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    • Engage in Learning GDPR programme breaks customer and user records

      Engage in Learning | Gloucester, UK |

      Some 300 UK-based organisations bought - and tens of thousands of individual learners throughout the EU completed – Engage in Learning’s GDPR online learning materials in the run-up to this regulation coming into force on 25th May.

    • Showcasing the world's best learning programmes

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Learning Programmes of Excellence aims to recognise innovative, leading-edge talent development programmes that attract new talent and retain existing employees.

    • Artificial intelligence in learning on Learning Now tv

      Learning Now tv | London |

      June’s Learning Now tv looks at artificial intelligence in learning and its application in business; Nigel Paine interviews Matt Donovan of GP Strategies on digitally transforming an organisation and Martin Couzins reviews Towards Maturity’s latest report into the adoption of learning technology.

    • QA announces partnership with Siker

      QA |

      QA, the leader in IT and business skills training, is pleased to announce its partnership with Siker (part of the HS and TC Group), the leading Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security training company.

    • Learnlight to Participate in Leading EdTech Event: EdTechX 2018

      Learnlight | London, United Kingdom |

      EdTechXEurope 2018 is taking place in London on Tuesday 19 June. The EdTech summit is Europe’s biggest event connecting the Global Learning Ecosystem. This year there are over 125 renowned speakers taking part.

    • Dave Coplin to present keynote at LEARNING LIVE 2018

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Chief Envisioning Officer, author, and futurist, Dave Coplin, will encourage the LEARNING LIVE 2018 audience to think differently about the future of work and learning technology.

    • DuPont Sustainable Solutions Launches New Training Programs to Address Workplace Harassment

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., June 13, 2018 – DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released two new human resources training programs, Sexual Harassment: The Untold Story and It’s About Respect II, that alert employees to the different kinds of harassment and help employers promote a culture of respect in the workplace.

    • Learnlight takes part in Global Innovation Day 2018

      Learnlight | London, United Kingdom |

      "Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two - and only two - basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. Marketing is the distinguishing, unique function of the business." (Peter Drucker). Wednesday 13 June will see Learnlight's Head of Global Marketing, Declan Mulkeen share his expertise on how innovation and marketing are key to business success at the Global Innovation Day conference.

    • Virtual College shortlisted for two Training Journal Awards

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Virtual College, renowned for its online courses and learning management software, has been shortlisted in both categories which it entered in the prestigious Training Journal Awards 2018.

    • Virtual College seminar to explore 'Technology with a Purpose'

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Virtual College, the multiple award-winning online learning provider, will be exhibiting and presenting a case study-led seminar at Learning Technologies Summer Forum 2018, Europe’s leading conference for organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work.

    • Skillcast launches new compliance tools to coincide with the arrival of GDPR

      Skillcast | UK |

      As businesses make the final preparation for getting ready for the arrival of the GDPR on the 25th May 2018, their compliance journey is only beginning. The culture change required to protect personal data and respect individual rights will take more time and effort. To help businesses on this compliance journey, Skillcast has launched two new tools: to conduct internal compliance audits and to provide just-in-time support to their employees.

    • Imparta Features on Selling Power’s Top 20 Sales Training Company List

      Imparta | London, UK |

      Imparta is delighted to announce the company’s inclusion on Selling Power’s 2018 list of the Top 20 Sales Training Companies that excel in helping sales leaders improve the performance of their sales teams. The list appears in the May 2018 issue of Selling Power magazine, which is now available.

    • TACK & TMI launch new brand identity and global websites

      TACK International and TMI World |

      TACK & TMI, global providers of learning and development solutions, announce the launch of a new brand identity and global websites. The new branding signifies an exciting new chapter for TACK & TMI. Now part of major global staffing and HR services firm, Gi Group, TACK & TMI are looking ahead to the next phase of growth.

    • UK Universities Respond to the GDPR Challenge

      Marshall E-Learning |

      GDPR is the biggest change in Data Protection legislation for 20 years, coming into effect on 25 May 2018. Despite this, analyst firm Gartner showed that around half of those affected by the legislation - whether in the EU or outside - will not be in full compliance when the regulations take effect. Schools, colleges and universities across the UK have responded to the GDPR challenge by designing their own sector-specific GDPR for Higher Education training course.

