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    • eCom Scotland’s Experience-based Tips to Promote eLearning Internally

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      There is growing evidence that the digital learning and assessment specialist eCom Scotland is solving an issue which is as old as eLearning itself: getting learners to enthuse about – and use – eLearning materials.

    • Young Creative Awards nurture “learning designers of the future”

      Walkgrove | Derbyshire |

      Learning consultancy Walkgrove seeks to nurture the next generation of learning designers, visual artists and creatives through sponsorship of this year’s Young Creative Awards. Open to 11- to 24-year-olds, the annual competition celebrates creativity across 11 diverse categories from film, graphic design and music to dance, animation and photography. The awards are designed to help talented young people access education, training and employment opportunities and to support a flourishing cultural and business community.

    • ‘Women in Learning: Choosing to Challenge’ on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Mar 25: In recognition of International Women’s Day 2021, Jane Bozarth and Kate Graham discuss their recently launched report. Sukh Pabial discusses the effects of the Covid pandemic on L&D and Martin Couzins looks at MindTools & Emerald Works’ report into business leaders’ perceptions of L&D.

    • Pandemic and Brexit Prompt Surge in Online Learning and Assessment

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Over the last year – faced with Covid-19 and Brexit among other issues - people have become a lot clearer about what matters to them and, therefore, their priorities in work and life. Lockdown has given people time to re-evaluate their lives and reassess their priorities.

    • LPI announces top 15 highest-performing learning departments of 2021

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Using benchmark data from its well-established accreditation programme, the Learning & Performance Institute identifies the 15 highest-scoring internal learning departments, all of whom are operating at the very best levels of performance.

    • Connecting and developing Ericsson’s global workforce with Time To Learn TV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Mar 11: Peter Sheppard from Ericsson explains how Ericsson’s own tv channel is being used to help develop its workforce. Plus: Learning Guild’s David Kelly; Sam Davies and Danny Seals on a new service connecting trusted vendors and users; Martin Couzins on the Edelman Trust Barometer; and Robin Hoyle on how unconscious bias training is failing today's diverse workforce.

    • Mastering your virtual presence

      Learning News | London |

      Richard Barkey, founder of Imparta, joins Learning News to discuss the challenges of selling online and skills that sales professionals can benefit from working on.

    • New ways for L&D to provide value to business

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Feb 25: Matt Donovan from GP Strategies talks to LNTV about how L&D must enable new ways of providing value. Ben Betts from Learning Pool discusses market changes and his focus on personal growth of employees.

    • GO1 CEO Andrew Barnes on LNTV this week

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Feb 11: Andrew Barnes, CEO of GO1, joins Learning Now TV to talk about his company and digital learning in 2021; plus Positive Psychologist and Coach, Lucy Whitehall, on helping people to thrive.

    • Carers Scotland recognises eCom Scotland as an Established Caring Employer

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      The digital learning and assessment specialist eCom Scotland has been awarded ‘Established Employer’ status within Carer Positive - a Scottish Government funded initiative, developed with the support of partners in Scotland’s private, public and voluntary sectors.

    • Marshall E-Learning's Insiders/Outsiders course challenges mainstream Unconscious Bias training

      Marshall E-Learning | London, UK |

      Marshall E-Learning has developed an ‘Insiders and Outsiders’ e-learning course that adopts a radical approach to bias and stereotyping. The new course moves beyond traditional unconscious bias concepts, taking learners into the more nuanced world of micro-inequities and insider/outsider dynamics that feature in many organisations but are rarely analysed or acknowledged.

    • The 5 Moments of Need - the Essentials

      Xprtise | London, UK |

      February 2021. The 5 Moments of Need Academy and Xprtise launch new Essentials workshop for workflow learning in The 5 Moments of Need, as the shift towards designing learning in the workflow gathers momentum.

    • eCom adds consultancy services to expand its client offering

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      As part of its strategic move to supply over-arching learning and development solutions to its clients around the world, the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom, is developing its consultancy offering.

    • Omniplex secures investment from LDC to accelerate growth strategy

      Omniplex Learning | Harpenden, UK |

      Global elearning solutions provider, Omniplex, has secured investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, as it targets further expansion to support the digital transformation of L&D within organisations across the UK.

