The Learning & Performance Institute (LPI), the leading authority on workplace Learning & Development, released its selection for the 2019 Top 20 Highest Performing Learning Providers.
Career coach Hira Ali discusses the challenges women face on their road to professional success on Learning Now tv. Plus young entrepreneur Ed Beccle on HR apps, CIPD’s Health and well-being at work report and a report from #WomenInLearning Conference.
CIM's new enhanced CPD platform will provide members with a new level of service. The feature rich app will empower members, enabling activities, evidence and reflections to be added at work, at home or on the move.
11 July 2019: Kallidus, the award-winning learning and talent management provider, has gained one of the highest position’s in Software Advice’s FrontRunners® Quadrant for Learning Management Systems (LMSs) by achieving top scores for usability and customer satisfaction.
Using benchmark data from its well-established 'Performance Through Learning' programme, the LPI identifies the 20 highest-scoring accredited learning providers, all of whom are operating at the very best levels of performance.
Unicorn LMS 8.5 brings improvements to many existing features, with enhanced form functionality with new fields and email options, as well as introducing better ways to report on them. Unicorn continues to update eCreator making it even easier to design content. There have been improvements to My Team Activity for tracking Team activity progress. This release also sees the introduction of the Qualification Portlet enhancing the Qualification functionality of the LMS.
Virtual College were chosen as one of twenty finalists out of 250 applicants in the EdTechXGlobal All Stars Startup Awards for education and training companies who have shown the most revenue growth momentum over the last three years.
Cisco certifications are some of the most widely held certifications by IT professionals around the world, so the changes to the current credential framework announced at the Cisco Live event in San Diego last month are their biggest evolution yet.
Acteon’s Rebecca Trigg will be presenting a seminar at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum, 11th July, on the subject of Creating Magical Content for Human Beings.
Award-winning learning and talent management provider Kallidus will be showcasing its latest innovative tools and techniques for creating learning experiences that boost engagement and improve performance at Learning Technologies Summer Forum, at ExCel London on 11 July 2019.
Blue Eskimo, the leading L&D recruitment company, has launched its 2019 survey into contractors’ and freelancers’ skills and demands.
Release of Unicorn's redesigned and revamped AML and CTF course is imminent. The updated course features enhanced content surrounding the practical tools and prevention methods for these crimes, as well as Countering Terrorist Financing content and its parallels to AML preventative measures. This course is targeted for release in July 2019.
On June’s Learning Now tv Myles Runham presents a clearer view of ‘digital’ for L&D, Cathy Moore talks about performance-focused learning design and a review of Royal Mail’s VR-based dog safety training programme.
The World of Learning conference will take place at Birmingham’s NEC on 15 & 16 October. An inspiring programme of presentations from industry leaders will be framed by four keynote addresses from senior L&D practitioners and innovators.
The Charity Learning Consortium has reached a milestone, bringing more than 150 third sector organisations together to save money and collaborate towards eLearning success.
Unicorn LMS 8.4 builds on Certification Regime support by introducing validation for Forms. Unicorn has significantly enhanced Diagnostic Assessments, which will now allow customers to use Likert scale-style questions to create learner-driven gap analysis assessments. In this release Unicorn has also made several improvements to eCreator and Administrators will notice a new-look Organisation & Users area. For its Users, Unicorn has introduced new portlets for Surveys and Qualification Plans.
Leading online learning provider, Learning Pool, has received recognition for providing microlearning excellence to their customers, securing a spot in the 'Top 20 Microlearning Providers' list, developed by Christopher Pappas and eLearning Industry.
Kallidus, the award-winning learning and talent management provider, has announced a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) feature for Kallidus Learn. Available as beta-release, the AI recommended learning feature suggests new learning courses to employees that other similar learners in the organisation have rated highly. The algorithm learns and improves as feedback increases on courses, providing ever-improving recommendations to help employees boost their skills with relevant and engaging digital learning.
Kallidus has released its guide to creating engaging launch campaigns for new learning initiatives in the workplace, with creative and thought-provoking insights from the worlds of marketing and Learning & Development.
Global celebration of learning excellence launches with 2 new categories, new venue and new website.
Kallidus has released its guide to launching learning and brand-new training courses into the workplace, helping Learning & Development teams understand how to get the most out of their new initiatives.
Skillcast has released the 2019 update to its GDPR Compliance e-learning course library with improvements to accessibility, content, and UI/UX enhancements. This is suitable for firms that want to freshen up their GDPR training for all staff and provided further targeted training to staff that regularly deal with personal data.
