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    • Virtual College helping in fight against cyber crime

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Virtually all UK businesses are exposed to cyber security risks according to a recent government survey*. Virtual College’s new online course has been created to help organisations mitigate these risks.

    • Udemy Expands European Headquarters in Dublin and Adds New Jobs

      Udemy for Business | Dublin |

      Udemy is expanding the European headquarters in Dublin. The company is set to triple the workforce in Ireland as it continues achieving rapid growth of users and enterprise customers worldwide. Udemy will focus on hiring for engineering, product, content acquisition, sales, and marketing roles.

    • Udemy for Business Unveils Team Plan, a New Learning Product for SMBs

      Udemy for Business | Dublin |

      Udemy introduces Team Plan, a new corporate learning product from Udemy for Business designed to help teams of 5-20 employees master new skills. With Team Plan, managers can purchase subscriptions to a curated selection of 2,000+ courses and immediately gain access to learning content without a contracting process.

    • Kallidus’ LMS and digital content rated highly on 2018 Fosway 9-Grids™

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK, 25 January 2018 |

      Kallidus, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been rated once again as a Core Leader in Fosway’s 2018 9-Grid™ model for Digital Learning and a Core Challenger in the Learning Systems grid for its next-generation LMS, Kallidus Learn.

    • Unicorn to exhibit at Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition

      The Access Group | Bournemouth, UK |

      The innovative eLearning company is returning to one of the L&D event highlights of the year, Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition. Building on the foundations laid at last year’s show where Unicorn launched the Learning Ecosphere, visitors will be able to explore this concept further by putting into action an achievable learning programme, which balances traditional learning methods with more modern approaches such as BYOD and serious games.

    • How the Co-op embraced digital learning to reach a diverse audience

      Acteon Communication and Learning | London |

      In 2017 the Co-op created a new Member Pioneer role to support their work in local communities. Member Pioneers are people from many backgrounds, with different mindsets and expectations about learning. With such a varied audience, how did the Co-op use learning to help them make great things happen in their communities?

    • Unicorn Training Reports Another Record Year

      The Access Group | London |

      Award-winning online learning providers, Unicorn Training, have reported record sales with operating profits exceeding £1m for the first time as the group enters its 30th anniversary year.

    • Virtual College to deliver seminar with EEF at Learning Technologies 2018

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Virtual College, multiple award winners at the global Learning Technologies Awards 2017, will be exhibiting and presenting a case study led seminar at Learning Technologies 2018, Europe’s leading conference for organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work.

    • Docebo celebrates substantial growth with new American office opening

      Docebo | Athens, GA |

      Docebo recently welcomed customers, partners, and employees to celebrate the opening of its new and expanded North American office in Athens, Georgia. After a year of growth and significant market success, Docebo has outgrown its previous US office, which precipitated the move from its previous location.

    • Predictions for Global Learning and Development in 2018

      Headspring | London, UK, and Madrid, Spain |

      This year, the five annual predictions for the global Learning & Development sector from Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance follow the general view that technology – in the forms of machine leaning, artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) – will be a dominant force.

    • QA listed as 2017 Top 20 IT Training Company

      QA | United Kingdom |

      Training Industry has announced its Top 20 IT Training Companies List, celebrating the best providers of IT training services in support of corporate learning and development. QA, the UK’s leading provider of professional training, has featured for a fifth consecutive year.

    • Truth and trends – what lies ahead for digital learning in 2018

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      New research has launched which aims to uncover the real picture of next generation learning technology and what’s really working for organisations in practice. The Digital Learning Realities research, led by Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR and learning analyst, and leading workplace learning event - Learning Technologies - is now in its third year and is extending its reach worldwide for the first time.

    • Inclusive Managers’ Toolkit launched by Marshall E-Learning

      Marshall E-Learning | London, UK |

      Marshall E-Learning is delighted to launch our new inclusive managers’ toolkit, developed in partnership with Vercida Consulting. The Inclusive Managers’ Toolkit is aimed at middle managers across public and private sector organisation, and designed to build managers’ skills and confidence.

