QA, the global training company that transforms performance through learning, today announced that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Green Project Management Ltd to deliver a range of fully accredited and globally recognised sustainable project management courses.
Martin Baker will be talking about the valuable lessons that corporates can learn from charities, when he introduces a case study presentation about eLearning in The National Autistic Society, at Learning Technologies on 25 January, London. Martin has been so impressed by the collaborative approach of The Charity Learning Consortium, which he founded and heads, that he’s launching an eLearning consortium for corporate organisations at the show.
Martin Baker will be leading a debate about the potential to access eLearning via Facebook – the most popular social media platform of our time – at the Learning & Skills exhibition in London on 26 January. Hare brained idea or a brilliant way to deliver cost effective learning? You decide! Come and share your views with Martin, CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium and MD of newly formed The Corporate eLearning Consortium - bringing a cost effective, collaborative approach to eLearning to the corporate sector.
Elearnity, Europe’s leading learning analyst, is publishing its first series of Vendor Perspectives. These new reports provide the only in-depth, independent analysis of learning technology vendors with a UK/European focus.
NetDimensions will showcase the new NetDimensions Talent Suite at Learning Technologies 2012 in Olympia 2, London. NetDimensions’ new offering available as secure SaaS and on-premise.
Car manufacturer's European training operations to be lead from UK
CM Group's easy to use Cloud based Learning Management System is called Luminosity Reach. CM Group have announced the addition of an optional eCommerce module which enables companies using the LMS to distribute their eLearning to customers and to charge them for access to their courses.
Training software house, accessplanit, has moved into 2012 with a clear focus on expansion, following a strong end to a successful year in 2011.
… CERTPOINT Systems™ CEO Ara Ohanian reveals the key characteristics of a new workforce generation at Learning Technologies, 2012 Europe's largest workplace learning conference …
After eight successful years in the education sector and 3,000 clients globally, Webanywhere is celebrating its first year of trading in the corporate sector at Learning Technologies 2012.
Free advice, reports, resources and sessions with conference speakers on stand 45 at the 2012 Learning Technologies Exhibition on 25th and 26th January Olympia, London. Towards Maturity, the not-for-profit benchmark practice, wants learning and development professionals to think differently about training, drawing on the best advice available in the industry.Laura Overton, Managing Director will be encouraging the main conference delegates to play an active role in helping their businesses become more agile in 2012. However this will mean challenging preconceived ideas and even past experiences of using learning and technology.
Here comes the second teaser trailer from Docebo - to enlight the company’s next “big thing” - focused on Mobile experience.
Clarity Consultants will be exhibiting at American Society for Training & Development’s (ASTD) TechKnowledge on January 25-27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, e2train, has released a new whitepaper – “Seven Steps to Grow from Within”. The whitepaper provides senior managers, HR and L&D professionals with top tips to identify and grow their own talent and increase their capability to ensure long-term business success.
Once again LINE Communications will be exhibiting at Learning Technologies in Olympia, London where they will be offering free consultancy sessions, giving visitors the chance to talk through learning and development issues they have with LINE consultants, who will also be giving away their latest white papers on Mobile Learning and Communications, Learning Maturity and Building the Foundations of a Learning Architecture.
The new ‘E4Learn’ platform from Top Link Asia Limited enables sharing of teaching material across school teachers and students
The Safety Passport from EssentialSkillz provides online training and tracking to ensure that all contractors, or any visitors to your business, fully understand the safety requirements therein. It enables companies to take advantage of a safety solution especially designed to meet the specific requirements of contracted workers, mitigating against accidents in the workplace and potentially costly compensation claims.
The cost of workers who ‘quit and stay’, employees who are unmotivated, uninspired, and who pretty much give up on their jobs, but who still hang around to receive their pay cheques runs into billions.
A brand-new teaser trailer from Docebo E-Learning company announces that on 1st February 2012 “something big” will be revealed.
Blue Eskimo’s annual work and salary survey highlights the effects of the current economic situation on the majority of companies and workers in the sector.
Xyleme Leverages Agile Development for Rapid Response to Customer Requirements ~ Xyleme announced the immediate availability of Xyleme LCMS 3.5. Driven from Xyleme’s adoption of the Agile Development model, the full release, from coding to QA through to delivery, was executed in approximately 90 days and supports key customer requirements...
Following their joint award win with Information Transfer for “Best e-learning project securing widespread adoption” in the E-learning Awards, Cambian Group will be presenting at the Learning Technologies conference on the topic “Planning for great adoption rates”.
Members of The Charity Learning Consortium are busy filming for a huge collaborative video learning project. All members have been offered a free flip camera to create short pieces of video learning to share with other members of the community. Martin Baker, the founder and CEO of the Consortium, said members had enthusiastically embraced the exciting video challenge.
More employees are now on the hunt for ever-quicker methods to acquire workplace learning. Arguably this trend could be considered risky in a business context, given that real time communications can't always be moderated. But in a broader sense, what does social based learning mean for business L&D – and how has it already changed things?
