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    • MSc in Marketing and Leadership programme from Cranfield University and CIM Academy to address UK skills gap

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      • Marketing and Leadership MSc programme aims to address the industry’s growing skills gap • Businesses can majority fund the programme using Apprenticeship Levy funds, providing an accessible way for organisations to upskill • Programme announcement follows CIM research which found that skills amongst senior market level were lacking • Marketing and advertising agency OLIVER and parent company, Inside Ideas Group, amongst first to invest in industry-first qualification

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: Positive shift in workers attitudes to learning; 9 out of 10 in L&D want more professionalisation; L&D to combat online fatigue with better targeting of learning; Learning impact - engagement and measurement make the difference; Headlines from across Learning News.

    • eCom automates Course Certification in eNetLearn LMS

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      eCom's eNetLearn LMS gets a new and updated Course Certification feature, automatically generating certificates for learners on course completion; cuts administration time considerably and improves learner experience. The latest update of eNetLearn also includes a host of new and expanded features for LMS administrators and learners.

    • LNTV: The Transformation of L&D

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Jun 30: Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine assess LinkedIn Learning’s 2022 report into learning and development ‘The Transformation of L&D’. Plus, how the Shaw Trust’s L&D team transformed to hybrid working and LNTV looks at THRIVE and its focus on people and culture.

    • Social value and sustainable procurement policies: a statement by eCom Learning Solutions

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      In a move to bring its corporate responsibility policy into line with the latest social value and sustainable procurement policies of both the UK and Scottish Governments, Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist has published the following statement: “eCom Learning Solutions pursues and promotes the highest standards of corporate responsibility and is committed to supporting five social value themes: COVID-19 Recovery; Wellbeing; Fighting Climate Change; Equal Opportunity, and Tackling Economic Inequality.”

    • What kind of leaders do we need?

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, May 26: Julian Stodd, author of The Humble Leader, joins Learning Now TV to discuss the values needed in leadership in 2022; Sukh Pabial discusses learning culture; Bob Mosher continues his series on learning and performance. Plus regular commentators, Robin Hoyle discusses clarity in leadership and Rob Clarke reports from Learning Technologies 2022.

    • eCom Learning Solutions welcomes Dunfermline’s new city status

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Learning Solutions, has welcomed the decision to name Dunfermline as one of eight new cities, so designated to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

    • Virtual College launches podcast episode about using marketing principles for L&D programmes

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      Virtual College has launched a brand-new podcast episode. Featuring host Simon Falconer, Chief Marketing Officer at Virtual College, and guest Ashley Sinclair, Managing Director of MAAS Marketing, the episode explores a problem many L&D professionals find challenging: engaging learners in learning and development programmes. The podcast identifies ways that marketing principles can be adopted to create better engaged learners.

    • TalkTalk rolls out Viva

      Learning News | Microsoft |

      TalkTalk prepares for truly flexible working by rolling out Microsoft Viva.

    • Make onboarding a breeze with Conduit

      Learning News | Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK |

      Say goodbye to fragmented processes and disconnected employees, it’s time to digitise and consumerise employee experience. Announcing Conduit by 3t Transform at Learning Technologies 2022.

    • UK marketers warns pandemic and inflation has changed consumer expectations of brands

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      Majority of marketers (59%) finding it harder to predict consumer priorities, with nine in ten (91%) claiming their brand and business model will need to evolve to keep pace. Over a quarter (28%) believe their brand is out of touch with changed consumer needs. Convenience tops table of fastest-growing consumer priorities, followed by overall value for money and environmental impact tied at second place.

    • Empowering Employee Learning at Learning Technologies

      Rise Up | London |

      This year, at Learning Technologies, Rise Up will provide learning leaders with an easy-to-use and easy-to-integrate solution, with evolutive innovation and exceptional customer support.

    • 2022 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition reveals a buoyant market driving disruptive innovation

      Fosway |

      Here's the latest news announcement from Fosway Group. CEO David Wilson is available for comment. Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its new 2022 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition. Faced with ongoing and accelerating recruitment challenges, organisations are looking to innovate and scale up their talent acquisition strategies. This new research highlights the trends and vendors transforming the market.

    • How Happy recovered from the pandemic

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Apr 28: Henry Stewart joins LNTV to talk about how his business, Happy, recovered from damages caused by pandemic; Tom Bryant discusses how the workplace, HR and L&D has changed forever; David Perring discusses the digital learning market; Robin Hoyle looks at how L&D teams develop 'learning journeys' and Bob Mosher starts his 6-part series, Elevating Performance.

    • New eLearning Apprenticeship granted approval

      Learning News | Foster & Forge |

      Government approval has been granted for a new Trailblazer apprenticeship standard which is set to benefit employers in the eLearning sector.

