The Springboard Consultancy (SBC), an international training company specialising in addressing women's development issues, is now finding success in also helping men to clarify their priorities and life goals.
Learning Technologies Group (LTG) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Eukleia, a provider of e-learning to the financial services sector, in keeping with its ‘buy and build’ strategy to create a global leader in e-learning in excess of £50m of revenue.
Warwick Conferences’ independent Value of Satisfaction research investigated the key factors into what generates satisfaction with an event for delegates, event bookers, and managers at an off-site event, and provided valuable insights into what counts when it comes to conferencing.
A women’s development programme, developed in the UK and now delivered around the world, is continuing to prove its worth in this country.
New website from leading UK training provider offers visitors and users a more interactive and participatory experience, thanks to its responsive design in order that they might exchange knowledge, information and receive support for their training and L&D issues. Site also includes a social learning forum and live online chat feature.
Brightwave, the leading global provider of learning content, products and services, has reported record levels of growth with profits having trebled in the 2014/15 fiscal year.
Facilities provider showcases strong links with Warwick University - presents workshop on how an understanding of economics can boost business.
LNTV this month includes features on leadership development at Sony Music Entertainment, learning design with LEO’s Elly Davies and a look ahead to September’s Learning Live event in London.
The Patient Safety Awards, which recognise outstanding practice across healthcare, took place in Birmingham this month. Virtual College sponsored the Education and Training in Patient Safety Award and was invited to be on the judging panel to represent the important role technology and online training plays in the healthcare sector.
Mental toughness is a current buzzword in L&D. It is frequently used but often without context. What exactly does ‘mental toughness’ mean? Peter Clough, Chair in Applied Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, is set to explore this in his keynote speech at the forthcoming World of Learning Conference.
Talent management practices should be more transparent, according to a new study by Kallidus, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions. In a survey of 518 directors, managers and employees, 71% of respondents said their organisation should be more open about which employees are in their company’s talent pool.
Future trends, motivating the younger workforce and workplace design are just some of the industry topics covered in a series of seminars of a renowned L&D event.
Acteon is delighted to be working with the Creative Diversity Network to develop blended learning in support of the new Diamond diversity monitoring initiative for the UK TV industry.
AXELOS Global Best Practice has today launched the new Cyber Resilience Best Practice portfolio - RESILIA - aimed at putting employees at the centre of an organization’s cyber resilience strategy, providing business with the confidence they need to recognize, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks effectively.
AXELOS has released a new version of the popular Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3) following extensive customer feedback and a successful pilot programme with consulting organizations.
Organizations can be more effective in preventing and responding to cyber-attacks by ensuring effective collaboration between those responsible for cyber resilience and IT Service Management (ITSM) teams, according to a new white paper by AXELOS Global Best Practice.
AXELOS is using crowdsourcing - gathering ideas, challenges and advice from IT Service Management (ITSM) professionals from across the world - as part of the development of the new ITIL Practitioner qualification.
AXELOS is launching PRINCE2 Agile, the latest addition to the AXELOS Global Best Practice portfolio of products, which already includes the market leading qualifications of PRINCE2®, ITIL® and the recently launched cyber resilience portfolio, RESILIA™.
APEX 2015 Awards were based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence.
Webanywhere, the elearning provider headquartered in Leeds, has announced that it has opened a new office in the heart of London to support its growing customer base in the South of England.
Virtual College will be demonstrating online careers guidance resources for schools at the Digital Education Show, London Olympia from 30th June to 1st July.
Learning Now tv this month includes interviews with Donald Taylor of the Learning Technologies Summer Forum, Designer Shoe Warehouse’s Sarah King on in-store training, an in-depth look at Network Rail’s award-winning learning project and a review of learning trends in the UK.
L&D experts from LinkedIn, Capital One International and Manchester Metropolitan University are among the keynote speakers at this year’s World of Learning Conference. Taking place on 29 and 30 September at Birmingham’s NEC, the highly respected conference provides valuable insight into the key issues facing L&D. From talent management, employee engagement, leadership development and coaching, to collaborative learning, e-learning development and delivering business growth.