Harbinger Systems, a leading provider of software engineering services to some of the world's best product companies, today announced that ‘TripSketch’ a mobile application developed by Harbinger Systems has been declared a winner in the 10th Annual Mobile Star Awards™ program hosted by MobileVillage.com.
Applicants for medical and dental degree programmes across the UK will continue to benefit from one of the most advanced and efficient computer-based aptitude tests on the market, thanks to the renewal of the partnership between Pearson VUE and the UKCAT Consortium.
Remaining in a position unreflective of his certifications and skills was not an option for Systems Engineer Dan Wanjohi. Having spent years planning a career in IT, it wasn’t until the 24-year-old pursued industry-specific certification through computer-based testing (CBT) that his dreams started to become reality.
...Simulation training provides key preparation for senior executives within one of the world’s largest mobile telecoms companies...
L&D commentators and specialists review the last 12 months and make their predictions for the year ahead. Find out what the L&D highlight was for Martin Baker, Laura Overton, Clive Shepherd, Nigel Paine and others, and what they see on the learning horizon for 2012.
e2train, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, will be showcasing its 81Boxes talent management and succession planning software at one of the UK’s most high-level HR events next month - the HR Directors Business Summit 2012.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance has chosen NetDimensions Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) to centralize the management of all MSI China’s training programs across mainland China.
A survey, to be released in January by Blue Eskimo, the learning industry’s recruitment specialist, shows that people are accepting salary drops for new jobs.
goFLUENT was delighted to walk away with the Brandon Hall Bronze Award for the Best Use of Blended Learning category only a few days after being shortlisted, in two categories, for the Learning Awards 2012 in London.
Extended support to 40 schools for identifying and addressing Learning Disabilities ~ Inaugurated the second edition of Brain Teasers to aid learning in students with learning Disabilities.
Martin Baker, the founder and CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium, has become an Ambassador to LINGOs – the likeminded US-based consortium which provides affordable eLearning and resources to humanitarian relief organisations working around the world. The two organisations plan to support one another, and fly the flag for global, award-winning eLearning in the charity sector.
The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) has today (Monday) launched the Learning Survey 2012 – a comprehensive review of the workplace learning sector.
Recommendations that staff and volunteers in the charity sector should receive 40 hours of development time a year have been largely welcomed by Martin Baker, the founder and CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium. Martin says he welcomes any move to give L&D in the charity sector the recognition that it deserves.
With Christmas rapidly approaching, eCom Scotland is inviting individuals to put their creative skills to the test, with eCom Scotland’s "Building a Virtual Snowman".
Harbinger Systems, a leading provider of software engineering services to some of the world's best product companies today announced that it has been ranked in top 5 ‘Best of the Best Awards’ at 11th Annual Software Testing Conference (STC) 2011 held at Bangalore (India), on December 1st, 2011.
Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen takes gold prizes in Best Use of Blended Learning and Best Onboarding Program categories
GlobalEnglish to Host Free Webinar with Leading Expert Charles Jennings on Harnessing the Power of Experiential and Social Learning at Work.
Imperial College London is accelerating content, design and timeliness of learning...
NetDimensions announces that Sapa Heat Transfer (Shanghai) Ltd. has successfully rolled out the Enterprise Knowledge Platform learning management system for its employee competency development and Environment, Health and Safety training programs.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has introduced Distracted Driving: Game Over, a new safety training program on DVD that stresses the dangers of distracted driving and urges drivers to stay focused on the road.
~Delivering Citrix virtual computing solutions to companies of all sizes ~
The Learning and Performance Institute has published details of the Training Top 50, ranking the biggest training providers in the UK.
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the pioneer and global leader in learning solutions,has won four prestigious Brandon Hall awards this year - three gold awards for their proven solutions – 100 Seconds Learner, Serious Game Based Learning and TOPSIM and a bronze award in Simulations.This is the third straight year where TIS has won Brandon Hall Awards for its unique learning formats.
A survey has revealed that Directors and Senior Managers in the UK could save an hour every day through improved email management.
The news is startling as it equates to a total of £56 billion* worth of directors’ time potentially being wasted each year based on there being 4.5 million private sector companies** in the UK.
TLDF 2011 will focus on spreading awareness and building capability in Learning Disabilities across Maharashtra
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based Assessment solutions provider, will be once again exhibiting at the Online Educa conference. The event will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, during 30th November– 2nd December 2011.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of Assessment solutions is once again delighted to be exhibiting and presenting at the Assessment Tomorrow Conference on the 17th November 2011 at the Grosvenor Hilton Hotel, Edinburgh.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to be sponsoring and exhibiting at the annual Federation of Awarding Bodies Conference. The conference will take place on 7-8th November 2011 in Kenilworth, UK.
EssentialSkillz, the global supplier of online safety training and risk assessment software has decided to offer a free trial of its Stress Essentials e-learning course to promote the arrival of National Stress Awareness Day on Wednesday 2nd November.
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the pioneer and global leader custom learning solutions sets up Centers of Excellence to deliver outstanding customer service
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released a new training program that helps raise safety awareness and promotes employee involvement in achieving a safer and healthier workplace. Employee Involvement: The Key To Safety demonstrates the importance of employee participation in identifying hazards and preventing incidents.
