AI skills stories
Employers are demanding proof of AI proficiency as Skillsoft’s benchmark completions jumped 994% and learning activity surged.
AI agents used to customise Umbraco sites will now draw on current docs and code, reducing the risk of outdated implementation advice.
Employers facing widening AI skills gaps may find the new certificate more useful because it verifies practical work, not just course completion.
Auditors will spend less time on routine checks as EY embeds multi-agent AI into its global Assurance workflows through Canvas.
The expansion will more than double Databricks’ UK and Ireland headcount as it courts AI talent and deepens ties with major customers.
CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.
Compliance gaps are forcing firms to forfeit scarce AI talent, as most global hirers admit exposure to cross-border tax and labour risks.
Only 58% of UK tech staff have formal AI training, leaving daily users exposed to errors, privacy risks and weak oversight.
Older staff are holding back AI adoption at work, with trust among 55 to 64-year-olds far below that of 18 to 24-year-olds in Australia.
Final-year students in Cincinnati will get paid AI training and a route into TCS roles through a three-month university-linked scheme.
Most Irish data and AI professionals are staying put as employers prepare to expand teams and compete for scarce talent.
It aims to help UK channel partners turn AI pilots into production systems by adding specialist support, testing and a shared portal.
New Zealand charities will gain donated AI training places as businesses buy academyEX licences, widening access beyond the corporate sector.
The five-year spend will fund cloud and AI infrastructure, while 200,000 Singapore students get free access to Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot.
A shortage of approved classroom AI tools is leaving most Australian teachers eager for training but unable to use them with students.
Widespread use of AI in Irish offices is outpacing training and controls, with some staff handling contracts and confidential data unsafely.
Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision as an AI skills arm for L&D teams, offering certification and consultancy to close enterprise AI skills gaps.
Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision as an AI skills arm, promising to close the UK workplace AI gap with new training and consultancy models.
ICS.AI unveils a national higher education AI model giving UK students free access to campus tools in a bid to close the AI skills gap.
Most UK companies now use AI, but a major survey finds small and mid-sized firms report little impact on headcount or job roles so far.
