Unicorn announces strategic alliance with MicroLearn
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Bringing a suite of bite-sized, microlearning content covering workplace skills and compliance topics through a new partnership with MicroLearn.
Bringing a suite of bite-sized, microlearning content covering workplace skills and compliance topics through a new partnership with MicroLearn.
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’.
The new brand further aligns its apprenticeship business as a division within Global Knowledge UK, a leading learning services and professional development solutions provider
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.
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.
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.
Kallidus, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, today announced that it has acquired recruitment software provider Advorto to support the next stage of its growth strategy.
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.
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 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, 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.
Leading online learning provider, Virtual College, one of the major providers of food hygiene training in the UK, is joining forces with ‘The 60 Second Chef’ to launch bite-sized, certificated courses for busy cooks.
A much-anticipated event in the L&D calendar, the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 17 & 18 October 2017.
David Perring, Fosway Group’s director of research, kicks off the new series of webinars from the Learning and Skills Group on Thursday 21 September exploring why organisations struggle to find the right solutions and how buyers should be looking at the digital learning market to make better choices.
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.
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.
Lyceum Capital has chosen Kallidus 360 to guide the internal promotion partner programme.
Safran Landing Systems, in partnership with learning solution provider Learning Nexus, have been shortlisted for their new revolutionary onboarding training.
Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance has appointed two experienced learning professionals in roles designed to strengthen its offering in executive education and leadership development.
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.
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.
busuu releases adaptive placement test that helps language learners to find their level and HR professionals to enhance language skills in their organisation.
New research collated by Happy Ltd shows the real life benefits of creating happy workplaces.
Learning sector recruitment specialist, Blue Eskimo, is hosting a session at the upcoming LearningLive event in London on the importance of personal branding.
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.
Inspiration, advice and the latest technology are in abundance at the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition taking place on 17 & 18 October at Birmingham’s NEC.
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.
Online learning provider, Virtual College, has created a range of online learning resources to help new tenants settle into their homes and support their pre-tenancy requirements.
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).
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.
Nomad Foods Europe demonstrates a commitment to excellence with an accreditation from the Learning and Performance Institute.
An exemplary programme of L&D practitioners and thought-leaders will come together to deliver inspiration at the World of Learning Conference taking place on 17 & 18 October at Birmingham’s NEC.
Virtual College has launched a ‘Safe Summer Food’ campaign to help the catering trade reduce the incidence of food poisoning over the coming months.
Learning Now tv this month talks with Kwik-Fit’s People Director Paul Binks about Kwik-Fit's apprenticeship and leadership programmes; the LPI’s Ed Monk talks about the current state of L&D; plus interviews on workplace diversity and online learning in engineering.
Leading global sales training provider Imparta has formally integrated The Procter Consultancy into the Imparta business. This integration has been executed to deliver exceptional performance across the customer-facing elements of any customer-focused organisation. Imparta has developed a new website www.imparta.com that reflects these changes.
A prestigious line-up of L&D practitioners and thought-leaders will come together to share their expertise at the World of Learning Conference taking place on 17 & 18 October at Birmingham’s NEC.
The Premier Meeting Place for the Learning and Development Executive Community. In order to maintain their predominant position with their given industry, organizations must champion and support the professional development of their workforce. At the center of this lies the Chief Learning Officer (CLO)...
NPT Homes has chosen Kallidus 360 to facilitate 360 feedback within the organisation.
Peabody has chosen Kallidus Learn to modernise their learning approach, giving their employees the ability to drive their own development.
Unicorn Training are pleased to announce the launch of their new website. Having been in the pipeline for the past six months, the arrival of the new site completely overhauls Unicorn’s blog and content offerings, as well as giving a smoother, more intuitive user experience.
‘Safeguarding is Barnsley’s business’ is the key message of this year’s Barnsley Safeguarding Awareness Week (SAW17) which runs from Monday 3 to Friday 7 July.
Winners of the Patient Safety Awards were announced at a prestigious evening dinner which took place in Manchester on 4th July.
A Bournemouth University graduate is bringing his award-winning ideas to Unicorn Training after landing the prestigious international New Media Writing Prize Student Award earlier this year.
The Patient Safety Awards, which recognise outstanding practice within the NHS and independent healthcare organisations, will take place in Manchester on 4th July.
