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    • Kallidus announces new UI and UX enhancements to Kallidus Learn

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Industry leading learning and talent management provider, Kallidus, today announced that it has made several key enhancements to the User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) of Kallidus Learn to make it even easier for customers to create, deploy and track all of the learning taking place in their organisation.

    • Virtual College signs a Memorandum of Understanding with VR Education

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      VR Education (AIM: VRE; Euronext Growth: 6VR), a leading virtual reality (‘VR’) technology company focused on the education and enterprise training space, is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (‘MOU’) with Virtual College Limited (‘Virtual College’), an industry leading digital learning solutions provider, to provide and deliver technology enhanced learning solutions in the UK and Middle East.

    • Learning Pool release 'Future of Work' library complete with Coronavirus modules

      Learning Pool | Derry, Northern Ireland |

      To follow the initial launch of Learning Pool's Coronavirus Course Essentials library aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic back in April, the full-service e-learning solutions provider has now released a Future of Work library with updated Coronavirus modules to help organizations and its colleagues adjust to the ‘new normal’ of working.

    • Learning Now TV, Jun 25: effects of Covid-19 on HR and L&D services

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Jun 25, David Perring on Fosway's research into the effects of Covid-19 on HR and L&D services. Plus: 702010 Institute’s new initiative to refocus L&D onto business results; Robin Hoyle on the digital skills divide; a new start up company that can predict ‘forgetting’ and Donald Taylor discusses the rearranged Learning Technologies Summer Forum.

    • Omniplex in the City

      Omniplex Learning | London, UK |

      Omniplex (Group) Ltd is pleased to announce the opening of its London office. This office will help Omniplex better serve customers in the financial services industry based in the City.

    • Virtual College develops online training with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      Virtual College has teamed up with subject matter experts from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to develop a new online health and safety training solution for slips, trips and falls in the workplace. It has not only been designed to help businesses meet their compliance needs, but the learner has been at the forefront of the creative process ensuring a training solution that is relevant, engaging, flexible and accessible to all.

    • TJ Awards 2020: Deadline extended

      Training Journal | London |

      Due to popular demand, and taking into account the ongoing impact of the current working environment across the globe, the entry deadline for the TJ Awards 2020 has been extended by 4 weeks.

    • New Fosway research on the impact of COVID-19 shows L&D will never be the same again

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      95% of Learning Leaders say their strategy has changed forever. As the response to the COVID-19 pandemic shifts gears across Europe, Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today shares new research on the impact of the crisis on corporate Learning & Development strategies, priorities and spend. Plus, practical insight into what is truly helping employees learn in this moment of crisis – and what’s not.

    • Breeio announces seamless Zoom-LMS integration

      Acteon Communication and Learning | Cambridge, UK |

      The team behind Breeio LMS is launching a streamlined integration with Zoom, making it easy to administrate, track and report on virtual events, as well as presenting virtual classroom sessions as part of blended programmes for learners.

    • 2020 Learning Health Check, Gent Ahmetaj: a powerful learning culture

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, May 28, Gent Ahmetaj from Emerald Works talks about the annual Learning Health Check and describes 6 habits which make up a powerful learning culture; plus Danielle Hamilton on how Thrive Learning is adapting to the lockdown; Will Thalheimer on conferences of the future; and Juliette Denny from Growth Engineering on designing online learning.

    • Kristina Tsiriotakis, DECIEM, on LNTV: planning for the future

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, May 14, features an interview with Global L&D Director Kristina Tsiriotakis from DECIEM, the Abnormal Beauty Company, on how she is managing the current situation and helping to plan for the future; plus interviews with Kelly Davis on the LPI’s new digital academy for L&D professionals and Peter Labow on marketing strategy.

    • Coronavirus (COVID-19): GCS offers job support to communication professionals

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      A new portal will signpost communication practitioners to available roles in government and offer the opportunity to register their availability for government work. A network of communication experts will offer career and professional development guidance, alongside outplacement, mentoring and coaching support

    • Content&Comms drop-ins for learning brands

      Insights Media | Bath, UK |

      Insights Media offers drop-ins for comms and marketing professionals to help think through the most useful and relevant ways to communicate with customers and prospects during the Covid-19 crisis.

