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Jon Kennard

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L&D news round-up: 12 Sept

This week's L&D news round-up covers declining leadership trust, lifelong learning initiatives in Jamaica, Apple's latest tech releases, UK graduate skills gaps, and economic recovery prospects. Key stories highlight the need for improved leadership practices worldwide and concerns about high-level literacy skills among British graduates despite rising graduation rates.
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SYNOPSIS NEEDED
A day later than normal due to Learning Live, here’s our news round-up.

How to stop the declining trust in leadership – The Globe and Mail

Right across the world, leadership practices can always improve. 

Lifelong learning for literacy and sustainable development – the Jamaica Observer

Jamaica commits to lifelong learning for adults.

Behold: Apple’s fifth revolution, the iWatch, is at hand. Or so Tim Cook hopes. – The Washington Post

Before…

And after.

OECD: UK graduates ‘lacking high-level literacy skills’ – The Telegraph

The obligatory skills gap story.

UK has more graduates but without skills and social mobility to match – The Guardian

And one with a bit more balance.

Let’s end on a positive note, or optimistic at least.

SYNOPSIS NEEDED
A day later than normal due to Learning Live, here's our news round-up.

How to stop the declining trust in leadership - The Globe and Mail

Right across the world, leadership practices can always improve. 

Lifelong learning for literacy and sustainable development - the Jamaica Observer

Jamaica commits to lifelong learning for adults.

Behold: Apple’s fifth revolution, the iWatch, is at hand. Or so Tim Cook hopes. - The Washington Post

Before...

And after.

OECD: UK graduates 'lacking high-level literacy skills' - The Telegraph

The obligatory skills gap story.

UK has more graduates but without skills and social mobility to match - The Guardian

And one with a bit more balance.

Let's end on a positive note, or optimistic at least.

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