How to choose the LMS that’s right for you – and your reskilling and upskilling needs
How do you pick the LMS that meets your organisation’s unique needs? It starts with asking the right questions and consulting deeply with stakeholders. Here, Natalie Ann Holborow of Synergy Learning outlines how to match your skills requirements to LMS features – basing your choice around business goals, not a flashy sales pitch.
TrainingZone’s 2025 most popular reads
What captured your attention in the 2025 L&D sphere? It’s time to reveal our 10 most popular reads on TrainingZone…
Beyond the hype: What’s really happening with AI in learning systems
Fosway’s David Wilson cuts through the noise to reveal which AI capabilities are genuinely live, where vendors are over-promising, and what L&D leaders should prioritise right now – not three years from now.
Why your compliance training won’t stop the next cyber-attack
Traditional compliance training isn’t enough to protect your organisation from today’s cyber threats. Nick Petschek from Kotter International explains why behavioural change – not just awareness – is essential. Here, he shares practical strategies to help your employees instinctively recognise and respond to sophisticated social engineering attacks, even under pressure.
96% of L&D leaders say digital learning is important – but is it right for your organisation?
Even the most well-intentioned eLearning project can fall flat. Why? Because it’s not always the right solution to your organisation’s problem. Digital training expert Jessica Isaacs outlines six steps to eLearning success – first up is checking that you should even proceed.
Nine criteria for choosing your next L&D business partner (and why most selection processes get it wrong)
Most L&D selection processes focus on cost and features while missing what truly predicts partnership success. Laura Overton, Founder of Learning Changemakers, reveals nine criteria that distinguish transformational partnerships from transactional supplier relationships – and shares how one Australian retailer reduced staff turnover by 10.5% by choosing collaboration over compliance.
Personalised learning: A long overdue shift away from box-ticking
While organisations continue rolling out one-size-fits-all programmes, people disengage from irrelevant content that fails to meet their real needs. Des Anderson, co-founder of LearnUpon, reveals how AI-powered personalised learning transforms L&D from compliance box-ticking into strategic skill development.
Nine tips for securing the learning investment you need
Learning and development is an important investment for organisations. Here are nine tips for creating a robust learning investment strategy to drive forward organisational success.
Four ways to disrupt your learning function with AI – before somebody else does
AI is already reshaping your business – is your learning team ready? In this piece, Liz Naylor and Lior Locher, senior learning consultants at NIIT, challenge you to rethink your value, strategy, and role before someone else does it for you. This isn’t about chasing the latest tech. It’s about leading boldly, with AI as a strategic ally.
L&D leaders, get set for complete change
If shifts like LMS to LXP, microlearning, video learning, and gamification felt disruptive, the next wave of L&D change will be even more revolutionary – and that’s a good thing, says global HR analyst Josh Bersin.
How ‘colleague AI’ can help L&D on assessments, skills and metrics
Meet your new digital team mate, AI, who has come on board to help you tackle your knottiest L&D problems. We’re not far off from this reality, says Lior Locher and Liz Naylor, senior learning consultants at NIIT. Here, they outline three emerging AI capabilities to watch and explore.
Revolutionise your training with a modern compliance LMS
Struggling to keep pace with changing compliance demands? Kirstie Coetzee, Associate Product Manager at Access Learning, shares guidance on using a compliance learning management system (LMS) to streamline your processes.
How to supercharge your LMS user engagement: Top Tips for 2025
Looking to ramp up your LMS engagement levels? Ben Matheson, Associate Product Manger for Access Learning, shares key tips to get the results you want.
Leadership development at scale: A case study on building capability without compromise
What does it take to scale leadership development globally – without sacrificing the personal touch? Donna Verdi of Kroll and Julie Havard of LSP Leadership share how they tackled this challenge head-on, revealing the practical lessons behind a real-world rollout.
Agentic AI shakes up Learning Technologies 2025
Get TrainingZone’s take on Learning Technologies 2025, right here.
From skills erosion to complex resilience: How AI will transform L&D
How will AI disrupt the skills and development landscape? Professor Tom Calvard of the University of Edinburgh Business School examines the latest academic research, highlighting key insights for L&D professionals. From the realities of complex systems to the potential demise of human skills, this analysis explores what the future holds – and how to prepare for it.
Counting down to Learning Technologies 2025: Europe’s leading workplace learning event
At TrainingZone, we’re gearing up for one of the most anticipated events in the L&D calendar – Learning Technologies 2025. With a diversely rich programme covering everything from AI and data to skills development and learning design, it promises to be an unmissable experience for learning professionals.
How AI helps learning professionals push into untapped spaces
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.
Boundaryless performance in an AI world: Real-world examples, challenges and future implications
Artificial intelligence has introduced a new era of boundaryless performance. But what does this look like in practice? And what challenges remain? AI strategist Dr. Markus Bernhardt and L&D expert Teresa Rose share real-world use cases and realities.
From workflow learning to boundaryless performance: How AI is transforming work
AI advancements have made workflow learning a thing of the past. In the first installment of this two-part series, L&D experts Teresa Rose & Dr. Markus Bernhardt introduce boundaryless performance and its potential to transform the way we work.
