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Siemens launches microcredential to bridge skills gap in engineering
DevOps

Siemens launches microcredential to bridge skills gap in engineering

Siemens launches 'Expedite - Skills for Industry', an online microcredential to equip engineering students with practical skills and boost employability.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025
Udemy unveils AI Role Play for workplace skills training
eLearning

Udemy unveils AI Role Play for workplace skills training

Udemy launches AI-powered Role Play, enabling professionals to practise business skills through custom simulations and real-time feedback, boosting workplace training.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025
Teachers in Australia & New Zealand offered free Microsoft AI training
EduTech

Teachers in Australia & New Zealand offered free Microsoft AI training

Education Services Australia and Microsoft offer free AI training to teachers in Australia and New Zealand to promote safe, effective generative AI use in classrooms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
KnowBe4 ranked 51st on 2025 list of most loved workplaces
Human Capital Management

KnowBe4 ranked 51st on 2025 list of most loved workplaces

KnowBe4 ranks 51st on Newsweek's 2025 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces, praised for employee trust, respect and engagement worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
Palo Alto Networks and Quitch launch new cyber training modules
EduTech

Palo Alto Networks and Quitch launch new cyber training modules

Palo Alto Networks partners with Quitch to launch free, interactive cybersecurity training on a gamified platform using spaced repetition learning techniques.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025
Technology helps bridge generational gaps in workplace learning
Education, Learning & Training

Technology helps bridge generational gaps in workplace learning

Most L&D professionals find engaging Baby Boomers hardest in multi-generational workforces, with tech seen as key to personalised learning solutions, LearnUpon finds.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025
Skillsoft names Raianne Reiss as new Chief Marketing Officer
Digital Transformation

Skillsoft names Raianne Reiss as new Chief Marketing Officer

Skillsoft appoints Raianne Reiss as Chief Marketing Officer to lead global marketing, aiming to enhance brand and drive growth amid digital transformation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025

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Australian C-suites embrace AI skills amid leadership gap
Digital Transformation

Australian C-suites embrace AI skills amid leadership gap

Australian C-suite executives are rapidly boosting AI skills, with 4.7 times more leaders now listing AI literacy on LinkedIn than two years ago.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Jun 2025
Sage unveils AI tools, trust label & supply chain upgrade
Supply Chain

Sage unveils AI tools, trust label & supply chain upgrade

Sage launches AI tools including Sage Copilot for Sage X3 in Canada, an AI Trust Label, and upgrades to supply chain and finance software for SMBs.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2025
Study reveals data anxiety remains high despite rising skills
Artificial Intelligence

Study reveals data anxiety remains high despite rising skills

Despite rising data skills, 78% of UK professionals still face data anxiety, with 27% avoiding data tasks, reveals a global study of over 2,400 workers.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025
A strategic solution for composite safety and compliance
Digital Transformation

A strategic solution for composite safety and compliance

Structural engineers now have a standards-based tool to speed up compliant composite beam designs with web openings, cutting cost and rework.

By Dr Troy Coyle • 8 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025
Cybersecurity professionals set to gain new trauma support
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Cybersecurity professionals set to gain new trauma support

The Chartered Institute of Information Security teams with PTSD Resolution to offer trauma therapy and mental health support to UK cybersecurity professionals from May 2025.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th May 2025
Exclusive: AUSCERT's General Manager on importance of adapting to change
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: AUSCERT's General Manager on importance of adapting to change

AUSCERT's GM Ivano Bongiovanni urged cybersecurity pros to adapt skills and embrace innovation as AI reshapes the industry and new global contests emerge.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025
Udemy launches Innovation Studio to accelerate AI-led upskilling
Digital Transformation

Udemy launches Innovation Studio to accelerate AI-led upskilling

Udemy has launched its Innovation Studio to fast-track AI-powered, personalised skills training, starting with a reskilling course for business leaders.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Nearly half of Australian workers say pay fails to match costs
Human Capital Management

Nearly half of Australian workers say pay fails to match costs

Nearly half of Australian workers feel their wages aren't keeping up with living costs, as job insecurity and burnout rise, ELMO Software reveals.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025
How to be a better infrastructure client
Supply Chain

How to be a better infrastructure client

Poor procurement and weak in-house capability are limiting value from New Zealand infrastructure projects, a commission report says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 6th May 2025
AcademyEX launches The Play Lab for playful tech learning
Robotics

AcademyEX launches The Play Lab for playful tech learning

academyEX has unveiled The Play Lab in Auckland, a professional learning space where adults explore emerging tech like AI and robotics through hands-on play.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Tue, 6th May 2025
New Zealand workers value training as job competition intensifies
Digital Transformation

New Zealand workers value training as job competition intensifies

Most Kiwis value training and development highly, with 75% seeing it as essential amid a tight job market and rising demand for future-ready skills.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025