The investment of Cloud HR providers over the past decade doesn’t seem to have made a significant impact on organisations’ learning platform ecosystem.

As we highlighted in 2024, a stubborn majority of learning technology buyers continue to be underwhelmed by their learning platforms.

Around half of all L&D teams do not believe they are adequately skilled to succeed in the next two to three years. Only a third feel their skills are up to scratch.

Media generation has dominated L&D’s adoption of AI, but 2025 has seen the emergence of AI functionality provided by the LMS and LXPs.

AI in L&D has become mainstream. Whilst we might argue about AI’s true effectiveness or the strength of its grip on learning operations and the overall learning experience.

With little movement over the past three years, a significant number of L&D budgets have experienced sustained belt tightening.

A sea change has happened in learning. Over the past three years of the survey, we have seen the dramatic demise of compliance as the top priority for learning teams.

Now in its landmark 11th year, the research explores how L&D teams are tackling the challenges of a business environment and tech landscape that is in a constant state of flux.