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.
Leeds Beckett University team crowned as ‘Marketers of the Future’, with each team member winning a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and one-year complimentary CIM membership Judging panel included representatives from Samsung Electronics UK, Mintel, Preen and CIM This year, student teams were challenged to find creative ways to market Samsung’s new foldable mobile phone category to Gen Z
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month.
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month.
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.
Building on a market-leading reputation for harnessing data in the search for better learning solutions, Learning Pool is pleased to announce that it is embedding Sisense to add ‘Insights’ to its portfolio; the next step in Learning Analytics.
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.
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.
Virtual College has created an extremely valuable course to improve safeguarding responses to children and their families through the learning from Serious Case Reviews (SCRs). It also covers the management of serious child safeguarding incidents under Working Together 2018
Agylia is pleased to announce that housebuilder Avant Homes has selected the Agylia Learning Management System (LMS) to provide employees with access to on-demand digital and blended learning programmes, to improve knowledge and ongoing development.
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.
Debbie Carter, editor-in-chief of Training Journal, will leave at the end of March 2021 after 24 years at the title.
The authors of a new e-learning course from Marshall on mental health fatigue join Learning News to discuss mental health fatigue and the course’s aims.
New online learning platform launched by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and Agylia aims to reach 20,000 learners in the next three years - enabling individuals and workplaces to improve their health and wellbeing.
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.
Following a period of sustained investment and growth, Learning Pool is delighted to have moved from Core Leader to Strategic Leader on the 2021 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning. It is the only provider to achieve this recognition with a lower total cost of ownership rating for clients.
Derry-based Learning Pool is delighted to have scooped a double Gold Award at the international Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service.
Jobseekers and recruiters benefit from more accurate skill profiling via LPI Capability Map, allowing stronger matching of candidates to opportunities.
Wendy Edie, Managing Director of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom, has joined the Strategic Skills Board of ScotlandIS, the body that builds, supports and enables Scotland’s digital technology ecosystem.
Following its assessment of learning systems last month, Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today releases research into the wider market with the launch of the 2021 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning. It finds that digital learning has never been more critical because of the pandemic, but there is more to be done to improve the learning experience and increase business impact.
Kallidus, an industry leading provider of digital learning and HCM solutions, has moved from a Core Challenger to a Core Leader in this year’s Fosway 9-Grid™ model for Digital Learning.
Cathy Hoy previously worked at Soho House, Coca-Cola, Expedia, Tesco and The White Company.
Virtual College have refreshed and updated their leadership and management offering, creating a new suite of courses that is timely and relevant to today’s business climate.
Wendy Edie, Managing Director of eCom, Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialists, will be speaking as Scotland’s representative at the British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce (BCCTC) virtual event that celebrates International Women’s Day.
What is mental health fatigue and how can managers help? Marshall E-Learning launches a unique video-led learning course.
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month.
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month.
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.
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.
Celebrating the highest achievements in workplace learning and development.
New research from the Chartered Institute of Marketing has uncovered a significant age divide in the marketing professionals taking part in upskilling in the UK.
Professional marketers to benefit from expert training from the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image New courses, directed by leading tutors from the BFI, will allow marketers access to the very latest in video and production techniques Marketers will also improve their management of agencies and internal creative teams
L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2021 report published; Donald H Taylor outlines key shifts in sentiment; re-skilling and up-skilling emerge as top L&D priority; collaborative and social learning increasingly recognised by L&D.
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.
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.
5app, the agile learning and communications platform vendor has been recognised as a Potential Performer by Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst in the 2021 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems.
The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, is not alone in discovering that its ‘Friends of eCom’ initiative is proving beneficial, especially in these unusual and challenging business times.
The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, is not alone in discovering that its ‘Friends of eCom’ initiative is proving beneficial, especially in these unusual and challenging business times.
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.
Wendy Edie, the Managing Director of the digital learning and assessment specialist eCom Scotland, is joining some of Scotland’s top business leaders to discuss how to be successful at doing business with customers in the United States of America.
Kallidus, an industry leading provider of digital learning and talent management solutions, has been rated as a Strong Performer in Fosway’s 9-Grid™ model for Learning Systems for its award-winning Kallidus Learn platform.
