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TJ Newsflash 18 February – Upskilling, AI readiness, apprenticeships and AI-powered learning
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI reshapes corporate training fast, workers threaten to quit amid stalled innovation, Instagram disputes “clinical addiction” claims in court, and the UK wrestles with its data future plus EU AI Act ripple effects. Train them or watch them leave: 9 in 10 workers say loyalty now depends on upskilling New research from Emergn reveals that professional development has become one of the strongest…
“Workplace learning is at its best when it sounds like real work”
TJ Editor Jo Cook comments about the new Podcast Learning Festival, hosted by Andrew Jacobs in London, February 2026: “We strive for the most efficient and realistic learning interventions, and workplace learning is at its best when it sounds like real work: curious, human and specific. The Podcast Learning Festival brings learning and conversation craft into the same room, so we can build audio that travels, lasts, and genuinely changes what happens for people every day at work.” The Podcast…
TJ Newsflash 11 February – Training feels unreal, bosses stress staff, AI slows, focus fades
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Gen Z embraces AI for productivity yet fears thinking impact. UK SMEs want apprenticeships but face red tape. Hiring diverges globally. Employees self-teach AI skills. Three 2026 events unite evidence, leaders, HR tech. Listen and learn The Podcast Learning Festival (Thursday 26 February 2026) has confirmed its Central London venue as Mary Sumner House, Westminster. The UK’s first face-to-face event bringing workplace learning…
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