Pearson VUE, the leader in computer-based testing, has launched the theory driving test on behalf of the Roads and Transport Authority for Dubai (RTA) – the first computer-based test for the Middle East transport industry.
CERTPOINT Systems™, a leading international provider of integrated enterprise learning solutions, announced today that it has become an Ambassador for Towards Maturity, the internationally recognised benchmarking practice for learning innovation.
digital publishing, a European leader in online language training, proudly announces the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China. The Shanghai office establishes a permanent presence in Asia and expands digital publishing's global reach. 'With more than 300 billion English learners, China will soon become the biggest English-speaking country in the world. We are entering a huge market that shows a wide acceptance of new technologies and has an enormous growth rate in the use of e-learning services within the continuing education sector,' states Armin Hopp, President of dp. The Shanghai office was formally opened on January 1, 2011 and dp China will offer the full range of Corporate Language Training, including award-winning language learning software, online tutoring services and live training.
At this year’s Learning and Skills exhibition – allied to the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition - in London, Course-Source is explaining its unconventional but extremely cost effective approach to providing e-learning materials.
Totara LMS, the custom distribution of Moodle for corporate clients, will be officially launched in the US at ASTD TechKnowledge 2011 in San Jose this February. Come and see Totara LMS, and catch up with the latest innovations in eLearning at the show.
Saffron Interactive welcomes back Stephanie Dedhar, the Institute of IT Training's instructional designer of the year 2010 and a former member of the company's instructional design team. Having spent the past six months in a commercial sales support role at a competitor, Stephanie now joins Saffron Interactive's business development team in a strategic and consultative role.
The internationally recognised benchmarking practice Towards Maturity will be running a ‘Treasure Trail’ at this year’s Learning Technologies Exhibition and Conference (26-27 January, Olympia 2, London). Visitors to the exhibition who wish to participate can pick up a map at the Towards Maturity-hosted coffee area (C25) or download it online at: http://bit.ly/tmtreasure. The Trail plots a route around the exhibition floor, stopping at stands of ‘Ambassador’ companies affiliated to Towards Maturity, each of whom will provide a piece of ‘treasure’ in the form of a practical resource or guide to support L&D professionals on their journey with learning technologies.
More good news for Aurion Learning. The award winning online learning company has just been awarded a new contract to develop online learning resources for NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released the DuPont™ eLearning Suite, the company's next generation of the Coastal eLearning System. By combining customizable, engaging content and scalable applications, the eLearning Suite enables organizations of all sizes and in all industries to standardize training across multiple locations and job titles and measure results.
Pearson VUE, the leader in computer-based testing, has been selected by the European Federation of Schools (FEDE) to deliver its newly formed European Business and Administration Test (EUBAT).
The internationally recognised benchmarking practice Towards Maturity will be for offering practical advice and guidance for Learning & Development professionals at this year’s Learning Technologies Exhibition and Conference (26-27 January, Olympia 2, London) based on its most recent benchmark research. Managing Director Laura Overton, who this month featured at number four in the list of the UK’s top ‘E-Learning Movers and Shakers’, will chair two conference sessions and will also deliver two free floor seminars over the two days of the event giving three simple steps to accelerate business performance with learning technologies.
Brightwave keynote debate at Learning Technologies 2011
Venue: Olympia 2 Conference Centre, London (Seminar Theatre 1)
Date: Wednesday 26th January, 2-3pm
Once again LINE Communications will be exhibiting at Learning Technologies in Olympia, London where they will be offering free consultancy sessions, giving visitors the chance to talk through their learning and development issues with their consultants, as well as giving away their latest white paper on Mobile Learning and Communications.
Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, LMS solutions, custom eLearning development & mobile learning solutions, has released a free eBook titled 'LMS for Training Companies - Then & Now'. The book canvasses the evolving role of LMSs in training companies.
Over the last decade Dunfermline based eCom Scotland has experienced overwhelming success. Despite the many challenges 2010 offered, eCom not only survived but managed to flourish and prosper in these tough and challenging times.
As the biggest and most important date of the e-learning calendar in the UK, the Learning Technologies Exhibition later this month is the perfect stage to showcase and officially launch the custom distribution of Moodle LMS: Totara.
Saffron Interactive is delighted to welcome back Nick Simons, who returns to the company in a strategic role after two years away. Nick has spent some of that time at Blackboard, where he applied his experience in the corporate world to the social learning capability of the Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment.
At this year’s Learning Technologies conference and exhibition, being held in London in January, a leading learning content management and digital repository solution provider, eXact learning solutions, is explaining how to ‘add mobile’ to existing learning management system (LMS) infrastructures.
We asked members and supporters of the Charity Learning Consortium to tell us about the challenges they’ve faced in the last decade in L&D, and also indulge in a little crystal ball gazing on the industry’s future. Read on to find out what Martin Baker, Donald Taylor, Laura Overton, Peter Honey, Ian Ross and our charity L&D managers think is in store for a new decade of learning.
