The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Beyond AI readiness, noise is making workers ill, AI-driven job cuts accelerate, insider fraud rises, cyber hiring stalls, BYO AI spreads, manager engagement dips, coaching booms, and CIPD Festival of Work 2026 opens. Why AI readiness training fails In its 2026 AI Readiness Gap report, Docebo found that 85% of employees say they can’t apply the AI training they’ve received to their day-to-day…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI anxiety climbs as productivity gains spread, temps become pathways, and the boss envies informal leaders. Apprenticeships, LinkedIn’s ‘taste test’, AI compliance pressures, job-hugging, wellbeing gaps, hybrid hiring shifts, and certifications feature. Employers hesitate to train high-turnover workers — but training may strengthen retention Employer-provided training “may be reinforcing, rather than narrowing, existing gaps in the labour market,” said Indeed Hiring Lab in…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Research spotlights missing wellbeing strategies, hybrid work beating pay for tech talent, full time versus part time hiring split, mental health as work design, plus IT certifications rising to close high-risk skills gaps. Majority of UK safety professionals warn of AI over-reliance risk as adoption accelerates Astutis has revealed its Learner Report 2026, which reveals UK workplaces are now entering a critical transition…