How AI helps learning professionals push into untapped spaces

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AI finally allows us to push into spaces we kept talking about in learning and development but couldn’t quite do yet. Here, Lior Locher and Liz Naylor, senior learning consultants at NIIT, outline the role of AI in better performance support, simpler operations and personalisation at scale.

How L&D can make an impact during times of financial strain

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Even the smallest L&D teams can make a difference by thinking about and approaching their work differently. Significant benefits can be reaped from adopting a more strategic approach to what we spend our time on and how it impacts the business.

Is learning transfer a nice-sounding buzzword or a clear expectation?

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Is learning transfer a nice-sounding buzzword or a clear expectation from your organisation? Melanie Martinelli, CEO of the Institute for Transfer Effectiveness, shares the signals (both conscious and unconscious) that suggest to trainees you value their attendance more than their application.

Three learning and development trends for 2025

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How will the world of learning evolve in 2025? Continuing the TrainingZone tradition, Robin Hoyle embarks on his yearly effort to predict the learning and development trends for the coming year.

Four principles of great career conversations

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The new year’s ‘fresh start effect’ makes it the perfect time to engage in career conversations. Dr Helmut Schuster and Dr David Oxley, co authors of A Career Carol, offer four principles (plus four rules) to help you craft great growth-focused conversations with your people.

How to avoid wasting money on AI

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The majority of AI-powered learning solutions that you can buy today will leave you facing the same old problems: low takeup and questionable returns on your investment. Here’s how to avoid making that mistake.