Extra! Extra! time for a newsflash. Apprenticeships, chatbots and more.  

John Saysell gives us some insight into the effective training of maintenance professionals. 

Run a part time training business? Charlotte Baldwin has tips to stay busy.

Do temps and Olympic athletes have anything in common? Catherine Sinclair draws a few parallels.

Get inspired by these quickfire presentations from L&D practitioners!

Nobody likes change, right? Philip Cox-Hynd explores the difference between imposed and chosen change. 

It's Thursday, so time for another TJ learning newsflash - Google take a minor drubbing, and we have some conflicting opinions about apprenticeships. Read on!

First job after university? Sarah Watson offers some advice to kickstart your CPD.

From the first TJ podcast, here's Jon and Jo putting 'learning styles' on trial. 

Mike Edwards discusses how an employee engagement programme not only shows your staff you care and develops individual goals, but offers much more, contributing to wider success and growth.

Can technology bridge the language skills gap? Panos Kaniotis thinks so.

Sarah Cook and Steve Macauley tell us about how L&D and employee engagement fit together.

Does your business have a mentoring programme? If not, why not? Michael O' Flynn recaps on the positive impact to business.

Trainers can demonstrate value by learning from higher education, says Peter Eyre.

Courtesy of Clear Lessons, Maggie Buggie of Capgemini tells us why it's so important to listen effectively. 

Courtesy of Clear Lessons, Dan Doherty tells us how being a leader is different to being a manager. 

Thanks to Tom Brown for speaking to TJ.

Read more about the future of learning in the January TJ magazine.

Tired of all that paper? Turn to e-assessments, says Patrick Coates.

Steve Atkins from Saba Software talks to TJ about performance support and collaborative learning.

Thanks to Tina Seth for speaking to TJ.

Read more about the future of learning in the January TJ magazine.