Upskilling stories
Routine cyber tasks are being automated, while employers face higher demand for staff who can judge risk, oversee AI tools and respond to incidents.
The wins underline its growing influence in workplace learning, with 90 awards for NIIT Learning and 24 more for SweetRush.
Government contracts have helped the UK edtech group reach 5 million active users, while test scores in Brazil have risen 32.5 per cent.
Employers can now tap a wider mix of AI, leadership and safety training as OpenSesame grows its library to 68,000 titles.
Only 20% of leaders think their staff are ready for AI, prompting Remote to open its internal training course to wider use for free.
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Organisations with shared HR and IT planning are acting on workforce changes 13% faster, as AI forces quicker decisions on skills and roles.
Dependence on artificial intelligence is now a bigger worry for US workers than layoffs, with many fearing it could erode creativity and skills.
Eligible workers will continue to get fully funded training in five digital courses as the West Midlands tackles a 280,000-person skills gap.
Singapore banks face faster job changes as DBS and IBF roll out AI training, reskilling and youth pathways for workers.
Many institutions are still unprepared to embed AI into learning pathways, even as most educators back retraining graduates for changing careers.
Nearly a million Malaysian firms took up AI in the past year, but most are still using basic tools rather than scaling them.
Only 18% of organisations are turning AI investment into measurable growth, highlighting a leadership gap that may slow adoption across ASEAN.
Against a backdrop of AI-driven job losses and skills shortages, the 2027 awards aim to spotlight women whose work could widen tech talent.
Britain could miss the bigger economic prize if ministers focus on AI start-ups rather than skills, adoption and productivity gains.
AI is making communication and adaptability as vital as coding for junior tech roles, apprentices said, as employers seek workplace-ready staff.
A small group of UK SMEs are reporting far bigger productivity gains from AI, with front-runners saving more than 280 hours a year per employee.
Technical roles are still expanding across Australia even as employers adopt AI, with regional jobs growing faster and early-career hiring holding up.
The hiring push will deepen Singapore's semiconductor skills base as demand for AI-related chipmaking and advanced packaging accelerates.
Australian workers with digital skills can command pay rises of up to 26% as employers demand them in nearly nine in 10 job ads.
