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Vocational training urged to close IT reseller skills gap

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Herzing College urges tech resellers to embrace vocational training to close critical AI, cybersecurity and cloud skills gaps.
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Apprenticeships tackle UK data centre engineering gap

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Apprenticeships are emerging as a key route into UK data centre engineering, easing acute skills shortages and widening access to the sector.
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ANS Academy earns Ofsted ‘strong standard’ rating

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ANS Academy becomes first apprenticeship provider to earn Ofsted’s new ‘strong standard’ rating across all inspection categories.
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Pluralsight names Michael Ross as new Chief Product Officer

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Pluralsight has hired veteran product leader Michael Ross as Chief Product Officer to steer innovation in its tech skills platform.
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LearnUpon buys AI course creator Courseau, launches new tools

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LearnUpon buys AI-native course builder Courseau and unveils new tools, leadership hires and offices ahead of full 2026 integration.
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AI budgets shielded as enterprises chase orchestration

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Enterprises ringfence AI spend as core infrastructure, racing from pilots to orchestrated, governed systems despite economic headwinds.
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AIB bakes AI literacy into revamped Australian MBA

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Australian Institute of Business has overhauled its MBA to embed AI literacy, ethics and governance as central skills for future managers.
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AI, risk & security reshape Australian jobs for 2026

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AI, risk and job security are set to redefine Australian careers in 2026 as workers shun moves, chase pay rises and cling to hybrid work.
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Contact centres report rising morale but AI doubts grow

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Contact centre staff report rising morale and stronger support, yet many remain uneasy and undertrained as AI tools spread through their work.
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AI security drives demand for faster pentesting models

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AI security fears and rapid release cycles are pushing firms to demand faster, deeper pentesting - and many are ready to ditch existing vendors.
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Navigating the fragmented future: why enterprise connectivity needs a rethink

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As MPLS declines and the internet fragments, enterprises must build resilient, intelligent networks or see AI ambitions stall.
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UK, Ireland lag on quantum-safe crypto as certs shrink

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UK and Ireland firms trail global peers on post-quantum crypto prep as key, certificate woes mount and budgets constrain defences.
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Regulation delays payroll projects but AI tools beckon

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Regulatory uncertainty stalls most payroll projects, yet leaders eye AI tools to cut compliance strain and sharpen workforce planning.
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C-suite seen as biggest source of workplace AI risk

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C-suite leaders, not junior staff, are emerging as the biggest AI risk in UK workplaces, with heavy use, weak governance and data mishandling.
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MPs launch data centres group to balance growth & net zero

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Cross-party MPs form a data centres group to probe growth, planning and energy use while safeguarding communities and the UK's net zero goals.
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Leonard Cheshire launches AI Academy with Multiverse

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Leonard Cheshire teams up with Multiverse on an AI Academy to streamline admin, freeing frontline staff to focus more on hands-on care.
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CPG firms modernise data systems to unlock AI at scale

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Consumer goods groups race to modernise fragmented data systems as they lay foundations for scaling AI and agentic tools across factories.
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Amantya drives global push for AI-native 5G networks

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Amantya accelerates global rollout of AI-native 5G platforms as operators seek automation-first networks from core to edge and test labs.
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Exclusive: SonicWall's Suroop Chandran on why security basics still fail

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SonicWall warns over 95% of cyber breaches stem from misconfigured tools, as firms lean on MSPs and cyber warranties to plug skills gaps.
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Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling

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Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.