• Explores the progression of Learning Analytics in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) • Provides the framework and micro-solutions for ease of gradual evolution • Examines the challenges and benefits that this service brings to the industry
The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) used of a range of innovative tools from Learning Pool to deliver a training programme that covered five key areas around digital information skills to a vast audience of 14,000 librarians.
Findings from the eLearning Africa Report 2015, which is now available free to download, reveal that, despite rapid growth in internet and mobile usage across the region, women are much less likely to get online than men. And they are still largely unrepresented in the technology sector.
TrainingIndustry.com compiles its annual Top 20 Content Development Companies' list to continually monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of training services and technologies.
Arcus Solutions, a leading facilities management and engineering maintenance provider, selected Brightwave - the leading global agency behind total learning - to provide a world-class next-generation LMS that champions the 70:20:10 learning model; the heart of how their business approaches L&D.
Delegates from Workers’ Educational Association together with several colleges involved in the national Learning Futures Programme visited Virtual College for a full day programme of activities to understand more about building and deploying e-learning within blended training programmes.
Celebrating its 23rd year, the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition takes place on 29th and 30th September at Birmingham’s NEC. The annual conference combines extensive research with authoritative input from key industry figures to provide an insight into the major trends affecting the L&D professional.
QuizBiz gives players valuable insights into their knowledge gaps and at an organizational level helps align Learning & Development activities to topics that are needed the most. It also addresses the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve with refresher training providing better reinforcement and retention.
African leaders are warning that the continent’s lofty dreams may not be realized without a determined focus on information and communication technology (ICT), skills development and innovation.
Mary-Louise Angoujard, Managing Director of leadership communications consultancy Rapporta is centre stage on May’s edition of Learning Now tv, the live-streamed Internet television channel for the L&D sector.
A hundred young people wanting to make a success of the transition from education to the world of work have been the first to try The Springboard Consultancy (SBC)’s recently developed ‘Boost’ training programme.
Anglian Water has chosen Kallidus Learning Management System (LMS) to deliver, manage and track all learning and development initiatives across the organisation. The Software as a Service (SaaS) solution will go live during the summer, enabling Anglian Water to manage its training more effectively, streamline reporting and move to mobile learning in the future.
Ilkley-based online learning provider, Virtual College, has donated £5,000 to help Hive fund a pioneering woodwork and technology project.
High Street bank, RBS, is taking the lead among corporate sponsors of The Springboard Consultancy (SBC)’s ‘Sprint’ training programme, which has been designed specifically to address undergraduate women’s study and career issues.
Join Brightwave's Chairman Charles Gould at the 2015 CIPD Learning & Development Show, as he explores the four core components of total learning and demonstrates how formal and informal learning can transform onboarding.
Kallidus and Transport for London (TfL) will be showcasing how immersive e-learning is changing behaviour and transforming customer service at TfL in a free joint seminar at the CIPD Learning and Development Show next week.
Virtual College’s Health and Social Care director, Judith Clarkson, will be on the judging panel for the ‘Education and Training in Patient Safety’ award at the prestigious Patient Safety Congress and Awards 2015.
Most recognised professional development provider for the last 10 years.
A polling station is the unlikely setting for a new online game aimed at bringing the experience of voting to life for first-time voters.
Compliance elearning has a bad reputation but an interactive webinar this month will reveal ways to help learners understand the benefits and even learn to love it.
HarperCollins publish 7 May The New One Minute Manager... updated by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson to reflect the new challenges facing managers in today's business environment; Ken Blanchard hosts webinar on The New One Minute Manager - 5 May.
Learning Now tv, the live-streamed Internet television channel for the L&D sector, is gearing up for its forthcoming show on April 30, to be broadcast worldwide to its largest audience to date.
The illustrious World of Learning Conference and Exhibition is the essential event for learning and development professionals. Combining top industry innovators, leading suppliers and the latest in interactive learning technology, this year’s World of Learning will examine, discuss and shape the future of business learning.
