Learning evaluation: obsessed with ROI?
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Chris Wigglesworth, Founder of learning evaluation provider, Coursecheck, says L&D is too focused on measuring ROI calculations and greater focus is needed on what drives outcomes.
Chris Wigglesworth, Founder of learning evaluation provider, Coursecheck, says L&D is too focused on measuring ROI calculations and greater focus is needed on what drives outcomes.
Learning & development consultancy joins global platform to boost training impact through real-time learner feedback.
Bridge has rolled out Report Club, a professional service designed to assist customers with reporting and analytics to showcase the value of their training and development programs.
Training evaluation is essential for measuring effectiveness and driving improvement – but many organisations miss the mark. By avoiding these common pitfalls, training providers and in-house teams can gain clearer insights and prove the value of their programmes.
The guide offers practical strategies for improving feedback collection, using data effectively, and enhancing training outcomes to demonstrate the value of learning and development programmes.
Media Zoo is the first learning provider to be awarded the prestigious Gold Strategic Provider accreditation by CLO100, solidifying its position as a leader in innovative learning and development solutions. This recognises Media Zoo’s influence in transforming workplace learning, inspiring other learning providers to aim for similar achievements and elevating the standards for strategic learning excellence.
The survey explores the latest trends in L&D capability to measure learning’s impact. The resulting report will be published in 2025.
People Untapped CEO, Marisa Knowles, to reveal more about their obsession with learning impact at LEARNING LIVE.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have produced both excitement and uncertainty across many industries, and the global assessments landscape is no exception. As AI has become more powerful and accessible, high-stakes testing methods have evolved in parallel. An increasing number of exam content creators have started actively exploring how AI technologies might be used to develop test items for a range of assessments. With AI dominating media headlines around the world, Neil Wilkinson, Manager of Content for EMEA and India, at Pearson VUE, explores some of the key considerations and what the future holds for item development and AI.
The survey explores the latest trends in L&D’s capability to measure learning’s impact. The resulting report will be published in early 2024.
Info-Tech's Software Reviews named Bridge an Emotional Footprint Champion in the Learning Management Midmarket category based on customer satisfaction and product impact.
Credly by Pearson translates learning experiences into professional opportunities with digital credentials, while Watershed analyzes skills and competencies.
The L&D Detective, Kevin M. Yates, with Rob Clarke from Learning News at Learning Technologies 2023.
Andy Costello explains Kineo’s new analytics service and why it is included with every content project.
Kineo is attending the 2023 Learning Technologies event in London Excel on 3rd-4th May.
Learning News interview with Alejandra Chilczenko, from Imparta, which won Learning Impact Gold at the Learning Awards.
Learning News interview with Alejandra Chilczenko, from Imparta, which won Learning Impact Gold at the Learning Awards.
On this day, the day of taking time to think about loving relationships, Laura Overton takes a unique look at L&D and business impact in this insightful and fun but equally thought-provoking article.
There’s only one week left to take part in the annual 'measuring the business impact of learning' benchmarking strategy survey.
Now in its seventh year, the survey aims to benchmark L&D responses to learning measurement and impact.
One of the UK’s pioneer bodies for training scientists working in the National Health Service (NHS) is using the eAssessment platform developed by eCom Learning Solutions, Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist.
A UK-developed online self-assessment tool which benchmarks individuals’ skills and identifies skills gaps within the international operational geoscience community, is establishing a worldwide presence within nine months of its launch.
Australia is the latest continent to get a taste of a new online self-assessment tool to benchmark the skills within the international operations geoscience community and identify individuals’ skills gaps. The tool enables operations geoscientists, in the oil and gas sector, to objectively assess the level of their current skills - which they need to be successful in their role.
The internationally-known provider of online training and assessment, eCom Scotland, is helping organisations future-proof their learning and assessment strategies.
Fuse-licensed research reveals the +60 next-gen learning methods being deployed by organisations in the new world of work.
Within the oil and gas drilling industry – a key part of a sector that produced revenues of some $3.3 trillion in 2019 and comprises some 3.8% of the global economy - the use of online assessment (eAssessment) is demonstrably improving the assessment process, as well as streamlining the operations of organisations and, thus, providing added value to their stakeholders.
With over half its multi-million dollar revenue regularly coming from clients outside the UK, the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland is used to working with organisations in far-flung, often exotic and, sometimes, remote parts of the world. Among these is the far-from remote but no-less-exotic Bahamas, where one of its professional institutes is benefiting from using eCom’s eAssessment platform with the hundreds of students studying for qualifications on its 16 or so regular programmes.