    • Kallidus shines the spotlight on how to improve candidate experience at In-house Recruitment Live

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK |

      Award winning learning and talent solutions provider Kallidus will be showcasing its innovative recruitment software, Kallidus Recruit, at In-house Recruitment Live. Kallidus will be demonstrating how its easy-to-use solution helps organisations to improve their talent acquisition strategies and candidate experience at the Manchester show on 10 May 2018.

    • Digital transformation at fashion retailer River Island on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      April’s Learning Now tv includes interviews with River Island’s Head of Talent, Nebel Crowhurst and UX designer, Mike Collins, on the high street retailer’s digital transformation journey; Eon’s Teresa Rose outlines the huge benefits the energy giant has found by using data in L&D; and Martin Couzins reviews Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends Report.

    • Virtual College’s Academies Show stand offers practical advice from Greenwood Academies Trust

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Award-winning online training provider, Virtual College, will be showcasing its online safeguarding and compliance training resources at the Academies Show. Ideal for teaching, support and ancillary staff, these training packages are already being used by large and small academies catering for all age groups throughout the UK.

    • Skillcast launches off-the-shelf GDPR digital training course library

      Skillcast |

      Staff training is essential for demonstrating compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which all businesses need to comply with from 25th May 2018. The GDPR is a complex regulation. In addition to firm-wide awareness raising, employees will need in-depth training on consent, international transfers, individual rights, and more. Skillcast has launched the first digital training course library covering these topics to support businesses in GDPR compliance.

    • Virtual College wins Tech4Good trophy at Northern Tech Awards

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK |

      Virtual College was presented with the Tech4Good trophy at the Northern Tech awards, held on 22 March in Edinburgh, one of Europe’s tech hub hotspots. This award category recognises companies that use their technology and business model to bring about positive changes in society.

    • New White Paper: Demystifying the Modern Learner

      Learnlight | London, United Kingdom |

      Demystifying the Modern Learner is the first of a series of White Papers, webinars, and supporting material that Learnlight has produced to help shed more light on subject of the Modern Learner. These insights are designed to assist HR, Talent, and Learning professionals to harness the latest in learning technologies and instructional design to one clear end: how to design persuasive content that enhances learner engagement.

    • LNTV explores ‘lean learning’ and ‘agile learning’

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Learning Now tv this month reports on lean and agile learning and the differences between them with learning strategist, David James. Plus LNTV looks at three people transformation projects at Transport for London, Citi Bank and Toyota, along with interviews with Ed Monk from the LPI and Andy Lancaster from CIPD.

    • Inspiring Women to Achieve – Helping women prepare and be ready for leadership positions

      Marshall E-Learning | Zurich |

      Marshall E-Learning will be attending the 11th Global Inclusion Seminar, otherwise known as INCLUSION 18. Taking place in Zurich, the event features 30 more than International Speakers and over 200 Senior-level International delegates together to discuss the latest thinking around modern equality, diversity and inclusion issues. For the conference, we have prepared a new product, “Inspiring Women to Achieve”, written by former Head of Diversity at Transport for London, Teresa Norman.

    • Kallidus sees strong growth for first half of financial year

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK, 20th March 2018 |

      Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has kicked off 2018 with strong growth for Q1 and Q2. Recurring revenues are up by 27% for the first half of the financial year compared to the previous year. Growth is being driven by Kallidus’ expanded product offering, customer-focused approach and investment in leading edge User Experience (UX) design.

    • Blended Learning Expert Jennifer Hofmann Authors New Book Published by ATD

      InSync Training | New Hampshire, USA |

      Jennifer Hofmann, blended learning pioneer and President of InSync Training, has recently published a groundbreaking new book in the What Works in Talent Development series with the Association for Talent Development (ATD). Titled "Blended Learning," this book introduces a new instructional design model that addresses the needs of the modern workplace and modern learners.

    • Kallidus has appointed Paul Morgan as Head of Customer Experience

      Kallidus | Cirencester, UK |

      Award-winning learning and talent management provider Kallidus has appointed Paul Morgan as Head of Customer Experience. After a series of consultancy contracts Paul joins from O2 where he held the position of Head of Learning and Development for over four years.

    • Kallidus Wins Silver Learning Provider of the Year Award

      Kallidus | London |

      Kallidus, an award-winning provider of learning and talent management solutions, has secured the Silver Learning Award in the most prestigious category of the awards - Learning Provider of the Year - against strong competition.