    • Empathy and Customer Support Valued Highly by eCom Customers

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Market research by the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Learning Solutions, has highlighted that those in the market for eLearning and eAssessment materials are heavily influenced in their purchasing decisions by the level of customer support that producers offer.

    • New 2022 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group has published its latest analysis of the Digital Learning market. The 2022 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning provides a view of the leading Digital Learning providers in the European market as well as Digital Learning market and solution trends. Fosway Group CEO, David Wilson, and Director of Research, David Perring, are available for comment.

    • Digitisation behind Zoopla’s move to new LMS

      Omniplex Learning |

      Faster onboarding and improved user experience. That’s what the thousands of estate agents that use Zoopla can expect with their switch to a new learning management system.

    • Learning Performance Benchmark 2022 early findings

      Learning News |

      Learning leaders are struggling to complete their most important objectives. In particular establishing a learning culture and moving learning into workflows are proving difficult for L&D teams. We'll take a look at the 2022 Learning Performance Benchmark.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: Business struggles to engender a learning culture; UK leads the way on hybrid working; Learning systems market report; Learning leadership - Lisa Johnson, NHSBT; Marketing learning; Learning for Ukraine campaign launches; Headlines from across Learning News.

    • Learning impact: Ina Weinbauer-Heidel on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Mar 31: Ina Weinbauer-Heidel talks to Nigel about her work on learning transfer; Gent Ahmetaj from MindTools for Business talks about changes to their Learning Performance Benchmark; How the RSPCA coped with the Covid pandemic and its urgent need to change their development practices; A new 6-part series on learning and performance with Bob Mosher gets underway; Robin Hoyle asks are we clear on what skills are and how they are developed?; Plus a news round up from Learning News.

    • Learning Impact Award 2022

      Learning News |

      Harry Cloke from Growth Engineering discusses his company's recent Learning Impact Gold Award at the Learning Awards.

    • Winners announced for nationwide student marketing competition

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced that a team from the University of Strathclyde has won its national student marketing competition, The Pitch. The competition, this year sponsored by Boots, challenged student teams to raise awareness of its partnership with The Prince’s Trust in a creative way.

    • Launching the Charity Learning Index

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium has worked with Andrew Jacobs to create a new benchmark for its members. The benchmark will help members identify their aspirations, provide a starting point to track progression and help prove the worth of learning.

    • Celebrating its 25th Anniversary brings a Change of Name for eCom

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      In a move timed to coincide with its 25th anniversary year, the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland is changing its name and refreshing its website to reflect its growing reach, in terms of both products and clients.

    • UK shows world flexible working works

      Learning News |

      UK workers and their bosses are reaping the benefits of flexible working, according to new research released by Microsoft.

    • Learning sector appeal for Ukraine

      Learning News | Learning for Ukraine |

      A funding initiative in support of Ukraine has been set up by a group of leading voices in the learning and development sector; one hour webinar for L&D professionals; proceeds going to the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.

    • Skills, data, analytics, AI

      Learning News |

      Data, analytics and AI will play a significant role in L&D's ability to get grips with the hugely raised focus on developing skills according to Ben Betts from Learning Pool and Paul Scholey from Sisense. The two join Learning News to explain.

    • eCom helps in achieving the UK and Scottish Governments’ Energy Strategy aims

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Helping people re-focus their energy-related industry skills – along with up-skilling and re-skilling for the energy industry - are key ways in which the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Learning Solutions is contributing to achieve the aims of the UK’s and the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategies.

    • Next generation of marketers: shortlist announced for nationwide student marketing competition

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      Today the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced the shortlist for its student marketing competition, The Pitch. The competition, this year sponsored by Boots, challenges young marketers to respond to a real-life marketing challenge to become 'Marketers of the Future' - as well as winning a £1,500 cash prize and a one-year complimentary CIM membership to further their training.

    • What are the realities of digital learning in 2022?

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst in partnership with Learning Technologies, Europe’s leading learning workplace event, has opened the annual Digital Learning Realities research survey. Now in its seventh year, the research aims to highlight the digital learning strategies that are helping organisations successfully support new working environments and organisational transformation.

    • eCom Learning Solutions joins the DeepWind cluster

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Learning Solutions, has become a member of an organisation intended to increase supply chain competitiveness and productivity to the renewable energy sector in Scotland.

    • On Demand are donating 100% of proceeds to Ukraine this March

      Marshall E-Learning | London, UK |

      On Demand the e-learning platform from Marshall E-Learning will be donating 100% of sales to the Red Cross in Ukraine through March. The portal has all the essential courses any training manager might require with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion.

