Quality of education
Curated content to support the seventh trend of the CIPD’s People Profession 2030 virtual Hackathon
Curated content to support the seventh trend of the CIPD’s People Profession 2030 virtual Hackathon
The CIPD’s Best to good practice work and The future of talent in Malaysia 2035 report both highlight education as a key driver influencing future talent quality and quantity. Global education standards are improving and there's greater recognition and prioritisation of continued development and lifelong learning. We’ve also witnessed a rise in alternative, technology-enabled learning, including open universities, peer-to-peer learning platforms and bitesize, ‘on the go’ learning frameworks. However, talent gaps still exist and balancing business performance needs and learning and development remains a challenge for L&D practitioners.
How is quality of education driving change in your organisation? And how do you think quality of education will influence talent supply in the future world of work?
News article
20 May, 2020This article reports that the CIPD supports the launch of the Skills Builder Universal Framework, defining the skills we need to succeed in education, work and life
Thought leadership
This thought piece explains why learning and development is more important than ever as organisations navigate the global pandemic
Evidence review
This report explores the evidence on learning cultures, the case for embedding a learning environment within organisations, and the steps L&D professionals can take to tackle any barriers encountered along the way
Curated content to support the eighth trend of the CIPD’s People Profession 2030 virtual Hackathon
Emma Jordaan, Founder and CEO of Dubai-based consultancy, Infinite Consulting, explores leadership’s role in embracing diversity to achieve the cultural unity needed to sustain organisational performance
In this guest blog for International HR Day 2026, Margareta Nikolovska, Senior Human Capital Development Expert, ETF Agency of the European Union, explores how continuous learning and upskilling are the backbone of performance, innovation and productivity.
As distractions multiply and cognitive load intensifies, even well-designed training can fail to translate into improved performance. So what really determines whether learning sticks? How can organisations create the conditions that enable learning to be applied, sustained and embedded in everyday work.
Read our latest Labour Market Outlook report for analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions
Insights, benchmarking data and recommendations from the CIPD's latest survey on employee benefits
A manifesto for fair, skilled and innovative work, setting out CIPD’s recommendations for policy-makers to strengthen the Scottish labour market
A manifesto for fair, skilled and innovative work, setting out CIPD’s recommendations for policy-makers to strengthen the Welsh labour market