Skillcast has organised an online numeracy challenge today to mark National Numeracy Day - this challenge is open to all on https://www.skillcast.com/numeracy.
Kallidus has been named as a Top 20 LMS Software based on User Experience in a major industry report compiled and published by eLearning Industry.
TEDx speaker and serial disruptor, Graham Brown-Martin, is confirmed as keynote speaker at LEARNING LIVE 2019
LEARNING LIVE 2019 will bring together hundreds of Heads of Learning from global companies to share insights and discover solutions to today's most pressing challenges in workplace learning.
Learning and Development (L&D) best practice, thought leadership and the latest learning technology to be shared at Birmingham’s NEC on 15 & 16 October.
Unicorn LMS 8.3 continues to enhance the Forms and Workflows functionality with the addition of Mandatory Training categories.
Women In Learning Conference endeavours to join a collective of men and women together to begin to raise awareness of the challenges women are facing in the workplace, but also highlight their successes and fascinating career trajectories. It’s an event intended to inspire, motivate, empower, and most importantly, instigate a change.
Webinar will explore what makes great PR and how learning providers can use it to stand out in the market.
QA is pleased to announce, in partnership with Microsoft, the launch of the latest Impact Academy: Microsoft Azure.
Kallidus have released their guide to boosting learning engagement, a useful tool for all learning and development teams looking to enhance their learning engagement strategy.
Skillcast has released a new version of GDPR Hero. This is a serious game where people are challenged to make decisions on everyday data-processing scenarios.
Omniplex is co-hosting an event with Asda on mobile learning. The event will teach delegates how to create inherently responsive eLearning courses.
Will Thalheimer sets out where the learning sector is at with its quest to improve evaluation.
2019 has already got off to a flying start at Unicorn with the launch of its brand new Mortgage and Home Finance suite and updates to a good many courses, not only from its Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) collection but also from its content partners.
The Access Group today announced the acquisition of Unicorn, the UK’s leading provider of learning technology solutions.
As a result of rapid expansion and success of a collaboration that set a new standard in the executive development sector, Financial Times and IE Business School have announced the launch of Headspring, the new identity of the joint venture formerly known as FT | IE Corporate Learning Alliance. The re-brand comes four years after the original launch and is a result of a new approach towards greater client-centricity and value creation in the leadership development sector.
After a training requirement was identified to tackle issues of security and counter terrorism, Walkgrove was commissioned by the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) in conjunction with Transport for London, to develop an e-learning module aimed at HGV drivers. The resulting course went on to win the nationally recognised Counter Terrorism Education Project Award at the Counter Terror Awards, March 2019.
Skillcast is presenting a seminar on how to build serious games that work on SCORM-compliance learning management systems (LMS) and the exciting possibilities this opens up for engaging employees, personalising e-learning courses and generating a wealth of information on compliance and competency in organisations.
Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, today released its selection for the 2019 Top Training Companies lists for the Sales Training sector of the learning and development market. Imparta is delighted to announce that it has, for the ninth year running, received this much sought after accolade.
The Women in Learning campaign is showcased on March’s Learning Now tv along with David James on learning at the point of work, how AI is being used to develop lawyers’ skills and Learning Now tv welcomes a new regular reporter, Euan Semple.
Omniplex Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Jasmine Kundra to lead its customer success department.
Using benchmark data from its well-established accreditation programme, the Learning & Performance Institute identifies this year's 15 highest-scoring internal learning departments, all of whom are operating at the very best levels of performance.
Spanish multinational bank and financial services organisation demonstrates commitment to excellence in its employee learning provision.
EssentialSkillz has announced the launch of a new Mental Health Awareness course that aims to help organisations start a conversation about mental health in the workplace.
The Clear Lesson Foundation has teamed up with River Island, Aviva, Costa Coffee and Good Things Foundation to produce video resources to help charities tackle their digital skills.
Workshops hosted at Northumbria University were opened by Chi Onwurah MP who supports initiative that seeks to address tech diversity and the skills gap in Tyne and Wear. Teach the Nation to Code is a coding workshop run by QA aimed at career changers and graduates to inspire careers in tech and software development.
QA is excited to announce a new partnership with the Women in Technology (WIT) Network – an organisation that is going from strength to strength and is predicted to be the largest network of women in technology in the world
Brexit talks were set aside – in the grand Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons at least – on Tuesday 5th March as employers, apprentices and Parliamentarians gathered to celebrate the life-transforming power of apprenticeships for National Apprenticeships Week (NAW).
