Monday, July 27, 2026

Upskilling and Professional Development

BairesDev Acquires AI Upskilling Startup Modal, Taps Darren Shimkus as President of North America

BairesDev®, a leading nearshore software development company, announced the acquisition of Modal Learning, the high-impact AI upskilling platform. As part of the acquisition, Modal®...

CompTIA Offers AI Essentials Training to Build Workplace‑Ready AI Skills

CompTIA launched the newest version of its learning programme, CompTIA AI Essentials (V2), to prepare employees, students, and other learners with practical, job-ready AI...

360Learning and UKG Partner to Deliver Unified, AI-Driven Enterprise Learning Experiences

360Learning has announced a new integration with UKG’s workforce operating platform, bringing together UKG Pro and UKG Ready with 360Learning’s AI-driven LMS and LXP...

JobKred and Visier Partner to Strengthen APAC’s Skills Intelligence and Build AI-Ready Workforces

Visier and JobKred announced a strategic partnership that aims to help organizations in the Asia Pacific meet the challenge of closing widening skills gaps...

TalentLMS Annual L&D Benchmark Report Reveals Training Is Key to Retention, Yet Heavy Workloads Block Learning Efforts

TalentLMS, a leading employee training platform, released its 2026 Annual L&D Benchmark Report, which shows a growing trend of employees saying they'll look for another...

Most TD Professionals Are Skilled in Data Analysis, But Want More Training, ATD Reports

Association for Talent Development (ATD) has released a fresh report revealing that while a majority of talent‑development (TD) professionals already possess data‑analysis skills, many...

Rainmakers Strategic Solutions and Leadership for the Generations to Launch RainGen Leadership Consulting

Rainmakers Strategic Solutions and Leadership for the Generations have formed RainGen Leadership Consulting, a joint venture to bring modern, high-impact leadership development solutions to...

CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Recruitics, PeopleReign, Lakeside Software, Tabulera–Workday, Workhuman, O’Reilly, TalentLMS & More

Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your go-to briefing on the latest advancements in HR technology, talent intelligence, digital employee experience, compensation modernization, workplace...