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77% of employers expect AI to become a baseline workplace skill – HiBob
HiBob launched its AI Skills Framework and AI Skills Assessment Guide to help firms build workforces ready for AI.
Upskilling
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TechWolf and WTW partner to deliver workforce skills data for business decisions
The deal brings WTW’s experience in workforce strategy and talent transformation together with TechWolf’s AI-driven Skills, Work and Market Intelligence.
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Ofsted report recognises Logistics UK apprenticeship provision
Logistics UK’s latest Ofsted inspection report praised its apprenticeship provision, highlighting expert tutors, relevant curriculums and apprentices who are well prepared for their roles.
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Water nationalisation must be backed by skills strategy, recruiter warns
Proposals to bring the water industry back into public ownership will not solve the sector's problems unless skills shortages are addressed, according to recruitment specialist Murray McIntosh.
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Countrywide Surveying Services maintains 100% AssocRICS pass rate
Countrywide Surveying Services has achieved another 100% pass rate in the latest AssocRICS assessment window, with all 13 trainee surveyors successfully gaining qualification.
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42% of workers fear skills becoming obsolete due to AI – Totaljobs
Nearly half of workers said recent redundancies made them feel less secure in their jobs.
Opinion
Key to a harmonious inter-generational workforce in 2026
Owen Morgan discusses why businesses need a more strategic approach to workforce planning as the UK faces an ageing workforce and digital change.
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AI skills now shape pay rises and promotions for UK workers, data reveals
The study from HiBob found that 63% of firms link AI skills to promotion decisions, 61% to performance ratings, and 31% to pay.
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TomTom rolls out HowNow AI skills platform to boost workforce agility
The company brought in HowNow as part of a two-year people strategy to reshape learning and give employees skills-driven development paths.
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Skills England launches AI apprenticeship to close digital skills gap
Pat McFadden said: “Through our apprenticeship reforms, we are creating genuine pathways into the high-skilled, high-growth industries that AI is creating."
Education & Training
Highland Council expands apprenticeship and employment opportunities through My Highland Future
The council set out commitments to expand in-house apprenticeship and career development pathways and support local businesses to get involved.
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AI skills shortage tops employer concerns as skills gap narrows – ManpowerGroup
AI was identified as the skill organisations found hardest to recruit for, with 19% struggling to find people confident using AI to support their roles.