ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2011 will explore radically innovative approaches to learning in the digital age. The world's largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors will be presenting the latest examples of best practice in ICT-enhanced learning from November 30th to December 2nd in Berlin.
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.
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LINE Communications will be exhibiting at this year’s World of Learning Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham on the 27th and 28th of September and will be speaking on the subject of mobile learning in both the conference and the exhibition seminars.
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.
Brightwave has been shortlisted for three awards across two prestigious programmes: E-Learning Awards and CMI Effective Management and Leadership Awards. The nominations coincide with reported 40% growth for Brightwave this financial year.
Global E-Learning provider, EssentialSkillz, have launched a new interactive PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) course in their unique, editable format.
Virtual classrooms and online learning environments are being embraced by charity learning departments
United Response, the national disability charity, has won the Charity Learning Award for the best means of engaging their eLearning audience, with a multi pronged approach which ensured that a new money saving online learning programme was adopted by staff. Judges were impressed by the well thought out marketing campaign, which took account of challenges and learners' needs, and ultimately resulted in eLearning take-up being a real success.
LINE Communications one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, has appointed Dominic Mason as Head of Mobile.
A mobile boardroom, created by Bradford University School of Management, has helped 15 business leaders with ideas to innovate in their own organisations.
WRVS, the national charity aiming to 'Make Britain a great place to grow old', has scooped the Charity Learning Award for 'getting started or restarted on its eLearning journey'. WRVS impressed with its professional, focused approach to launching, evaluating and assessing the impact of its eLearning programme throughout the organisation.
goFLUENT, a leading provider of distance English training, has expanded its sales presence and investment in the language learning market in the USA with the appointment of Brett Walker.
Project Agency, the project management training and development specialist, has experienced an ‘encouraging’ level of interest in its ‘Perfect Project’ e-learning materials. Less than six months since the e-learning materials were launched, demand is rivalling that for the company’s well established training course of the same name.
After its announcement last week to participate in the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition 2011, Upside Learning, today, announced its special expo offer for the event. This comprises a Kindle Reader (Wi-Fi version) which can be won by visiting the company’s booth (# E100).
Barnardo's, the UK's leading children's charity, has won the trophy for the Best Overall eLearning Programme at the Charity Learning Awards. Judges were particularly impressed with the breadth of learning technologies Barnardo's has embraced, the innovative approach taken, and the organisation's dedication to supporting its eLearners.
eCom Scotland is delighted to have been shortlisted for not one, but two prestigious eLearning Awards.
Upside Learning’s multi award-winning, best value Learning Management System, UpsideLMS, has been declared as a finalist in the 2011 Learning In Practice Awards under ‘Excellence in LMS’ category by Chief Learning Officer magazine.
HarvestRoad Hive Control Panel brings Hive right into the Moodle interface.
The rapid interactivity builder is one of the most widely used tools by Malaysian Higher Education Institutions
Health and Safety E-Learning specialists, EssentialSkillz, have re launched their complete library of 22 Health and Safety and HR E-Learning courses.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s innovative approach to achieving a global learning content management strategy has been revealed in a recording of a webinar, held in July and hosted by eXact learning solutions.
... Leading learning research firm and global learning technology award-winner consider technical, human issues behind international training in free webinar ...
Coming up with creative ideas in e-learning can be a challenge - even more so when you're trying to connect with disengaged and harder-to reach audiences. Kineo and League Football Association took on that challenge, and will share the design results in a free webinar this week, in conjunction with Learning Technologies Group.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and development solutions, has been shortlisted for three awards at the 2011 E-Learning Awards.
Totara LMS, the custom distribution of Moodle for corporates, is releasing the latest version of their commercial open source learning management system on 3 October 2011.
A record 600 organisations completed the study, 50% increase on 2010
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition2011 to be held on September 27 and 28 at NEC Birmingham, UK, will see Upside Learning, a recognized leader in LMS, Custom eLearning Development and Mobile Learning Solutions, showcase its entire range of award-winning solutions and services at stand number E100.
Webanywhere has been chosen by financial services recruitment and e-learning specialists Brownlee Walker Davies (BWD) to provide an online training platform to help financial advisers and other financial services professionals meet the qualification requirements set by the Financial Service Authorities Retail Regulatory Review.
The Charity Learning Consortium will be publishing several case studies at the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, with Macmillan Cancer Support, Plan and The National Autistic Society - celebrating the great work that is being done within charity learning.
Among the Top Five in 'SME Human Resources & Human Capital Management' Category.
