Professor Auli Toom says AI skills must be taught systematically in schools and educational institutions, with fundraising also supporting continuing teacher education IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The University of Helsinki is launching a fundraising campaign to establish Finland’s first professorship in … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Finland, Society, Technology
Tagged AI skills, artificial-intelligence, Auli Toom, Auli Toom urges schools to teach AI skills more systematically as Helsinki campaign begins, continuing education, critical thinking, educational institutions, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Finland, fundraising campaign, learning with AI, New University of Helsinki fundraising drive supports AI pedagogy research and teacher education, pedagogical AI, Professor Auli Toom says banning AI in schools is not an answer and calls for guided learning with AI, Professorship, pupils, SCHOOLS, students, teacher education, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki launches campaign for Finland’s first professorship in pedagogical AI
(IN BRIEF) The University of East Anglia and regional employers have welcomed the new Future Jobs Roadmap from Universities UK, supported by Pearson and the British Chambers of Commerce, which aims to strengthen graduate employment, workforce skills and collaboration between … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, Education, Management, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 11 million additional graduates, 2030 milestone, 2035 target, AI skills, AI tools, AI trailblazer, artificial intelligence, British Chambers of Commerce, business engagement, David Maguire, East Anglia, employer co-designed learning, England, Evan Hancock, future jobs, Future Jobs Roadmap, graduate careers, graduate employment, graduate recruitment, graduate skills, graduate success, high-skilled jobs, higher education, Labour Market, lifelong careers support, lifetime careers entitlement, Local Skills Improvement Plans, Manchester Metropolitan University, meaningful work experience, modular education, NEET, Norwich, not in education employment or training, Pearson, professional development, Professor Claire Pike, Professor Malcolm Press, regional economic growth, regional employers, regional graduate schemes, September 10 2026, Shevaun Haviland, short courses, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, student education, student placements, talent pipeline, UEA, United Kingdom, Universities UK, University of East Anglia, University of East Anglia and Regional Businesses Call for Stronger Graduate Talent Pipeline Across East Anglia, University of East Anglia Contributes Regional Employer Insights to UK-Wide Plan for Future Graduate Jobs and Skills, University of East Anglia Supports 2035 Work-Based Learning Goal and Expanded AI Skills for UK Undergraduates, university-business collaboration, UUK, work-based learning, workforce skills, workforce upskilling
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has announced a £100 million investment in future skills, including AI capabilities, as part of its new strategic phase, with plans to reskill 20,000 colleagues and support a further 600,000 young people across the UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Government, Investment, Management, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 apprenticeships, 000 colleagues, 000 work experience opportunities, 000 young people, 000 young people supported, 12, 18 to 24-year-olds, 20 %, 400, 60, 600, 67, AI Academy, AI skills, Apprenticeships, artificial intelligence, branch-based work placements, career pathways, careers education, changing economy, colleague training, confidence-building, Customer support, Department for Work and Pensions, employability support, financial education, financial literacy, Financial Services Skills Compact, future skills, future-ready capabilities, graduate programmes, Leading with AI, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Launches Major Future Skills Commitment Across the UK, Lloyds Banking Group Strengthens Skills Support for a Changing Economy, Lloyds Banking Group to Reskill Colleagues and Expand Youth Career Pathways, not in education employment or training, one million young people, Pat McFadden, placements, reskilling, Sharon Doherty, skills investment, technology reshaping work, United Kingdom, work experience, work-readiness training, workforce development, workplace skills, young people, youth employability, Youth employment, youth employment support, Youth Hubs, £100 million investment, £2.5 billion government investment