KX launches on-demand training portal that widens access to game-changing Real-Time Analytics.
Now in its sixth year, the survey aims to benchmark L&D responses to learning measurement and impact, as well as assess how the pandemic continues to impact L&D program measurement.
According to the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, using technology to provide accessible assessments, available ‘24/7’, goes a long way towards helping professional institutes meet their mission-critical issues.
Following several major incidents, the energy industry is keen to use only those operations practitioners who, when responsible for delivering work used in safety-critical aspects of planning and executing wells, can demonstrate their competency. The legal – and environmental - consequences of failing to prove this are serious; yet demonstrating competency can be challenging for these practitioners.
Eagle Point and provider of architecture, engineering and construction software has acquired KnowledgeSmart, a provider of skills gap analysis and benchmarking services for AEC firms.
GP Strategies brings its award-winning business impact measurement process to the Measurement Academy; a 10 week learning journey which proves and improves the impact of learning programmes.
Market for education and learning analytics set to grow at 29% CAGR to $34 Bn by 2027.
Learning Pool is to make it easier for L&D teams to gain greater insights into the performance of learning programmes by integrating the business intelligence tool Sisense with its LRS, LMS and LXP products.
Comprising some 3.8% of the global economy, with revenues of some $3.3 trillion in 2019, the oil and gas drilling industry affects the life of every person on the planet. Yet, until recently, there was no objective measure of the knowledge, skills and competency levels of the operational geoscientists who play a key role in the industry’s activities.
'Advancing Observational Assessment and Evaluation in the Workforce' was the subject of learning technologies specialist Emma Dickson’s presentation to the international seminar, ‘Assessment Challenges of Our New Decade’, organised by Beyond Multiple Choice (BMC) and held on 21st April.
Interview with Piers Lea and David Ells, authors of the 5th annual report into the progress L&D is making with measuring the business impact of learning programmes.
L&D leaders are meeting in March to discuss learning analytics successes in a series of presentations and panel sessions, open to learning professionals.
LEO Learning and Watershed’s annual ‘Measuring the Business Impact of Learning’ survey is now open. Now in its fifth year, this year’s survey will benchmark L&D responses to learning measurement and impact, and include new remote working and learning challenges this year has brought.
Learning has an engagement problem. And we're looking in the wrong place for the answer. The learning industry is right to be worried about engagement. It should be looking to increase engagement with good quality learning and developmental resources which enable an individual to increase their effectiveness, performance and happiness - both today and tomorrow.
Immerse have today announced the launch of their Virtual Enterprise Platform (VEP), which combines the transformative power of VR with enterprise-ready functionality.
Enterprise virtual reality (VR) software company Immerse has today announced a partnership with multinational energy business BP.
Immerse, a leading provider of virtual reality (VR) software for business, has announced that its Virtual Enterprise Platform (VEP) now integrates with the Oculus Quest and other standalone devices, enabling companies to easily track and capture employee training data.
Enterprise virtual reality software company Immerse announces the appointment of Bill Finegan as Executive Vice President, North America.
Immerse announced today that the Immerse Virtual Enterprise Platform (VEP) integrates with SAP SuccessFactors® to deliver virtual reality (VR) training at scale.
The 2020 ‘Measuring the Business Impact of Learning’ survey shows many leaders may be unaware of the overall effectiveness and value of learning programs to their organization.
Through a new agreement with Proctorio, McGraw-Hill, a leader in learning science and digital learning tools, will offer remote proctoring and browser locking capabilities for assessments in its McGraw-Hill Connect® digital learning platform for college courses.
Learning Technologies Company of the Year (silver winner) Sponge and sister company Bolt get seriously creative on Stand K50 at this year’s Learning Technologies 2020 at ExCeL London on 12-13 February.
PSI Services LLC, a global workforce solutions provider of best-in-class assessment content, leading-edge technology, and deep consulting expertise across the career life cycle, today confirmed that it has reached a commercial arrangement with the UK Home Office to deliver the Secure English Language Test, or SELT, for overseas UK visa applicants.
PSI Services (UK) Limited (PSI), a global provider of assessment services, leading-edge technology and talent management solutions, has been awarded a contract by AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) to provide the high-stakes test platform for its accounting qualifications worldwide.
US based evaluation experts Kirkpatrick Partners have chosen DPG plc to exclusively promote and deliver their globally recognised Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification – Bronze and Silver Level Programmes in the UK and Ireland.