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.
With online learning now the only game in town as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, the full impact on the learning technology market is assessed for the first time in the new 2021 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems. Released today by Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, the research highlights the significant consequences of the shift to remote working and learning.
A recently published e-Book from the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, outlines the five key steps to digital transformation success.
Learning Now TV, Jan 28: The latest Fosway 9-Grid for Learning Systems is due out this week and LNTV talks to Fosway’s senior analyst Fiona Leteney.
Linda Steedman, Chairman of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, has broadly welcomed the publication of the Government’s Skills for Jobs White Paper.
An extended interview with Ed Monk, CEO of the LPI; What happened to learning in 2020 and where will learning go in 2021?
The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, will be speaking on ‘digital delivery’ at the British Council’s International Education Virtual Festival.
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.
Virtual College is delighted to be part of ’An Hour to Skill’ campaign alongside other educational institutions including Amazon Web Services, FutureLearn, Cisco, Lloyds Bank, LinkedIn Learning and Microsoft, The Open University and many more.
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, 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.
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.
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.
Learning Pool today announced the acquisition of Remote Learner, the Denver, Colorado based LMS specialist and learning technology company.
The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) and Rainbow Consult today announced a strategic partnership that significantly expands the LPI’s reach in Africa.
Digital training provider Virtual College has been awarded a prestigious contract – a place in EY’s bespoke training supplier community, which is supporting the UK Civil Service deliver its strategic goals.
A new course from specialist workplace training providers Virtual College will support employers in looking after their employees' mental wellbeing remotely as businesses across the UK continue to work from home over winter.
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.
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.
Survey from CIM and Hays has provided new insights into marketers’ views towards the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
CIM offering additional support to members during tough time for the marketing sector and wider economy.
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.
Graham Waller, Senior Learning Designer at Kallidus was awarded the prestigious Silver Award for Learning Designer of the Year at this year’s Learning Technologies Awards.
Insights Media launches new service offering to help vendors and corporate learning teams articulate value and impact
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.
Education provider Marshall E-Learning responds to demand for anti-racism training.
Using benchmark data from its well-established accreditation programme, the LPI identifies the 15 highest-scoring learning technology providers, all of whom are operating at the very best levels of performance.
Education provider Marshall E-Learning responds to demand in online learning.
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, 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.
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.
Omniplex Group is excited to launch a creative internship programme to attract young people to the world of digital learning.
The finalists for the upcoming 2021 Learning Awards have now been announced.
Create learning experiences that promote positive behaviour change... The success of your organisation depends on the small, everyday actions of your people. How can you identify and shift these actions?
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.
Kallidus, an industry leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been named as a finalist with David Lloyd Clubs, Europe’s largest leisure club, for the Learning and Performance Institute’s 2021 Learning Platform of the Year Award.
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.
Learning and communications platform provider 5app is proud to announce a new content partnership with micro-learning experts Skill Pill. Through the new relationship 5app can offer additional soft skills content packages to its 500k user base.
LNTV on October 15 considers how learning and development is adapting to the pandemic and the changes to workplace practices.
Virtual College, an online digital training solutions provider, recently carried out a survey to find out which soft skills professionals were looking to develop in their professional lives.
Anders Pink has launched a new language feature and multi-language curation bundles in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
Unearthing the strengths and weaknesses of learning professionals and organisations.
A decade after launch, the Certified Online Learning Facilitator (COLF) course continues to grow in popularity.
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.
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.
Digital learning technology provider, The Working Manager, achieves the highest benchmark of excellence against which other providers are measured.
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.
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.
Vyond, in partnership with Omniplex, has launched a variety of British characters and scenes into its popular animation tool.
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.
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.
LNTV, Aug 13: Laura Overton and Vivian Heijnen discuss their efforts to refocus learning and development onto results and Christine Locher talks about making career and life-changing decisions.
Walkgrove helped to build London’s first online cycling course as part of the Capital’s ‘green recovery’ from COVID-19.
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.
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.
Following the UK response to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 TJ Awards programme.
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.
Virtual College received over 350 responses to a survey sent to people working in the food and drinks industry to establish their views on their imminent return to work following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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