On Wednesday 1 October 2025, Luxembourg's National Institute for the Development of Continuing Vocational Training (INFPC), through its Training Observatory, published the results of a new study examining how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by continuing training providers in Luxembourg.

According to the INFPC study, 51% of training providers in Luxembourg already use AI. AI-related training is expanding, with demand expected to grow in line with economic opportunities and evolving professions, including in the training sector.

In 2024, the use of AI technologies was more common among training providers established in 2020 or later (60%), those offering distance learning (63%), engaged in digital transformation (62%) or implementing a change management plan (67%). Providers with external partnerships in Luxembourg (59%) or active both nationally and internationally (61%) were also more likely to use AI. Adoption was particularly advanced in the fields of commerce, sales and Horeca (hospitality and catering) (71%), information and communication technologies (69%) and business management and human resources (68%).

While mainly applied to administrative tasks, AI is increasingly used in training management. Adoption, however, is slowed by high costs, rapid technological change, limited skills and broader challenges such as governance, security, ethics and human resources.

Alongside these challenges, the study showed that training providers see opportunities in AI, which automates repetitive tasks, enriches content, supports multilingual adaptation, personalises learning and improves assessment through interactive tools.

Within five years, the training offer in the field of AI has quadrupled. In 2024, new courses accounted for 79% of the training programmes offered in this field. The courses have diversified, ranging from general introductions to AI to specialised pathways applied to fields such as marketing, human resources and finance. They are mostly offered by more established providers (created before 2020). This trend has gone hand in hand with an increase in course duration, in order to adapt to increasingly rich content. In 2024, although 100% in-person AI training remained dominant (84%), fully online training also saw renewed interest (9%).

According to the INFPC, in 2024, 43% of Luxembourg employees reported regularly using AI or being aware of its use in their immediate work environment (Cedefop AI skills survey, 2024). Employees in large companies were more likely to work in environments where AI was used (54%). They were also more likely to be in the sectors: information and communication (65%); financial and insurance activities (59%); and professional, scientific and technical activities (53%).

Between February 2023 and May 2024, demand for AI training remained moderate, with only 18% of Luxembourg employees reporting having taken at least one training course during that period to develop their knowledge or skills in using AI tools or systems. Since then, the spread of AI technologies has accelerated, leading to growing training demand, driven by the opportunities offered by AI.

In 2024, 48% of Luxembourg employees declared that they needed to further develop their knowledge and skills in using AI tools and systems in the context of their work.

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