RALEIGH, N.C. — Nov. 10, 2026 — Learning and development (L&D) leaders are facing growing expectations to help organizations adapt to new technologies, build workforce capabilities and improve employee performance. At the same time, they must make strategic investment decisions and demonstrate the business value of their work.
Training Industry, Inc.’s newly released report, “Trends 2027: Managing Technology, Building Capability and Leading Under Pressure,” examines six trends shaping the business environment and what they mean for learning leaders in the year ahead.
The report explores:
- Learning technology management becomes a bigger priority
- Training leaders for high-pressure decisions
- Designing learning around performance, not just content
- Improving capability metrics
- Rethinking L&D through an AI-native approach
- The L&D market outlook
Together, these topics reflect the evolving demands on L&D and the need to align learning investments with organizational priorities and employee performance.
“L&D leaders are being asked to take a broader view of how learning supports the business,” said Ken Taylor, CEO of Training Industry, Inc. “That means looking beyond individual training programs to consider the technology, resources and capabilities employees need to perform and adapt.”
“There’s an opportunity for L&D to be more deliberate about where it focuses its time and resources,” said Michelle Eggleston Schwartz, editor in chief at Training Industry, Inc. “This report is intended to help learning leaders step back, consider what’s changing and make informed decisions about how to strengthen their learning functions in the year ahead.”
Read the full report here.
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