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    • Charity eLearning success stories published at WOLCE

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • Totara LMS announces appointment of Channel Manager for Europe

      Totara | Wellington, NZ |

      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.

    • LINE Defence Appoints Roy Evans (Major Retd) as a Learning Consultant

      LINE Communications | London |

      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).

    • Charities seize opportunity for Evaluation advice from Kirkpatricks

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • Sudhir Giri, head of Learning technologies at Google, to open the first Charity Learning Conference

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • dare2share, BT’s intranet based social learning initiative, in the spotlight

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • eCom Scotland Hosting Workshop at eAssessment Scotland 2011

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      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.

    • Upside Learning Augments Its Partnership Program; Opens Channel Partnership

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      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.

    • Charities get sneak preview of eLearning 'secrets of success'

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • eAssessment is the Way Forward for the SQA's SIA Awards in Partnership with eCom Scotland

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      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 & Tesco to present at Totara LMS European Conference

      Kineo | Brighton, UK |

      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.

    • Webanywhere Seeks e-Learning Professionals in Greater Philadelphia Area

      Webanywhere | Philadelphia, PA |

      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 announces update to UK eLearning Market Research report

      Webanywhere | Leeds, United Kingdom |

      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.

    • Informal learning will work, but only with a strategy

      LINE Communications | London |

      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.

    • Survey shows YouTube used for learning professional skills

      LINE Communications | London |

      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.

    • LINE increases automotive presence with new team focus

      LINE Communications | London |

      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 to chair the first Charity Learning Conference

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • Day One solution showcased on e-learning centre

      Learning Light | Sheffield, UK |

      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 'thinking outside the box' at the Charity Learning Conference

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • UNHCR and eXact learning solutions hold webinar on global content management strategy

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy, and Atlanta, Georgia, USA |

      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.

    • e2train and Solics become Partners

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK |

      e2train is now working with Solics, to enhance market presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

    • Kineo announces Articulate Storyline Event

      Kineo | Brighton, UK |

      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.

    • Webinar 31 August - Think you know Kirkpatrick? A new look at Evaluation

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      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.

    • elearning Africa shows huge opportunity for workplace learning in the region - and significant challenges

      LINE Communications | London |

      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 Agency expands its e-learning offering

      Project Agency | London, UK |

      Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has expanded its e-learning offerings by publishing ‘Project Planning’.

    • Upside Learning Wins Two Apex Awards of Excellence (2011)

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      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 2 LMS for Corporate Training - Fewer barriers to entry

      Webanywhere | Philadelphia, PA |

      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 and Link2ICT win Award using HarvestRoad Hive at the Birmingham City Learning Platform

      eXact learning solutions | Atlanta, GA, USA, and Sestri Levante, Italy |

      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.

    • Announcing the first Charity Learning Conference & Awards

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      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.

    • digital publishing certified under renowned Worlddidac Quality Charter (WQC)

      Speexx | Munich/Berne |

      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.

    • Open University places business relevance at the heart of new undergraduate degrees to address IT skills gap

      The Open University | Milton Keynes |

      The Open University has launched two new undergraduate Computing and IT degrees to help the UK overcome a recruitment crisis which sees employers struggling to fill an estimated 110,000 new IT jobs created this year [3]. Developed alongside e-skills UK and representatives from industry, the degrees incorporate work-based learning and offer credit for prior work experience to ensure they are fully compatible with current industry needs.



    • Spotlight on eLearning at The Guinness Partnership - 13 June, London

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Tamzin Doggart, Organisational Development Advisor at The Guinness Partnership - the national social housing organisation started by the great-great grandson of the founder of the Guinness brewery - will be talking about the benefits of eLearning, when she presents a case study at the Third Sector Social Media Convention on 13 June. She’ll be introduced by Martin Baker, founder and MD of the Charity Learning Consortium - the largest group of charities in the UK which collaborate to make eLearning affordable.

    • Webanywhere works with Mediapharm to transform pharmacy e-learning

      Webanywhere | Leeds, UK |

      Mediapharm, a UK leading pharmacy education company, has selected Webanywhere to deliver an open source Totara LMS technology transformation for CPDEasy.com, its web-based managed learning service for pharmacy training, development and product knowledge.

    • Totara LMS Announces European Conference

      Totara | Wellington. New Zealand |

      Totara Learning Solutions will be holding a European Conference for Totara LMS customers and potential customers on 28th September 2011 in London.

    • TrainingZone: Supporting charity L&D

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      TrainingZone Live was a big hit with members of the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC), with charities benefitting from exclusive offers and discounts. Members of the CLC, including founder and MD Martin Baker, found Jim Kirkpatrick’s workshop in particular an inspiration, and learning from the day has already been shared within charity L&D departments. Read on for reactions to the event from members of the CLC.

    • Xyleme unveils Pastiche™

      Xyleme | Boulder, CO |

      Introducing Pastiche™ by Xyleme: an end-to-end solution that delivers content to the iPad and redefines blended learning

    • Information Transfer appoints Howard Steed as Technical Project Consultant

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      Howard Steed has joined the technical team at Information Transfer, responsible for the specification, implementation and ongoing support of the software solutions that enable their clients to establish widespread and successful adoption of e-learning within their organisations.

    • Business missing out by not modernising training, new research shows

      LINE Communications | London |

      LONDON, 31st May 2011. Piers Lea, CEO of LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, has joined other industry leaders in highlighting a benchmark study that shows Britain is missing out on a potential source of cost savings and efficiency gains due to outdated attitudes to training among top management.

    • Upside Learning Launches Its Corporate Newsletter - Upside Learning Buzz

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      Upside Learning recently launched its corporate newsletter for learning professionals and other stakeholders seeking to learn more about the latest happenings in the company and the learning industry on a whole. This monthly newsletter is called 'Upside Learning Buzz'.

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