    • University of Edinburgh launch unconscious bias course tailored for students

      Marshall E-Learning | Edinburgh, Scotland |

      The University of Edinburgh has become the first university to launch an unconscious bias course tailored for the student context. The course, designed to be taken on mobile devices, will help students to be fair minded and critique without bias when evaluating staff and services.

    • Kallidus Learn wins UXUK Award for Best Learning Experience

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus, an award-winning provider of learning and talent management solutions, has won one of the UK’s most prestigious User Experience Awards for its next-generation learning platform, Kallidus Learn.

    • InSync Training Wins Gold at Training Magazine's eLearning Design Challenge

      InSync Training | New Hampshire, USA |

      During the recent 2017 Online Learning Conference in New Orleans, InSync Training won the Training Magazine eLearning Design Challenge gold award in the social/collaborative category for the design of the Blended Learning Hub. This design, featuring a social collaborative community, provides a personal, curated approach to modern blended learning that can be adapted to any industry to meet the needs of modern learners.

    • Digital Learning Realities research launches at Learning Technologies Asia

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR and learning analyst, and Learning Technologies, the world’s leading workplace learning event, announce the launch of its annual Digital Learning Realities research at the inaugural Learning Technologies Asia on 7-8 November 2017.

    • InSync Training Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

      InSync Training | Portsmouth, NH |

      InSync Training has recently been certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE). To qualify for WBENC certification, a business must prove, among other things, that: Majority control/ownership (at least 51%) belongs to a woman, and that a woman holds the highest office in the company, and is active in daily management and strategic direction.

    • Kallidus named as finalist for two Learning Awards

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus has been selected as a finalist for two Learning Awards this year: External Learning Solution of the Year in partnership with McDonald’s, and Learning Provider of the Year. Organised by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), the awards recognise outstanding achievement, best practice and excellence in corporate learning and performance.

    • The Learning Awards 2018 finalists are announced

      Learning and Performance Institute | United Kingdom |

      The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2018 Learning Awards, the learning sector’s annual celebration of outstanding achievement, best practice and excellence in corporate learning and performance.

    • Unicorn support eLearning charity Learn Appeal with new courses

      The Access Group | Bournemouth, UK |

      Unicorn Training has thrown its creative weight behind eLearning charity Learn Appeal. In a bid to provide eLearning to communities who don’t have easy or reliable access to the internet, Unicorn has produced three courses for the Learn Appeal Capsule this year.

    • New GDPR training resource from Marshall Elearning helps businesses get GDPR ready

      Marshall E-Learning | London, UK |

      GDPR is the biggest change to data protection regulations in two decades and is a major challenge for many businesses. The new regulations introduce a much greater territorial reach in terms of liable businesses and harsher fines for non-compliance, so GDPR training is essential.

    • Warwick Conferences awarded Learning & Performance Institute accreditation

      Warwick Conferences | Coventry, UK |

      Warwick Conferences has been awarded ‘Accredited Learning Facilities’ status by the Learning & Performance Institute, a leading international authority on innovation in workplace learning and achieving organisational performance. The accreditation is a demonstration of Warwick Conference’s commitment to creating exemplary learning and development environments for clients.

    • Virtual College helps organisations tackle GDPR

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Virtual College a global eLearning consultancy and LMS specialist, is helping large and small organisations get to grips with a significant change in Data Protection legislation via an online course called ‘Introduction to GDPR’.

    • Unicorn to exhibit at World of Learning Conference and Exhibition next week

      The Access Group | Bournemouth, UK |

      Unicorn Training is set to make a return to the hotly-anticipated World of Learning show at Birmingham NEC next week. Demonstrating a commitment to innovative, forward-thinking eLearning solutions, Unicorn will build on the foundations laid by the launch of the ‘Learning Ecosphere’ concept – bringing together a range of products and services designed to balance formal and informal learning to improve memory retention, engagement and understanding.

    • World of Learning Opens in Two Weeks

      World of Learning |

      The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition opens on 17 October at Birmingham’s NEC. The two-day event has established itself as a highlight in the L&D calendar every year, bringing together a host of industry experts and leading suppliers with senior-level L&D professionals.