Learning Now tv this month includes an interview with mobile and virtual applications evangelist Ron Edwards on virtual reality, artificial intelligence and simulations in learning.
This is the fourth year in a row that Raytheon has been rated in the leader quadrant among learning BPS companies.
Virtual College is to present a paper entitled ‘Technology learning solutions for FE colleges’ at the ‘2020 Vision – Looking Towards the Future of Education’ conference.
Iceland has chosen Kallidus Recruit to support its entire recruitment team, streamline recruitment processes and improve the candidate experience
Virtual College is to host the first in a new series of knowledge-sharing events of particular value to safeguarding professionals and others working with vulnerable children or adults.
Bregal Investments ('Bregal') and CVC Capital Partners ('CVC') announced today that funds managed by Bregal Capital LLP and advised by EMK Capital LLP ('EMK') have agreed to sell QA, the UK's leading provider of IT education and skills, to CVC Fund VI.
NHBC has chosen Kallidus Learn and Kallidus Perform, the company’s innovative new learning and performance management solutions to enhance learning opportunities and employee development. Kallidus was selected because its solutions offer an outstanding modern user experience.
MERIT Summit announced for second consecutive year; HR and executive education directors will convene to discuss transformational corporate learning; Lisbon 17-18 January 2018.
Communiqué judges announced that Acteon has been selected as a finalist in the ‘Small Consultancy of the Year’ category after a record year.
A greater than twofold oversubscription for Blue Eskimo’s personal branding sessions at Learning Technologies 2017 demonstrates the subject’s importance to L&D professionals, says Blue Eskimo.
Learning sector recruitment specialist, Blue Eskimo, is expanding its business to include many HR roles, driven by the increasing convergence of corporate L&D and HR departments.
International author and winner of ATD's Distinguished Contribution in Workplace Learning award to address Heads of Learning, CLO's and senior decision-makers in highly anticipated keynote.
Kallidus will be helping L&D professionals understand how they can make user-generated content (UGC) a dynamic part of their learning mix at Learning Technologies Summer Forum, Olympia Exhibition Hall, 13 June 2017.
Some very familiar faces are coming to the Unicorn content library thanks to a new partnership with award-winning soft skills training providers Video Arts.
Today, DuPont Sustainable Solutions launches a library of 40 microlearning e-learning courses and videos, that deliver bite-sized safety tips to help improve learning retention and close performance gaps, from Back Safety to Device Distractions to Zika Awareness.
JF Renshaw Baking has chosen Kallidus 360 to support their new leadership and competency framework which was launched in March this year.
“Driving behaviour change”, “aligning with culture” and “getting buy-in from senior leaders” topped Acteon's ‘impact’ poll at the CIPD Learning and Development Show 2017.
Globally-recognised accreditation body now endorses classroom, e-learning /online courses and other learning programmes as a means to identify high-quality and effective resources on behalf of content providers and consumers.
As Virtual College believes children’s mental health and self-harm are such important issues, it has donated its skills and resources to creating an online course helping parents’ understanding of self-harm in young people.
Learning Nexus are one of the suppliers awarded a place on the UK Government’s latest G-Cloud framework. G-Cloud 9 Digital Marketplace helps to support the digital transformation of the public sector with eLearning products and services.
NetDimensions has been ranked as a Leader for the third year in a row in the 2017 Aragon Research Globe™ for Corporate Learning.
Acheson and Glover has chosen Kallidus Off-the-shelf Content services to bring Health and Safety training online.
Virtual College is to work in partnership with Arabian Child to deliver innovative online child safeguarding training in the Middle East
Learning Now tv this month includes an interview with Citi Bank’s head of learning, Brian Murphy on the digital transformation project that won a Gold Award at the 2017 Learning Awards. Plus an L&D manager’s journey from online learning novice to online learning expert; and Martin Couzins discusses Deloitte's Human Capital Trends report.
Global eLearning supplier, EssentialSkillz, have launched a new product that enables any client to deploy and update fully editable off the shelf training from the EssentialSkillz training library in their own LMS, without the need to re-upload course files after editing.
Participant chosen from a wide range of applicants to be nurtured with targeted skills-building and networking opportunities.
Virtual College will be hosting a workshop session at the ‘Safeguarding Teenagers: Supporting Mental Health & Protecting Young People Online’ conference.
