Infor Announces Agreement to Acquire CERTPOINT Systems Inc.
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Proven, SaaS-based Learning Technologies will Expand the Infor Human Capital Management Suite.
Proven, SaaS-based Learning Technologies will Expand the Infor Human Capital Management Suite.
Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) is pleased to announce the publication of the third edition of Leading Out Loud by thought leader and business partner, Terry Pearce, and the accompanying Leadership Development Program updated by GP Strategies’ BlessingWhite division.
NetDimensions has acquired eHealthcareIT in line with its strategy to become a premier global provider for talent management solutions for highly-regulated industries.
International experts are warning that an avalanche is heading towards traditional education. According to Sir Michael Barber, chief education strategist of ICT specialists Pearson, "an education revolution is coming" which offers "opportunities to transform outcomes for learners everywhere".
Channel 4 and next generation learning expert Brightwave has created a digital learning portal dedicated to helping internal sales teams achieve best value for their airtime customers.
Tata Interactive Systems’ TLDF (Tata Interactive Learning Disability Forum) partners with K.E.M. hospital, Mumbai and Citi Academy for Special Education (CASE), Mumbai to co-host the Forum for Learning Disabilities – 2013.
goFLUENT, a leading provider of Business English training which works with many of the Fortune 500 companies around the world has commissioned – and now published as a whitepaper – research into the key trends and best practices of blended language learning (BLL).
Toby Harris from Saffron Interactive and Dan Church from Transport for London will this Thursday explain an award-winning forty minute e-learning course on mental resilience which delivered a £7.8 million return on investment. The webinar will introduce the concept of ‘me-Learning’ and what it means for long term behavioural change.
LLC chose accessplanit to work in partnership with them to develop a software solution with the capability and functionality to enhance their external course offering and to manage internal training with particular focus on reducing compliance risk.
Join Epic at the eLearning Network’s first big event of the year: ‘You’ve got to be in it to win it – the eLearning Awards Showcase’. Epic’s session will explore why the organisation’s top-to-bottom transformation led to them winning five eLearning Age Awards, including the coveted E-Learning Development Company of the Year.
Geely, one of the top ten automobile manufacturers in China, has selected the NetDimensions Talent Suite for a global learning and talent management solution to support the company’s growth in the automobile industry.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has developed a new workplace safety training program that discusses standard protocols on the handling, inspection, and maintenance of various personal protective equipment (PPE).
Learning Pool, the fast growing e-learning company, is delighted to announce that it has been selected to showcase its technology at the new, multi-sector, networking event ‘Innovate UK’. The joint venture from the Technology Strategy Board and UK Trade & Investment unites the highly successful Innovate and TechWorld events and will showcase cutting edge innovation from across the UK.
goFLUENT, a leading provider of distance Business English training, is hosting a webinar on “The Importance of English Testing in Corporations”.
Learning company’s social learning platform delivers award winning results.
AA Driving School has launched an online learning system to improve its system for training driving instructors. The new e-learning system, developed by Kallidus, the leading learning and talent management provider, will make training to become an AA driving instructor more flexible and tailored to individuals’ needs.
Receiving Grade One Ratings in Health, Public Services and Care; Quality of Provision; Capacity to Improve; and Leadership and Management
The Training Associates ™ (TTA™), the largest global provider of training professionals and solutions, recently appointed Bill Bowman as a Senior Consultant to work with senior management to secure private equity to fund the company’s growth strategy.
Next generation learning expert Brightwave unveils a web-based service that enables learners to collaborate and take control of their own learning in the workplace.
Learning Nexus are delighted to announce that they have been awarded the BILD's Quality Mark, for setting and maintaining high quality standards within their organisation for its people, services and products. This ‘mark of distinction’ from the British Institute of Learning and Development, comes after a rigorous and challenging audit of the organisation’s processes, which saw them having to demonstrate both ability and capability.