Totara Learning Solutions announced today that Andy Kirk has been appointed as Totara Channel Manager for Europe. Andy will lead on providing support for Totara’s growing network of partners and Totara clients in the UK and mainland Europe.
The National Skills Academy for Power (the Skills Academy), aided by Core Learning Services (CLS), a consultancy providing e-learning-related products and services, is introducing online learning materials as part of its strategy of skills development within power companies.
eCom Scotland is pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with BiP Solutions. This latest partnership will focus on the launch of the new Procurement Advice and support Service (PASS) eLearning Academy, which is already gaining momentum and interest.
Crieff Hydro will be the focus of the STF’s Annual Conference 2011 to be held over the two days of Tuesday 13 September and Wednesday 14 September 2011.
myStrength Inc. and Kineo Group Inc. collaborate to launch an Internet solution to deliver customized online access to practical tools and techniques that have been consistently proven to help address depression and anxiety and improve overall mental wellbeing.
Social media? Mobile technology? Serious gaming? The future of certification? All big questions which Pearson VUE will answer when it addresses awarding bodies and assessment experts at this year's European Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP) Conference.
Saffron Interactive is very proud to have been awarded Learning Technology Accreditation status by the Institute of IT Training for the fourth year running.
Totara Learning Solutions, announced today that Willem Boom has been appointed as Vice President - Partner Solutions for Totara Learning Solutions in North America. Willem will lead on providing support for Totara's growing network of partners and Totara clients.
Kineo, a Totara LMS platinum partner, is pleased to announce that 25 Kineo clients have selected Totara LMS, the custom distribution of Moodle for corporate organisations since its launch earlier this year.
Project Agency, the project management training and development specialist, has added modules on benefits management and ‘business case’ to its growing range of e-learning materials devoted to project management.
LINE Communications, a key provider of learning and development solutions to the Defence sector, has appointed Roy Evans as Defence Learning Consultant. From August 2011 Roy joins the Defence team and will add new military context and currency as LINE seek to address the challenges in optimising training post the Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR).
The Leonardo da Vinci seminar ‘Enabling labour market entry and mobility to disadvantaged groups engaging across Europe in learning through innovation’ will be held on 6th September 2011 in Krakow, Poland.
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) develops innovative cross-platform mobile application, TrackMoBL™ to track Learning on the Go
More than 130 charity representatives from the UK have seized the opportunity to gain advice from Evaluation ‘guru’ Jim Kirkpatrick in a webinar on 31st August. The Charity Learning Consortium is supporting the webinar, which will be led by recognised Evaluation experts Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick, co-authors of several books on the subject. Charities and not-for-profits around the globe can still register for this unique, complimentary event.
The Charity Learning Consortium is delighted to announce Sudhir Giri, Google’s Global head of learning technology, as the keynote speaker at the first Charity Learning Consortium Conference and Awards. In his keynote, in London on 15 September 2011, Sudhir will explain why you don’t necessarily need a big budget for L&D - but you do need to think creatively to encourage a dynamic learning culture.
BT’s dare2share initiative has proved to be a successful ‘How To’ video forum within the company. It is a great example of how to engage your workforce using both social learning and technology. Iain Napier, BT’s Learning Technology Consultant, will be talking about how to encourage this kind of knowledge sharing using social media, when he addresses the Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London. As part of his presentation, he’ll also be talking about how teams can take advantage of other social media technologies to support learning.
With only a few days to go preparations are well underway for the UK’s largest eAssessment conference – eAssessment Scotland 2011 at the University of Dundee on Friday 26 August.
Kineo E-Learning has made its popular e-learning top tips available through a free iPhone App.
Also wins 'Best Assessment Tool' and 'Best Simulation Solution' Gold awards.
After the success of its Partnership Program for Authorized Resellers and Referral Partners, Upside Learning has further extended it to include channel partners. This program has been designed to help channel partners capitalize on the rapidly expanding eLearning market opportunities with the company’s award-winning and increasingly popular offerings - UpsideLMS and Upside2Go.
Seasoned executive to oversee engineering and operations of learning content management leader
The latest version of the popular Seminar Knowledge Centre LMS, due for release this autumn, features integrated social learning capabilities for trainers to build into their courses, as well as delivery to iPhone and iPad devices.
Laura Overton, MD of highly regarded benchmarking organisation Towards Maturity, will be drawing on early findings from the latest research into the effective use of learning technologies when she leads a discussion at the first Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London. She’ll be sharing ‘hot off the press’ highlights from the latest Towards Maturity benchmark - its biggest and most comprehensive to date - to inspire charity members of the Consortium, and give them practical tips they can take back to the workplace.
