National online training provider and specialist in Lean Healthcare, Virtual College, have announced the list of finalists for the Lean Healthcare Conference and Awards to be held next month.
Dreamtek has announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning management systems.
The top new year’s resolutions for L&D practitioners in 2014 are to develop their personal skills and to reach more people with learning in their organisations, according to a survey by Video Arts, the learning content specialist. The findings also reflect the challenges of the L&D role, with more than one in five practitioners saying they lack motivation, suffer from stress and want to change jobs.
Under the theme of “Opening Frontiers to the Future”, eLearning Africa 2014 will bring together decision-makers and practitioners from across Africa and the world to share and examine the stories, experiences, research, thinking and expertise that make up the complex but thrilling picture of eLearning in Africa today ~ Proposal submission closes January 15.
Kallidus will be showcasing Version 10 of its award winning Learning and Talent suite at stand 43 at Learning Technologies, 29-30 January 2014. Version 10 heralds the arrival of the Kallidus Mobile App enabling users of Kallidus Learning Management System (LMS) to learn anytime, anywhere and on the device of their choice.
15 international recognitions, 4 global symposiums, launch of LEARNow and product innovations like Personalized Learning Applications, Spreadsheet Simulations and MOOCs…
NetDimensions announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Dreamtek. Dreamtek joins NetDimensions’ global reseller community that covers over 40 countries.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released a new training program that emphasizes the importance for employees to protect themselves and their loved ones at home. Take Safety Home shows that employees are three times more likely to get hurt off the job than on it and 11 times more likely to die from a non-work related injury than a job-related one.
Investment in a new subsidiary and training centre reflects ongoing commitment in maximising value for its customers.
10Eighty are the exclusive suppliers of the CareerCENTRE, a unique career planning tool which enables employers to increase employee engagement and the company will be presenting and demonstrating CareerCENTRE at Learning and Skills 2014.
Ahead of its headline sponsorship of Learning Technologies 2014, next generation learning expert Brightwave unveils its long-term strategy to combine new technologies with innovative approaches and designs to help people learn better at work and beyond.
2013 Education Publisher of the Year, Crown House Publishing, has announced details of its new education titles for 2014.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released a new leadership development offering, Supervisor on the Scene, to help supervisors develop six critical soft skills: communication, conflict resolution, coaching, decision making, meeting effectiveness and job training.
Chairman of Learning Pool, Mary McKenna, has been awarded an MBE as part of the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2014 for services to Digital Technology, Innovation & Learning.
Workforce development and greater business agility will be a major priority for 2014.
A new report commissioned by IIkley based Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy and Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation (Pace) has revealed that parents’ lack of knowledge is severely hampering efforts to combat this pernicious form of abuse.
A group of committed individuals at NDCS made a sound business case for eLearning within the organisation. Their efforts paid off, and by focusing on evaluation and clear evidence-based reporting of two pilot projects, they achieved their aim of organisation-wide implementation. Judges in the Charity Learning Awards 2013 were particularly impressed with this planned approach, which set foundations for succes and NDCS were declared worthy winners of the award for Organisational Buy-In.
Customers of The E-Learning Centre website can now develop their sales, sales planning and negotiation skills via four courses produced by the Virtual Coach.
NetDimensions and LR Management Group (LRMG) announced today that the Emfuleni Library and Information Service will provide free education and skills training to those who cannot afford college education in the Emfuleni municipality using NetDimensions Learning.
Next-generation learning expert Brightwave has announced its position as Research Partner for the Learning at Work Summit, forming part of Bett 2014.
XML transformation tools enable customer self-service, eliminating the need for specialized programming skills
Hanover housing association’s L&D team wanted bespoke eLearning, but couldn’t afford the hefty price tag – so they trained themselves in instructional design instead. A training investment of £5,000 has so far saved an impressive £80,000, and that amount grows with every eLearning course they create. This great example of ‘thinking outside of the box’ really impressed the judges of the Charity Learning Awards, who declared Hanover a worthy winner of the award for ‘Amazing Use of Resources’.
Despite having been on the market for just weeks, The Ken Blanchard Companies’ new SLII® Experience leadership programme has already scooped two top awards: a Gold MarCom Award and a Bronze Best in Biz award. The SLII Experience is an innovative new format for Blanchard’s Situational Leadership® II (SLII) programme, introduced to provide a fast-paced, results-focused learning experience where participants exercise their new skills in the classroom and leave prepared to immediately lead differently.