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds research from the Lloyds Business Barometer finds that 54 percent of UK businesses say AI has created new jobs within their organisations, while 58 percent plan to invest in AI skills over the next year as adoption … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 300 agentic AI-related roles, agentic AI, AI, AI Academy, AI Adoption, AI capability, AI Engineering apprenticeship, AI investment, AI skills, AI Training, AI-specific roles, Amanda Murphy, artificial intelligence, business competitiveness, business productivity, business transformation, Commercial Banking, cost barriers, data quality, digital transformation, domestic businesses, economic opportunity, GROWTH, human ingenuity, INNOVATION, international businesses, job creation, larger firms, Level 6 AI Engineering apprenticeship, Lloyds, Lloyds Business and Commercial Banking, Lloyds Business Barometer, Lloyds Research Finds AI Has Created New Jobs at More Than Half of UK Businesses, Lloyds Research Finds More Than Half of UK Businesses Say AI Has Created New Jobs, organisational readiness, productivity, Responsible AI, skills gap, small businesses, technology investment, turnover above £10 million, turnover below £1 million, UK businesses, UK Businesses Increase AI Skills Investment as Adoption Becomes Competitive Priority, United Kingdom, workforce development, workforce upskilling
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a €250 million green loan to NE Property BV, a subsidiary of NEPI Rockcastle, to finance sustainable real estate investments across Central, Southern and Eastern Europe. The eight-year senior … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Poland, Real Estate, Retail, Romania, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 300 employees, 60 properties, AI skills, artificial intelligence, asset expansion, asset upgrades, bank financing, Bulgaria, capital markets financing, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Southern and Eastern Europe, CSEE, cybersecurity skills, decarbonisation, digital transformation, EBRD, EBRD Backs NEPI Rockcastle’s Sustainable Real Estate Programme With €250 Million Facility, EBRD Loan to Support Low-Carbon Retail Assets Across Central and Eastern Europe, eight-year senior unsecured loan, employee training programme, energy performance, environmental management skills, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, funding diversification, green building certification, green buildings, Green Finance Framework, green investment programme, green loan, Hungary, ICMA Green Bond Principles, LMA Green Loan Principles, low-carbon buildings, low-carbon installations, NE Property BV, NEPI Rockcastle, NEPI Rockcastle Secures €250 Million EBRD Green Financing for Retail Real Estate Investments, Paris Agreement, Poland, retail real estate, Romania, shopping centres, Sustainable Asset Management, sustainable developments, sustainable real estate, UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, Vanora Bennett, €250 million green loan, €8.2 billion portfolio
(IN BRIEF) European companies improved their artificial intelligence readiness faster than North American peers during the past six months, according to Accenture’s inaugural AI Progress Barometer. However, North American companies remain ahead overall, and the data points to a growing … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Insurance, Italy, Management, Small Business, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Accenture, Accenture AI Progress Barometer, AI agents, AI governance, AI Index, AI readiness, AI skills, AI strategy, artificial intelligence, business competitiveness, business process redesign, Cloud technology, consumer goods, Cybersecurity, data maturity, digital transformation, enterprise AI, enterprise technology, Europe Gains Ground in AI Readiness Through Enterprise Reinvention and Data Investment, European AI Readiness Advances Faster Than North America but Overall Gap Remains, European business, France, Gavin Stephenson, insurance, Large European Companies Near North American AI Readiness Levels as Smaller Firms Lag, Mauro Macchi, North America, Pulse of Change, Responsible AI, Spain, travel, United Kingdom, workforce reskilling
(IN BRIEF) Sainsbury’s has launched the FutureMaker graduate programme, a two-year development initiative designed to equip early-career professionals with critical skills in digital and AI, data and analytics, transformation, and business decision-making. With nearly 50 roles across Sainsbury’s and Argos, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI skills, Argos, data analytics, digital retail, early careers, FutureMaker, graduate programme, merchandising, retail leadership, Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury’s Introduces Two-Year Graduate Programme Focused on the Future of Retail, supply chain, talent development, UK retail
(IN BRIEF) The Adecco Group and Microsoft have launched a free global AI learning program aimed at equipping jobseekers with essential AI and digital skills to thrive in an AI-driven economy. Initially launching in Switzerland with a phased international rollout, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adecco Group, Adecco Group and Microsoft unite to deliver free AI learning program empowering jobseekers worldwide, AI economy, AI learning, AI skills, Akkodis, corporate partnership, Denis Machuel, digital divide, digital transformation, employability, ethical AI, future of work, global training, LHH, Microsoft, Microsoft and Adecco partner to democratize AI education and bridge global skills gaps, Microsoft Elevate Skills, Naria Santa Lucia, Social mobility, technology education, upskilling, workforce inclusion
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