International body celebrates Speexx’s continued success as an outstanding and innovative online training solution
Last Thursday saw Saffron Interactive win the coveted award for the second time in four years – the only e-learning provider ever to do so. Beating stiff competition from Mind Click, Dell and Unicorn Training, Saffron’s Moira Nicolson took the prize for an extraordinary e-learning course on mental resilience created for Transport for London.
Online Apprenticeship foundation level resources for colleges and training providers are being made available through an initiative announced today by awarding body OCR and the Apprenticeship e-Academy, a division of the Virtual College.
The learning communities top organisations and outstanding individuals gathered together in London last night (7th February) to celebrate the 17th annual Learning Awards.
Munich/Paris – Wednesday, 06th February 2013 – Speexx, the global leader in online corporate language training, today announced that it will be showcasing its award-winning solutions at the annual iLearning Forum in Paris on 12th and 13th February.
APMG-International, the provider of specialist qualifications for knowledge-based workers, including PRINCE2® and ITIL®, has launched a new certification scheme in Facilitation skills.
Only around 15% of people in the learning industry secured a pay rise above the rate of inflation, according to Blue Eskimo’s 2012 Salary and Work Survey.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Feb. 5, 2013 – DuPont Sustainable Solutions, a learning and development provider of award-winning training solutions, has been named to the Top 20 Authoring Tools Companies list by TrainingIndustry.com.
accessplanit in partnership with the University of the Arts London, has been shortlisted for two awards in the ISV category, the Vertical Market Solution and the new Business Intelligence and Analytics Solution award.
The upcoming Third International Conference for E-Learning and Distance Education from National Center of E-Learning in Saudi Arabia will see Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) and its partner DOLF Technologies participating from 4th to 7th February. They are set to showcase best in class e-learning solutions for corporations, educational institutes and the government in Saudi Arabia.
National online training provider and specialist in Lean Healthcare, Virtual College, has announced the list of finalists for their awards event to be held in early February. A total of eight categories are included in the awards and three finalists have been selected per category from across the UK and Europe.
Epic, leaders in learning technologies and E-learning Company of the Year, announces a new partnership with Docebo, the successful and rapidly growing cloud-based LMS provider. Docebo will be joining Epic at Learning Technologies on Stand 56 where they will be demoing their popular Docebo Cloud and Docebo Premium platform products.
'Informal Learning at Work: How to Boost Performance in Tough Times' - Paul Matthews, already well-established as a speaker and magazine contributor has written a ground-breaking book on ‘Informal Learning’.
On Wednesday 30th January at 11am in Theatre 4 learning and training providers will have the opportunity to listen to two live customer case studies. Jo White from the renowned University of the Arts London and Steve Wilson from international pharmaceutical and healthcare training specialists Delta Kn will explore the business case for choosing an LMS platform and provide insight into the resulting measurable benefits.
Heart disease manifests itself in many different ways. Looking after a patient with heart disease therefore requires a broad knowledge base. Health care professionals often have sound knowledge in one area but not in others. Having easy access to an educational tool would allow knowledge and skills to be enhanced, so further professional development is therefore important. To address this challenge, NHS Fife has developed an e-learning resource with Learning Nexus Ltd.
YP Training, the Ilkley-based division of Virtual College, is the only training provider in the North of England to be able to offer fully-funded, bite-sized efficiency training programmes to small and medium sized manufacturers.
Epic is delighted to announce that the official Learning Technologies 2013 app has just been released. Built using Epic’s award-winning multi-device authoring tool GoMo Learning, the app is available on Apple, Android and BlackBerry devices.
Adaptive Assessment from eCom: The ideal solution for Benchmarking, Training Needs Analysis, Guidance, Gap Analysis and so much more.
Stephany Wilson, E-Learning Manager of SONIC, America’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants, showcases how to deliver effective mobile learning nationwide • Tuesday 29 January, 15.30-16.30, Conference Hall, Olympia 2, London.
