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    • Airwave invests in training with QA-IQ: Critical Firelink project supported by technical skills

      QA |

      QA-IQ is to deliver technical and end-user skills training to support the critical Firelink communications project for the English, Scottish and Welsh Fire and Rescue Services (FRS), having been appointed by Airwave (formerly O2 Airwave) to design and deliver a comprehensive training programme for technical staff, end-users and FRS instructors. In addition, QA-IQ will provide a fully managed service incorporating additional training from key technology vendors into the programme.

    • Tata Interactive Systems supplies learning materials to satellite television subscribers

      MPS Interactive Systems | London, UK and Mumbai, India |

      The global learning provider, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), is bringing the basics of corporate e-learning to a wider audience by producing a series of 365 animated stories for the satellite television company Tata Sky. Tata Sky will broadcast these stories to its customers at the rate of one story per day for the next year.

    • Information Transfer and Priory Group win a National Training Award in the South East

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      Information Transfer and Priory Group have been awarded a prestigious National Training Award in the South East region for one of the training courses in their multi-award winning corporate learning programme. Winners of this award are deemed to have undertaken training that has demonstrated outstanding achievement and proven benefits.

    • Develop Training Wins Third Successive Intake of United Utilities Gas Apprentices

      Develop Training | York |

      Building on previous achievements, Develop Training Ltd is looking forward to supporting United Utilities Gas Apprentices for a 3rd successive year. The national training company is hoping this year’s intake will far exceed national average achievement, as United Utilities candidates have in the past.

    • LifeCraft takes office in London to cater for growth

      LifeCraft | London |

      LifeCraft, the personal and business training and development company focusing on health and well-being, has taken offices in West London, to cater for the growth in its services.

    • Bright Future for Ex-Offenders

      Develop Training | Yorkshire & Humberside |

      Develop Training Ltd is in a pioneering partnership with Energy & Utility Skills to solve two challenges at once. Bringing real skills to ex-offenders to equip them for work and creating a resource of skilled workers to the utilities industry.

    • LifeCraft Experience profiled in Tatler top retreats guide

      LifeCraft |

      LifeCraft, the business and personal training and development company has had its premier personal development programme “The LifeCraft Experience” profiled in the Tatler Body & Soul guide of the World’s top spas.

    • Information Transfer welcomes three new clients

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      Information Transfer is delighted to be working with new clients PZ Cussons, Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals and Interserve Facilities Management.

    • Happy Computers reveals the two keys to training effectiveness

      Happy | London, UK |

      Post-course research by Happy Computers indicates that there are two factors that have the greatest impact on how much impact training has on productivity. One happens in the training room, the other doesn't. Click through to find out what they are....

    • Global Knowledge launches on-line bookshop

      Global Knowledge | London, UK |

      Global Knowledge, Europe's leading provider of learning services for IT and management professionals, has launched a new web site - www.gkbookshop.co.uk - that will enable customers to purchase a broad range of business and IT titles that complement the training they receive in the classroom.

    • QA-IQ awarded RBS Approved Supplier status: scheme recognises value and innovation

      QA |

      The high-quality service that QA-IQ, the UK's leading learning solutions company, provides for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been recognised by the bank's Approved Supplier programme. The scheme drives performance improvement and innovation amongst the bank's suppliers as service providers are evaluated against stringent criteria to measure their value contribution and innovation. Delivering quality service and best-value to the bank is key to success.

    • Minnesota State Spearheads PCI DSS Legal move

      7Safe |

      In a major development, with potentially huge impact on the data security practices of companies worldwide, Minnesota has become the first state in the USA to enact into law a key component of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

    • General Physics Corporation is Awarded a Major Contract to Provide Outsourced Training Services to CIGNA

      GP Strategies |

      Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), announced today that it has signed an agreement with CIGNA Corporation to provide outsourced training services. GP will be providing a broad range of capabilities to meet the immediate and strategic needs of CIGNA University including a SumTotal Learning Management System (LMS), training administration support, help desk and vendor management. Expanded GP capabilities needed by the university to support CIGNA's business objectives are under consideration.

    • KnowledgePool helps Orange ensure the future's bright for training

      KnowledgePool | Bracknell, UK |

      KnowledgePool, the managed learning services specialist, is helping the training team at global communications organisation Orange to cope with fluctuating demands for customer service training in its UK call centres. 19 trainers from KnowledgePool have provided support to the Orange team since July 2005, enabling Orange to respond to high volumes of activity.