A research training project investigating the role of creativity in human thinking and innovation is working with award-winning elearning company, Sponge UK.
Fosway Group is the new home of Europe’s leading independent research, analysis and insight for next generation HR and learning. Formerly Elearnity, Fosway Group retains its existing expert analyst team, whilst expanding with a new HR analyst practice. Its new forward HR research agenda includes key themes on HR transformation, human capital management, Cloud HCM, talent management and acquisition. Fosway is also marking the launch of the new practice and its new brand with the release of its updated 2015 9-Grid™ for integrated talent management.
NetDimensions will feature the company’s award-wining compliance management applications and solutions for healthcare at the Health Care Compliance Association’s 19th Annual Compliance Institute event in Lake Buena Vista, FL this week.
Elekta has selected NetDimensions Learning deployed via NetDimensions’ Secure SaaS model to manage compliance training for employees and clients globally.
AXELOS has launched a new IT Service Management (ITSM) version of our career-planning tool - Career Paths - to support ITSM professionals identify and achieve their career aspirations.
NetDimensions and Iperion enter into a global partnership to offer NetDimensions Learning in a GxP-compliant cloud environment for the life sciences industry.
Research by Filtered.com shows 60% of British people feel well informed yet two-thirds can’t name the UK Foreign Secretary; new British Politics course released.
Global Knowledge today announced it has been honored as one of the leading Juniper Networks Authorized Education Partners (JNAEP) in the UK region for 2014. Located in Wokingham, Global Knowledge is a leading IT and Business learning provider that delivers high quality training on Juniper Networks technology.
The Top 20 list honours leading training outsourcing companies for their consistent, high quality services and comprehensive capabilities.
Totara Learning Solutions has been announced as the VIP Sponsor for the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition 2015, the essential event for learning & development (L&D) professionals, taking place on 29 & 30 September 2015 at the NEC, Birmingham.
Distracted Driving: Rewind, a new half-day workshop from DuPont Sustainable Solutions, helps participants refocus on safety, rethink the need to multitask behind the wheel, and make better, safer decisions on the road.
Industry veteran to discuss important considerations for mobile delivery.
High-level presentations at eLearning Africa, Africa’s leading conference on technology for development and education, will focus on the role ICTs are playing in transforming the continent’s rural economies by improving access to information and training.
3Shape, a leading provider of 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software for the dental and hearing aid industries, has selected NetDimensions Learning to train its employees and resellers worldwide.
World of Learning 2015 has announced it is now accepting seminar submissions for its 2015 exhibition seminar programme in Birmingham this September - traditionally one of Europe's most influential annual L&D events. Seminar submissions are being sought from the across the L&D sector.
The most significant evolution in the ITIL best practice framework since the launch of AXELOS - the new ITIL® Practitioner qualification - was announced late last week on 13 March at the ITSM Leadership Congress in Singapore.
Virtual College donates five percent of its turnover from Safeguarding children online courses. A recent example of this is a donation of £1,500 to Streetlife, a youth work charity.
Seasoned change manager joins Xyleme to lead Customer Success Program.
Learning Pool, has just released a game changing tool that allows users to effortlessly build, edit and customise responsive content that’s been built on the Adapt Learning framework.
Apprentices in Learning Award recognises PDS Group in contributing to the development of Apprenticeship programmes in England
Aragon Research has ranked NetDimensions as a ‘Leader’ in the Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Learning.
AXELOS has launched a new career planning tool - Career Paths - to support project and programme managers identify and achieve their career aspirations.
Leading e-learning company, Learning Pool, is ahead of the game in providing service excellence to customers, winning the ‘Customer Focus Award - SME’ at the prestigious Institute of Customer Service annual ceremony.
World of Learning 2015 has announced its 'call for speakers' for its 2015 Conference in Birmingham this September - traditionally one of Europe's most influential annual L&D events. Speakers are being sought from the across the L&D sector.