The entire eLearning industry is being asked to get behind Global Giveback UK, by donating resources and expertise to charities to support essential skills development in the third sector. All L&D organisations and individuals can help – find out how at Learning Technologies.
Reed Learning is launching the next in its award-winning series of Little Books, useful guides full of cutting-edge information for L&D professionals. 'The Little Book of Impact: Measurable Results from Learning' will be launching at Learning Technologies and Learning and Skills 2013, on the 29th and 30th of January.
Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, will be showcasing the latest version of its award winning Learning and Talent suite at stand 153 at Learning Technologies, 29-30 January 2013, Olympia 2.
Virtual College, one of the UK’s leading providers of online training will be taking to the floor at the Learning & Skills Exhibition 2013 next week to deliver a presentation entitled ‘Job roles, competencies and appraisals don't have to be just once a year’.
Join experts from Marks and Spencer, Sky and TUI UK who will share how they are tackling this challenge in their organisations. Prominent consultants from Towards Maturity and 20-First provide wider context to the commercial benefits.
At this year’s Learning Technologies exhibition (in London, 29/30 January), the learning content management solutions provider, eXact learning solutions, will be outlining how recent advances in technology are making possible the personalisation and contextualisation of learning materials. In particular, it will be revealing key aspects of the latest version of its award-winning eXact learning content management system (LCMS).
Will Chadwick showcases the approach of Tata Interactive Systems to m-learning using the LEARNow™ platform and provides hints on how to win the Learning Design Challenge – the search for the best learning designer in Europe. Key seminar being delivered at the Learning Technologies Show.
When the need to deliver Anti Bribery Act training was identified by the itv legal team it became an obvious choice to use the existing Praxis42 health and safety compliance eLearning platform and its development teams expertise to produce engaging training solutions. The challenge was to deliver the solution on the itv Apple IT environment.
Saffron Interactive is giving away a compendium of 101 tips to improve your learning strategy in 2013 at the Learning Technologies exhibition. Attendees will be able to pick up their free copy of the updated Spicy Learning Guide by visiting Saffron at Stand 33.
SINAPSE* in collaboration with eCom Scotland launch a suite of 10 online modules covering medical imaging techniques.
Learning Light, a consultancy with an in-depth knowledge and experience of the e-learning marketplace and how to use e-learning materials to best advantage, has enhanced its e-learning video library with two ranges of video-based learning materials.
Towards Maturity’s new In–focus report, titled ‘Mobile Learning at Work’, has been released today. Sponsored and supported by Upside Learning, the report gives comprehensive analysis of the latest trends in mobile learning at workplaces based on data gathered from its extensive benchmarking studies.
Once again LINE Communications will be exhibiting at Learning Technologies in Olympia, London where they will be offering consultancy sessions on mobile strategy.
The UK’s leading recruitment specialist for the learning industry, Blue Eskimo, chooses the sector’s key event – Learning Technologies – to celebrate ten years of growth.
Brightwave announce seminar and lunch programme at Learning Technologies 2013 on how we can use technology to better integrate learning and work.
Jo White from the renowned University of the Arts London and Steve Wilson from international pharmaceutical and healthcare training specialists Delta Kn will support software development house accessplanit in a seminar at this year’s Learning and Technologies Conference and Exhibition.
What is crowdsourcing and what does it mean for your organisation? Paul MacCartney, former president of global talent development company MindLeaders, will answer this question when he speaks on behalf of Saffron Interactive at the Learning Technologies Conference on 29 January 2013.
London – Wednesday, 16th January 2013 – Speexx, the award-winning leader in online corporate language training, has confirmed that it will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies, 29th- 30th January 2013, held at Olympia 2, London (stand number 72).
Find out how e-learning, developed by Acteon, drove staff engagement and business transformation in exceptionally challenging circumstances.
