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• [New] AI-driven enablement is projected to deliver 40% faster sales stage velocity by 2029, urging sales orgs to move beyond static content and training to deliver in-workflow, data-driven guidance. Arcade
• [New] Looking ahead: AI literacy will shift from being a differentiator to a baseline competency across RMI roles within the next 1-2 years. The Institutes
• [New] By 2030, 80% of large software engineering organizations will evolve into smaller, AI-augmented teams - fundamentally reshaping software development workforce structures. igmGuru
• [New] With the World Economic Forum expecting 39% of core skills to change by 2030, a practical rhythm is a weekly hour of focused learning plus a quarterly review of which of your tasks AI can now do. metaintro
• [New] With 39% of core job skills set to change by 2030, here is a practical 2026 playbook to keep your skills ahead of AI, stay employable, and earn more at work. metaintro
• [New] The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviours Report 2025-2026, 52% of employed participants reported receiving no training on the security or privacy risks of AI tools, even as 65% now use AI and 43% admit to sharing sensitive work information with it. Adaptive Security
• [New] Although AI is expected to drive growth across technology-focused sectors, women account for only 30% of the global AI workforce. UN News
• [New] The OECD's Digital Education Outlook 2026 puts human judgement at the center of AI use, warning that generative AI without oversight risks hollow results that improve task output without producing real learning. Third Rock Techkno
• [New] A reskilling gap is widening as AI spending is projected to rise 44% in 2026, while training budgets grow just 5% (Fortune, 2026). TheAIDaily
• [New] By 2030, Korn Ferry estimates a global shortage of more than 85 million skilled workers, particularly across technology, AI, and cybersecurity. Orange
• [New] In 2026, employers are dealing with a more difficult set of pressures: AI entering management systems, geopolitical risk affecting talent location, tighter capital discipline, rising security threats and a more fragmented regulatory environment. Express Global Employment
• [New] Funding and talent (30 to 60 days): OMB must identify federal funding sources that can support advanced AI vulnerability detection, while the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must expand cybersecurity hiring pathways. Ward & Berry
• Singapore confirms baseline AI skills will be compulsory for every higher-education student, regardless of course, from 2027. LinkedIn
• The shift in priorities is visible worldwide, with Deloitte's Finance Trends 2026 reporting that 64% of finance leaders plan to prioritise AI, automation and data analysis skills over traditional ones across their teams in the year ahead. theHRDIRECTOR
• The emerging risks in the first quarter of 2026 show new concern related to AI in the workforce and how preparedness is an increasing issue. Gartner
• Capital is essential given the largest training runs for frontier AI will likely cost over a billion dollars by 2027 (Epoch AI, 2025 e). GOV.UK
• The training datasets of frontier language models have grown 2.7 x per year, and usage trends suggest that public human-generated text data may run out before 2030 (Epoch AI, 2025 c). GOV.UK
• As organizations increasingly seek graduates with practical AI skills, students around the world are looking for opportunities to gain hands-on experience, build real-world projects, and demonstrate their capabilities to future employers. Opportunities for Youth
• With 61% of workers wanting more AI training and 54% expecting their tasks to change in three years, it's clear consumer behaviour is shifting toward upskilling fast to stay competitive at work. Careertrainer.ai
• If AI is remaking the world-creating new problems and, perhaps, solving some of the most intractable ones-then the world will need what higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to provide: the deep expertise of faculty and researchers across disciplines. Educause Review
• In 2026, China will subsidize vocational training for more than 10 million people, targeting fast-growing sectors such as the low-altitude economy, new energy vehicles and AI. chinadailyhk
• China expects to fully integrate AI into its education system and significantly boost both the scale and quality of AI talent training by 2030. chinadailyhk

Last updated: 08 July 2026