Over the last three years The SQA and eCom Scotland have worked together to develop the delivery model to provide the SIA group of qualifications in a secure, robust and cost effective environment. When these awards became live on 1 January 2011 both The SQA and eCom Scotland were in pole position to deliver this high tech, online solution.
Kineo and Tesco will be doing a joint presentation to the Totara LMS European Conference on 28th September 2011 in London. Jane Williams from Tesco and Sven Laux from Kineo will be presenting a case study on the benefits of adopting an open source LMS solution in a corporate enterprise.
US and UK-based eLearning Technology specialist and Moodle Partner, Webanywhere, announces the release of its latest white paper exploring how social networking tools such as Google+ are accelerating corporate learning.
Kineo has announced the availability of a new 360 appraisal and training diary modules for Moodle, the leading open-source learning management system.
Saffron Interactive is delighted to see its Investors in People status renewed for the second time, which means the company has been now been accredited for the past nine years.
Webanywhere, Inc. is nearing its first anniversary of opening its U.S. headquarters in the city of Philadelphia. Having experienced a significant increase in sales over the past few months, Webanywhere Inc. is responding to demand by expanding its sales team and seeking further partnership arrangements with interested parties.
Webanywhere has announced the release of an updated UK eLearning Market Research report, issued by its partner organisation Learning Light, operator of www.e-LearningCentre.co.uk, a learning resource for e-Learning professionals. The update and the full report are available on the e-Learning Centre website.
The Towards Maturity Ambassador Programme funds the UK's largest corporate learning technology benchmark.
Learning Nexus, a leading elearning solutions provider, has released its first course in the Ethics in Business course range.
Leaders of Learning & Development within European corporates are reporting successes in the use of informal learning and social media, but feel it will only work effectively if implemented within the context of a concerted learning strategy. This view emerged from a roundtable event held recently by LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications.
A recent social media discussion started by LINE Communications has found 52% of respondees confirmed they had used the YouTube platform to learn skills which can be transferred to a professional environment.
400 organisations already taken part - study deadline extended to August 16.
Upside Learning develops an Augmented Reality Cover for Elearning! Magazine’s July/ August 2011 issue, making it the first-ever eLearning magazine to have an interactive cover using Augmented Reality technology.
New findings emerge from 'Time to make a difference - e-learning strategies to support business', an industry event co-hosted by Brightwave and Sky last month.
Harbinger is inviting fans of its authoring software to vote for Raptivity as their favorite authoring solution.
Project management training and development specialists, Project Agency, has extended its range of e-learning materials devoted to project management.
LINE Communications, one of Europe's leading providers of learning and communications, has moved to consolidate its expertise in the automotive sector with a new team focus.
Clive Shepherd will be chairing the first Charity Learning Conference in London on 15 September. An entertaining presenter and widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s foremost experts on eLearning, he’ll be guiding the conference to some interesting learning outcomes. The Conference has been designed by the Charity Learning Consortium to both celebrate L&D in the Third Sector and inspire members of the Consortium in the invaluable work that they do.
Leeds-based Day One’s Systems Training solution has been reviewed and selected to be showcased by Learning Light, operators of industry leading site (www.e-learningcentre.co.uk), as an exemplar of a modern, effective systems training solution which really impresses.
Nigel Paine, a former Head of Learning & Development at the BBC, is aiming to get members of the Charity Learning Consortium thinking creatively at a workshop he is leading at the first Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London. Nigel, a strategic adviser on leadership and talent development and a popular keynote speaker and workshop leader, is passionate about creative and innovative L&D. He'll be encouraging members of the Charity Learning Consortium to think laterally within their 'shoestring' L&D budgets.
Docebo, a company specialized in providing integrated E-Learning solutions, has passed the milestone of 200,000 trained users on its Cloud DoceboLMS platform.
Among the more noteworthy webinars coming up in the field of learning technologies is one being held jointly by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the global vendor of learning content management solutions (eXact LCMS) and digital repository platforms (HarvestRoad Hive), eXact learning solutions.
Raptivity Version 6.5 adds media support and additional customization options
e2train is now working with Solics, to enhance market presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Kineo, leaders in e-learning and LMS solutions, is delighted to announce the opening of the latest in a growing number of global offices with the addition of Kineo South Africa.
Upside Learning received an overwhelming response for its entire range of innovative mobile learning solutions at the recently concluded mLearnCon 2011 conference, held in San Jose, USA. As a part of its special expo offer, the company also announced the winner of the Kindle Reader.