Organisations love using video for workplace learning and research reveals they intend to use them even more - but for those that can’t afford bespoke content, where can you find relevant resources? Clear Lessons, a video library being launched at Learning Technologies, is the perfect workplace mentor, available to managers ‘anytime, anyplace, anywhere’
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 14, 2013 - DuPont Sustainable Solutions, a learning and development provider, has won Silver and Bronze Brandon Hall 2012 Excellence in Technology Awards.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 10, 2013 – DuPont Sustainable Solutions and Bersin & Associates are uniting to deliver a workshop on high-impact learning to help businesses understand how to best organize, manage, govern and benchmark the corporate learning and development function.
Thames Water, the UK’s largest water and wastewater services provider, has chosen NetDimensions Learning to support the upgrade of its SCADA systems.
The Learning Technologies Conference 2013, 29-30 January, Olympia 2, London
Lessons in how to engage learners online are often learnt the hard way – when initiatives fail. What are the critical tactics that big players like Google and Facebook use to ensure success? Learn about their secrets in a practical, free seminar at Learning Technologies.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions, a learning provider that empowers organizations to transform business results through the development of a safe and efficient workforce, has added an Assessment Builder component to the DuPont™ eLearning Suite.
Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent solutions, will be showcasing its talent and succession management software at one of the UK’s most high-level HR events this month - the HR Directors Business Summit 2013.
Blue Eskimo’s annual work and salary survey shows that 62.38% of learning professionals will be looking for a new job in 2013.
The Bravais cloud solution unlocks content from the LMS to create specialized apps.
Richardson receives industry honors for Richardson QuickCheck™, an innovative sales training reinforcement tool. The Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards recognized Richardson with two gold medals: one for Best Advance in Unique Sales and Marketing Technology and the other for Best Advance in Sales Training Software Platform.
Almost 90% of people say that the economic crisis is impacting on training budgets, according to Blue Eskimo’s 2012 Salary and Work Survey.
Lancaster based training management software company accessplanit is ready and prepared to embrace the New Year.
• CERTPOINTVLS 8.0™ learning platform lands Best Advance in Learning Management Technology • “Award winners exemplify the commitment of innovation and excellence that drives growth and over-the-top business results”, Mike Cook, CEO Brandon Hall Group
LINE Communications, a founding ambassador of Towards Maturity has renewed its commitment to the Towards Maturity Ambassador Programme for a further year.
QUMAS Compliance Suite Integrates Learning Management Capabilities from NetDimensions Talent Suite
The Travis Perkins Group has chosen Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, to deliver an integrated group-wide system for learning, performance and talent management. The group operates 16 businesses across different trades within the building and home improvement market from more than 1,800 sites nationwide.
Jay Wieseler, GoWireless EVP/Chief Marketing Officer: “We wanted an out-of-the-box solution that offered real time reporting, configurable to our business practice and allows our people to truly enjoy learning”
LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading learning and communications providers announces sponsorship of the iVentiv Executive Knowledge Exchange programme for a fifth successive year.
Behavioral Health Group has chosen NetDimensions Talent Suite to deliver high-quality compliance training to its distributed workforce in more than 20 outpatient treatment centers across the United States.
Increasing demand for its products globally has prompted goFLUENT, a leading provider of Business English training which works with many of the Fortune 500 companies around the world, to begin a recruiting drive for British-based native English speakers. They will augment goFLUENT’s existing team of 400 or so trainers, who are based in the USA, Canada and the Philippines.
This year the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) tightened up its guidelines to prosecuting the Bribery Act 2010. This means that as Christmas gifts begin to arrive, so does the threat of unwelcome legal action. Saffron Interactive, a provider of premium Bribery Act training, is warning businesses not to be complacent.
CERTPOINT Systems Publishes New White Paper in collaboration with VITAMINDS
Learning Pool has partnered with Cpl Resources Plc to recruit 30 people for them over the next two to three years in technology, technical support and content development roles.
