Cash windfalls from the national Safeguarding Children e-Academy continue to provide a financial boost to charities working with children and young people across Britain and overseas.
The government’s decision to abolish the education ICT agency Becta by November has been met with mixed view. The scrapping of the quango which promotes the use of technology in schools is part of cuts worth £6.2 billion in what Chancellor George Osbourne has called 'wasteful' public spending. While up to 240 jobs will go and it's services cut, many are asking if Becta will truly be missed.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications has hosted a highly successful Forum Lunch at L’Escargot in London last month.
As the UK today celebrates the annual Silver Surfers Day to encourage older people online, ALISON.com is taking the fear out of the digital world for the older computer novice with a host of free self-paced online interactive courses.
Winners of the first eLearning Africa photo competition will be featured in an exhibition at the fifth pan-African conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Development, Education and Training
As part of the International Adult Learners Week, May 15th - 21st, ALISON is to offer in excess of 70 free online interactive courses and training certifications to help adults learn and up-skill.
COMPUTER-based assessment company Pearson VUE has been announced as Platinum Sponsor for the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) EMEA Member Conference held at the Radisson Edwardian Heathrow Hotel on 20-21 October 2010.
Kineo, Sportiv8 and League Football Education have announced a partnership to work together to produce a ground breaking approach to provide re-usable e-learning resources on functional skills for apprentices and learners within traditional school and college programmes.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is pleased to announce new appointments to its award winning Instructional Design team.
Tata Interactive Systems features in the list of Top 20 Global Companies providing training business process outsourcing services.
LINE Communications, a key provider of learning and development solutions to the defence sector, will be showcasing a range of defence based projects and launching an exciting new iPad multi-user interaction programme at ITEC Defence Exhibition and Conference at Excel, London on 18th-20th of May.
The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) has announced that it will deliver tests online for the first time in its history after agreeing to a partnership with Pearson VUE.
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Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, announced a global strategic alliance with KESDEE Inc., the world's largest financial eLearning company. The alliance will enable Upside Learning to market and promote KESDEE’s content through its multi-award winning, flagship learning management system, UpsideLMS, to its clients and partners across the globe.
With the recent announcement that bonus points may be given to higher-level Leaving Cert Maths students still fresh, the free online course provide, ALISON has just announced the release of a suite of new Maths courses. The timely release will provide a useful study aid for those preparing for exams.
Tesco has recently developed Academy Online, its new learning portal which it is hoped will eventually serve the learning needs of over 400,000 staff across Tesco's global businesses. Kineo, a leading e-learning solutions provider, was chosen by Tesco to design and develop the portal solution, using its experience in combining user experience and web design, and development strength in open source tools such as Moodle.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce LMS in a box.
As high school science grades continue to fall, ALISON, the free online learning and certification provider has just released two new free interactive courses on Biology to rekindle student’s waning interest in Science.
Berlin, Germany, Lusaka, Zambia. Zambia’s capital will host a gathering of some of Africa’s top educational decision-makers on May 26th at eLearning Africa. The largest pan-African conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for development, education and training will be held from May 26th - 28th in Lusaka.
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Learning and Performance software and services supplier e2train has announced substantial year-on-year organic growth of 47 per cent at the close of its third quarter, ending 31 March 2010.
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) has signed a landmark new contract to deliver its examinations online via Pearson VUE’s extensive network of over 5,000 highly secure test centres in more than 165 countries.
On heels of win, global information publisher Informa to present award-winning solution at EMC World 2010 in Boston.
CERTPOINT Systems was last Thursday awarded a coveted Brandon Hall silver award in the Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Global Training category. CERTPOINT Systems, a leading global provider of integrated enterprise learning solutions, received the award in recognition of its work providing outstanding technology for learning programs internationally.
Learning Light is co-ordinating a pan-European project to enable ‘marginalised’ learners to develop their knowledge and skills via e-learning.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce the launch of two online programmes for Home Group, one of the largest housing, care and support providers in the country.
Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, is a proud winner of three 2009 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards for UpsideLMS - its flagship Learning Management System. UpsideLMS is the only product to have won 3 awards - 1 Gold and 2 Silver, more than any other product.
Partnership will deliver targeted ethics and compliance training courses for Integrity’s clients in Europe
Kath Wilkinson, nurse consultant and continence service manager with NHS Bradford and Airedale, was a keynote speaker at a ground breaking conference in Barcelona targeting urinary incontinence healthcare professionals from both Spain and the UK.
The free online course provider, ALISON.com is delighted to celebrate World Day for Health & Safety at Work this Wednesday April 28th with a suite of new courses on Health and Safety.
Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, has developed India's first Layar (augmented reality application) for Pune city, giving users a whole new way to explore the city with their mobile phones.
29 April 2010: Brightwave’s Lars Hyland to run Learning Skills Group webinar whilst MD Charles Gould presents at PPA Annual Conference
Learning and support care charity MacIntyre has turned to Kallidus LMS to deliver its blended learning and compliance programmes to 2000 field workers. The charity has opted to have the system set up as a remotely hosted and fully supported service. This will enable them to concentrate on providing and improving their own core services rather than extending its own technology infrastructure.
Tata Interactive Systems develops a 2D animation series, based on famous Indian mythological stories from the Amar Chitra Katha comics, that is being aired on the childrens' channel Cartoon Network.
Online Educa Berlin, the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors, has opened its Call for Papers. Deadline for receipt of all proposals is May 14th, 2010. The 16th edition of Online Educa Berlin will take place from December 1st – 3rd, 2010 at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin.
SQS Software Quality Systems (AIM: SQS.L), the largest independent provider of software testing and quality management services, today announced an addition to its software testing and quality assurance training programme covering the test and lab management areas within Microsoft's new Visual Studio 2010 suite.
Is your organization contemplating any of the following questions: Is our learning aligned with corporate priorities? Is it having the impact it should? How can we improve its impact? If so, Kineo has convened a group of industry experts to help you answer these questions at a free webinar on April 28th.
Training Australia Magazine named the LearnX Asia Pacific 2010 E-Learning & Training Award winners of its prestigious awards program. Raptivity, the leading rapid interactivity building tool by Harbinger Knowledge Products, won 'Best Rapid E-Learning Tool' Platinum Award and 'Best Simulation Solution' Gold Award.
A high calibre group of thought leaders and experts has been brought together by Europe's top learning advocacy group to further enhance its mission to promote innovation in learning, knowledge creation and dissemination.
Aurion Learning has completed the first phase of its e-learning roll-out to Queen's University, Belfast.
New GoodPractice toolkits deliver a personalised training environment akin to leading networking and media websites
GoodPractice solution delivered payback within three years, with flexible on-line toolkits providing a complete resource for Scottish Prisons Service College (SPSC) employees studying for Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) qualifications
In response to employers’ growing demand for active talent management within their workforces and the current trend towards the personalisation of learning materials, Giunti Labs and Cegos, to further strengthen their on-going partnership, are collaborating to integrate Cegos’ catalogue of learning materials with Giunti Labs’ learn eXact LCMS.
Global learning solutions leader, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), to share its innovative solutions at the virtual conference, E-learning Summit 2010.
Kineo’s new ‘My Kineo’ service is building a large following of e-learning professionals, who are benefitting from the wealth of free e-learning guidance, resources and webinars available through the site.
Learning Light’s definitive report into the UK e-learning sector in 2009 is winning recognition not only among the corporate e-learning community but also among UK academics.
The African Society for Quality in Healthcare (ASQH), based in Cairo, Egypt, has signed an exclusive five-year partnership with Pearson VUE to deliver its International Board for Quality in Healthcare (IBQH) programme.
Upside Learning, a global provider of learning solutions and a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom e-learning development & LMS solutions, has partnered with THE Group, a leading business consultancy in the UK, to develop a portal, including the online courses, for delivering ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) qualifications courses online.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications content has achieved record first quarter sales in 2010.
