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Many firms prioritise AI fluency but make bad hires
Human Capital Management

Many firms prioritise AI fluency but make bad hires

Poor assessment methods are leaving 59% of employers with bad AI hires, even as AI fluency overtakes domain expertise in recruitment.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Karbon launches AI community platform for accountants
Software-as-a-Service

Karbon launches AI community platform for accountants

Many firms still lack AI training, even as 85% of accountants say they are excited about it, prompting a new peer forum from Karbon.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

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ANS launches AI apprenticeship courses for managers
Digital Transformation

ANS launches AI apprenticeship courses for managers

Employers get shorter routes to train managers for AI adoption, as the new courses target governance, strategy and workplace change.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
NGM hackathon tackles charity problems in Newcastle
Digital Transformation

NGM hackathon tackles charity problems in Newcastle

More than 200 participants helped charities cut manual work and improve support services in a 30-hour AI event in Newcastle.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Tes appoints Ali Nazarboland as Engineering Vice President
Software-as-a-Service

Tes appoints Ali Nazarboland as Engineering Vice President

The appointment comes as Tes pushes to link school data more tightly across its Tes360 platform, aiming to ease staff workload and improve oversight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Australian employers raise pay for AI skills, survey finds
Human Capital Management

Australian employers raise pay for AI skills, survey finds

AI skills are pushing up salaries across Australian workplaces, with employers struggling to price talent amid fierce competition.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
India employers lag on AI training as skills gap widens
Digital Transformation

India employers lag on AI training as skills gap widens

Many firms are spending heavily on AI tools, but weak training is slowing gains and prompting more staff to seek skills elsewhere.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Recludo buys stake in My Expert to grow mortgage network
Risk & Compliance

Recludo buys stake in My Expert to grow mortgage network

The deal lifts Recludo's combined residential loan book above USD $3 billion, underscoring a wider push to consolidate mortgage brokers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
CMI launches AI leadership courses to boost productivity
Firewalls

CMI launches AI leadership courses to boost productivity

Chartered Management Institute launches AI leadership courses as survey finds most UK managers lack the training to turn spending into gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • 5 days ago
Singapore employers face tech hiring gaps amid AI skills
Data Analytics

Singapore employers face tech hiring gaps amid AI skills

Singapore employers struggle to fill data and AI roles as 95% report tech hiring challenges and upskilling costs bite.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Australia launches intermediate digital health safety course
eLearning

Australia launches intermediate digital health safety course

Australia's digital health workforce gets an intermediate clinical safety eLearning course, after an introductory programme drew more than 1,700 participants.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Humankind buys The Mintable in management training deal
Human Capital Management

Humankind buys The Mintable in management training deal

Humankind expands into Australia with The Mintable buy, combining management training software and people advisory services for growing firms.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Baxter Freight wins B Corp certification in Nottingham
Human Capital Management

Baxter Freight wins B Corp certification in Nottingham

The certification will help the Nottingham logistics firm signal lower-emission supply-chain work and ethical standards to customers and suppliers.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Singapore employers struggle to fill tech roles amid AI
Data Analytics

Singapore employers struggle to fill tech roles amid AI

Data analytics and science vacancies are proving hardest to fill, as 95% of Singapore employers report shortages despite a wider talent pool.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Europe firms in dark over AI cyberattacks, ISACA finds
Data Protection

Europe firms in dark over AI cyberattacks, ISACA finds

A lack of visibility is leaving many European organisations unable to tell whether AI-powered attacks have already breached their systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
MAF Roda NZ automation grads flag careers amid retention pressure
Robotics

MAF Roda NZ automation grads flag careers amid retention pressure

Graduates say wider promotion and better pay are needed to stop New Zealand’s post-harvest automation talent draining overseas.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last week
ACAM launches AI programme for not-for-profit sector
Data Protection

ACAM launches AI programme for not-for-profit sector

Charities are being urged to move beyond AI trial use as a new four-week course tackles governance, ethics and practical deployment.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week