Researchers: Demand for specialized skills drives wage disparities

Increased demands for such skills, as well as automation and educational differences, could widen income inequality in the workplace.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 24, 2018

How teaching employees to find their purpose can lead to better engagement

Not all employees have identified their personal purpose — and if they have, they may not recognize it can align with the work they do. L&D can help calibrate the personal and the professional.

By Riia O'Donnell • July 24, 2018

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Top trends in upskilling

The upskilling landscape has shifted, especially since artificial intelligence joined the workplace.

By HR Dive staff

As more directors receive harassment training, notable gaps remain

After #MeToo, HR observers expected more workplaces to act quickly to update training guidelines. But that hasn't necessarily been the case.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 23, 2018

Trump rolls out job training plan, but experts say it's only the beginning

An executive order issued Thursday created two entities: the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.

By Ryan Golden • July 20, 2018

'Speed mentoring' can boost outcomes, Yale report says

A mentoring program modeled after speed dating helped medical residents improve their work.

By Riia O'Donnell • July 17, 2018

To expand pool of skilled workers, NC will help students finish school

The Finish Line Grants program will assist students who face unforeseen financial emergencies that would otherwise prevent them from completing their studies.

By Riia O'Donnell • July 17, 2018

Coaching the coaches: Giving managers the tools to lead

A majority of managers say they haven't been sufficiently trained for their jobs. So where do you start?

By Riia O'Donnell • July 17, 2018

Experts: Manufacturers need to adopt continuous training to survive

In fields where skilled workers are hard to come by, upskilling must be part of the solution.

By Riia O'Donnell • July 17, 2018

Using virtual reality in unconscious bias training to change behavior

In order to help employees internalize what they learn, companies are looking towards implementing unconscious biased training in order to support diversity and inclusion. 

By Shelley Osborne, Head of Learning & Development at Udemy • July 12, 2018

Fifth Third Bank partners with NAACP, tech providers to upskill local communities

The company joins a number of U.S. organizations working within communities to upskill and ready workers for current and future jobs.

By Riia O'Donnell • July 10, 2018

Researchers: For Uber drivers, 'learning-by-doing' part of gender pay disparity

For women looking to increase wages with remote work, the odds are still stacked against them when it comes to wage parity. 

By Riia O'Donnell • July 10, 2018

How Starbucks moved 23K tablets for its day of bias training

Delivering simultaneous training to about 175,000 U.S. workers on three weeks’ notice is no simple task — and Starbucks had to figure it out fast.

By Riia O'Donnell • July 10, 2018

Training non-employees: Sound business and CSR

Why are large and small corporations giving away training for free? The answers might surprise you.

By Riia O'Donnell • July 10, 2018

The majority of HR leaders (and workers) would trust orders from a bot

Respondents surveyed by Oracle and Future Workplace understand AI's advantages, but organizations have been slow to prepare employees for using the tech.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 3, 2018

Degreed moves further into the workplace learning market

By acquiring Pathgather, the company says it is now "a force to be reckoned with."

By Riia O'Donnell • June 26, 2018

GitHub to expand free use of its educational products

The company said teachers have used its GitHub Education product in over 10,000 courses.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 26, 2018

Senate bill aims to steer students to in-demand careers

To meet the needs of the future workforce, a bill proposes to help school counselors prepare elementary and secondary students.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 26, 2018

Employee-led learning: Allowing workers to stray from the beaten path

Giving employees the power and responsibility to direct their growth can be an effective way to engage and upskill, experts say.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 26, 2018

Trump administration proposes merging education and labor departments

One possible outcome of a merger could be to establish a school-to-work pipeline to prepare students for future jobs through education and training. Enforcement was not addressed in the proposal.

By Kathryn Moody , Valerie Bolden-Barrett • June 22, 2018

What HR leaders need to know about employee engagement

Engagement, engagement, engagement. It's the word every HR team has written at the top of a dry-erase board during a strategy meeting at least once.

By Ryan Golden • June 21, 2018

Coursera rolls out SMB offerings

The e-learning company, which only recently expanded in workforce learning, says it wants to provide an affordable option for small- and medium-sized businesses.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 19, 2018

Education must shift to produce 'job-ready' grads

To remain relevant, educators may need to work directly with business to develop curriculum, a new report says.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 19, 2018

As L&D evolves, practitioners must move fast and look forward

Talent development professionals are seeing their role expand to become a trusted advisor to the C-suite.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 19, 2018

Starbucks anti-bias training misses the mark

Canadian employees said they thought the anti-bias training focused too heavily on American issues.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 19, 2018

HR's strategic role expands while admin role shrinks

Technology is helping HR professionals transition from largely data entry and maintenance overseers to human capital management strategists.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • June 19, 2018