The new ebook, ‘5 Barriers to Effective Learning Measurement and How to Solve Them’ draws on LEO Learning's extensive experience working with global organizations to launch learning measurement programs.
The International Software Quality Institute (iSQI), leading global exam provider for the ISTQB® Certified Tester Scheme, is now offering English and German language versions of the new ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level – Automotive Software Tester exam.
An article from the network-based media and publishing company, eLearning Industry, sets out ten key questions that would-be buyers of learning management systems (LMSs) should ask when they experience a demo of the software.
Africa’s biggest conference on learning, training and technology, eLearning Africa, will take place in Rwanda this year. Among the keynote speakers at the event, which will be held, under the patronage of the Rwandan Government, in the Kigali Convention Centre from 26 – 28 September, will be some of the biggest names in global education and technology.
Solutions-driven immersive technology company, Make Real, has secured equity investment to fund the development of Virtual Reality & immersive products. The Brighton-based company has raised an undisclosed amount, via the investment round led by M&A Advisory.
The Professional Development Consortium (PDC) has a new accreditation, ‘Provider of Training Excellence’ and some surprising Industry leaders are on board already.
TestReach, a global provider of cutting edge e-assessment solutions, today announced the launch of an innovative new offering to measure training effectiveness, and more specifically quantify the impact that training has made on job performance and in the achievement of key business goals.
ATD, the world’s largest talent development association, is hosting the ATD European Summit, a one day event for learning and development professionals, next week in Amsterdam.
The International Software Quality Institute (iSQI) and CGI, a globally active independent provider of IT and business processes, have announced a collaboration to improve training and certification of IT specialists in software testing, requirements engineering, agile software development, software product management, usability and user experience and software architecture.
aNewSpring, the learning enhancement platform, announced today that they’ve received the ISO 27001 for its Information Security Management System (and used Rickrolling in the process). The certification helps manage the security of all information assets, both internal and external.
At Learning Technologies 2016, TestReach is unveiling a comprehensive new set of cutting-edge features for online exam candidates including the ability to annotate and highlight sections of the exam paper and the flexibility for users to resize all parts of their screen (question, answer box and any reading resources).
The Training Foundation has been approved by the National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN) as an Employer Nominated Training Provider. NSAN has welcomed TAP’s inclusion as an Employer Nominated Approved Provider and recommends TAP, as they firmly believe that the quality of employee training is crucial to the sector’s success in addressing the skills challenges the sector is facing for the planned nuclear programme.
Creativedge Training now holds the British Institute for Learning & Development Quality Mark (QM) for its training and L&D services.
HIT Training, the UK’s biggest, provider of hospitality, hotel and catering apprenticeships, has taken its team of 400+ assessors mobile. Using Tribal’s ePortfolio solution, e-track, HIT are quickly taking full advantage of its key features including mobile evidence capture, real-time reporting and safe, secure access. Rapid roll-out, increased learner engagement rates and assessors working smarter are all beginning to help HIT achieve their ambitious growth plans.
At Learning Live 2014, the Learning and Performance Institute announced that it is forming a partnership with training reviews website, Coursecheck.com.
eLearning provider Learning Nexus has partnered with awarding organisation AIM Awards to start providing eLearning courses to complement their qualification offering.
Safety4Business, the Health & Safety division of eLearning provider Learning Nexus, has appointed Gemma Winnett as its Qualifications Coordinator ahead of several new qualifications planned for release.
Accreditation body APMG-International, in association with the Change Management Institute (CMI), which is headquartered in Australia, has developed a refreshed change management qualification.
CMAP© Certified Mobile App Professional is a SIG brought together by iSQI - comprising international IT leaders working to establish standards in mobile technologies; First course 'Mobile App Testing – Foundation Level' announced today.
Debbie Archer is the head the new London branch of the International Software Quality Institute (iSQI). She is considered one of the most experienced experts in the field of IT certification. Until recently Debbie was internationally known as the Director of Global Channel Partners for the British Computer Society.
Reed Learning has announced that all of its face-to-face and virtual courses have now been endorsed by CPD Standards; aims to make CPD rewarding and enjoyable, not a chore.
click-360 is taking part in the Learning & Skills 2014 event in London, sharing a stand with parent company WhereShiftHappens.co.uk, the new brand name for TLC-The Learning Curve. The company is demonstrating its off-the-shelf and bespoke online feedback tools.
SQS, the world’s leading specialist for software quality, has announced the launch of SQS Academy, a new brand and training portfolio for the testing industry.