    • Imperial College London's Medical School collaborates with Tata Interactive Systems

      MPS Interactive Systems | London, UK |

      Working with Imperial College London (ICL)'s Medical School, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has developed a series of software learning applications chiefly for use among the Medical School's students. These simulation-based learning programmes - known as 'process emulators' - deal with aspects of diabetes and its treatment, specifically covering controlling glucose levels in a patient with Type 1 Diabetes.

    • Tata Interactive Systems' ePerformance Support Systems specialist reveals all in Australia

      MPS Interactive Systems | London, UK |

      John Kusi-Mensah, worldwide vice president for ePerformance Support Systems (ePSS) with the global e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), is contributing his extensive knowledge, experience and expertise of these systems to delegates at the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD)'s national conference, being held in Melbourne, Australia, on 19th and 20th April.

    • KnowledgePool delivers three 'Hot Topic' presentations at HRD 2007

      KnowledgePool |

      KnowledgePool, the UK's leading provider of vendor-independent managed learning services, will be outlining its pioneering approach to managed learning and delivering three, on-stand, 'hot topic' presentations at HRD 2007 (stand 563, 17-19 April, ExCeL, London).

    • Coastal provides up-to-date Hexavalent Chromium training for OSHA compliance

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions |

      Coastal Training Technologies Corp. has released a new training program to help companies comply with OSHA's updated standard regarding hexavalent chromium. Hexavalent Chromium Awareness is available on DVD and video and covers the health effects of hexchrom, the newly reduced exposure levels, engineering controls and the required medical surveillance of exposed employees.

    • QA-IQ expands Trainer Development Academy: professional expertise meets training skills

      QA |

      QA-IQ is expanding its market leading trainer development programme with the launch of an intensive Academy for technical and business professionals who wish to join the training industry. The instructors will help to provide training courses that deliver a business-focused experience and real-world content in addition to practical skills.

    • Develop Registers for New Network Construction Operations (Water) NVQ Level 1-3

      Develop Training | Whitwell, Rutland, UK |

      In January 2007 Develop became one of the first approved NVQ providers to offer to the water sector the new Networks Construction Operations (Water) NVQ at levels 1, 2S, 2M and 3. The scheme, awarded by CABWI, covers the full range of roles and activities for those performing work on the water network infrastructure. This range extends from entry level qualification for new people joining the industry (NVQ Level 1) through to the more complex qualifications needed by crafts-persons at levels 2 and 3.

    • O'Neal Steel uses Coastal DVDs for safety training

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal DVDs offer programs on a full range of topics that help O'Neal Steel machine operators, welders, drill press operators, forklift drivers and other industrial employees work safely and avoid injury. Coastal DVDs feature English and Spanish versions on the same disc - some contain Portuguese as well; chapterized content for easy access; a customizable PowerPoint® presentation; and a printable Leader's Guide.

    • COASTALAMI releases Documenting Discipline II

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, Virginia, US |

      Proper documentation of disciplinary measures will help your managers avoid going to court, win lawsuits that cannot be avoided, develop better employees and become better manager

    • Last chance to reserve a place for DISC training in January 2007

      The Performance Solution | Extended DISC UK |

      Places are fast filling up for the Extended DISC Module 1 certification course on 31st January in Hartham Park, Wiltshire. Extended DISC personal analysis is based on the same theory as traditional DISC assessments but offers both the natural and work based profile of an individual giving a true indication of their preferences and behaviours. It also offers a range of tools which can be used in conjunction with the personal analysis such as team analysis, team 360 and job analysis.

    • Global Knowledge to offer leading-edge Microsoft training across Europe in 2007

      Global Knowledge | London |

      Global Knowledge, a leading provider of enterprise learning services for IT and management professionals, is planning a series of events that will provide expert education and awareness in advanced Microsoft technologies throughout the year, with the focus topic changing with each delivery location. The first of these events will centre on Microsoft Cluster Services and will be delivered in London on the 6th to the 9th March 2007.

    • Excellent Feedback for the Extended DISC Newsletter

      The Performance Solution |

      The Extended DISC monthly newsletter was launched in 2005 and now goes out monthly to an audience of over 4000 readers. Extended DISC has received excellent feedback from readers of the newsletter, highlighting its relevance and interest to coaches, managers, trainers, recruiters and HR professionals.

