Boston, MA (USA), September 2026 - Skillsoft®, a leading AI-native skills management platform, has announced the general availability of LX Design Studio®, an AI content creation capability that reduces the time required to build custom learning content by up to 85%. This adds AI content creation to Skillsoft’s skills management platform, helping organizations turn their expertise into customized learning at the speed and scale that modern work demands.

New York, NY (USA)/Vancouver, BC (CA), September 2026 - Articulate, the No. 1 platform for workplace training, and Thinkific Labs Inc., the leading learning commerce platform for scaling external training, has announced a product integration and a commercial partnership. Starting now, eligible customers licensed for both platforms can publish content created in Articulate 360 AI directly to Thinkific Plus with one click, eliminating manual exports, repackaging and reuploads. This is Articulate’s first native integration with a third-party LMS.

Austin, TX (USA), September 2026 - OpenSesame, the leader in curated enterprise eLearning and workforce development solutions, has announced multi-topic capability for its AI-powered Curation Assistant, cutting a typical five-topic catalog search time from more than an hour to just minutes. Now, learning leaders can refine individual topic groups conversationally, filter recommendations by language, duration, audience or proficiency level and add or remove courses without starting over, making it faster to curate training across multiple skills and requirements in one conversation.

London (UK), September 2026 - Pearson, the world’s lifelong learning company, has announced it has acquired ITS, a Baltimore-based assessment technology company specializing in the management, delivery and reporting of assessment programs. The acquisition strengthens Pearson’s core assessment and verification capabilities with proven technology and talent, expanding growth opportunities in professional assessment and related markets worldwide.

Derry (XI), September 2026 - Confirm has announced that Chief Product Officer Adam Thompson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Adam Thompson succeeds Benoit de la Tour, who transitions to a Non-Executive Board role following two years leading a significant transformation of the company’s strategy, portfolio, positioning, and brand.

London (UK), September 2026 - The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) and Abodoo have announced a strategic collaboration focused on helping organisations make better decisions about skills, capability and workforce readiness.

London (UK), September 2026 - Mindtools Kineo has launched Mindtools For Teams, to help growing businesses and teams to support workforce development without the complexity of implementing a full learning platform or building an extensive L&D function. It brings together practical learning content, bite-sized Skill Bites courses, and AI-powered coaching to provide accessible support for everyday workplace challenges.

Paris (F), September 2029 - Learning and Development technology company Rise Up, has appointed Camilia Miccolis as Global Chief Commercial Officer, following seven years in which she helped drive the company's expansion across Benelux, the UK and Ireland. 

Derry (XI), September 2026 - Learning Pool, a global provider of workplace learning and performance solutions, has announced its official rebrand to Confirm.

Santa Monica, CA (USA), September 2026 - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. , a global leader in workforce readiness solutions, has announced the launch of the DisasterReady mobile app, where humanitarians can download courses for offline mobile learning, providing access to critical training even with limited or no internet. The courses provided aim to build skills that help aid workers complete difficult and often dangerous work more safely and effectively, at no cost.

Vilnius (LT), September 2026 - Guideless, the AI-powered software training and operational knowledge platform, has raised a €1 million pre-seed funding round to help companies significantly reduce time and money spent on creating and maintaining workflow training materials.

Austin, TX (USA), September 2026 - 360training.com, Inc., recognized by Newsweek’s America’s Top Online Learning Providers list, has announced the acquisition of select assets from Electronic Medical Certification (eMedCert.com). The acquisition expands 360training’s presence in healthcare training, adding an established life support certification brand to its growing portfolio of training providers serving learners across the United States.

Indianapolis, IN (USA), September 2026 - Open LMS, a global leader in open source learning management systems, has announced a transition in its executive leadership team. The organization will welcome Maura Connor to the role of Chief Executive Officer, and Willem Boom to the role of Senior Vice President, Global Sales.

Nottingham (UK), September 2026 - Thrive, the AI-powered enablement platform, today launched Kiki Admin, putting over 100 platform actions behind a single prompt. Create and manage content, audiences, permissions and events – ask Kiki, and she handles it. This marks a step change in what it means to run a modern people platform, and makes the case for Thrive as an operating system for people teams, not just another tool in the stack.

Toronto (CA), September 2026 - Cognota, the market leader in Learning Operations (LearnOps®), has announced two executive appointments as the company accelerates its next phase of growth: Beth Gantz as Chief Revenue Officer & Acting COO, and James Spere as Chief Product Technology Officer.