The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Front-line managers revive improvement efforts, HR leaders feel the strain, graduates doubt degrees, and employee-manager gaps widen. US hiring cools, Sunday dread rises, belonging falters, agentic HR arrives, plus networking and conference dates. Confidence in L&D is rising, but AI is making learning tech an enterprise decision Go1, the all-in-one workforce enablement solution, released research showing that confidence in L&D has grown, even…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Explore free tools for neuro-inclusion and menopause support, read about career regrets, office noise losses, redundancy as a brand-builder, neurodivergent entrepreneurs’ growth potential, apprenticeships info gaps, cognitive load creep and more for L&D. 5 trends shaping skills development To face the changing future of work, employers may need to redouble their efforts to address skills gaps, according to a report from CompTIA, an…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Entry-level roles demand experience graduates lack. Workers fear AI overuse dulls skills. Compliance hiring surges amid churn and looming AML updates. Gartner predicts career disruption. Plus sci-fi podcast, entrepreneurs reskill, Thailand engagement soars. In 2026, more HR leaders are focused on training — and not just for AI skills In HR Dive’s 2026 Identity of HR survey, the number of respondents who named…