With the World’s Best Organizations

MasterClass Launches Future-Proof Certificate Program

San Francisco, CA (USA), September 2025 - MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best, has launched MasterClass Certificates, a new product offering that uplevels emerging leaders’ professional skill sets and future-proofs their careers. Built with the world’s leading companies and organizations—including Microsoft, NVIDIA, the Navy SEAL Foundation and X, The Moonshot Factory—these courses deliver high-impact skills, portfolio-ready projects and results that help learners adapt to evolving industries and fast-track their next steps, whether that’s a raise, promotion or career pivot.

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Coursera Announces Skill Tracks

Data-Backed Learning Solution to Accelerate Critical Skills Development Across Functional Teams

Mountain View, CA (USA), September 2025 - Coursera, Inc., a leading global online learning platform, has announced the launch of Skill Tracks, a data-backed learning solution mapped to specific occupations that guides learners from foundational knowledge to expert proficiency through verified skill paths. Powered by Coursera’s Career Graph, which uses millions of labor market data points, third-party competency frameworks, and a proprietary skills taxonomy, Skill Tracks precisely map the relationships between jobs, skills, and learning content, ensuring organizations can close skill gaps quickly.

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Global Workforce

Udemy Announces $50 Million Share Repurchase Program

San Francisco, CA (USA), September 2025 - Udemy, a leading AI-powered skills acceleration platform, has announced its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the purchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock, effective immediately.

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Strengthening Partnership

NIIT Achieves Gold Accreditation with the LPI

London (UK), September 2025 - The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) is delighted to announce that NIIT, a global leader in talent development, has been awarded Gold Accreditation for its exceptional learning and development solutions. They’ve held the distinction for over ten years. This prestigious recognition affirms NIIT’s long-standing commitment to excellence, innovation, and driving forward the profession.

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Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards®

Speexx and WAGO Scoop Gold

Berlin (GER), September 2025 – Speexx, a leader in digital people development, together with WAGO, a global provider of electrical interconnection and automation solutions, has won a Gold award in the "Best Learning Technology Implementation" category at the prestigious 2025 Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards®.

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Safety Training

IPAF and Sponge win three Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards®

Bristol (UK), September 2025 – Sponge and the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) have jointly won three Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards® for their Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) Operator Training Course. The course earned Gold awards for Best Compliance Training and Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Programme, and Silver for Best Use of Blended Learning.

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Rockstars, Robots and AI Payback

New Season of Learning Hack Podcast Airs

Brighton (UK), September 2025 - The Learning Hack podcast launches its new season on 1 September 2025, releasing fortnightly until Christmas. Ranked in the global top 5% with listeners in 142 countries, upcoming guests include Jan Liphardt, Lori Niles-Hoffman, Brian Murphy, Jay Moore, Doug Scott, and Christian Ray Flores. Sponsored by Synthesia, iVentiv, and Venture Marketing.

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Executive Leadership Team

ELB Learning Appoints John Cole As Chief Financial Officer

John ColeAmerican Fork, UT (USA), September 2025 — ELB Learning, a leading provider of immersive learning solutions, has announced John Cole as Chief Financial Officer, along with several key additions to its executive leadership team. Cole brings over 25 years of finance and operational leadership experience to ELB, with a track record of delivering transformative results for Fortune 100 and 500 organizations. 

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Video Solution

Simpleshow now Combines Animation, AI Avatars & Real Footage

Berlin (GER), September 2025 - Simpleshow, the AI-powered explainer video platform, has announced the release of a new feature that allows users to integrate video footage, such as interviews, product demos, screencasts, or branded intros and outros directly into their explainer videos. This enhancement facilitates creating dynamic and diverse video content – without the need for external editing tools.

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AI Fluency

Revature Launches AI Academy in a Box

Reston, VA (USA), August 2025 - Revature, a technology talent as a service provider, has announced the launch of AI Academy in a Box, a comprehensive, ready-to-deploy upskilling solution designed to help organizations rapidly build AI fluency across the enterprise. Tailored to a wide range of roles and business functions, the offering empowers businesses to unlock the full potential of AI by developing internal capabilities at scale.

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Full Potential

Skillsoft’s AI-Powered Platform Now Available in AWS Marketplace

Boston, MA (USA), August 2025 - Skillsoft, the platform that empowers organizations and learners to unlock their full potential, has announced its availability in AWS Marketplace. AWS Marketplace is a digital catalogue that makes it easy to find, buy, deploy, and manage software, data products, and professional services from thousands of vendors. This availability enables organizations to easily purchase Skillsoft’s AI-powered platform through AWS, streamlining procurement and IT integration while accelerating workforce upskilling and talent development.

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