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The details in your writing matter. A clear email, the right tone and a careful final check can make all the difference to how your message is received.

Our *Getting it ‘Write’* course helps you sharpen the written communication skills you use at work. Explore how to get your point across clearly, use plain English, avoid common errors and proofread with confidence.

Find out more or register your interest at https://www.gta.gg/course/getting-it-write

Happy Birthday to Kietta from our Service Delivery team 🎉🎂

And yes… that incredible carrot cake was homemade by our very talented colleague Mel. Safe to say, it went down well - there’s none left! 😋🥕

What will AI actually mean for the way we work in Guernsey?

We’re pleased to be hosting two events as part of the Guernsey AI Sprint this October, both looking at an area particularly close to the GTA: people, skills and the future of work.

First up is 'The AI shift: what does it mean for Guernsey’s workforce?'

On Friday 9 October, GTA Chief Executive Simon Le Tocq will be joined by technology entrepreneur Ian Campbell and Emily the AI 🤖

Together they’ll explore some big questions. Will AI take jobs or change them? Will it really make us more productive? What skills will people need? And how should Guernsey prepare?

This isn't a technical session and you don't need to know anything about AI beforehand. It’s a conversation about what change could mean for all of us.

Then later in October, we’ll turn to the human skills we may need more than ever as AI develops, with a special session from TEDx speaker and co-founder, Emily Gill.

Two events. One important conversation about how Guernsey prepares for the future of work...

Friday 9 October
8.15am to 9.15am
@ The GTA

Book your place via https://www.ai-sprint.gg/event/?id=1998479838996

There was no shortage of cake in the GTA office today as we celebrated Kirsty, one of our fantastic Programmes Managers! 🧁

Kirsty plays an important part in helping our programmes run smoothly, supporting learners, tutors and colleagues along the way.

Wishing you a very happy birthday from all of us at GTA, Kirsty! 💙

Looking to build your confidence as a manager or strengthen your leadership skills?

This September, Kay Stephan will be delivering three practical management and leadership courses at the GTA, designed to support people at different stages of their management journey.

First Time Manager
14 September > 09:00–16:45

Practical Leadership for Emerging Managers
15 September > 09:00–16:45

Managing Team Performance
16 September > 09:00–12:30

Whether you’re stepping into management for the first time, developing your leadership approach or looking to improve team performance, there’s a course to support your next step!

Explore Kay’s upcoming courses and find the right option for you: https://www.gta.gg/courses?keyword=kay+stephan

Everything changes… except Michelle’s love of Take That! 🎶

We celebrated Michelle’s birthday today with delicious cakes, decorations and, if you look closely, a little help from her favourite band - with Michelle taking her rightful place in the line-up…

Happy birthday, Michelle! 🎂🥳

Sometimes it’s good to swap desks for wheelbarrows and gardening gloves!

We spent the day at Grow Limited today, getting stuck in with whatever needed doing. There was no strategy session, no presentations and no inboxes – just a chance to work alongside the fantastic team, have a few laughs and help out.

A huge thank you to everyone at Grow for making us so welcome and for the work you do every day.

Today we’re saying a very fond farewell to Bethan Batiste, who is leaving GTA after more than four years with our Service Delivery Facilities team.

For many of our delegates and tutors, Bethan will be a familiar face. She has been one of the first people to welcome you through our doors each day, while also making sure our training rooms, facilities and equipment were ready.

Alongside her role at GTA, Bethan has been building her career as a music teacher, and we’re delighted that she is now taking the next step to pursue this full-time!

Her leaving gift felt particularly fitting: a comb binding machine of her own, so she can prepare music for her students without having to borrow GTA’s...

Bethan, thank you for your warmth, care, hard work and all the support you have given to our team, tutors and delegates over the years. You will be greatly missed, but we’re so excited to see what comes next for you - including your wedding in August 🎉

Please join us in wishing Bethan every success and happiness for the future 💐🎶

What does it really take to become an effective Non-Executive Director?

It is one thing to learn the theory. It is another to experience the reality of the boardroom.

Through our NED Development Programme, participants are matched with local boards, giving them valuable first-hand experience of governance, strategy and leadership in action.

In our latest article, Heath Martorella reflects on his placement with Optimum Global, the lessons he learned and how the experience has shaped his approach to becoming a future NED.

It is an insightful read for anyone considering board-level leadership or looking to broaden their professional impact.

👉 Read Heath’s story: https://www.gta.gg/articles/real-boardroom-experience-heath-martorella-reflects-on-his-ned-development-programme-placement/

We are passionate about helping to develop Guernsey’s next generation of board leaders through practical, meaningful learning opportunities.

Interested in becoming a NED, or would your organisation like to support the programme as a partner board? Please get in touch.