Specialist recruitment provider Blue Eskimo is expanding its support for the Learning & Performance Institute’s standards by incentivising learning professionals to become members.
Boring eLearning gets a bad reputation – but it doesn’t have to be that way! The L&D team at Addaction created an engaging eLearning Infection Control module which had a far reaching effect within the organisation. Judges were impressed with the impact the tailor-made course had on staff, and it won the Best eLearning Programme in the Charity Learning Awards 2013.
In association with The Virtual College, Learning Light, a company which provides advice and help to organisations using e-learning and learning technologies to improve their business performance, has developed an e-learning content evaluation tool (ELCET).
Acteon Communication and Learning won two Golds and one Silver in the Training Journal Awards on 27th November for their work with healthcare provider HC-One. This concludes a remarkable month that has seen Acteon collect six top industry awards, following recent recognition at the Peer Awards and the E-Learning Awards.
The "mixed-mode" approach to CIPD qualification pays off for Reed Business School candidates.
Vado is the latest e-learning production house to have its online courses added to The E-Learning Centre website.
Blue Eskimo’s sixth annual survey of work and pay in the learning sector is about to close – have you made your voice count?
Charity L&D professionals are often faced with an uphill task – with small teams, little or no budget for L&D, outdated technology and staff in several locations. They face these challenges with creativity, passion and a spirit of collaboration, making ‘less’ really achieve ‘more’. This evening, the Charity Learning Awards 2013 celebrated the commitment, innovation and achievements of L&D professionals working in the sector. Find out who went away with an Award.
Providing a software platform with functionality to manage the end to end process for both internal and external training.
Now in their sixth year, the Learning Pool awards recognise those members of their 13,000 strong community who have made impressive achievements across the spectrum of learning. Mary McKenna and Paul McElvaney presented the winners with bespoke Derry crystal pieces at the Learning Pool Live events held recently in Sheffield, Cardiff and London.
Learning Light, which provides advice and help to organisations using e-learning and learning technologies to improve their business performance, has further enlarged The E-Learning Centre website by including a wide range of performance support materials from ej4.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has selected NetDimensions Interactive, a business unit of NetDimensions that focuses on custom content and application development services, to create online, self-paced learning modules for its new shipboard property management software.
The Adapt Learning project has been shortlisted for ‘Social and Collaborative Learning Solution of the Year’ at the Learning Awards 2014.
The partnership with the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) provides CLC members with easy access to a comprehensive list of online learning courses.
Walkgrove and Oxfam GB shortlisted for The Learning Awards 2014 in the category ‘People Development Programme of the Year’
The Housing Ombudsman Service has announced a new training initiative, launched in conjunction with Virtual College - one of the UK’s leading e-learning providers - to offer free dispute resolution training to landlords across England.
The finalists for the L&D sector’s night of the year, the Learning Awards 2014, have been announced by The Learning and Performance Institute following a record number of submissions.
Learning Nexus is proud to be named as one of the sponsors of Great Ormond Street Hospital’s first ever Learning Innovations Conference.
Global Knowledge, worldwide leader in IT and business skills training, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the accolade of Premier VATC status by VMware.
Learning Pool today announced that it ranked number 25 in the 2013 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over five years.
For nearly 30 years Situational Leadership® II (SLII®) has been the world’s most widely taught leadership model, relied upon by some of the best global organisations. Now, its creators The Ken Blanchard Companies have launched the new ‘SLII® Experience,’ a results-focused, interactive learning module using apps, games and virtual learning design options as well as fast-paced classroom training.
Virtual College is urging as many people as possible to do a free online course from its Diabetes Safety Suite as part of its campaign 'Do a course save a life'.
Walkgrove and Oxfam GB win the silver award for 'Excellence in the production of learning content – not for profit sector' at the 2013 E-Learning Awards.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released a new electrical safety training program, Electrical Case History, that draws key safety lessons from the real-life, on-the-job death of an electrician.
It’s something we all want to know: are we paid enough? Blue Eskimo’s salary and work survey for learning professionals aims to uncover the truth behind pay, work-life balance and a whole lot more.