    • Global Knowledge introduces VMware virtualisation training

      Global Knowledge | London |

      Global Knowledge, a leading provider of enterprise learning services for IT and management professionals, will be running the new VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3: Installation and Configuration course from February this year at its four training locations throughout the UK.

    • Tata Interactive Systems and Solutions Training partner

      MPS Interactive Systems | London, UK |

      Health and safety management specialist Solutions Training & Advisory Limited, is partnering with Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) to produce e-learning materials covering safety issues for 'first response units', including fire and ambulance services.

    • IITT commends KnowledgePool for its managed services approach

      KnowledgePool |

      KnowledgePool, the managed learning services company, has been reaccredited as a training provider - for the sixth successive year - by the Institute of IT Training (IITT), the worldwide professional body for IT trainers.

    • Health finance organisation delivers NHS e-learning

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has partnered with Information Transfer to launch a new e-learning service aimed at NHS professionals and staff throughout the UK.

    • Priory Group launches new Intranet

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      The Priory Group has launched a new corporate intranet designed by Information Transfer for its 5,000 staff located across the UK.

    • BUPA benefits from e-learning

      MPS Interactive Systems | London, UK |

      An e-learning programme, developed specially for BUPA by the global e-learning producer Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has reduced training time by 40 per cent, reduced travel costs significantly and is proving so popular with BUPA staff that only one person has requested the classroom-delivered training alternative to the e-learning programme since that programme was introduced in June.

    • Sun Life Financial uses Tata Interactive Systems' training needs analysis

      MPS Interactive Systems | London, UK , Mumbai, India , & Canada |

      When leading financial services organisation Sun Life Financial decided to implement Oracle Financials to aid its accounting and finance professionals, it asked Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), in association with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to carry out a thorough training needs analysis (TNA).

    • KnowledgePool helps BA to deliver staff training

      KnowledgePool |

      KnowledgePool, the managed learning services company, is helping British Airways to provide customer service and operations training as well as commercial, management development and professional training.

    • Waste time at Develop!

      Develop Training | Whtiwell, Rutland, UK |

      Develop's first steps into Environmental Training show immediate results.

    • Information Transfer's work with Priory Group showcased at HRD

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      A Priory Group director delivered an engaging and entertaining case study on blended learning to a large group of delegates at the annual Chartered Institute of Professional Development-run HRD conference at Olympia in London.

    • Bradford College opts for Enterprise Study from BroadSkill

      Bray Leino Learning |

      BroadSkill, the UK's leading supplier of freelance trainers and a major IT solutions provider, today marked six months of successful operation of the first implementation of Enterprise Study Platform (ESP) in an academic institution. ESP is a modern web-based training management system that automates all the processes involved in running an L&D function from training booking to post-course evaluation (following the Kirkpatrick model for Investors in People), e-procurement, internal course management and the maintenance of training records.

    • BroadSkill Attains Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

      Bray Leino Learning |

      BroadSkill, the UK's largest supplier of freelance trainers and a major IT solutions provider, today announced that it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Programme, with competencies in data management and advanced infrastructure solutions. BroadSkill is the first Microsoft Gold Partner with these two competencies in the Chester area. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access to training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

    • KnowledgePool helps Orange meet record demand for induction training

      KnowledgePool |

      KnowledgePool has helped Orange, the mobile communications giant, to provide induction training for 1,000 new customer service representatives in six months, after a series of advertising campaigns created a significant increase in customer response calls.

    • IITT publishes first Best Practice Guidelines

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry UK |

      The first two Best Practice Guidelines have been published and are now in the Library on the members' Connect Group site.

    • BNFL deploy elearning to increase security awareness

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK |

      British Nuclear Fuels Plc (BNFL) has turned to elearning to deliver critical messages about the growing threat of international terrorism since 9/11 and the consequential increased regulations. The organisation rejected traditional classroom learning for this security awareness project as being too time consuming, costly and inconsistent.

    • InterQuad drives new Microsoft technologies

      QA | Slough, UK |

      On the 7th November 2005, Microsoft are launching the eagerly awaited Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. To support this launch, InterQuad Learning is scheduling a new range of courses and 2 FREE SEMINARS on 28th & 29th November.

    • MoD makes ready for change with QA

      QA | London, UK |

      The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is taking pro-active steps to ensure their IT support staff are ready for future and current change, with a bespoke certification programme designed by QA, the UK's Training Company of the Year 2005.

