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    • Virtual College releases report to help businesses ‘revolutionise’ their L&D programmes

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      Following the success of their first L&D report in their three-part series, digital learning provider Virtual College has now released the second report, The Importance of Investing in your Learners. Exploring a question that every business is asking – how much time and effort do we need to invest into our learning programmes – this report offers guidance and insight into why businesses must embrace this investment and how they can go about it.

    • Great Minds on Learning: new series

      Learning News | London |

      Interview with John Helmer from The Learning Hack Podcast on the new series Great Minds on Learning featuring Donald Clark profiling 100 learning theorists.

    • Reconnect with confidence with Marriott hotels

      Learning News | London |

      Get back to face-to-face learning with Marriott hotels and their new meetings & events initiative, Connect with Confidence. Based on 5 key pillars – Commitment to Clean, Contact Lite Experience, Hybrid Meetings, Physical Distancing and Redesigned Food & Beverage – Marriott is committed to welcoming delegates back safely.

    • iAM turn the tide on blended learning

      iAM Learning | Chester, UK |

      This week, unique eLearning course creator, iAM Learning, has released an eBook for L&D professionals explaining how using a blended approach can change how people learn for good. The aim of the eBook is to help change behaviours and boost learning transfer by effectively adopting blended learning.

    • Fuse targets workflow - interview with Steve Dineen

      Learning News | London |

      Fuse has acquired predictive performance support business PowerGuides and set up a partnership with intelligent search provider PureInsights. It aims to get company knowledge, often locked away or lost to the past, into workers' workflows.

    • Eleonora Colombo joins Fosway Group as Research Operations Manager

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      Eleonora Colombo has joined Fosway Group as Research Operations Manager. In this newly created role, Ele will be responsible for managing all the supporting operational processes behind Fosway’ corporate and vendor research.

    • eCom Scotland engages in Partnership deals

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      In a move that expands its global reach, the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, has signed partnership deals with re-sellers in Canada, Iceland and South Africa.

    • Learning in the workflow: interview with Alfred Remmits

      Learning News | London |

      Learning in the workflow is rising up the list of priorities for L&D. Now at number two in the LPI's latest survey. Are we any nearer to getting on top of this challenge? Do we understand the methods needed? Will AI and intelligent search help to make learning in workflow a reality for more workers?

    • GP Strategies Launches Measurement Academy

      GP Strategies | London |

      GP Strategies brings its award-winning business impact measurement process to the Measurement Academy; a 10 week learning journey which proves and improves the impact of learning programmes.

    • Learning disruptions lead to 1 in 3 students undertaking additional training

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      One in seven (71%) 16-24 year olds (Gen Z) believe they have missed out on training opportunities due to Covid19; Over a third (36%) of students say they feel less confident in their ability since the pandemic; 35% of students have undertaken additional training amid post-pandemic job market concerns.

    • eCom Scotland searches for an elusive milestone

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Products from the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, are now being used in 190 countries around the world. So, the search is on to add, as eCom customers, those few countries where eCom’s eNetSuite of products are not in use.

    • The 5 Moments of Need UK Program

      Xprtise | London, UK |

      Xprtise and The 5 Moments of Need launch a UK Designer Program to address a paramount concern of learning leaders: how to embed learning into the flow of work?

    • Learning News Bulletin July 2021

      Bulletins | London |

      A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month: Learning Performance Benchmark; hybrid working; Learner Survey 2021 shows fewer worker trained; acquisitions and investment.

    • Gender equality strategies for men on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Hira Ali talks to LNTV about her new book 'Her Allies' which helps men with the strategies they need to become powerful advocates for gender equality. Plus a review of the 2021 Learning Performance Benchmark on the maturity of the L&D sector and the Royal Voluntary Service talks about skilling up 750,000 new volunteers to help the NHS.

    • OpenSesame gets $50 Million investment

      Learning News | OpenSesame |

      Global elearning innovator OpenSesame has received $50 Million strategic growth investment from JMI Equity and existing investors; Investment to accelerate OpenSesame’s innovation and global expansion.

    • Fewer workers getting trained: Learner Survey

      Learning News | London |

      There's been a significant rise in the number of workers who didn't receive any training in the last year, up from one in six to one in four, according to the 2021 Learner Survey from Kallidus.

    • Insights from eCom Scotland into making flexible working work

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      These days – thanks, in part at least, to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic - people in all sectors of the economy are learning to cope with such concepts as remote work, home office, teleworking, hybrid and flexible work arrangements.

    • Fosway Group appoints Martin Couzins as Head of Content

      Fosway | UK |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR Industry Analyst, today announces the appointment of Martin Couzins as its Head of Content. The appointment supports the continued growth of the firm and further enhancing the impact and value of Fosway’s research with corporate clients and the wider HR, talent and learning market.

    • Learning platform vendor 5app sets the stage for scaling with key hires

      5App | London, UK |

      Learning and communications platform vendor 5app, this week made further moves to strengthen its team for growth by hiring additional product design and business development expertise. Product and UX design expert Jim Banks is now 5app’s Head of Design, and learning industry sales specialist Bekah Ashworth has joined as Business Development Manager.