To help support and promote food allergy awareness week, amongst those involved in catering and food production, in particular, Virtual College is providing a range of online resources.
Cornerstone Community Care has chosen Kallidus Learn to standardise learning and track compliance across multiple sites.
Award winning learning solutions provider Unicorn Training announces the recruitment of five top eLearning professionals to launch their new Brighton office.
Marshall E-Learning, the Equality & Diversity e-learning specialists, is to run a workshop at the upcoming CIPD Learning and Development Show. The e-learning experts will be providing an introduction for how L&D employers and employees can choose the best e-learning system for their organisations.
Virtual College will be hosting a case study session around the creation and widespread adoption of free at point of use resources such as the Home Office female genital mutilation toolkit and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Forced Marriage training resource.
Award-winning learning and talent management provider Kallidus has appointed Eugene Steenkamp as Senior Solutions Consultant. Eugene joins Kallidus’ content team from Brightwave.
After only twelve months since joining the Totara network, Learning Nexus have become a Totara Platinum Partner.
Unicorn Training is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new office in Brighton. This site will bring the total to three across the Unicorn Group, adding to the headquarters in Bournemouth and a sales office in London.
Join Acteon at the CIPD Learning and Development Show on 10-11 May as they endeavour to discover what’s making a real impact in organisations.
Participants to be selected and nurtured with targeting skills-building and networking opportunity.
Peter Gordon has been appointed Managing Director of NetDimensions, replacing Jay Shaw who has stepped down as CEO.
QA, the UK’s leading provider of professional training has announced today that they have become one of the first UK partner organisations to deliver Google Cloud Platform training and certifications.
‘Learning Technologies supplier of the year’ for the second year running, Virtual College, will be showcasing its online training resources and systems at FPS EXPO 2017.
Marshall E-Learning, today announces the appointment of Joe Reddington, a talented and established expert in the industry with a high level of experience of building innovative bespoke e-learning solutions for organisations such as Google, PwC and Tata Steel.
NetDimensions to host talent and learning management leaders at its global user conference, NextSteps 2017.
Learning Now tv this month includes an interview with Alexandra Bode-Tunji, Programme Lead - People Development at Transport for London, on TfL’s huge people transformation project. Plus: leadership development; state of the nation - learning in the US; Towards Maturity’s 2016-17 benchmark.
NetDimensions appoints Bill Mastin as SVP for Global Sales.
Dutch online training specialist, New Heroes, achieves the highest benchmark of excellence against which other learning providers are measured, joining a growing number of organisations in the Netherlands demonstrating their commitment to raising standards though Institute accreditation.
The UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK, is co-funding Filtered's algorithm development work to help personalise training, optimise skills and impact productivity of today's knowledge workers.
‘Learning Technologies supplier of the year’ for the second year running, Virtual College, will be using the Academies Show to showcase its online safeguarding and compliance training resources.
gomo and NetDimensions have signed a reseller agreement to provide additional value to NetDimensions customers.
Virtual College is working with Saffron Social Development Global Foundation (SaffronSDGF) to pilot ground breaking ‘Online Safeguarding and Child Protection Training’ starting from Lagos State in Nigeria.
Virtual College is to help Interserve Learning and Employment integrate effective learning technology solutions to deliver the new apprenticeship standards.
NetDimensions and protOS have signed a reseller agreement to provide talent and learning management solutions for high-consequence industries in Spain.
Award-winning learning and talent management provider Kallidus has appointed Karen Aylett as Enterprise Account Manager. Karen joins from CornerstoneOnDemand where she held the position of Enterprise Account Manager UK and Northern Europe for nearly six years.
Virtual College, the UK's leading provider of online child safeguarding learning, has marked reaching its 2.5 millionth learner by donating £5000 to the Dreamflight children’s charity.
Learning Now tv this month reports on lean and agile learning and the differences between them with Learning Strategist, David James. Plus insights into the learning market in the Netherlands, competency frameworks and the challenges faced by CLOs in India.
Since the UK’s EU referendum vote in 2016, the number of hate crimes has risen dramatically, including attacks based on disability, racial, religious and homophobic motives.
Scandinavian Health Limited implements NetDimensions Learning to replace paper-based processes and enhance training plan management for consistent implementation of standards and regulatory requirements.
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