LINE Communications, the UK’s leading custom learning content provider commences a programme of Learning Forum lunches in London on 21st April.
D2™ The Advanced Learning Environment from The Working Manager Ltd (TWM) will be shown, for the first time, to visitors at the CIPD’s Learning and Development HRD Show being held at London’s Olympia Exhibition hall on 21st and 22nd April.
Xyleme releases new podcasts with Jive CMO Ben Kiker on social learning case studies, NetDimensions’ CEO Jay Shaw on the future of LMS, and TrainingIndustry CEO Doug Harward on corporate training business models.
Learning Light is beginning work on updating its figures on the size, shape and state of health of the UK’s e-learning industry.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe’s leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce the release of its free e-learning quiz tool.
Upside Learning celebrated its 6th anniversary as a global provider of learning solutions and a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions.
Giunti Labs is bringing its newly released state-of-the-art personal ePortfolio and skills management solution to the HRD exhibition at Olympia, London, on 21st and 22nd April.
Kineo today announced record sales in the last six months. Sales were up over 50% on the same period last year and confirm that Kineo maintains its position as one of the fastest growing e-learning companies in the UK.
In the past 8 years the ifs has worked closely with Pearson VUE to deliver over 200,000 computer based tests. The new contract, which runs until the end of 2013, cements this relationship going forward.
Teachers and technologists gathering at the eLearning Africa 2010 conference in Zambia will be debating a billion dollar question, attempting to work out whether future African students will learn from the telephones in their pockets or from the laptops in their classrooms.
Harbinger Knowledge Products has announced the release of Raptivity's brand new Active Learning TurboPack. The new pack includes a variety of meaningful interactions to achieve comprehension, application and analysis - three key middle layers of Bloom's taxonomy - in adult learning.
Lean Healthcare Academy's ground-breaking work with Yorkshire Cancer Network pays dividends
Giunti Labs, a leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, is a Gold Sponsor at the Bersin IMPACT 2010 conference, which is being held in St Petersburg, Florida, USA, from April 6 to 8.
Upside Learning, a global provider of learning solutions and a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, is pleased to announce a new partnership with a leading provider of knowledge solutions in Saudi Arabia- Image Systems. This new partnership will be an integral component of Upside Learning's continued growth plans.
Learning Light’s business contacts and facilitation skills have helped its client companies in the field of corporate e-learning to create a ‘significant number of jobs’ in the last 12 months.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe’s leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is excited to announce that Assure, its innovative compliance tool now provides a voice recognition option.
The addition of Turkish to e2train's Kallidus 8 language line-up confirms it as Europe's most commonly 'localised' commercial learning and performance management system. It is now in use in 26 different countries throughout the region in a wide range of languages.
Learning Light has revised and re-launched the e-learning centre website, which attracts a worldwide audience and over 72,000 unique hits a month.
Learning Light, a company limited by guarantee that focuses on promoting the use of e-learning and learning technologies, has revised its mode of operations.
Company increases delivery modalities and drives new revenue streams in face of reduced headcount and tightened budgets.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is excited to announce that Assure, its innovative e-learning compliance tool now supports SMS.
LINE Communications, one of Europe's leading providers of learning and communications solutions is proud to announce its sponsorship of the first Swiss e-Learning Conference (SeLC) on 13th and 14th of April at the Messe Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
The new courses are ‘Short Breaks’ and ‘Working with Autistic Children.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce the launch of a bespoke e-learning induction at British American Tobacco's Globe House.
This is the second collaboration between Saffron and British American Tobacco and represents a great achievement for both organisations.
LINE Communications, one of Europe's leading providers of learning and communications solutions, is pleased to announce a new partnership with 3D digital imaging and animation company, Crystal CG International. The partnership with Crystal CG allows LINE to offer its clients 3D solutions at scale with video quality rendering. Under the terms of the agreement, each party will be a preferred supplier to the other within its particular areas of specialism.