    • New Kallidus CEO to lead next phase of growth

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus, an industry leading provider of HCM software and digital learning, today announced that founder Rob Caul will be stepping down as CEO. Having led the impressive growth of Kallidus over two decades, Rob will continue to support the business and its international expansion as a Non-Executive Director. Stephen Read will take over the role of CEO from August, joining the company from Darwin (formerly Thomsons Online Benefits), the leading global provider of employee benefits technology.

    • $17 Billion Game-Based Learning Market

      Learning News | London |

      Global Forecasts from 2021 to 2026: Rise of Virtual Reality for Game-Based Learning - new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com.

    • Managing a hybrid workforce on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Jun 24: Matt Donovan from GP Strategies discusses the rise of the hybrid workforce and the complexities of managing it successfully.

    • Learning Pool Agrees to a Strategic Investment From Marlin Equity Partners

      Confirm |

      Learning Pool, a strategic leader in the U.K. & U.S. learning technology markets, has today agreed to a new investment from Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”), a global investment firm with over $7.6 billion of capital under management, to support the company’s continued growth. Under the terms of the agreement, Marlin will also acquire the shareholding of Carlyle Cardinal Ireland.

    • Mentoring takes centre stage in Marshall’s new eLearning course with Bob Garvey

      Marshall E-Learning | London, United Kingdom |

      Marshall E-Learning are delighted to announce that we have developed a ‘one-stop’ mentoring portal designed to give mentors and mentees a solid foundation for embarking on a mentoring programme. Developed in partnership with Professor Bob Garvey, one of Europe’s leading academic practitioners of coaching and mentoring, this new course will guide you through a range of expert content on various mentoring topics.

    • eCom Scotland’s investments in digital skills professionals pay off

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      In the light of growing demand for its products and services – taking its current turnover beyond pre-pandemic levels - the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland is continuing growing its investment in skilled digital skills professionals.

    • Virtual College releases report on how to create training for the learner

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      A lot has changed in the world of learning and development in the last year, namely the big move to digital learning, which many businesses had to undertake to ensure that their training could be carried out in remote settings. But another significant change is how learners want to learn. They have been introduced to a new way of working, and have been given more freedom and flexibility with their time, both which seem to have had a significant effect on how they want to learn.

    • Commitment to eLearning increases as further councils sign up with Marshall E-Learning

      Marshall E-Learning | London, United Kingdom |

      As the world starts to return to some sense of normal and offices slowly start to fill up as Covid restrictions are lifted, local councils have been taking a closer look at their eLearning needs to see how they can best support their workforce returning back from furlough and back into offices.

    • eCom Scotland develops eLearning materials on complying with the UN Child Rights Convention

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      Following the news, in March, that Scotland is to become the first devolved nation in the world to directly incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law, a webinar has explored the legal and service delivery implications for the implementation of this Convention into Scottish law.

    • Why businesses turned to digital learning to get them through pandemic year

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      Now they are a year on from the start of the pandemic and starting to come through the other side, Virtual College, a leading digital training provider based in Yorkshire, looks back and reflects on what they have learnt from this year, what trends they have seen and what other businesses can learn from these insights.

    • 52% of businesses facing severe pressure due to skills gap

      5App | London, UK |

      Organisations focus on internal development over recruitment as skills gaps create pressure. New research from global learning and development (L&D) experts, Hemsley Fraser, and learning and communications platform vendor, 5app, reveals that tackling skills gaps will be the next major challenge for L&D and HR practitioners.

    • New ways to reinforce diversity eLearning

      Marshall E-Learning | London, United Kingdom |

      At Marshalls we create innovative, inspirational and impactful eLearning. But we also know that an effective and holistic approach to equality, diversity and inclusion doesn’t always start with our online modules, and that it never stops with them. That’s why we are now offering our clients an integrated wrap-round service through a suite of products which will maximise and embed the benefits delivered through our online courses.

    • A new breed of leaders emerges in 2021 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its new 2021 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition. Following a year of untold disruption, with polarised realities of recruitment putting some organisations into ‘Explode’ mode and many others into ‘Implode’, the research provides a timely temperature check post-COVID-19.

    • Diversity and inclusion at work: Dana James-Edwards on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Apr 29: Tips for organisations introducing D&I policies to the workplace; Debbie Carter discusses twenty years as editor at Training Journal; Becky Norman outlines the new Culture Pioneers Awards.

    • Learning Leader of the Year, Cathy Miller, on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now TV, Apr 15: Cathy Miller talks about her work at NHS Blood & Transplant that helped secure her a Gold Award for 'Learning Leader of the Year' at this year’s Learning Awards. Emma Weber talks about a self-teaching chatbot tool that helps learners reflect on learning and Page Chen from Remote Learner talks about expanding from the education sector into the corporate sector.

    • CIM awards marketers with digital badges to highlight achievements and support career progression

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      Digital badges will become the certificates for the digital age. Badges will aid career development and recruitment, creating a competitive advantage. Marketers engaging in CPD and qualifications will now be easily identifiable for employers. Research shows 60% of marketers planning to move jobs this year. Chartered, Fellows and senior marketers will be able to differentiate themselves

    • 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.

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