INE Highlights Enterprise Shift Toward Hands-On Training Amid Widening Skills Gaps

Cary, North Carolina, USA, 11 December 2025 — as AI accelerates job transformation, INE is highlighting a rapid enterprise shift towards experiential, hands-on training to address widening skills gaps. The release notes that 90% of organisations face critical skills gaps (according to ISC2) and that AI is reshaping cybersecurity, cloud, and IT operations roles, prompting enterprises to reallocate end-of-year budgets to labs, simulations and immersive learning.

IBM’s research is cited to show that skills gaps contribute to 82% of security breaches, underscoring the need for practical capability beyond theory. The report also cites the LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report, which found 74% of employees prefer experiential learning to passive methods, reinforcing the move toward performance-based training that shortens onboarding and boosts real-world readiness.

“L&D leaders want training that improves readiness on day one,” said Lindsey Rinehart, Chief Executive Officer at INE, with the firm positioning its platform to support 2026 workforce needs through real-world labs, adaptive AI-enabled training, and measurable analytics.