    • Learning Leader of the Year 2022

      Learning News | Learning Awards |

      Lisa Johnson from NHS Blood and Transplant was named Gold Learning Leader of the Year at the Learning Awards 2022 and joins Learning News to discuss her work at the NHS.

    • Getting to the core of L&D teams and ‘learning in the flow of work’

      Virtual College by Netex |

      The ways in which we learn have changed over the decades, and this isn’t just being reflected in educational establishments but businesses too. The latest approach is being called ‘learning in the flow of work’. But what is it, and what does it mean for L&D teams?

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2022; Learning Awards 2022; Priorities in workplace learning with Andy Moss Managing Director at City & Guilds Corporate Learning; Headlines from across Learning News.

    • Start-up Learning Provider of the Year

      Learning News | Learning Awards 2022 |

      Ashley Sinclair from MAAS Marketing, winner of the Start-up gold award at the Learning Awards 2022, explains why marketing is a critical skill in learning and development.

    • beTravelwise training partnership will promote global worker safety

      Walkgrove |

      Risk management experts beTravelwise are promoting stress-free business travel by distributing travel safety awareness training in partnership with learning consultancy and course designers Walkgrove. More than one in four business travellers have a negative experience, but most employees remain unaware of their company’s travel guidance or policies. The digital learning materials help employers meet their duty of care responsibilities by promoting risk awareness and planning measures to prevent common travel mishaps and improve workplace security in a variety of settings.

    • How businesses and L&D teams can combat the Great Resignation

      Virtual College by Netex |

      The Great Resignation – the name given to the large percentage of workers voluntarily leaving, or planning to leave, their jobs – is something that has been getting more and more media coverage as months go by. Initially recognised in the US last year, it seems to be spreading globally, and according to research, has definitely hit the UK.

    • Rising Star 2022

      Learning News | Learning Awards |

      Interview with Federico Presicci, winner of the Rising Star gold award at the Learning Awards 2022.

    • eCom Scotland joins Offshore Energies UK

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Scotland’s leading provider of digitally delivered learning and assessment materials, eCom Scotland, has become a member of Offshore Energies UK, the leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry.

    • Learning habits: neuroscientist Amy Brann on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Feb 24: Neuroscientist Amy Brann discusses learning habits and effective learning; Gemma Towersey discusses learning design; Martin Couzins has a new report into climate change and sustainability and asks how it may affect the workplace; Robin Hoyle looks at why Tik Tok dissolved its L&D department; plus a news round up from Learning News.

    • New 2022 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released the new 2022 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems. The research shows that the pandemic continues to shape the online learning market as organisations grapple with supporting a remote and hybrid workforce.

    • Capita’s new Education and Learning business delivers first six months of progress

      Capita |

      Capita’s Education and Learning business, part of the Capita Public Service division, has delivered six months of strong progress since launching in August 2021. The creation of the new Education and Learning business saw the merger of the successful Capita Learning business with Capita’s wide range of education contracts.

    • Articulate launches learning content library

      Learning News | Articulate |

      Over 1,000 new courses including customer success and service, human resources, diversity and inclusion, sales and marketing, and professional development, have been added to Articulate's creator platform for workplace learning.

    • CIM and the Australian Marketing Institute Announce Joint-Partnership

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      Growing demand for marketing training has prompted a partnership between the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Australian Marketing Institute. The new partnership aims to meet growing demands for marketing training for marketers in the UK and Australia, providing access to over 90+ virtual courses and will enable CIM and AMI members to take advantage of a preferential rate and allows best practice, training and resources to be shared to drive innovation within the sector.

    • Are skills the new currency?

      Learning Pool | Oxford, UK |

      The pandemic has flipped the script on what skills are ‘valuable’ in the workforce – and forced individuals to rethink how to invest in their ‘skills equity’. In this article, CEO of Learning Pool, Ben Betts, reveals why skills are now the ‘new currency’ and how data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning can unlock exciting new opportunities to scale upskilling in order to adapt to rapid change.

    • Kahoot! launches Vimeo integration

      Learning News | Kahoot! |

      Vimeo integration enables users to include Vimeo videos in their kahoot sessions, creating more dynamic and visually compelling learning experiences.

    • eBooks to help develop key L&D skills

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium has created a growing range of little books, filled with top tips, hints, exercises, case studies and action points to support good practice in learning and development.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      Learning Performance Benchmark 2022 early findings; VR in L&D - new report published; Compliance learning - comprehensive briefing by Kineo; Increase in UK acquisitions activity at the start of 2022.

    • Talent and skills gap stalling innovation

      Learning News |

      Research by Udacity and Ipsos shows that digital transformation is stalling due to lack of job-ready digital talent and that there is a significant disconnect between the views of L&D professionals and employees over how successful they think L&D’s programmes are.