Kineo is pleased to announce that E-Learn Consult, a privately owned e-learning company in China, will join the Kineo Group and become Kineo China. They will offer Kineo's full range of e-learning and LMS services in China.
London, January 13, 2011 -- NetDimensions will address the challenges of mobile learning and performance support at Learning Technologies 2011 in Olympia 2, London.
Piers Lea, CEO of LINE Communications, has been placed within the top three of the Top Ten UK E-learning Movers and Shakers List, climbing six places from last year’s number eight to hit the second place spot.
Pearson VUE has entered into an exclusive partnership with AppSense, the leading provider of user virtualization solutions, to ensure assessment delivery for its comprehensive Certification Programme via computer-based testing.
Six of the team at Saffron Interactive, a London-based e-learning company, will be taking part in the Reading Half Marathon in March 2011. The team is running to raise money for the chosen charity of Hanif Sazen, Saffron's CEO, who sadly passed away in October.
Magnox explains how Information Transfer helped them project manage the decommissioning of five nuclear power stations through specialist e-learning.
Leading e-learning specialist Brightwave is to showcase its groundbreaking approach to various aspects of workplace learning at a series of lunches and seminars during the Learning Technologies 2011 conference (Olympia 2, January 26th & 27th).
Delivering business results through e-learning remains the holy grail. In a free seminar at Learning Technologies 2011, Stephen Walsh of Kineo and Jason Danciger of M&S will show how the Café Service Heroes e-learning have delivered proven business benefits in M&S.
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organisation, and Pearson VUE, the leader in computer-based testing, have announced a special promotional programme in select European countries for LPI Approved Academic Partners (LPI-AAP).
Learning Light and Creativesheffield have welcomed the publication of the ‘top ten movers and shakers in e-learning’ lists because they believe these lists endorse their choice of delegates to the European e-learning Summit, held at the end of 2010 in Sheffield.
Totara LMS, the custom distribution of Moodle for corporates, is being launched in the UK at the Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition. Co-founders Kineo will be running a free seminar at the event where they will demonstrate Totara and its key features. The seminar will take place at 11.45am on January 26th.
Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, LMS solutions, custom eLearning development & mobile learning solutions, announced today its decision to sponsor ASTD TechKnowledge 2011. To be held from 2nd to 4th February 2011, the event will take place in San Jose, USA.
The results of discussions by the delegates at the European e-learning Summit, organised by Learning Light with support from learndirect and Creativesheffield and held in Sheffield (17th to 19th November), have been published in the form of a manifesto for e-learning.
Behaviour can be changed, even if attitudes are left to play catch up, says Dr Peter Honey in an article in the latest Charity Learning Consortium eNewsletter. Read on to find out why the famous Learning Styles creator backs tackling behaviour first, and how tools and techniques can play their part.
Hong Kong, December 22, 2010 -- NetDimensions announces that PAR Springer-Miller Systems, the leading provider of
guest-centric hospitality management systems has successfully increased savings and customer satisfaction with the
implementation of the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) learning management system (LMS).
In its quest to build knowledge about LMSs & their selection procedure, especially in the SMB segment, Upside Learning will be sponsoring a Brandon Hall Research free webinar. The webinar titled 'How to Select the Right LMS for Your Small/Medium Business', will be held on January 19th, 2011.
Aurion Learning was celebrating this week at the news that EalingHELP has been shortlisted for a UK e-Government National Award 2010.
Within a month of publishing its third report in four years on the state of the e-learning sector in the UK the rest of Europe, Learning Light has reported that an unprecedented - and record - number has been sold.
Bacardi and Kineo have collaborated to create an innovative approach to social responsibility training using e-learning. The approach has been receiving rave reviews in Bacardi, and Kineo shares the approach in a new case study this week.
Heads of Learning & Development at global organisations have expressed concern about how the 70/20/10 model – which has been highly influential in spreading awareness of the importance of informal learning – may be interpreted and used within some organisations.
Fundeon – a consultancy centre for the building and construction industry in the Netherlands – has turned to eXact learning solutions to ensure that Dutch industry professionals are effectively prepared for future needs of the industry and that they have the most up-to-date knowledge on technical solutions.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, has been unveiled as a Founder Ambassador for Towards Maturity, the internationally recognised benchmarking practice for learning innovation.
NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems, recently hosted a well-attended webinar on the role of the LMS in today's organizations that rely more heavily on a global market presence, have increasingly mobile workforces, and are starting to embrace social media.
Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, LMS solutions, custom eLearning development and mobile learning solutions, reiterates its total commitment to offer 'Best Value LMS' to SMBs and Training Companies. This is supported by the company's recently announced pricing for its multi award-winning Learning Management System - UpsideLMS.With unlimited user licenses, over 160 features and attractive pricing of US $ 13500 (annually), it's the best value LMS a company can get.