Saffron is proud to be sponsoring the BBC workshop 'Making movies on a shoestring' at the 2010 informatology conference, a three day event which examines how nurturing people and embracing new technologies helps organisations to be as effective and successful as possible.
Upside Learning, a global provider of learning solutions and a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom e-learning development & LMS solutions, now has its presence on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn
Kineo continues its audio interview series with two recent conversations with Dr. Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research and Professor Karl Kapp of Bloomsburg University.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is excited to announce that Assure, its innovative compliance tool is now available on the iPhone.
Upside Learning, a global provider of learning solutions and a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom e-learning development & LMS solutions, is proud to announce a new addition to its product basket - Learning Solutions based on Mobile Applications.
The Safeguarding Children e-Academy has added to its existing stable of ‘Integrated Working’ e-learning courses.
The Safeguarding Children e-Academy has extended its remit to incorporate adult social care training for the first time.
Lean Seminar well received by NHS delegates - Healthcare professionals in the NHS learned valuable lessons about how to generate savings, without it coming at the expense of service delivery and quality, at a 'sell-out' seminar in Sheffield.
'The module equips healthcare workers across the country with a better understanding and ability to respond to what is a growing problem nationwide': Judith Clarkson, Virtual College.
Caja Madrid – established for some 300 years and currently Spain’s fourth largest financial group – has revolutionised its training systems through the use of a learning content management system (LCMS) augmented by a learning management system.
Kineo has just released a case study, highlighting recent work with Hewlett Packard to create a 15-minute learning experience on HP's Total Customer Experience program.
NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems, announces that CiRBA, a leading provider of Data Center Intelligence (DCI) software, successfully implemented the Enterprise Assessment Platform (EAP) assessment engine to enhance the certification process for its global business partners.
Cammy Bean, Kineo’s U.S. Vice President of Design will be a featured speaker at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference & Expo March 23rd – 26th in Orlando, Florida.
The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), and the MENON Network (MENON) announced that, following a number of joint actions run in the past years, they signed a Document of Understanding with the objective of working closely together to foster innovation of European Education and Training (E&T). Both ELIG and MENON are active in enhancing innovation processes in European E&T and in promoting a meaningful use of ICT for learning in Europe, through research and support activities to all relevant stakeholders.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe's leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is pleased to announce ongoing e-learning development collaboration with defence consultancy 3SDL.
ALISON welcomes the focus on online skills training brought by the European e-Skills Week programme as it announces it has registered its 100,000th registration in the United Kingdom - all at no expense to the public or the UK government.
'All partners will be carefully selected and vetted to ensure they offer only the most relevant and value for money products required throughout the NHS': Judith Clarkson.
E-Learning Development Company of The Year, Brightwave, will present 'Designing E-learning for Impact' at the eLearning Network's best practice event on 5 March.
The Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has signed a contract with computer-based testing and assessment company, Pearson VUE, for item development for its Pharmacy and Nursing Licensure programmes. The new contract follows the awarding by HAAD in mid-2009 to Pearson VUE of a contract for transitioning HAAD’s licensure examination programme to computer-based delivery.
LINE Communications, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, is pleased to announce its support and sponsorship of a series of European events on the subject of learning, talent management and technology in Q1 and Q2 of 2010.
Saffron Interactive, one of Europe’s leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is excited to announce that it is putting together a Microsoft Silverlight development team for e-learning.
Microsoft's Digital Literacy Curriculum is now accessible for free across the Arabic-Speaking world via ALISON's free learning platform for individual or group learning.
Global leader in learning solutions, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), recently concluded a highly successful session on Serious Games at Learning Technologies 2010.
Teachers wishing to test the general knowledge of their students in American history, politics and government will find a very useful new tool in ALISON's latest, free, fun learning offering: a US Citizenship Preparation Test.
Kineo’s commitment to quality in its e-learning and Moodle work has been recognised with the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 award, along with further environmental and CHAS accreditations.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading learning and communications providers announces record core sales figures for the period January to December 2009, during the longest and deepest recession on record.
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