    • WMG Skills Centre launched to bridge the technical skills gap

      Learning News | WMG, University of Warwick |

      With increased pressure on businesses to be flexible, resilient, increase efficiency and to meet sustainability goals there is an unprecedented need for new skills in the workforce. In order to thrive during periods of change WMG has launched the Skills Centre, offering an ever changing and growing range of courses to meet current and future industry and business needs. The Centre is launching with seven new courses in innovative technologies ranging from energy systems, intelligent vehicles, digital and manufacturing.

    • eCom Scotland research shines light on Key Trends

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      After publishing what it believed would be eight ‘Key Learning and Development (L&D) Trends’ in 2022, the provider of online training and assessment, eCom Scotland, has carried out further market research among its clients to gauge the accuracy of its predictions.

    • Most people get learning measurement wrong, says Kevin Yates on this week’s LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Jan 27: Most people are getting learning measurement wrong according to Kevin Yates who joins Nigel Paine on LNTV this week; Michelle Parry-Slater talks to the World Vision charity on making content inclusive; plus we hear from our regular commentators Robin Hoyle and Martin Couzins and the Learning News bulletin.

    • Increase in acquisitions and investments

      Learning News | London |

      The UK learning sector has seen an increase in acquisitions and investment activity: Looop, Virtual College and Walkgrove are amongst those acquired since the start of 2022 and Learning Pool has acquired True Office, an adaptive learning tech provider.

    • eLearning Brothers acquires Rehearsal

      Learning News | eLearning Brothers |

      eLearning Brothers has announced the acquisition of a video-based practice and coaching platform, Rehearsal.

    • How to create a learning programme for EDI

      Charity Learning Consortium | London |

      EDI has become a top priority for all organisations and especially charities. A new white paper published by the Charity Learning Consortium explains how to create an effective learning programme in equity, diversity and inclusion to help drive cultural change.

    • 360Learning acquires Looop

      Learning News | 360Learning |

      360Learning, which recently announced a $200M investment for growth and acquisitions, has announced it has acquired the UK LMS vendor Looop; the business aims to build an era of collaborative learning focused on L&D automation and leadership.

    • Millions want to start their own business

      Learning News | Quickbooks |

      1 in 10 UK workers, over 3 million people, want to start their own business in 2022 according to research by Intuit Quickbooks.

    • How focusing on behaviours creates impact in learning

      Acteon Communication and Learning | Cambridge, UK |

      Why is it more important than ever to focus on the business impact of learning interventions? And how can communication campaigns help deliver that impact? Learning News aims to find out in a spotlight interview with Acteon Communication and Learning.

    • Semcon expands in digital learning through acquisition in the UK

      Walkgrove | Derbyshire |

      In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of organisations are discovering that digital learning solutions offer learning that is flexible and targeted to their audiences. Through the acquisition of the UK company Walkgrove, Semcon is expanding its leading offering in digital learning with a local presence in a new geographic market.

    • 100% of Virtual College is acquired by Netex

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      We are delighted to announce that Virtual College has reached an agreement with Netex, a Spanish technology company specialising in e-learning solutions and listed on the Spanish BME stock market, for them to acquire all the shares in Virtual College.

    • Marketers’ digital skills stagnate and decline during the pandemic

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      New research shows that the marketing industry has bucked wider digital skills trends by stagnating or declining over the last 12 months. General Marketing is the only discipline to see any significant improvement, increasing by 7 per cent. Target Internet and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) are calling on the industry to prioritise the development of digital skills at all job levels.

    • Key Learning & Development trends for 2022 detected by eCom Scotland

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Eight key trends will dominate the learning and development (L&D) sector in 2022. These trends have been identified from market research undertaken by eCom Scotland, a leading provider of online training and assessment and which, over the last 25 years, has been building an enviable worldwide reputation for its solutions’ quality and reliability.

    • Virtual College’s latest report delivers valuable insights into new and emerging L&D technologies

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      It can’t be denied, technology is currently changing the way in which L&D teams operate throughout all industries and sectors and is providing the L&D professional with many new creative options. To help navigate these, Virtual College, a digital learning provider with over 27 years’ experience, has released a report titled "The Future of Learning & Development". This report explores and discusses the new ways in which technology can be used to enhance digital training programmes.

    • Evolution of L&D: interview with Virtual College

      Learning News | London |

      Virtual College has completed a series of reports into the views of 2,000 of its learner community on how workplace learning is evolving. Learning News spoke to the series authors.

    • LPI announces StoryTagger as media partner

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Video storytelling platform enables learning leaders to bring their expertise and knowledge to LPiLEARN, inspiring L&D teams with real-world experience.

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