Reed Learning announces certification as a PRINCE2® Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) by APM Group following a rigorous assessment process.
The E-Learning Centre, an information resource about e-learning and learning technologies for business education, not-for-profit or the public sector, has added technology-delivered language courses in French, Spanish, German and Dutch for English-speakers to its growing portfolio of e-learning courses.
The Lean Healthcare Academy is sponsoring the Quality Improvement Collaborative Healthcare Conference 2013 on Saturday 16 November at the Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds.
Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy has re-launched their website (www.safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk) dedicated to the protection and welfare of children. It is hoped that the access to vital information will help the prevention of child abuse seen in the cases of Hamzah Khan and Baby Peter.
The E-Learning Centre, a long established information resource about e-learning and learning technologies for business education, not-for-profit or the public sector, has been re-launched with the new e-learning Content Store.
Acteon Communication and Learning and HC-One were awarded the 2013 Peer Award for ‘Excellence in Technology for People and Performance’ for their innovative programme aimed at helping the UK care home operator deliver kind care for residents and relatives.
A four part case study which begins publication with Part 1 appearing in October’s edition of Learning Technology magazine is set to show how food travel experts SSP, have met multiple challenges to deliver a measurable ROI on the company’s investment in their TWM built, Learning & Development portal – SSP Academy Live.
NetDimensions announced today that it has concluded Next Steps 2013, the company’s annual global user conference, with record attendance numbers in London, Chicago, and Shanghai.
New release of the cloud solution moves learning beyond the LMS by enabling personalization and analytics.
Quality eLearning provider Learning Nexus working with Dartmoor National Park Authority via Teignbridge e-Academy.
GlobalEnglish Corporation has announced today that GlobalEnglish LinGo Pro has been named as a finalist in the Life Tools App category in the 10th annual Meffys.
Celebrating individual and organisational achievements in e-learning, the Virtual Awards have been created by online learning provider, Virtual College, to recognise the staggering growth in e-learning.
Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) today announced that it won six 2013 Brandon Hall Awards for Excellence in Learning: two Gold awards for Best Use of Blended Learning and Best Use of Video for Learning; two Silver awards for Best Use of Video for Learning and Best Learning Team; and two Bronze awards for Best in Certification Programs and Best Learning Measurement Approach.
eLearning provider Learning Nexus has recently expanded its workforce by appointing a new Marketing department and Learning & Development manager
Epic’s Chief Executive Jonathan Satchell has joined the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) on a trade mission to China from the 14-16th October..
NetDimensions has once again been named among the Top 20 Learning Portal Companies by TrainingIndustry.com. NetDimensions SDK earns NetDimensions the title for the fourth time in a row.
Cloud-Enabled Tools Support Strategic Learning across the Extended Enterprise
DuPont Sustainable Solutions explores new training territory with Travel Safety: Know Before You Go. The program covers pre-trip planning, renting a car, safe driving, using other modes of transportation and staying safe at a hotel.
Next-generation learning expert Brightwave is celebrating the success of its partnership with KPMG International which has picked up two awards in this year's Brandon Hall Excellence Awards.
Blue Eskimo, the learning industry’s leading specialist recruitment company, has just launched its annual work and salary survey.
Richardson and its clients are recognized with eight prestigious Brandon Hall Awards.
The British Institute for Learning & Development (The BILD) announces a formal partnership agreement with The Training Foundation, owner of the Training Accreditation Programme (TAP®). The parties will collaborate on a range of initiatives aimed at enhancing the professional skills and status of L&D practitioners on a global basis.
Analyst firm Aragon Research has ranked NetDimensions as a ‘Leader’ in the Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Learning.
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications solutions has announced outstanding results at the end of its third quarter of trading in 2013.
QA joins Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN); AWS-authorised training courses now available from QA.
Walkgrove consolidates its position as one of the UK's leading learning solutions consultancies: reports continued growth and profit; business win rate increase; new contracts with large customers; new product investments made.
Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, will be highlighting the importance of talent management at next week’s World of Learning Conference and Exhibition through an insightful conference presentation and a complimentary whitepaper available at Stand E50.
Paragon Skills, one of the UK’s fastest growing private training providers, estimates that it will make a quarter of a million pounds in savings and increase its efficiencies by using online tools and resources as part of its apprenticeship delivery.
