Jo Cook

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TJ Newsflash 26 November – AI, awards and action: The state of workplace learning right now

Jo Cook 26 November 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: From quiet AI adoption and side-lined HR leaders to cardiac emergencies and culture […]...

2 Minutes

News

TJ honours L&D excellence with new mini awards

Jo Cook 26 November 2025

Training Journal’s 60th Anniversary Conference ended with mini awards celebrating outstanding contribution to learning and development. Honours went to Rob Clarke for championing the profession, Emma Taylor for excellence in […]...

2 Minutes

For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Magazine

The Training Officer 1980s magazine snippets

Jo Cook 20 November 2025

From youth training schemes and battles for women in engineering to microcomputers in the classroom, 1980s Training Officer pages show L&D wrestling with technology, equity and unemployment, while trying to […]...

2 Minutes

For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Magazine

The Training Officer 1968 magazine snippets

Jo Cook 20 November 2025

From critical path diagrams and formal standards to televised training and overseas schemes, The Training Officer in 1968 shows an L&D profession preoccupied with order, technology and status. Through today’s […]...

2 Minutes

For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Magazine

The Training Officer March 1968

Jo Cook 20 November 2025

In March 1968, The Training Officer captured a profession coming of age. Between log books, training boards and debates about education’s purpose, the issue reveals how industrial-era concerns about standards, […]...

6 Minutes

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TJ Newsflash 19 November – Daily AI use reshapes jobs, skills and retention

Jo Cook 19 November 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Leadership mindsets, Fosway research, ADHD curiosity, workplace harassment, digital detox days and dire […]...

3 Minutes

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Editor’s blog: Beyond inspiration, the why of reflection at conferences

Jo Cook 17 November 2025

Jo Cook shares the thinking behind the TJ 60th Anniversary Conference and why reflection and action planning are central to its design. Drawing on expert insights and her own experiences, […]...

7 Minutes

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TJ Newsflash 12 November – AI adoption sparks shifts, anxieties and strategy gaps

Jo Cook 12 November 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Podcast challenge AI’s hype, workers want respect over innovation, leaders misjudge engagement, suicide […]...

5 Minutes

AI generated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Creativity & innovation Delivering learning & training For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For L&D managers For senior L&D Interviews Technology Video

From vendor to value partner: Turning learning conversations into real impact

Jo Cook 10 November 2025

External training providers face cultural barriers, politics and self-doubt when pushing for real impact. This conversation uncovers how to secure supervisor buy in, differentiate your offer, harness digital nudges, and […]...

25 Minutes

AI generated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business and industry Change Communication Conflict resolution Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Creativity & innovation Culture Delivering learning & training Engagement Feedback For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Learning design Learning transfer Podcast Reflective practice Skills Technology

TJ podcast: Beyond courses: How AI transforms L&D into a strategic business partnership – episode 328

Jo Cook 7 November 2025

In this episode, Josh Bersin, Erica Farmer and Laura Overton join Jo Cook to unpack how AI is shifting L&D from static courses to adaptive support. They explore dynamic content, […]...