Pearson VUE, the leader in computer-based testing, has announced that it will showcase its service at Europe's leading conference for organisational and technology-supported learning in the workplace, Learning Technologies 2011.
NetDimensions has acquired the tangible and intangible assets of Business Performance Technology, LLC ('BPTech') for a total consideration of US$950,000 in cash. BPTech, founded in 2000, is a US-based custom courseware developer and also provides services in LMS hosting, platform integration and learning portal development & management.
Named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific list for third straight year.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, has teamed up with Kanoti, a global digital production agency, to produce an innovative, interactive web viral campaign for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
NetDimensions announced today the release of version 6.3 of the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP), the company's award-winning learning management system.
The University of Ibadan, the leading university in Nigeria, is discovering the educational and administrative benefits of delivering learning materials to its students via their mobile phones - by-passing ‘traditional’ e-learning - thanks to eXact learning solutions.
The Saudi National Center for eLearning (NCEL) and eXact learning solutions, formerly known as Giunti Labs, have revealed details of the Saudi Arabia's Maknaz - or 'Treasure Chest' - Project, the largest learning content digital marketplace implementation in the Arabic world.
Charities are ahead of their private and public sector counterparts in harnessing the blueprint of social networking for learning, according to latest research. Martin Baker, founder and MD of the Charity Learning Consortium, says he is not surprised - using social media for learning is compellingly cost effective for charities, with private, exclusive networks in particular really proving their worth.
Visitors to this year’s Online Educa Berlin (OEB) conference – the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors – will be able to see the latest developments in learning content management system (LCMS), digital repository (DR) and mobile learning technology, courtesy of a leading learning content management and digital repository platform provider, eXact learning solutions.
Totara LMS, the open source LMS for the corporate sector based on Moodle, has announced its new Partner Program.
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world's leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, has selected Pearson VUE to deliver assessment for its Certificate in Islamic Finance via computer-based testing.
After a decade in the business of providing high impact online learning solutions, Brightwave today confirms its investment in the next ten years of e-learning by announcing its Founding Ambassador role with Towards Maturity and a substantial new research project.
Carin Martell, International Alliances Manager at a leading learning content management (LCMS) and digital repository (DR) solution provider, eXact learning solutions, was one of the keynote speakers at the European e-learning Summit, held in Sheffield from 17th to 19th November.
Kineo is delighted to announce that it is sponsoring a Christmas jazz evening in Brighton. Claire Martin and her band will be headlining at the latest Kineo Jazz event in Brighton on 9th December 2010.
Delegates at the European e-learning Summit, organised by Learning Light with support from learndirect and Creativesheffield and held in Sheffield (17th to 19th November) have agreed to pursue dialogue with national governments to establish a single, independent and impartial body representing the corporate e-learning sector.
Pearson VUE, the leader in computer-based testing, has joined fellow Pearson business, Pearson Education, in opening an office in Dubai to meet the Middle East's increasing demand for e-assessment.
Totara LMS, the custom distribution of Moodle for the corporate sector, is pleased to announce its December webinar schedule.
The nine webinars will take place on 15th, 16th and 21st December. There will be three webinars each day to cover Pacific, European and US time zones.
Learning Light has published its third report in four years on the state of the e-learning sector in the UK – and, this year, provides analysis on e-learning in 19 other countries too.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, is proud to announce the official launch of its proprietary cost-saving text translation tool.
More good news for Aurion Learning. The award winning online learning company has just announced that it has been awarded a contract to develop an e-learning programme for the Irish affiliate of pharmaceuticals giant, Roche.
LINE Communications, a key provider of learning and development solutions to the defence sector, has received an award from the Royal School of Artillery (RSA) for an iPad app that trains troops in the use of Fire Control Orders (FCO) on operation.
Almost one third of IT professionals taking e-skills UK’s new industry-designed postgraduate programme at The Open University are women - more than double the industry average.
The Open University (OU) is the first university in the UK to open up access to online data from across the institution as part of the Linked Open Data Movement.
Kineo is pleased to announce that Mark Harrison, one of the Kineo founders and current director, won the UK e-learning industry award for outstanding achievement at last week's E-Learning Age awards.
Kineo announced today that Jonathan Newman has been appointed as Kineo’s new Director of Moodle & Totara Solutions. Jonathan’s appointment follows Kineo’s strong growth and the increasing demand for Moodle and Totara solutions in the US.
Europe’s top e-learning strategists, content and systems developers will gather in Sheffield on 17th and 18th November for the first European e-learning Summit to be held in the UK.
The Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB) has signed an exclusive five-year contract with Pearson VUE to deliver the Continuing Competence element of its Operator Competence Scheme via computer-based testing.
