The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland has become one of the first companies in the world to sign up to the Customer Excellence Pledge.
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.
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.
Workplace learning and training has been turned upside down since the global pandemic. HR and learning and development professionals needed to pivot quickly to respond to the new demands of the workplace.
Agylia has partnered with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the world’s leading marketing body, to deliver a new continuing professional development (CPD) management solution that enables members to record, track and submit CPD activities, all supported by modern, easy-to-use technology.
Learning Now TV, May 13: Beth Hall from giant Australian retailer Cotton On Group talks about her experiences of workforce development.
The eLearning Network launches new webinar series for members, showcasing the winners of 2020’s Learning Technologies Awards.
New online learning platform launched by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and Agylia aims to provide accessible public health education.
In a move that goes against the view of ancient folk wisdom, eCom Scotland, the digital learning and assessment specialist, is taking its own professional advice by using its eNetEnterprise system. In particular, eCom is beginning to use the OnBoard part of its eNetEnterprise workforce development system for managing learning, development and competency across all levels in an organisation.
Chartered Institute of Marketing granted end-point level 7 assessor status; Cranfield School of Management has launched the first master’s-level Marketing and Leadership programme compatible with the senior leader standard and CIM qualifications; Follows research that highlights that the UK senior marketing community needs to upskill, as digital skills have fallen amongst heads of department.
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.
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.
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.
As the return to work is in-sight, we headed to Google to analyse what employees and business owners alike are wanting to know about returning to the office.
New editorial head, Jon Kennard, discusses Debbie Carter’s 20 years as editor at leading L&D title, TJ.
Workers in the UK are happier working from home but also feel more pressure to be always available to bosses, according to research from Microsoft Surface and YouGov.
Agylia announces that Breast Cancer Now has selected the Agylia Learning Management System (LMS) to provide volunteers with access to digital and blended learning programmes, supporting mandatory training and ongoing personal development.
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.
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) has selected the Agylia Learning Management System (LMS) to provide the advanced therapies and vaccine manufacturing industry with access to the latest training resources – enabling the upskilling of talent to meet the predicted skills demand in this space.
Training Industry announces its selections for the 2021 Top Training Companies™ lists for the sales training and enablement sector of the learning and development (L&D) market. Imparta was selected in the prestigious list for the 11th year in a row.
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.
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
Agylia announces that Breast Cancer Now has selected the Agylia Learning Management System (LMS) to provide employees with access to on-demand digital and blended learning programmes, to improve skills, performance and ongoing development.
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.