    • Torch Hub shines light on TAP

      The Training Foundation | Pewsey, Wiltshire, UK |

      Recent investments in the development of learner support skills are contributing to higher learner completion and achievement rates within the Torch Hub network of learning centres.

    • Single online portal offers integrated skills analysis and training services

      KnowledgePool |

      Organisations can now analyse the skills of their workforce and procure training to fill any skills gaps in one online service. KnowledgePool, the learning services company, has joined up with InfoBasis, a leading provider of skills management technologies, to create the system.

    • 1,000th NHS trainer achieves TAP (R) qualification

      The Training Foundation | Coventry, UK |

      When Chantal Brookes, a trainer from the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, was awarded a TAP (R) Certificate in Training Delivery Skills on 25 April, she became the 1,000th person working for the English NHS to have achieved a qualification within the Trainer Assessment Programme since its launch in 1998. No other employer worldwide has 1,000 in-house trainers externally certified to the same standard.

    • QA broadens international capability with Global Learning Alliance partnership

      QA | London, UK |

      QA, recently named Training Company of the Year 2005, has been chosen as the premier partner for Global Learning Alliance (GLA) in the UK. This appointment gives QA's clients access to worldwide support for all their training requirements through a network of approved delivery partners.

    • Training Skills and the NHS: Connecting for Health

      The Training Foundation | Nottingham, UK |

      Kate Marsden of Trent Strategic Health Authority has highlighted the proactive role that the SHA plays in funding the development of IT training skills. She feels this role is crucial in order to address the training challenges posed by programmes being delivered by the new Department of Health agency NHS Connecting for Health.

    • European organisations reap the benefits of outsourcing

      MPS Interactive Systems | Zürich, Switzerland |

      Increasingly, organisations in Europe are taking advantage of commissioning their staff's learning materials from specialist companies, many of them with access to development staff based overseas.

    • Leeds City Council leads the way

      The Training Foundation | Leeds, UK |

      Leeds City Council is the second largest Metropolitan District Council in the UK, employing approximately 32,000 people, about 10,000 of which are computer users. IT Training Manager Pat McConnell has been explaining how long term investments in improved learning facilitation skills have fulfilled two of the core values of Leeds City Council by valuing colleagues and putting customers first.

    • Lincolnshire Police TAP out the beat

      The Training Foundation | Lincoln, UK |

      Force Training Manager Alison Coupland has been explaining how Lincolnshire Police have addressed their requirement for enhanced and refreshed skills in training design and learning facilitation.

    • QA Launches Three-Year Managed Training Service for Norwich Union

      QA | London, UK |

      Norwich Union Central Services, part of the UK’s largest insurance group, has selected QA, the UK’s Training Company of the Year 2005, to manage the delivery of all technical training to Norwich Union’s employees throughout the UK.

    • InterQuad Learning Awarded MOD Contract

      QA | Slough, UK |

      InterQuad Learning is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a three-year contract for the provision of computer software training courses by the RAF.

    • TAP into the news

      The Training Foundation | Coventry, UK |

      Gill Honey, IT Training Manager at News International has been outlining the range of ways in which structured training skills development has helped her department to deliver a greater return of investment in both Trainers and Training Facilities over the last six years.

    • Centrica Training Skills Powered by TAP

      The Training Foundation | Basingstoke, Berkshire |

      Richard Malam,Training Manager with Centrica Learning and Development explains his uncompromising approach to the development and certification of training skills.

    • Tesco Academy Delivers Great Results

      The Training Foundation | Welwyn Hertfordshire |

      Tesco Academy Director Nicola Steele explains why over 140 Tesco personnel have attended courses leading to TAP® certification over the last 3 years and sets out some of the benefits that the initiative has generated for staff, for Tesco and for the customer.

    • Seeing i2 Eye on TAP

      The Training Foundation | Cambridge, United Kingdom |

      Jo O'Connell, Training Manager for visual analysis software specialist i2, explains how new methods have led to improved course materials and even helped her to create a more cohesive training team.

    • Autoglass gives a clear view on TAP

      The Training Foundation | Birmingham, United Kingdom |

      As the UK's number one vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist, Autoglass is committed to protecting the safety of motorists by delivering the highest standards of service. -Technical training manager Steve Sinclair-Day has been explaining how the development of professional training skills has helped Autoglass to achieve this.

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