QA cyber security apprentice Stephanie Haynes of HORIBA MIRA just became the first woman in the UK to successfully complete the Cyber Security Technologist Level 4 apprenticeship programme – and she knocked her end-point assessment out of the park with a Distinction, the highest possible grade achieved by only one other learner so far.
International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th and is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Lifestyle fashion brand, Seasalt, has received recognition from the Learning & Performance Institute (LPI), the global body for learning professionals, for its positive approach to workplace culture and leadership.
On February’s Learning Now tv Michelle Ockers challenges L&D’s to support a wider range of performance needs. Martin Couzins highlights some worrying news from the Learning Technologies’ and Fosway’s latest research. Nigel Paine catches up with young L&D professionals in the Netherlands. Plus Robin Hoyle on impact measurement, Good Practice’s annual 70:20:10 research and Learning News reports from Learning Technologies 2019.
Channel 4 and Acteon’s WTF is Dovetail? project was a winner at the 2019 Mediatel Awards.
The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), a trusted body for global learning professionals and organisations, has recently accredited Virtual College as a Learning Technologies Provider
Learnlight recently organized a Round Table in Paris focused on the topic of the Modern Learner and how corporate learning professionals are facing up to the challenges of engaging these impatient, overwhelmed and distracted learners. Following the event, Learnlight has produced an eReport with the key takeaways from the event and the insights of the panel of HR and Learning experts.
Skillcast's latest release of its best-selling compliance e-learning library - Essentials 2019 - features advances in accessibility, content updates, UI/UX enhancements and test-out options that maintain its position as the comprehensive, high-quality, affordability staff compliance training solution for companies in the UK.
Award-winning e-learning provider Virtual College are exhibiting and presenting at Learning Technologies 2109, London, on 13th and 14th February and will use this opportunity to reveal their new brand.
Celebrating the highest achievements in workplace learning and development.
Global celebration of learning excellence will be streamed live from the Dorchester, Park Lane, London
Dallas, Texas, (January 28, 2019) Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been recognized as a leader in training excellence in 2018 by multiple industry analysts and publications, including NelsonHall, Brandon Hall Group, Learning Technologies Awards and Chief Learning Officer magazine.
Award-winning digital content provider Kallidus Content has unveiled a new website to showcase its clients’ digital learning success stories. Kallidus has won 39 prestigious industry awards in recent years and the website shows how many of their customers are using innovative bespoke elearning and games to transform their learning and drive major programmes of organisational change.
Sally Haywood and Kamil Juljanski from Capita Translation and Interpreting will be holding a seminar on e-learning and multimedia localisation at Learning Technologies, Europe’s leading L&D exhibition and conference, covering 10 steps on how to take e-learning content global through audio-visual and multimedia localisation.
Cursim will present a seminar educating attendees on how to create accessible eLearning at Learning Technologies 2019.
Award-winning e-learning company Virtual College will be exhibiting at Learning Technologies 2019, London, on 13th and 14th February 2019 and presenting a seminar about growth mindset.
The International Software Quality Institute (iSQI), leading global exam provider for the ISTQB® Certified Tester Scheme, is now offering English and German language versions of the new ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level – Automotive Software Tester exam.
QA Apprenticeships has launched a career podcast series helping young people just starting out in the world of work to “future-proof” their job prospects. The FutureProof Careers podcast assesses today’s job market, raises important career questions and helps young people set themselves up now for future career success.
Omniplex kick starts 2019 with a fresh new look, including a redesigned website and blog. The new website improves user experience, ensuring eLearning professionals can easily find the best product on the market and develop their eLearning expertise.
Details of the first audiobook versions of the bite-size learning and development guides published by Management Pocketbooks Ltd will be revealed on the publisher’s stand at the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition.
Andy Lancaster discusses CIPD's efforts to bring greater structure into L&D careers, through CIPD’s new profession map and qualifications, and two new L&D apprenticeships.
On January’s Learning Now tv a panel of young L&D professionals discusses how they like to learn. Matthew Holman and Paul Morgan discuss mental health awareness in the workplace. LNTV’s workplace diversity and inclusion series continues with ‘digital accessibility’. Plus regular contributors, Robin Hoyle and Ajay Pangarkar.
Walkgrove Senior Solutions Consultant Lucy Hodge to co-host an online event with the ELearning Network about how companies can identify their ideal training developer by writing clear Requests for Proposals.
