Learning at Work Week 2026: Building AI & Data Capability

How organisations can turn learning into measurable business impact

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Learning at Work Week 2026 is an opportunity to rethink how organisations build skills, support change and prepare for the future of work. This year, Cambridge Spark is marking the week with a campaign focused on workplace learning, leadership, AI capability and practical business application, exploring how organisations can build the skills they need in a world shaped by data and AI. 

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19th May
Webinar: Reinventing Workforce Learning

20th May
Webinar: AI Agents in Practice

21st May
Leading Through Change

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Learning is changing. So is work.

As technology reshapes the workplace, organisations need new ways to build skills, confidence and capability. Learning no longer happens only through formal training. It happens through coaching, collaboration, experimentation, practical application and continuous development in the flow of work.

That is what makes this year’s Learning at Work Week theme, Many Ways to Learn, so relevant. At Cambridge Spark, we believe those many ways to learn are essential to building practical data and AI capability that creates real business impact.

During the week, we’ll explore how organisations can lead through change, prepare for the future of learning at work and better understand the opportunities and challenges created by emerging AI technologies.

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“Proud of all our apprentices and all who make our programmes happen, with lots of powerful focus on data and AI. Here’s to career starters and to lifelong learning.”

Corneel Koster, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Atlantic

Turning learning into capability

For organisations today, the challenge is not just helping people learn more. It is helping them learn in ways that are relevant, applied and connected to the realities of work.

That means creating learning cultures that are flexible enough to adapt to change, practical enough to support real capability-building and strategic enough to drive measurable outcomes. In the age of data and AI, organisations need to think differently about how learning happens, what skills matter most and how leaders can help their teams build confidence in a fast-changing environment.

This Learning at Work Week, Cambridge Spark is bringing together expert perspectives across workplace learning, leadership and emerging AI to explore how organisations can turn learning into business impact.

Go deeper on this theme

Workplace learning is changing fast. In our latest blog, The Future of Workplace Learning: Practical, Applied and Built for Change, we explore why organisations need learning that is more closely connected to real work, changing skills needs and long-term capability-building.

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Where learning meets real work

The most valuable learning does not sit apart from the job. It happens through practice, application and the opportunity to build confidence over time. That is what makes learning so powerful: it helps individuals develop new skills and credibility, while giving organisations the capability, perspectives and progress they need to move forward.

Cambridge Spark is hosting a webinar series exploring workplace learning, data-driven decision-making, enterprise AI and practical ways to build capability at work.

Reinventing Workforce Learning

Reinventing Workforce Learning

What’s Changing and What Comes Next

Topic - Exploring the future of work, reshaping skills, roles and learning to keep up with change

Who is it for? - Designed for leaders and professionals ready to reshape their learning strategy and adapt to the changing world of work.

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AI Agents in Practise

AI Agents in Practice

What They Are and How They Could Change Work

Topic - A practical look at why agentic AI is gaining attention and where it could create value at work.

Who is it for? - Designed for leaders, tech professionals, and employees ready to move beyond the hype and explore how AI agents create practical value at work.

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Leading Through Change

Leading Through Change

Building Skills for the Age of Data and AI

Topic - Orchestrating Team Flow: Organising Work When AI Is the Co-Worker

Who is it for? - Designed for People, business, and data leaders looking to navigate new management standards and implement AI upskilling strategies.

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Success Stories: Seeing the Impact

Real-world impact isn't built in a classroom; it’s forged through applied projects and measurable results. Explore how our partners have moved beyond theory to build genuine AI fluency and lasting organisational change.

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Turn insight into long-term capability

Learning at Work Week is a chance to reflect on how organisations build skills, support change and prepare for the future of work. But building capability does not happen in a single week.

For organisations looking to take the next step, Cambridge Spark offers a range of data and AI programmes designed to help teams build practical skills that connect directly to the realities of work. Through applied learning experiences, structured development pathways and programmes designed around real business needs, we help organisations turn learning into long-term capability.

From foundational data and digital skills to advanced AI and technical capability, our programmes are built to help organisations develop talent in ways that are relevant, measurable and connected to real-world impact.

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“I enjoyed the apprenticeship so much that I'm signing up for another one! The combination of learning styles resulted in a comprehensive understanding of each topic, and the workplace projects brought the learning to life in a meaningful way. The apprenticeship was really well put together, and the support from the Data Mentors and Learner Success Coach felt genuinely personalised.”

Kingsley Beagle, Data Analyst, at GSK

FAQs

What is the theme for Learning at Work Week 2026?

The theme for Learning at Work Week 2026 is "Many Ways to Learn." Cambridge Spark is supporting this by providing resources and webinars focused on AI literacy, data-driven leadership, and practical workforce upskilling. 

How can AI improve workplace learning?

AI enhances workplace learning by enabling personalised learning paths, automating skill-gap analysis, and providing real-time "learning in the flow of work" through AI agents and agentic workflows. 

Where can I find AI training for Learning at Work Week?

Cambridge Spark offers specialised AI and data training sessions during Learning at Work Week, including webinars on Reinventing Workforce Learning and Agentic AI in Practice, designed for L&D leaders and professionals.

What are Apprenticeship Units and how is Cambridge Spark delivering them?

Apprenticeship Units are new, modular training blocks (typically 4–8 weeks) funded by the Growth and Skills Levy. As an approved provider, Cambridge Spark delivers these units in critical areas like AI Leadership (Strategy, Adoption, and Governance), allowing organisations to rapidly upskill functional heads.