The Training Associates ™ (TTA™), the largest provider of training professionals and solutions, was recently named to the prestigious ‘Top 20 IT Training Companies’ list by TrainingIndustry.com.
The University of the Arts London continue to see clear return on investment and the marketing team have embraced the e-marketing and SMS functionality within the accessplanit Course Manager system,
Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy Account Manager John Bradbury attended the opening of the Together Trusts Woodlands School new sensory garden for children with autism. The garden was officially opened by Sue Nichols of Coronation Street fame and was made possible by a £2000 donation from Safeguarding Children e-Academy’s charitable fund.
The Training Associates™ (TTA ™), the world’s #1 provider of training professionals and solutions, announced today the appointment of Scott Tate as Senior Director of Marketing. Scott will be leading the marketing team and its initiatives.
A new integrated partnership between top financial industry eLearning specialists, Unicorn Training, and Learning Nexus, the UK’s leading eLearning content provider, will enable financial sector organisations to access even greater depth and range of critical online business skills training.
Eisai China Limited has completed its upgrade to NetDimensions Talent Suite to meet its ever growing learning and talent management needs.
EssentialSkillz has launched a newly updated and enhanced version of its popular COSHH e-learning course. EssentialSkillz is a leading provider of online safety training and risk assessment software and has added the newly updated course to their comprehensive range of e-learning solutions. According to EssentialSkillz the COSHH e-learning course uses rich graphics and interactions to engage employees and ensure the important information contained in the course is retained.
eNetEngage™ from eCom is an on-demand, affordable LMS that enables organisations to manage their eLearning strategy from one single portal.
"We chose CERTPOINT Systems for its efficient products and extraordinary commitment to partnering with Hearst."
An avalanche is set to transform the traditional university model, according to Sir Michael Barber, Pearson’s Chief Education Adviser. Speaking before an audience of over 2000 participants from about 100 countries at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, Barber explained that factors such as the globalisation of education, the changing economy, and now ubiquitous nature of content are changing the face of education, and a revolution is inevitable.
Jurys Inn faced the challenge of engaging with over 1,900 employees, working in a busy 24/7 environment, in 35 locations across the UK and Ireland. Using Totara from Learning Pool ensures that a comprehensive and consistent learning and development experience is delivered.
eCom Scotland is delighted to be working in partnership with DOOR UK as their technology partner.
Recent developments in course provision and technology, alongside increasing youth unemployment, are challenging the current system of diplomas and degrees. Some argue that the current system is no longer fit for purpose: it is failing students, undermining good teachers and letting down employers. But what are the alternatives? Don't we need a tried and tested assessment system to underpin our education system and provide a benchmark for students? The stage is set for a major battle between educational traditionalists and radical modernisers as this year's ONLINE EDUCA debate discusses the motion that "a ban on diplomas and degrees awarded by schools and universities would have a positive impact on competence development and lifelong learning".
Upside Learning announced the sponsorship and participation at eLearning Network’s 25th Birthday Bash and Conference to be held on 6th December at the Museum of London. The company will be demonstrating its revolutionary mLearning platform, Upside2Go, as a part of the ‘Innovation Showcase’ at the event.
Following a rigorous supplier search, accessplanit was chosen by the Trust to provide a learning management software platform to deliver key benefits, in particular the reduction of compliance risk. Three years on, the Trust is delighted with the results.
As the business world becomes increasingly ‘global’, global businesses are tending to standardize on English as the global business language. According to goFLUENT - a leading provider of Business English training – some 90 per cent of the world’s current business skills language learning budget is devoted to teaching people English.
Value in Return for Investment: Exploiting the Benefits of eAssessment and Learning is the theme of this year’s Assessment Tomorrow Conference 2012 taking place at the Grosvenor Hilton Hotel. Edinburgh, on Thursday 22 November.
Virtual College has made a donation of £2,000 to the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s appeal, aptly named ‘Sprinkle Sunshine’.
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