    • Kallidus acquires Sapling to become full Human Capital Management software provider

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus, one of the UK’s fastest-growing software companies providing talent management software and Digital Learning, today announces that it has acquired Sapling, a leading People Operations Platform. The acquisition transforms Kallidus, which is backed by Apse Capital, a European private equity firm that specialises in investing in tech-enabled B2B companies, into a full-suite Human Capital Management (HCM) software and Digital Learning provider, offering businesses solutions across the entire employee lifecycle.

    • Marshalls host its first Diversity and Inclusion User Group with nine Universities

      Marshall E-Learning | London |

      Representatives from the universities of Exeter, Liverpool John Moores, Staffordshire, St Andrews, Cranfield, Dundee, St Andrews, Stirling, and Canterbury Christ Church joined Ann Allcock, Marshall’s new Head of Diversity, and guest Maggie Semple, OBE on a Zoom call to discuss diversity in higher education.

    • Decade of success in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for Learning Pool

      Learning Pool |

      Learning Pool today announced that it has ranked for the tenth consecutive year in the Deloitte Fast 50, a list of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over four years.

    • What lies ahead for the L&D sector?

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Dec 10: Myles Runham, Teresa Spera, Sukh Pabial and Zahra Clarke-Johnney join LNTV to review L&D’s challenges in 2020 and look ahead to 2021. Plus Charity Learning Consortium and Sport England, Robin Hoyle, Hannah Gore and John Hinchliffe on the show.

    • Marketing students battle to showcase Samsung’s cutting-edge credentials for Gen Z consumers

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      The Pitch – Students challenged to market Samsung’s new foldable technology category to Gen Z, an audience that is quickly becoming one of the world’s most powerful consumer segments. Now in its 10th year, the competition highlights the Chartered Institute of Marketing commitment to identifying and supporting up-and-coming marketing talent.

    • World of Learning virtual event

      Learning News | London |

      World of Learning Summit is taking place as a virtual event experience on 9, 10 December; event includes conference sessions, interactive workshops, seminars and chat rooms.

    • AstraZeneca learning chief on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Nov 26: Brian Murphy, Global Head of Learning and Enterprise Capabilities at AstraZeneca, talks to LNTV this week about AstraZeneca's initiative to increase opportunities for learning. Plus LNTV looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the HE sector.

    • Learning Now TV: transforming learning and development at NHS Blood & Transplant Service

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Nov 12: Lisa Johnson talks to LNTV about transforming learning and development at NHS Blood & Transplant Service to a digital environment; Lori Niles-Hofmann talks about how the Covid-19 situation is affecting the working lives of people in L&D in Canada; plus reports from Martin Couzins, Robin Hoyle and Hannah Gore.

    • Empathy Concert Hosted by Elliott Masie & Telly Leung – Friday, October 30th

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      Elliott Masie & Telly Leung are hosting the 22nd weekly one-hour Empathy Concert on Friday, October 30th. Featuring Broadway performers Ann Sanders, Eliseo Roman, and Melinda Doolittle, and Co-Host Telly Leung, this will be an uplifting hour of songs, stories, and conversations about Empathy in these Times.

    • Kallidus hires Sainsbury’s learning tech specialist Daniel Megson to develop next-gen learning platform

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus, an industry leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has appointed Daniel Megson as Commercial Product Manager to drive forwards the vision and roadmap of its integrated learning and performance platforms. Daniel’s primary focus will be Kallidus’ next-generation Learning Experience Platform (LXP) and further developing the Kallidus solution to empower employees to continuously interact with curated, personalised content and colleagues, while extending learning opportunities and enabling learning in the flow of work. Daniel will also be working closely with Kallidus’ strategic partner Microsoft to create a strong integration with Teams.

    • Learning Now TV: online doctoral programme for L&D practitioners

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Oct 29: Learning Now TV discusses the online MSc in Transdisciplinary Practice from Middlesex University run by Professor Brian Sutton; David Perring talks about Fosway's latest 9-Grid report; Kate explores the #BeTheRipple corporate kindness movement with Joanna Suvarna.

