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Exclusive investigation into the Aussie Infrastructure skills shortage
Robotics

Exclusive investigation into the Aussie Infrastructure skills shortage

Australia risks leaving $242 billion of infrastructure work short of labour, with shortages already threatening delivery and driving up costs.

By Mike Bishara • 9 min read • Last week
LKQ Europe deploys Whatfix to boost academy training
eLearning

LKQ Europe deploys Whatfix to boost academy training

About 70,000 users across 13 countries will get easier access to automotive training as LKQ Academy adds guided navigation and analytics.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week
NIIT Learning Systems named to Training Industry top 20
Artificial Intelligence

NIIT Learning Systems named to Training Industry top 20

The sixth consecutive listing underlines NIIT Learning Systems' growing profile as employers look to simulations and immersive training to cut risk and improve skills.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Pearson launches career studios linking study & jobs
Artificial Intelligence

Pearson launches career studios linking study & jobs

Schools and employers may get clearer links between study and jobs as the pilot tools roll out, with wider release planned for 2027.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Australia needs more skilled workers. It also needs to stop wasting their time
Construction

Australia needs more skilled workers. It also needs to stop wasting their time

Technicians are losing up to two hours a day to admin, squeezing capacity and worsening delays as labour shortages bite across essential industries.

By Andrew Wiltshire • 5 min read • This month
The future of successful HR will use AI with human oversight
Human Capital Management

The future of successful HR will use AI with human oversight

AI could free HR teams from routine admin, but Workday says sensitive hiring decisions need deterministic guardrails and explicit human oversight.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • This month

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Multiverse launches Mastry to challenge AI consultancies
Digital Transformation

Multiverse launches Mastry to challenge AI consultancies

The platform aims to help employers measure whether AI training changes day-to-day work, as firms seek clearer returns on spending.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Dayforce warns of Australia's rising workforce fragility
Human Capital Management

Dayforce warns of Australia's rising workforce fragility

A growing skills squeeze is leaving Australian employers more exposed to disruption, with 39% of organisations in Dayforce's high-fragility category.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget
Digital Transformation

La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget

Employers fear higher taxes and weak incentives will keep hiring and training subdued, as the government prepares a cautious Autumn Budget.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Yesterday
ScotlandIS launches 2027 awards with new skills category
Artificial Intelligence

ScotlandIS launches 2027 awards with new skills category

Applications are open as organisers seek entrants that can demonstrate measurable impact on talent development in Scotland's digital sector.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Novatech becomes UK's first certified Proxmox trainer
Virtualisation

Novatech becomes UK's first certified Proxmox trainer

The certification could help resellers fill a skills gap as VMware customers reassess virtualisation costs, licensing and vendor lock-in.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
UK workers lose 28 days a year to poor data handling
Data governance

UK workers lose 28 days a year to poor data handling

Poor data practices are costing the UK economy £53.37 billion a year, as workers spend 28 days annually on inefficient tasks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Infinity Group wins Certified B Corporation status
Artificial Intelligence

Infinity Group wins Certified B Corporation status

The certification gives the technology consultancy external proof of its social and environmental standards, after two years of changes across the business.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
UK firms spend more on AI tools than workforce training
Human Capital Management

UK firms spend more on AI tools than workforce training

Many UK employers risk poor returns from AI because staff are being given tools faster than they are trained to use them.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Ingram Micro launches Trust X Alliance in Australia
Partner Programmes

Ingram Micro launches Trust X Alliance in Australia

Australian technology partners will gain access to a global peer network as Ingram Micro brings Trust X Alliance to the market for the first time.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
UK workers use AI daily but workload rises, PwC says
Digital Transformation

UK workers use AI daily but workload rises, PwC says

Heavy workloads are offsetting AI's gains for many UK staff, with 44% of users saying the technology has increased their burden, PwC found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Conference Board sets five-stage AI agent work framework
Data governance

Conference Board sets five-stage AI agent work framework

As spending rises, employers are being urged to redesign tasks around AI agents or risk automating the wrong work without measurable gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Technology leaders face rising complexity & AI strain
Digital Transformation

Technology leaders face rising complexity & AI strain

Artificial intelligence, security threats and regulation are leaving most senior tech managers struggling to keep pace, a UK survey has found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month