QA has signed the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) as part of its ongoing commitment to break down career barriers, bridge the UK’s skills gap, promote a diverse workforce and support women in tech. Founded by employers across the recruitment, tech and social enterprise fields, the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) brings together industries and organisations to drive diversity and address gender imbalance in technology roles. The government supported the TTC in its UK Digital Strategy policy paper published in March 2017.
InSync Training is pleased to present the Virtually There session, "Implementing a Training Program Across a Global Organization - A Practical Guide," with Jennifer Hofmann, President of InSync Training, on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
Learnlight has hired Brett Walker as its Head of US Business Development, to spearhead its ambitious expansion plans in the US corporate learning market.
The hype surrounding the future of digital learning keeps coming; Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality...but what should L&D professionals be prioritising in their organisations today to ensure future success? New research opened today aims to understand the truth about digital learning, including the critical drivers and trends to watch, who’s really using what technologies today and making sense of the market and managing suppliers.
Taking the pulse of of the L&D community worldwide, the 2019 L&D Global Sentiment Survey has opened for submissions.
InSync Training has released its 2019 catalog of programs and services, listing all of the upcoming certificates and workshops for the upcoming year, as well as the many services available. Topics include facilitation, instructional design, production, microlearning, gamification, and more.
The annual look by Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance at what’s going to be hot in learning and development (L&D) in the year ahead focuses, perhaps inevitably, on the continuing impact of all things digital.
Global Knowledge, the worldwide leader in technology skills solutions has partnered with Qufaro, operator of the UK’s Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) in cybersecurity, to provide apprenticeship training in the UK.
QA, the UK’s largest tech skills provider, celebrated a major milestone this month by placing its 1,000th learner in a degree apprenticeship role – changing the higher education game by offering new, socially mobile career routes into advanced and in-demand industries.
Bletchley Park Qufaro and Global Knowledge Apprenticeships (GKA), have launched their Level 4 cybersecurity apprenticeship to the market ~ Cybersecurity apprenticeship programme equivalent to foundation degree ~
Acquisition means QA now offers the broadest range of cyber accreditations in the UK
LPI to partner with L&D’s leading recruitment provider, offering new insights and strategies around the global skills landscape.
Partnership strengthens shared commitment to raise awareness and improve performance of global workplace learning.
The Skillcast annual compliance challenge for the 2018 festive season is now live. This year the challenge requires people help Santa Claus and his team to identify and deal with compliance issues in their operations using crossword clues.
Omniplex and Vyond launch their exclusive UK partnership at the House of Illustration, London. The launch event marks the start of Omniplex bringing the best-in-class video creator to eLearning professionals in the UK.
Television and radio personality returns to present the 2019 Learning Awards ceremony at London's Dorchester Hotel.
~Increasing demand for apprentices specialising in cybersecurity~
Market growth, along with cybersecurity, adapting to the digital environment and leadership development have become the key business concerns for the immediate future, according to more than 1000 senior executives in a survey by Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance.
Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, the leading diversity and equality e-learning provider, today announces the launch of its Performance Development training course. Created in partnership with University College London (UCL), the course focuses on coaching conversations and career development.
The network-based media and publishing company, eLearning Industry, has launched a service offering online advice and guidance for anyone who has been given responsibility for sourcing and buying a learning management system (LMS).
Everyone exhibits unconscious bias from time to time – and, unchecked in a work context, this leads to a less diverse workforce, with possible adverse effects on organisational performance.
The network-based media and publishing company, eLearning Industry, is inviting buyers of learning management systems (LMSs) from all over the world to collaborate in on-going, customer-led assessments of these learning platforms.
The Charity Learning Consortium has announced the winners of the annual Charity Learning Awards, revealing stories of amazing dedication, innovation and collaboration on the road to eLearning success.
The winning entry was in the "Best eLearning Design – Simulation" category.
InSync Training's new self-paced learning campaign, Exploring Gamification & Game-Based Learning, is now available. Each campaign includes a carefully curated and designed combination of resources, like whitepapers, eLearning modules, videos, podcasts, and job aids. Enrollment includes 12 months of campaign access and many resources for learners to download and use on the job.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has announced its analysis of the talent acquisition technology market. Starting with its current assessment of the recruitment industry in a freely available Viewpoint paper, Fosway has also confirmed in advance the publication of a new 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition in 2019.
The recent spate of suspicious packages sent to prominent politicians, businesspeople and celebrities in the USA, along with similar incidents elsewhere including the UK, has prompted the e-learning supplier, Engage in Learning, to release a new e-learning course about dealing with Suspicious Packages.
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