways and digital records.
Rising breach costs and AI-driven threats are pushing 71% of large organisations to treat the cyber talent shortage as a direct business risk.
Nearly half of firms cannot win approval for more cyber staff, even as breach costs climb and AI adds new security risks.
Finance teams risk missing productivity gains unless staff learn to use AI with stronger oversight, governance and judgement.
The rollout will put Google’s AI tool in front of 100,000 staff, as the supplier seeks faster software development and tighter internal collaboration.
The deal could speed enterprise AI rollouts by packaging agentic tools for sectors from banking to healthcare, while deepening staff training.
Small businesses can stretch tight budgets further as email, design and analytics platforms help them attract customers and cut manual work.
A new AI skills-mapping platform will give the Dutch geolocation group real-time visibility of workforce gaps and learning needs.
Employers are tightening recruitment as 88% struggle to find workers with AI skills, while 37% say AI-written CVs cloud judgement.
Most firms may be overlooking internal talent, as only 12% of employees and managers said their workplace had no skills visibility problem.
AI is forcing UK firms to rethink productivity as leaders warn that gains will depend on fixing workflows, skills and integration gaps.
Singapore jobseekers face fiercer competition as LinkedIn’s latest ranking shows financial services still dominate career-growth prospects.
Flexibility is emerging as a bigger draw than pay in construction and engineering, as firms battle shortages and retention pressures.
Glasgow’s AI jobs and training pipeline is set to grow as SAS commits more than GBP £20 million to its research centre and UK skills drive.
Hybrid working is emerging as a key draw for Canadian tech staff, with most business leaders saying flexibility now rivals pay in recruitment.
The three-year spend will expand local cloud capacity, boost cyber defences and train millions of workers as demand for AI grows.
Microsoft is betting on AI training to ease workplace fears, after pledging to skill another 200,000 people in New Zealand.
The insurer will use cloud and AI tools to cut claims admin and speed up customer service under a five-year agreement with Microsoft.
Workers’ input on AI will shape how new tools are rolled out in Australian workplaces after Microsoft and the ACTU held a first summit in Sydney.
The expansion follows early uptake of Microsoft’s previous pledge, as demand for AI training rises across business, schools and community groups.