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Training Journal Training Journal is the UK’s only dedicated publication for the training and L&D industry.

Training Journal has the largest learning & development community and resource online. Training Journal exists to promote learning & development, support the needs of the L&D community and to raise L&D's profile at board level and in the political environment

Proportionate online assessment is now a governance issue Dr. James Gupta argues the legitimacy of digital assessment no...
19/06/2026

Proportionate online assessment is now a governance issue

Dr. James Gupta argues the legitimacy of digital assessment now depends on proportionality. Blanket surveillance can harm accessibility, candidate trust and legal defensibility, especially under current GDPR expectations. A risk-based model specifies controls to exam stakes, using privacy-by-design and transparency to protect integrity while avoiding unnecessary intrusion and reputational exposure.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/opinion/proportionate-online-assessment-is-now-a-governance-issue

The Adaptive Leader – book review Agility, for most L&D teams, is less about sprints and more about decisions close to w...
18/06/2026

The Adaptive Leader – book review

Agility, for most L&D teams, is less about sprints and more about decisions close to work, safe experimentation and leading through uncertainty. Matt Smith reviews Giles Lindsay’s book The Adaptive Leader, exploring adaptive traits and cross-cultural ambition, alongside a key tension between “being agile” and the book’s recurring Agile terminology.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/book/the-adaptive-leader-book-review

TJ Newsflash 17 June – AI reshapes learning tech, skills race heats up The latest L&D news, reports, research and update...
17/06/2026

TJ Newsflash 17 June – AI reshapes learning tech, skills race heats up

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.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-17-june-ai-reshapes-learning-tech-skills-race-heats-up

When AI does the first draft, who learns what good looks like? AI is erasing the practice layer of everyday work, and L&...
17/06/2026

When AI does the first draft, who learns what good looks like?

AI is erasing the practice layer of everyday work, and L&D must rebuild it. Dmitry Zaytsev says draft writing, rough analysis and early recommendations were safe spaces for learning judgement. As machines take those tasks, organisations need structured practice, decision reviews and feedback in the flow of work again, deliberately.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/features/when-ai-does-the-first-draft-who-learns-what-good-looks-like

Generative AI rollout in government: More than a software skills challenge Former senior civil servants Kate Sturdy and ...
16/06/2026

Generative AI rollout in government: More than a software skills challenge

Former senior civil servants Kate Sturdy and Clare Dobson share lessons from training policymakers as AI moves from pilots to everyday use. They explain why prompting is a discipline, critical thinking prevents hallucinations, and the smartest officials know when to think first and use AI second for better public outcomes.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/opinion/generative-ai-rollout-in-government-more-than-a-software-skills-challenge

When talent outpaces governance: What wrestling’s reckoning teaches the people profession Allegations during wrestling’s...
15/06/2026

When talent outpaces governance: What wrestling’s reckoning teaches the people profession

Allegations during wrestling’s 2020 Speaking Out reckoning show what happens when growth outpaces governance. Andy Evans argues misconduct is a systems problem, not just bad actors, and urges HR and L&D to build ethical capability: psychological safety, scenario-based training, independent reporting routes, fair investigations, and proportionate responses before trust collapses.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/features/when-talent-outpaces-governance-what-wrestlings-reckoning-teaches-the-people-profession

A capability framework is a change programme, not a document Ben Satchwell argues that capability frameworks fail when t...
12/06/2026

A capability framework is a change programme, not a document

Ben Satchwell argues that capability frameworks fail when treated as a design deliverable instead of a change programme. The document is only the opening move. Prioritise sponsorship, manager enablement, behaviour change and reinforcement before taxonomy perfection. Budget for adoption first, run communication as a campaign, and plan beyond go live.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/opinion/a-capability-framework-is-a-change-programme-not-a-document

Can you teach self-belief? Confidence is not fixed: it rises and falls with meetings, roles and the way feedback lands. ...
11/06/2026

Can you teach self-belief?

Confidence is not fixed: it rises and falls with meetings, roles and the way feedback lands. Penny Haslam shares research with Northumbria University showing measurable gains from confidence training, plus three memorable tools to challenge self-talk. Lasting change needs commitment, support and timely reminders so belief becomes action at work.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/features/can-you-teach-self-belief

TJ Newsflash 10 June – Skills, AI anxiety, L&D benchmark and workplace trust gaps The latest L&D news, reports, research...
10/06/2026

TJ Newsflash 10 June – Skills, AI anxiety, L&D benchmark and workplace trust gaps

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.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-10-june-skills-ai-anxiety-ld-benchmark-and-workplace-trust-gaps

New leader, old story: How teams decide before you speak Reputation walks into work before you do, and teams cling to ol...
10/06/2026

New leader, old story: How teams decide before you speak

Reputation walks into work before you do, and teams cling to old stories. Chris Dodd explores how labels form, why cynics shape perceptions, and how leaders earn credibility socially through visibility, listening and consistency. Behaviour, not title, rebuilds trust, lifts morale and stops you battling an outdated version of yourself.

https://www.trainingjournal.com/2026/content-type/features/new-leader-old-story-how-teams-decide-before-you-speak

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