    • The Next Decade in Learning

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Harry Chapman-Walker presents highlights from the UK’s largest learner survey online, 12.00pm-12.45pm, 1st April 2020

    • Good Practice, Towards Maturity and Mind Tools combine into Emerald: Peter Casebow on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      On March’s LNTV show Peter Casebow talks about combining Good Practice, Towards Maturity and MindTools into the Emerald Publishing Group. QA’s Lucy Cartlidge talks about change in the L&D space and her hopes for the Women in Learning movement. Plus Stephan Fahey on performance coaching, Karl Kapp on microlearning and Jane Hart on how to build a culture of continuous learning.

    • Universities seek WCAG-compliant accessible e-learning

      Marshall E-Learning | London |

      UK universities call on e-learning providers to make their courses accessible to the WCAG standard by the end of the year. Senior representatives from 12 UK universities recently attended the ‘Marshall E-Learning User Forum’ in London to discuss the new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for web accessibility and approaches to digital accessibility in e-learning.

    • Learning from the experts – the business case for workplace wellbeing

      Walkgrove | Derby |

      Leading mental health charity, Mind, will promote better workplace wellbeing through distributing mental health awareness courses in partnership with learning consultancy and course designers, Walkgrove. More than seven in ten employees (71%) have experienced mental health problems in their lives, whilst over one in two (53%) employees are affected by poor mental health in their current workplace. But most employees feel uncomfortable talking about mental health at work. Mind’s courses respond to business calls for more guidance, offering practical advice about how to boost workplace wellbeing.

    • Kallidus acquires Engage in Learning to deliver personalised learning experiences

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Industry leading learning and talent management provider, Kallidus, today announced the acquisition of Engage in Learning, the Gloucester-based eLearning specialist known for its effective and engaging courses for compliance, health and safety and soft skills development. The acquisition is part of Kallidus’ strategy to provide customers with a full range of engaging people-focused Learning and Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions.

    • David Wilson, CEO of Fosway Group, recognised for outstanding contribution to learning

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      At the 2020 Learning Awards, hosted by the Learning & Performance Institute (LPI), David Wilson, CEO of Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, was the recipient of the Colin Corder award winner. This illustrious award is the highest honour the LPI grants and recognises outstanding contributions to learning.

    • Andy Lancaster interview on Learning Now tv

      Learning Now tv | London |

      On February’s LNTV show Andy Lancaster talks about his new role at CIPD and his book 'Driving Performance Through Learning'. Plus: a new reporter at LNTV, Lori Niles-Hofmann; Robin Hoyle on why aligning L&D to the business is proving so difficult; and the news highlights from Learning Technologies 2020.

    • The Neuroscience of Instructional Design: Live at Learning Technologies 2020

      Omniplex Learning | London, UK |

      Kashish Kacheria, Instructional Designer at Cursim, will host ‘The Neuroscience of Instructional Design’ at Learning Technologies 2020. The seminar will help delegates understand the principles of neuroscientific research, and how it can be applied to learning design.

    • How to make eLearning the most exciting part of your organisation

      Omniplex Learning | London, UK |

      Cursim, Omniplex’s learning services division, will teach the Learning Technologies audience how to make eLearning the most exciting part of their organisations, in their seminar ‘Perk, Not Work: A New Era of Digital Learning’.

    • The Global Perspective of Digital Learning

      Omniplex Learning | London, UK |

      Matthew Lloyd, CEO, Omniplex (Group) Ltd, will host ‘The Global Perspective of Digital Learning’ on Wednesday 12th February at Learning Technologies. The thirty-minute seminar will explore how different global approaches can be harnessed to increase the reach and impact of your corporate learning.

    • Virtual College gets curious at Learning Technologies 2020

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      This year Virtual College will explore the theme of ‘Creating learning cultures’, explaining how organisations can change their work environment to build a more effective, positive learning culture.

