Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Upskilling and Professional Development

Skillsoft Launches AI Coach to Bridge the Skill-to-Performance Gap

The corporate Learning and Development (L&D) system continues to struggle with a major issue - talent development inequality. For a long time, executive coaching one of the most powerful...

Careerminds Study Exposes Critical Leadership Readiness Gap

According to Careerminds, the recent study "The Leadership Readiness Gap: Are Managers Prepared to Lead Through the Next Era of Workforce Transformation?" finds that...

Scrum Alliance Launches On-Demand Enterprise Subscriptions to Fuel Workplace Agility and AI Readiness

As organizations race to adopt artificial intelligence and adapt to shifting market conditions, the demand for cross-functional agility has moved from a software-team luxury...

CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Payscale, Revelio Labs, Cornerstone, ThoughtFarmer, Vantage Fit, Mitratech, EarnIn & More

Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup, your essential briefing on the latest developments shaping compensation intelligence, AI-powered labor market insights, workforce AI readiness, employee communications,...

OpenSesame Expands Workday Partnership to Embed Learning Modules Directly into the Talent Suite

One major issue for the company-wide learning and development (L&D) industry has been the ongoing difficulty of procurement and integration. Many corporate talent teams...

Guild Joins Amazon’s Career Choice Program to Bridge Skilled Technical Labor Gaps

In a strategic effort to address critical skilled labor shortages across industrial workflows, workforce upskilling and education leader Guild has been selected as an...

Learning Tree International Named ServiceNow Authorized Training Partner

Learning Tree International, the world’s leading provider of workforce transformation and technology enablement, officially became an authorized training partner of ServiceNow. The strategic partnership...

CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Eightfold AI, BambooHR, Joy Metrics, OnPay, Wellness Workdays & More

Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup, your essential briefing on the latest developments shaping AI-powered candidate engagement, agentic HR technology, AI workforce readiness, employee recognition,...

HiBob Launches AI Skills Framework and Assessment Guide to Bridge the Workforce AI Gap

There is an operational gap that is currently being experienced within the modern-day enterprise. Within the last few years, many corporate organizations have heavily...

Workday Launches “Workday Learning, Powered by Sana” to Redefine AI-Native Reskilling

The corporate Learning and Development (L&D) model has hit an operational bottleneck. Historically, enterprise learning management systems (LMS) functioned primarily as rigid, top-down compliance...

BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford, and Google Form Alliance to Tackle Skilled Labor Shortage

Major companies from sectors across the country have initiated an unprecedented collaborative effort to prevent an anticipated 2.1 million skilled trades job losses by...