Demand for Webanywhere's Totara and Moodle LMS solutions directly linked to to cost savings, increased commercial agility and related productivity leaps
Kineo is pleased to showcase Articulate Storyline on 26th September at the British Medical Association in London. The event is in support of our Articulate partnership and is free to attend, though early registration is advised as spaces are limited.
Ara Ohanian and Claire Schooley to discuss mobile learning, social collaboration in upcoming webinar.
UK Government appoints Liam Maxwell to advise on government technologies and shift to open source solutions.
Learning Evaluation 'guru' Jim Kirkpatrick, and his wife Wendy are holding a free webinar for all charities worldwide, at 3pm on 31 August 2011. The Charity Learning Consortium is proud to be promoting this event to its members - and to all charities in the UK and abroad. Martin Baker, founder and MD of the Consortium, met Jim last year and the two have been discussing ways to make the Kirkpatricks' modern theories of Evaluation accessible to the Third Sector.
With Africa being widely tipped as the next major economic growth area in emerging markets*, there are clear opportunities for both education and workplace learning. However, the skills shortages, lack of infrastructure and apparent disconnect between the needs of the workplace and educational provision present significant challenges for the region. These observations were made when LINE, one of Europe's leading providers of learning and communications solutions attended the recent elearning Africa International Conference in Tanzania.
Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has expanded its e-learning offerings by publishing ‘Project Planning’.
Upside Learning has emerged with winning entries in the Annual Apex Awards for Publication Excellence Competition for 2011. This year, the company has notched two Awards; one in Electronic Media & Video category (sub category – Web Videos) and another in Brochures, Manuals & Reports (sub category – Books and eBooks) category.
Moodle is now the most popular LMS in the world, with over 40 million users. The platform is Open Source, so there are no license fees - freeing you up to invest more in e-learning content delivery and professional services.
eXact learning solutions, a leading provider of learning content management, digital repository and mobile learning solutions and Link2ICT, a division of Service Birmingham, an innovative strategic partnership between Birmingham City Council and the Capita Group, won a prestigious Learning Impact Leadership Award at this year’s IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) Learning Impact Award (LIA) ceremony, in Long Beach, California, in May.
eXact learning solutions presented the new Android version of its ‘eXact Mobile’ solution – which is also available for the Blackberry, iPad and iPhone device series - at the mLearnCon 2011 conference in San Jose, California, 21st and 22nd June.
Kineo, a leading e-learning and LMS provider, has helped Cable&Wireless deliver engaging and effective learning solutions for over 4 years. Their most recent collaboration has attracted wider media attention, with Computing.co.uk reporting on the £1.5 million savings that Cable&Wireless has achieved.
Learning Tree International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRE) today announced the introduction of its training schedule in three new locations in Belgium and Germany: Brussels, Cologne and Heidelberg.
The Charity Learning Consortium is delighted to announce its first Charity Learning Conference & Awards, to be held on 15 September, London. The Conference is intended to be a showcase of excellence in learning and development in the charity and not-for-profit sector, with input from corporate organisations to inspire Consortium members. The Awards will be celebrating the stepping stones to success that member charities are taking on their eLearning journeys. More details of this exciting new event and its high level contributors will be revealed over the coming weeks and months.
Docebo SRL presents its Multimedia simulator for learning winning 170,000 U$ of FIMSER tender and confirming itself as a forefront innovative company.
The Bribery Act 2010 updates old, and much-criticised, laws on bribery and also fulfils European Treaty obligations. The Act creates offences which may be committed by individuals as well as an offence by a commercial organisation of failing to prevent bribery.
The penalties for organisations are high, with a criminal conviction leading to unlimited fines and possible exclusion from government contracts across the European Union. For individuals, the maximum sentence is 10 years imprisonment.
Xyleme and OnPoint Digital Kick-off New Collaboration by Showcasing Innovative Learning Solutions at mLearnCon 2011
Register for last available places: 'Time to make a difference - e-learning strategies to support business' event
Leading learning technology provider to continue promoting mobile performance support platform at mLearnCon
Following an extensive evaluation process conducted by an international board of education experts, digital publishing, global provider of online language training services, has again been awarded with the renowned Worlddidac Quality Charter (WQC). To be certified, a company has to meet the highest demands regarding product quality, after-sales support and corporate governance. “A certified company also stands for educational excellence, innovation and long-term stability,” states Kateryna Schütz, Project Manager at the Switzerland-based Worlddidac Association. digital publishing has been re-certified with the coveted seal, which is awarded for a three-year period.
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