    • Kallidus launches UK’s largest learner survey at Learning Technologies 2020

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Industry leading provider of learning and talent management solutions Kallidus, will be launching a new survey report ‘The Next Decade in Learning’ based on independent research among 1,000 learners this year, and will be showcasing its award-winning learning solutions at stand F16 at LT20.

    • LPI announces strategic partnership with DPG

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      The Learning & Performance Institute (LPI) joins forces with Developing People Globally (DPG) to help organisations realise the full potential of their people skills and digital competencies.

    • Learning in the flow of work: Bob Mosher on Learning Now tv

      Learning Now tv | London |

      On January’s LNTV show Nigel Paine interviews the learning in the flow of work evangelist and pioneer, Bob Mosher. Plus Jane Daly on Towards Maturity’s annual benchmark, Robin Hoyle on personalised learning and LNTV talks to digital learning market analyst, David Perring.

    • 3di’s UK head office moves to central Woking

      3di |

      After 17 years at Ripley, 3di has moved its UK head-office to Woking, Surrey; new location affords many advantages and will help 3di's business grow as part of its long-term strategy.

    • Unicorn Training launch risk and resilience course

      The Access Group |

      Unicorn Training have launched a new Risk and Operational Resilience course. The course sets the tone that ‘ultimately everyone in a firm owns and manages risk’. Emphasising that everyone has a direct responsibility for, and an impact on, risk.

    • Digital Learning Realities Research 2020 Opens: See How Your Learning Technology Experiences Compare

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      The annual Digital Learning Realities research opened today, led by Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst and Learning Technologies, Europe’s largest workplace learning event. Now in its fifth year, this research is open to learning and development professionals to have their say on the state of digital learning today – and see how their experiences measure up to other organisations around the world.

    • eLN Connect 2019 news highlights

      The Learning Network | London |

      eLN Connect 2019 took place in London in November and Learning News cameras were there along with Training Journal to capture what happened.

    • Skillcast scoops the Best Training Award at Compliance Register 2019

      Skillcast | London, UK |

      Skillcast picked up two awards for the Best Training Firm and the Outstanding Firm of the Year at the Compliance Register Awards. The prestigious event took place on Thursday, 28 November 2019. The awards are determined by nominations and votes from corporate buyers.

    • LPI’s Ed Monk joins Blue Eskimo in strategic role

      Blue Eskimo | Bromsgrove, UK |

      Edmund Monk, CEO of the Learning & Performance Institute, has joined Blue Eskimo as a non-executive director, to help shape the company’s strategy and services.

    • Kallidus reaches the finals for two 2020 Learning Awards

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus, an industry leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been named as a finalist for two prestigious 2020 Learning Awards: External Learning Solution of the Year in partnership with GTR and the Learning Platform Award with JYSK.

    • Virtual College completes successful learning and development campaign

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      Over the last three months Virtual College has been running a thought-leader campaign called ‘Shaping the Future of L&D’. During this campaign, they partnered with 14 learning and development experts to address the future of L&D, and how it is changing in response to technological developments.

    • Digital content development on Learning Now tv

      Learning Now tv | London |

      October’s LNTV hears from David James on digital content development, Danny Seals about Learning Experience Design and Liggy Webb on life skills. Nigel Paine talks to Martin Couzins on Slack’s state of work report, plus regulars Robin Hoyle and Euan Semple.

    • “What comes after unconscious bias training?” – New e-learning intervention

      Marshall E-Learning | London |

      Marshall E-Learning and Dan Robertson from Vercida Consulting are delighted to announce the creation of a new training programme "Becoming an Inclusive Organisation", which was launched at the Diversity Leaders exhibition last week in London. This next step after unconscious bias training is vital to creating inclusion throughout the organisation.

    • World of Learning 2019 opens in two weeks

      World of Learning | Birmingham |

      World of Learning Conference & Exhibition to deliver new knowledge, skills and exclusive offers on 15 & 16 October at Birmingham’s NEC.