    • Totara launches new Alliance Partner program alongside release of the Totara Talent Experience Platform

      Totara | Wellington, New Zealand |

      Totara, a leading provider of enterprise learning, engagement and performance management technology, is pleased to launch the Totara Alliance Partner program. Totara’s 95-strong network of partners currently serves 1,800 customers and 19 million users worldwide. The new program is being announced in conjunction with the release of Totara’s new Talent Experience Platform, which helps organizations develop, align and engage their workforce with an all-in-one platform to optimize enterprise productivity.

    • Learning Pivots eBook Published by Elliott Masie’s Learning CONSORTIUM

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      Elliott Masie, CEO of The MASIE Center and Chair of The Learning CONSORTIUM, is publishing an 80-page Learning Pivots eBook on how learning organizations, learning leaders, and learners themselves have been pivoting in the pandemic. It will be released tomorrow: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020.

    • LPI releases L&D Dashboard

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Unearthing the strengths and weaknesses of learning professionals and organisations.

    • 2020 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR captures digital disruption and overdue innovation created by COVID-19 crisis

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released the new 2020 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR. The research shows the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as HR remains in the eye of the storm, supporting people and organisations through the turmoil of the crisis. From HCM, to workforce management and employee engagement, there is no area of HR tech that has escaped new demands during this tough time. And it is driving real innovation, often where it has been long overdue.

    • Digital learning leader 5app bolsters leadership with new Operations and Product Heads

      5App | London, UK |

      Learning and communications platform provider 5app is bolstering its senior team for growth by hiring senior learning technology and product management expertise. Mobile, web and learning product management veteran Duncan Barrett is 5app’s new Head of Product and digital learning expert Aby Reynolds has joined the startup as Head of Operations.

    • The Working Manager achieves LPI gold accreditation

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Digital learning technology provider, The Working Manager, achieves the highest benchmark of excellence against which other providers are measured.

    • Kallidus named ‘Learning Organisation of the Year’ LT Awards finalist

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus, an industry leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the most highly coveted Learning Technologies Award: Learning Organisation of the Year. Kallidus’ Senior Learning designer Graham Waller has also been named as a finalist for the Learning Designer of the Year category.

    • Learning Now TV: automating organisational processes

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Sep 10: David James from Looop.co discusses automating organisational processes to reduce time spent on low-level tasks; Megan Torrance discusses helping employees to learn important things through meaningful learning experiences. Plus interviews with Zahra Clarke-Johnney from Southwark Council, Kevin Streater from CEdMA, and Robin Hoyle discusses algorithms following the A-Level grading fiasco.

    • Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Greystar, 5app and Hemsley Fraser

      5App | London, UK |

      The Gold award celebrates the learning partnership which has successfully supported Greystar’s transformation to a learning culture. The Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Excellence in the Best Launch of a Corporate Learning University category recognises the success of the new Greystar Business School and was jointly given to Greystar, the global leader in rental housing, 5app, the learning technology and digital UX expert and Hemsley Fraser, global learning and engagement specialist.

    • Virtual College releases new online Personal and Professional Development training

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      There is a growing demand from businesses and professionals to develop soft skills such as resilience, reflective techniques, confidence building and growth mindset. In response to this demand, Virtual College has created a suite of engaging personal and professional development training.

    • Major update to Elucidat makes producing elearning 4x faster

      Elucidat | Brighton, UK |

      Learning Accelerator, the latest update to Elucidat’s authoring platform, makes it easy for anyone to create quality elearning - super fast. This major update acts as a game changer for L&D teams who have seen demand for elearning skyrocket as a result of the global pandemic.

    • Learning Now TV: good outcomes for L&D

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Jul 16, Michelle Ockers discusses good outcomes for L&D that have emerged as a result of the pandemic. Plus: Jane Bozarth on designing learning experiences that are focused on learners; Martin Couzins on the latest research in the L&D sector; Robin Hoyle makes the argument for L&D books; and LNTV talks to Sarah Ratcliffe about Ann Summers’ transformation away from home-house parties.

    • TJ Awards 2020 cancelled

      Training Journal |

      Following the UK response to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 TJ Awards programme.

    • LPI announces top 30 highest-performing learning providers of 2020

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Using benchmark data from its well-established global accreditation programme, the LPI identifies the 30 highest-scoring accredited learning providers, all of whom are operating at the very best levels of performance.