New online college to teach soft skills to working adults

A former Harvard dean has opened a school that will afford adult learners an opportunity to improve their problem solving, critical thinking and other soft skills.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 16, 2018

Service industries embrace digital learning

From on-demand learning to gamification, food service and hospitality employers are turning more frequently to tech as they upskill employees.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 16, 2018

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Top trends in leadership development

With hiring on the back burner, the pressure is on L&D professionals to upskill the leadership team while also looking internally for the leaders of tomorrow. 

By HR Dive staff

Preparing for change? Time to train your leaders

Leaders can foster an environment of creativity and experimentation, encouraging employees to learn through mistakes and failures.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 16, 2018

L&D in the age of 'Netflixation'

Three experts gauge how employee learning has changed as tech has taken over.

By Lisa Burden • Oct. 15, 2018

8 behavioral science tips to boost employee learning

As employers come to grips with a constant need to upgrade skills, the science of learning is making its way into mainstream training for workers.

By Lisa Burden • Oct. 15, 2018

Walmart grants $4M to support workforce education

The funding is part of the company's five-year, $100 million effort to improve training programs in retail and adjacent sectors.

By Corinne Ruff • Oct. 12, 2018

New York delays sexual harassment training mandate

Harassment policy requirements for employers in the state take effect today, however.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 9, 2018

How to mine external and internal data to jumpstart learning programs

Employers are finding innovative ways to dig into treasure troves of data and use their findings to improve the employee experience.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 9, 2018

DOL announces nearly $1.5M in apprenticeship, training grants for women

The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grants are a noteworthy continuation of the Trump administration's job-training commitments.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 9, 2018

Disney Aspire connects learners with Brandman University

Disney's learning program provides employees access to free, online degree programing. 

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 9, 2018

LinkedIn to acquire Glint with eye to talent development

LinkedIn's announcement is revelatory of a talent solutions technology space that continues to heat up going into 2019.

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 9, 2018

Boeing and NSF partner to boost STEM learning, diversity

The employer has announced $11 million to upskill American workers.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 2, 2018

One company's quest to rethink the apprenticeship

Zurich Insurance Group came to Harper College with a request: help it train 100 apprentices — the next generation of insurance industry professionals — by 2020.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 2, 2018

L&D pros expect increased engagement, agility from lifelong learning approach

Personalized training strategies that show employees a place in an organization have a better shot at improving engagement, which may explain the results of a recent survey.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 2, 2018

Siemens adopts German apprenticeship program to bridge US skills gaps

With skills shortages, new limitations on hiring foreign nationals and a low unemployment rate, employers are looking for creative solutions to maintain headcount.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 2, 2018

Are you fostering a learning culture for your developers and engineers?

Within a learning culture, employees will gain exposure to new ideas and employers keep workers competitive and present, writes Andrea Pretorian, an operations and marketing consultant.

By Andrea Pretorian • Sept. 27, 2018

'It's too late' to diversify cybersecurity workforce

By the time young students are old enough to enter the security workforce, cybersecurity will be "passé," said Dr. Alissa Johnson, VP and CISO of Xerox. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 27, 2018

Tech disruption could leave billions unskilled and jobless, report says

Employers must work with educators, governments and non-profits to ensure students are learning the skills they need, according to Deloitte.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 26, 2018

Automation frees up human workers, boosts productivity

Emerging tech like robotic processing automation and AI is "amplifying the human experience" at businesses that use it, according to Goldsmiths, University of London researchers.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

Walmart expands VR training to every US store

It's not just fancy tech that has made the retail giant's learning initiatives shine.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

How teachers and employers can collaborate to prep the workforce of the future

Only 10% of teachers feel confident teaching high-level tech to students, even though they know it's needed. What does that mean for employers?

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

Revolutionary business thinking can be taught in the classroom, study suggests

Business leaders must "imagine into the future, rather than re-enacting the past," and that type of strategic thinking can be taught, according to a new study. 

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

Employers stumble over poor leadership and changing cultures

Gender divides, demographic disparities and leadership lapses threaten employers' best laid plans for a fair and thriving workplace, a new Udemy report reveals.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 24, 2018

NRF Foundation expands job seeker training

A new alliance will offer training and credentialing to about 150 job seekers in the retail market.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 18, 2018

Tyson Foods reduces worker injuries, illnesses with VR safety training

Employee training in the food processing industry can be hard to get right — and employee health often rides on its effectiveness.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 18, 2018