    • Acteon show how to build 'balanced onboarding' at World of Learning

      Acteon Communication and Learning | UK |

      Over the past two decades research has repeatedly shown that when new employee onboarding is done correctly, it leads to higher job satisfaction, increased engagement, lower turnover, improved performance, career effectiveness and lowered stress.

    • Raytheon opens national apprenticeship centre in the UK

      Raytheon Professional Services | Doncaster, UK |

      Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), opened a national apprenticeship centre in Doncaster, United Kingdom, primarily to train automotive technicians. RPS will deliver apprenticeship learning services to both apprentices and employers through classroom training, virtual learning and workplace visits.

    • GDPR Training - EssentialSkillz announce GDPR Webinar

      EssentialSkillz |

      EssentialSkillz have announced a new webinar titled "GDPR Regulation Health Check" to help companies understand what steps they need to take to start the process of becoming GDPR compliant in time for the May 2018 deadline.

    • Virtual College helps understanding of animal welfare in violent homes

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Virtual College has worked with The Links Group to develop an online course and resource pack to help improve the ‘Understanding Animal Welfare in Violent Homes.’ This is as a result of significant research findings which show that “When animals are abused, people are at risk; when people are abused animals are at risk.” (1)

    • Developing senior executives at FT IE Business School on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Developing senior executives at FT IE Business School, Fuse Universal’s ‘experience platforms’ and CLO of the Year 2017: all on September’s Learning Now tv and at the new broadcast times of 10 am and 8 pm.

    • Kallidus shortlisted for two Learning Technologies Awards

      Kallidus | Cirencester |

      Kallidus, an award-winning provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been shortlisted for two Learning Technologies Awards: Excellence in the Design of Learning Content in partnership with McDonald’s, and Learning Technologies Company of the Year.

    • Virtual College creates fun resources for National Cupcake Week

      Virtual College by Netex | llkley, UK |

      Online learning provider, Virtual College, one of the major providers of food hygiene training in the UK, is joining in the fun of National Cupcake Week (18-24 September) by offering cupcake connoisseurs a number of tasty online treats to help them get creative in the kitchen.

    • QA awarded with Google Cloud Platform Premier Partnership status

      QA | United Kingdom |

      QA, the UK’s leading provider of professional training has announced that they have become one of the first UK training organisations to be awarded with Premier Partnership status enabling them to deliver authorised Google Cloud Platform training and certifications.

    • iSQI and CGI training and certification deal

      iSQI | Potsdam, Germany |

      The International Software Quality Institute (iSQI) and CGI, a globally active independent provider of IT and business processes, have announced a collaboration to improve training and certification of IT specialists in software testing, requirements engineering, agile software development, software product management, usability and user experience and software architecture.

    • Learning Technologies research: Fosway’s David Perring on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      August’s Learning Now tv: the latest L&D research from Fosway and Learning Technologies; collaboration at work - incorporating feelings to improve performance; plus Henry Stewart on modern apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy.

    • eLN CONNECT 2017 announced for 7 November 2017

      The Learning Network | London |

      The eLearning Network has announced its biggest ever digital learning conference with a three-track programme, over 40 conference speakers, keynotes from Dr Rebecca Gordon and Nick Shackleton-Jones, a dedicated exhibition and networking party to celebrate the eLN’s 30th birthday and the best in innovative learning. Training Journal will be supporting and covering the event as Media Partner.

    • EssentialSkillz release new GDPR eLearning course

      EssentialSkillz | Chester |

      EssentialSkillz, a global leader in online safety training and compliance software, has launched a new eLearning course on a topic all organisations in the EU need to ensure they are up to speed on this year – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

    • Watson Martin Partnership launches new fast track Advanced Certificate in HR

      Watson Martin | London | UK |

      Candidates can now gain Associate CIPD Membership in just 8 months; A brand new fast track CIPD Advanced Certificate in HR uniquely designed to be achieved up to six months faster than other comparable programmes is being unveiled today by leading courses and qualifications provider Watson Martin Partnership.