The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI fuels cognitive strain in teams and raises questions over who manages hybrid workforces, UK hiring stalls, resilience training lags, and new interview research reveals how candidates prepare and what hiring managers notice. Training Journal keynote speaker announced Tickets are now open for TJ Conference 2026: L&D Means Business, with Erica Farmer announced as keynote speaker. Her session, The AI fire hydrant: Turning…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: LN Connect conference looks ahead to L&D’s future, while research explores meditation, human performance, AI slop, digital burnout, brain-based decision-making, the LEET campaign and when AI models can genuinely explain learning in practice. TJ conference 2026 coming soon! L&D means business – that’s the focus of the Training Journal conference 2026. It’s coming up in September and we’ll have ticket sales and more…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI spending, workforce readiness, regulation and management dominate, alongside hybrid work, caregiving pressures and resilience skills. Discover why organisations must rethink processes, training, leadership and support as technology reshapes working life at speed. Former Training Journal Editor Debbie Carter dies aged 69 Training Journal remembers Debbie Carter, whose five-decade career shaped the publication, strengthened the L&D profession and opened doors for younger talent.…