Why the AI skills cycle is the future of workplace learning

2025 has been the busiest year in 5app’s history. 

Not only have we continued to enhance the Hub, our award-winning LMS (recently named Best Small Business Learning Platform by SME News!), but we have also built and launched three brand-new AI-powered products:

• VeeCoach, our AI tutor agent for personalised coaching and learning scenarios
• VeeCreate, our AI authoring tool for rapid elearning content creation
• Helix, our AI skills intelligence platform for learning reinforcement and learning impact assessment in the flow of work

Together, the 5app product suite supports an AI skills cycle. With 5app, you can measure and identify gaps in learning, provide personalised coaching and content from these insights and plug skill gaps all within one fully integrated ecosystem that improves over time as it learns from your data.

So what is an AI skills cycle, and why do so many organisations find them beneficial?

What is an AI skills cycle?

An AI skills cycle synchronises every part of how people learn, grow and perform at work. Instead of treating learning as a one-off event or a standalone course, it creates a continuous, circular process where insights feed into coaching, coaching fuels learning and learning drives content creation and continuous improvement.

At its core, an AI skills cycle is about closing the loop between measurement, coaching, learning and content creation. It provides an extension from single coaching sessions and courses to improve learning transfer from the classroom to the workplace, and reinforces this with continuous feedback and learning in the flow of work. 

The benefits of an AI skills cycle

A well-designed AI skills cycle brings measurable benefits for both individuals and organisations, such as:

• Continuous improvement: Employees can reflect, apply and adapt their behaviour in real time, not just immediately after completing a course or following ad hoc peer reviews
• Personalisation: Learning journeys become dynamic and data-led, meeting people where they are with exactly what they need in that moment
• Performance impact: Coaching and feedback loops ensure learning translates directly into improved performance
• Cultural alignment: Teams develop shared understanding and language around what ‘good’ looks like (I often talk about having a ‘North Star’ that everyone works towards)
• Business intelligence: Data from every stage of the learning cycle offers leaders actionable insight into skills gaps, strengths and opportunities to squeeze more value out of your talent

This holistic AI skills cycle isn’t about doing more learning – it’s about making sense of what you already have and what is already happening in a smarter way. For instance, you can analyse which skills are weakest across each team, then provide tailored content to close those skills gaps, or offer on-demand, AI-powered coaching to make that learning stick over time.

How 5app delivers an AI skills cycle

At 5app, we believe the future of workplace learning lies in a connected AI skills cycle that supports the measure > coach > learn > create ecosystem. That’s why our platform brings together four key components:

Helix: Data and measurement that drive action

Helix transforms real behavioural data into learning insights. It helps you understand what’s working, where your skills gaps are and how learning is impacting performance. Helix completes the 360 learning experience by measuring outcomes and feeding them back into the next round of learning, coaching and creation.

VeeCoach: Real-time performance coaching

VeeCoach adds a powerful human layer to learning. Through guided feedback, structured reflection, tailored scenarios and AI-assisted coaching workflows, VeeCoach helps managers and employees embed learning into daily work. Coaching is no longer an isolated conversation – it becomes part of the ongoing learning cycle.

The Hub: Learn, share and communicate in one place

The 5app Hub is the central learning and communications space – the ‘beating heart’ of your connected learning experience that can drive a real cultural shift, as was the case with Hemsley Fraser. The Hub brings together content, campaigns and communication, helping teams stay aligned and informed with the most up-to-date, relevant information. Learners can easily access resources, share updates and engage in the learning that matters to them.

VeeCreate: Build and share learning effortlessly

VeeCreate empowers your teams to create learning content quickly and easily — no specialist design skills needed. It closes the loop by turning learning outcomes and coaching insights into new learning resources, ensuring the experience evolves continuously and stays relevant.

Together, the Hub, VeeCoach, VeeCreate and Helix form a continuously improving, fully connected AI skills cycle that supports people, performance and learning culture.

Why the AI skills cycle matters in 2026

As we rapidly move towards 2026, organisations are looking beyond traditional L&D models. Instead of relying solely on live training workshops or click-next elearning courses, the future belongs to connected, adaptive learning ecosystems that can evolve as quickly as the workplace itself.

By prioritising a connected learning experience, you’re not just investing in learning – you’re building a culture of continuous improvement, agility and shared accountability. You’re equipping your people to learn faster, adapt better and perform stronger.

At 5app, we’re helping organisations take that next step with an AI-powered skills cycle. Whether it’s through better data, smarter coaching or faster content creation, our goal is to help you close the learning loop, which in turn allows you to unlock the full potential of your people.