Quotes from Sir Winston Churchill were much in evidence at the official launch of APMG-International’s certification scheme in Facilitation skills. The scheme, which aims to teach candidates how to design, apply and use specific processes and tools in order to increase the success of programmes and projects, was launched at the Cabinet War Rooms – Churchill’s underground headquarters in Whitehall during the Second World War.
APMG-International, the provider of specialist qualifications for knowledge-based workers, including PRINCE2® and ITIL®, has launched a new certification scheme in Facilitation skills.
Learning Pool, the UK based online training and LMS solutions provider, today announced that it has been accredited with ISO 27001:2005 Information Security Management.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions, a learning provider that empowers organizations to transform business results through the development of a safe and efficient workforce, has added an Assessment Builder component to the DuPont™ eLearning Suite.
What is the true essence of testing innovation? How can measurement effectively identify exam fraud? These and other big questions will be answered by Pearson VUE, platinum sponsor at the upcoming 2013 Association of Test Publisher’s Innovations in Testing Conference.
The global IT programming community is set to welcome a high-stakes C/C++ certification programme, allowing candidates to test at accessible and secure centres worldwide, following a computer-based testing (CBT) agreement between the C++ Institute and Pearson VUE.
Pearson VUE, the leader in high-stakes computer-based testing, announced today that it has renewed its contract with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) for delivery of its licensure examinations used to assess individuals’ competence to practice pharmacy.
Information security professionals around the world are benefitting from a more accessible and secure way to pursue certification, thanks to an ongoing relationship between (ISC)², the not-for-profit global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers, and Pearson VUE.
The value of IT certification, computer-based testing (CBT) and developing new partnerships are all on the agenda for Pearson VUE and its partners at GITEX Technology Week.
Online learning venture edX continues to transform higher education by announcing today its agreement with Pearson VUE to offer learners the option of taking a proctored final exam.
Anesthesiologists planning to pursue certification and recertification will continue to undertake computer-based exams at locations most convenient to them, following renewal of the testing partnership between Pearson VUE and the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA).
BTL Group Ltd, the leading independent provider of assessment solutions will be once again sponsoring and presenting at the European Association of Test Publishers Conference (E-ATP). The conference this year will be held at the Hotel Concorde, Berlin during the 12th-14th September 2012.
Pearson VUE, the leader in computer-based testing, has signed an agreement for exam delivery with Ruijie Networks, a leading IP solution and product supplier in China. The arrangement will enable Rujjie Networks to deliver its range of exams across more than 300 test centers in mainland China, whilst supporting its ambitions to grow globally.
Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing arm of Pearson, announced today that it has been awarded a new five-year extension of its contract with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) for delivery of the NCLEX® Examinations. The agreement extends Pearson VUE’s exclusive partnership with NCSBN through 2019 for test development and delivery of the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® Examinations.
The American Board for Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS) has appointed Pearson VUE to provide a flexible computer-based test delivery service which enables military personnel to pursue professional certification at or near their duty station.
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians (OMT) are set to benefit from the computer-based exam delivery agreement between the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO®) and Pearson VUE – providing access to multiple-choice and simulated exams.
BTL Group Ltd, the leading independent provider of assessment solutions, will be exhibiting at e-Assessment Scotland 2012.
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) has selected BTL’s Surpass® assessment platform to deliver their on-screen Functional Skills qualifications.
BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of assessment solutions, is delighted to announce the official launch of their Advanced Question Types (AQTs) Business Unit. An AQT is a human or computer marked question or a simulation that is rich in functionality and interactivity. It can be used for both formative and summative assessments and can cover a wide range of assessment levels (GCSE, A-Level, Vocational etc.) and subjects (English, Maths, Science, Accounting etc).
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of assessment solutions, is exhibiting at the 2nd annual Gulf Education Conference.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has today signed a five year assessment partnership agreement with BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of assessment solutions.
BTL Group Ltd is once again delighted to sponsor, exhibit, and present at the 10th annual e-Assessment Question Conference. The conference will be held at the America Square Conference Centre, London during 21st and 22nd March 2012.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading, independent provider of assessment solutions, is delighted to announce that the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) have renewed their partnership with BTL, to license the Surpass® Assessment Platform for a further five years.
CITB-ConstructionSkills – the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry in the UK – has appointed Pearson VUE to help it ensure thousands of construction workers remain health and safety aware in the workplace.
Observational testing, a professional learning online marketplace and a new credential management system are just some of the ways Pearson VUE is revolutionising the testing industry – all offerings which it will showcase at this year's GITEX Technology Week in Dubai.
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