The Working Manager has worked closely with Premier Partnership, one of the UK’s leading Public Sector training providers, helping Premier Partnership to sole supplier status on the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Managed Training Services framework. TWM will support Premier by making an extensive catalogue of learning available to the public sector via a bespoke built learning portal.
Learners Using Android Tablets Can Now Submit Scores to the LMS.
In January 2008 Kineo employed a software developer from Epic Learning Group. The developer copied components of Epic's proprietary 'Create' authoring software into Kineo's software repository. The Directors of Kineo were unaware of this copying and that as a consequence components of Epic's 'Create' code were used in Kineo's Actionscript 2 Flash Framework. This Framework was used on 320 client projects from 2008 to 2012.
Acacia renews accessplanit contract for three years; learning administration system instrumental in increasing Acacia's health and social learning business and in targeting new markets in management skills.
Acteon Communication and Learning is a finalist in three categories of the 2013 E-learning Awards, including E-learning Project of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Genscript has rolled out NetDimensions Learning as its corporate learning and knowledge management platform to manage and maintain the wealth of domain knowledge it has accumulated over the years and to promote and disseminate its corporate culture to more than 1,300 employees.
eLearning provider Learning Nexus is currently exhibiting Safety4Business brand at OSH India in Mumbai.
Benefitting from the Institute’s standards are a key driver for Blue Eskimo’s renewed accreditation by Learning & Performance Institute, says the specialist recruitment company.
Delegates at an upcoming workshop will discover how ‘serious games’ can inspire and improve resource management in community development. The games allow learners to apply real life decisions to a simulated game environment so they can see how the decisions they make impact on the whole community.
eLearning publisher Learning Nexus has announced that they have acquired leading Health & Safety training provider, Safety4Business.
OMRON Management Center of America Inc. (OMCA) has successfully implemented NetDimensions Learning to centralize and improve the learning experience across all of the company’s workforce in the Americas.
61% of working people own a smart phone. Technically, we are more able to connect than ever before but, according to research by The Ken Blanchard Companies, more than 80% of leaders don’t listen and 82% never praise, redirect, or give appropriate feedback to their colleagues. 64% wish they could talk to their boss about problems with their colleagues, but only 8% actually do. The alarming truth is that our human connections in the workplace are alarmingly dysfunctional.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has launched a new food safety series consisting of 10 safety training courses that present an up-to-date look at the various aspects of food safety, from hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCPs) and sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) to sanitation, hygiene and facility security.
Acteon Communication and Learning is a finalist in four categories of the 2013 TJ Awards.
EastWest Bank takes first step in establishing a competency-based learning organization by implementing NetDimensions Learning.
Simon Chilley, Programme Director at Reed Learning, is presenting a webinar with the Learning & Skills Group to discuss creating learning solutions with real impact.
Kallidus, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been rated as a ‘Core Challenger’ by Europe’s leading independent analyst Elearnity, in two newly released 9-Grid™ models for Learning Management Systems and Bespoke E-Learning Development.
The Lean Healthcare Sharing Forum will focus on the increasing demand for service improvement in healthcare settings and the delivery of quality and safety against a background of economic constraints.
Luminosity Motion is the secure, scalable and flexible new mobile learning platform already adopted by two of the world’s largest companies, RBS and Microsoft. Following the official global launch on Tuesday 10th September, this innovative new concept will be available to organisations of all sizes to deliver training and support to their learners and students wherever they are and whenever they need it.
QA, the global training company that transforms performance through learning, opened a new state of the art training centre, in Leeds City Exchange on Tuesday, 3rd September 2013.
NetDimensions announced the appointment of two new senior executives, Brian Day as Global Alliances & Key Accounts Executive and Rienk Brouwer as General Counsel.
Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, today announced that its results for the financial year ending June 2013 mark its’ ninth consecutive year of profitable growth, with sales orders up 28% and revenues up 19% on 2012’s figures. Operating profits for the year were also up on the previous year.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 3, 2013 – DuPont Sustainable Solutions has been named to the Top 20 Workforce Development Providers list by TrainingIndustry.com.
GlobalEnglish’s on-demand Business English development suite will replace BT’s legacy English learning programs globally for increased business performance and ROI
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