Saffron Interactive, a leader in innovative e-learning, mobile and blended learning, have been announced as winners of the coveted Brandon Hall bronze award for excellence in the Best Custom Content category on Thursday, November 4 2010.
Kineo and Marks and Spencer have struck gold at this year's E-learning Age Awards, with the M&S Café Service project being recognised by the judges as the best e-learning private sector project of 2010.
Last night, Brighton-based e-learning specialists, Brightwave, scooped TWO gold awards at the annual prestigious E-Learning Awards in London’s Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square. This follows the company holding the coveted E-Learning Development Company of the Year accolade over the past year.
Hong Kong, November 11, 2010 -- NetDimensions (London Stock Exchange, AIM: NETD), a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems, will be hosting a free webinar, on the health of the LMS industry where it has thrived for the past 11 years, provocatively titled -- 'Is the LMS Dead?'
The National Recruitment Office for General Practice Training (NRO), the body which co-ordinates recruitment to General Practice Specialty Training programmes in the UK, has selected Pearson VUE to deliver Stage Two of the selection process involving the delivery of a computer-based assessment.
Aurion Learning is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to redevelop the EalingHELP web site.
Kineo (working with League Football Education and Sportiv8) have produced a set of ground–breaking, re-usable e-learning resources on Functional Skills for apprentices and learners within traditional school and college programmes. In a new case study, we share a preview of the programme and insights on the approach we've taken.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies is proud to announce the opening of a new R&D office in Pune, India.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications, is helping Ford of Britain to pilot an innovative application for iPhones and iPods designed to help sales executives explain some of the features on the C-MAX and Grand C-MAX.
The Safety Train, a company which operates an e-learning training portal aimed at covering all aspects of health & safety training, has been granted an NCFE bespoke quality licence – making it one of the UK’s first e-learning providers to be accredited in this way.
Game-changing solution deploys a full range of blended learning materials and allows users to navigate their own educational experience
Kineo has announced that Flexible Learning Network, a privately owned e-learning company in New Zealand, will join the Kineo group and become Kineo Pacific.
Gensco developed 250 courses for 20,000 attendees using Raptivity and Elicitus
NetDimensions announced today that it has successfully delivered a solution that will enable Mace to effectively and efficiently manage performance appraisals for thousands of employees around the world.
Makes it Easy to Add Fun Games for Classroom Sessions
CERTPOINT Systems™, a leading international provider of integrated enterprise learning solutions, today announced that the Medical University of Yerevan, Armenia, has decided to adopt CERTPOINTVLS v7 as the institution’s e-learning platform. The platform will be used to underpin the education of 5,000 medical students and other medical staff training at the university, as well as simplifying and extending student administration.
Research from the IITT, the UK’s leading Learning & Development Institute suggests training professionals will invest more in online learning tools such as Webinars, online meetings and e-learning throughout 2011.
Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, LMS solutions, custom eLearning development & mobile learning, has unveiled a new corporate identity emphasizing its ‘you-centric’ approach, and focus on growth through learning and performance.
Organisations need to think more creatively about efficiency says Martin Baker, Managing Director of the Charity Learning Consortium. He'll be talking about the cost savings and other benefits of working together in a Consortium when he addresses Online Educa in December: 'Together we can achieve far more than one person on their own,' he says.
New release will enable websites with SiteJazzer elements to run on iPhones and iPads.
Courses with Raptivity interaction models will now play on iPhones and iPads.
Also enables importing of external question bank and adds major UI enhancements.
The Guardian newspaper has featured an e-learning programme developed by Learning Light which is helping people in Nigeria to recycle electrical and electronic waste safely.
Features Mobile Learning experts Judy Brown of ADL, Allison Rossett of San Diego State University, and Tyson Greer, CEO of Ambient Insight
Three leading e-learning and open source companies (Kineo, Catalyst IT and Flexible Learning Network) have formed a joint venture company to develop and distribute a version of the Moodle Learning Management System for the corporate sector. The product, called Totara, is set to revolutionise the corporate LMS space as the first open source learning management solution designed specifically for the corporate sector.
An e-learning programme developed by Learning Light and demonstrated via workshops run by staff at the University of Northampton is helping people in Nigeria to recycle electrical and electronic waste.
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has selected Pearson VUE to deliver a computer-based pilot of its Aptitude Test for candidates planning to undertake the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).
Saffron is pleased to have been awarded the Learning Technology Accreditation status from the Institute of IT Training for the second year running.
HENRY, an award-winning national charity that helps parents provide a healthy environment for their young children, has received a £2,000 windfall from online training pioneer Virtual College in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Local government L&D professionals predict more e-learning and collaboration will help cut costs while improving service levels, according to new Brightwave research released today*. The City of Edinburgh Council demonstrates increasing trend and value of e-learning by improving quality and diversity of training and saving £800k.
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