AXELOS, who owns the Global Best Practice portfolio, including ITIL®, has introduced a Strategic Partner Scheme for Examination Institutes (EIs) and Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs).
Virtual College is a registered Digital Marketplace provider via the latest release of the G-Cloud, making it easier for the public sector to purchase its online learning solutions.
The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) launches its Annual Learning Survey – a comprehensive research piece into the most significant trends in workplace learning and development.
Global Knowledge, the world’s leading IT and business skills training provider, today announced its inclusion in TrainingIndustry.com’s Top 20 Leadership Training Companies for 2015.
New partnership brings virtual classroom technology and online learning facilitation to Saba customers in the UK.
- The Hangout model has proven effective for a range of learning topics; - TIS believes that this model will bridge the gap between traditional classroom delivery and digital-based learning.
AXELOS has published a new case study outlining how one of the United Kingdom’s most well regarded universities is using ITIL® to ensure that more than 27,000 staff and students receive the highest standards of IT service management.
Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has partnered with the AA Driving School to create a cutting edge online learning centre for trainee driving instructors.
NetDimensions has been positioned again as a “Core Leader” in the latest release of the unique European learning and talent market insight report, Elearnity 9-Grid™ for Learning Management Systems (LMS).
The digital learning content management business solution provider, eXact learning solutions, has revealed a number of refinements to its learning content management system (LCMS) and its constituent suite of products.
West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is offering members e-learning courses after announcing a partnership with Virtual College, one of the UK’s leading providers of online training.
Kallidus, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has once again been positioned as a ‘Core Challenger’ in Elearnity’s 2015 9-Grid™ models for Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Bespoke E-Learning.
Tata Interactive Systems celebrate 25 years of transforming learning with cutting edge technology.
Businesses looking to train staff on the importance and means of preventing underage sales will be delighted with a brand new online course launched by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) with Virtual College.
Global eLearning provider, EssentialSkillz has produced an infographic on HSE accident statistics to simplify the process of getting the information across for trainers and organisations.
Brightwave's award-winning total learning system tessello has been named the 12th top LMS in a global study published on January 27th 2015.
Kallidus, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, today announced that FF&P Private Equity is investing to support the next phase of the company’s ambitious growth plans in the global human capital management marketplace.
The urgency needed to give North American organizations greater knowledge and methods to realize the benefits of projects has accelerated AXELOS’ plans to expand take-up of its project management best practice guidance in the region.
NetDimensions will showcase its award-winning talent management solutions for healthcare at the 5th Annual People in Healthcare in San Diego, CA.
As one of only nine certificates accepted globally by Microsoft, the Learning & Performance Institute's TPMA certificate can be used to satisfy the instructional skills part of the MCT qualification.
NetDimensions will showcase NetDimensions Talent Suite for high-consequence industries at Learning Technologies 2015 on 28-29 January in London.
NetDimensions will showcase its award-wining NetDimensions Talent Suite applications and solutions at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 28-30.
Safety Media has announced that its range of health & safety elearning courses have gained RoSPA approval; Safety Media to participate in Learning Technologies 2015.
Boards need to develop their critical understanding and insight into cyber risk to become more effective in their ability to prepare for and respond to cyber attacks, according to the Head of Cyber Resilience at AXELOS Global Best Practice.
A statement from AXELOS in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address on 20 January 2015.
GivebackUK, a not-for-profit organisation creating free video learning for the charity sector, is launching its first video series at Learning Technologies. Martin Baker, GivebackUK founder, is asking everyone in the learning technologies industry to ‘give something back’ and support this unique charity initiative.
A webinar to explore how learning analytics can be aligned to business metrics.
Charles Jennings will be talking about putting 70:20:10 into practice, at two seminars at Learning Technologies next week and will be leading a webinar in February on applying 70:20:10 principles.
With the SME sector widely accepted as being the power house to economic success, Henley Business School has introduced two new programmes.
Coursecheck, today announced that there are now over 2,000 reviews on its website, reflecting a rapidly increasing demand for course reviews to help people make informed buying decisions.
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