Leading Provider of IT And Business Skills Training To Accelerate Growth Strategy.
NetDimensions and Kaplan Learning Technologies announced today that they will join forces as part of NetDimensions' global reseller network.
Clarity Consultants, a leading provider of corporate learning and development expertise to the world's largest organizations, has launched its brand of consulting services in the United Kingdom.
A new white paper outlining how organisations can increase the return on their learning investment by up to 238%, through cost savings as well as efficiency and effectiveness improvements, has been published by KnowledgePool, the managed learning company.
Atlas in the running for two top UK business awards
The exclusive, annual Tata Interactive Learning Forum (TLF)–US held at Chateau Elan, Greater Atlanta, Georgia saw acclaimed international speakers and industry experts discussing and sharing experiences in Remodeling the L&D Space in a Flat World.
NetDimensions announced today the commercial release of a revolutionary new product, mobile EKP (mEKP).
BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, is delighted to be once again sponsoring and exhibiting at the 3rd Annual European Association of Test Publishers (e-ATP) Conference. The conference is being held at the Corinthia Hotel, Prague, during 28th-30th September 2011.
NetDimensions is named among TrainingIndustry.com’s Top 20 Learning Portal Companies for the second year in a row.
Organisations could gain 60 percent more benefit from their training budgets by implementing a proper ‘governance framework’ to protect against ‘flawed commissioning’, claims KnowledgePool, the managed learning company.
'It will be too expensive.' 'Far too disruptive!' 'We don't have the time.' These are probably the top three excuses training professionals come up against when trying to make the case for learning and development programmes. But the answer to all of them is 'well how much time and money will you waste, and how much disruption will you experience by doing nothing?'
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be launching their Surpass® e-Assessment Platform in Holland at the SURF Seminar on the 13th September 2011.
The launch of the Government's Green Economy roadmap is set to place increased emphasis on waste or resource management skills training.
More than a name change, the new Institute will provide a true representation of workplace learning professionals
Recognise your excellence, broadcast your success and celebrate your innovation at the Learning Awards 2012
NetDimensions' EKP Learning Management System and mEKP mobile learning solution are named as finalists at the annual Best of Elearning! 2011 Awards.
Tata Interactive Systems’ Story Based Learning for Tata Code of Conduct Program Won the APEX 2011 Award in the Electronic Media & Video - Education & Training category.
Seven out of ten learning & development teams are too busy fire-fighting their day-to-day challenges to focus on the strategic talent and learning issues in their organisations, according to a survey by KnowledgePool, the managed learning company.
Tata Interactive Systems’ (TIS) innovative Vocabulary Flash Card mobile application developed for NSW AMES won the Platinum Award at the LearnX Asia Pacific 2011 E-Learning and Training awards in the Best Use of Mobile Learning Technology category.
Specialist recruitment company Blue Eskimo is to exhibit at the Learning Live event of its key partner, the Institute of IT Training.
The learning industry's leading provider of recruitment services, Blue Eskimo, has formed a strategic partnership with the Institute of IT Training.
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The Ken Blanchard Companies is extending its range of leadership, team building, organisational change and customer service training it offers in the German language. The move follows Blanchard’s success delivering its world-renowned programmes in the DACH region to leading companies such as Akzo Nobel, Vattenfall, Bayer Healthcare, Deutsche Bank, Gillette, HILTI, Nokia Siemens Networks, Microsoft, and Ricoh.
Reed Learning, one of the UK's largest providers of corporate training & development, is launching two new fully accredited qualification programmes for PAs, office managers and administrators. The qualifications have been over a year in development and are now approved on the nationally recognised Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF) at Levels 3 and 4, and accredited by the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM).
Richardson has launched its High Performance SellingTM solution (“HPS”). High Performance SellingTM combines a best-in-class selling methodology with proven and powerful sales training to help businesses transform the way their sales force sells.
Martin Baker, the founder and MD of the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) is taking an active part in the World of Learning Conference (WOLCE) on 27-28 September, along with several of our charity members. Together they'll be helping to raise the profile of the great work that is being done in learning and development in the Third Sector.
Adira Finance of Indonesia has implemented the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) to deliver employee training and development programs for continuous improvement of customer service quality.
Project management training and development specialists, Project Agency, has published an eight step process to project management success.
Institute Chairman points to ‘tangible benefits’ as the Nationwide Building Society becomes the one-thousandth organisation to achieve IITT Learning Provider Accreditation
Project managers need to identify and then manage every stakeholder in a project, believes project management training and development specialists, Project Agency. If not, disgruntled stakeholders – like the Wicked Witch in the Sleeping Beauty fairytale – will have their revenge.
Intekras joins NetDimensions' global reseller network as a certified reseller for NetDimensions' award-winning learning, performance, and talent management products.
Richardson Europe Limited (REL) Celebrates Ten Years of Sales Training and Performance Improvement Excellence
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is proud to announce that they have achieved ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. The accreditation confirms that BTL has put together a system to continuously monitor and improve quality – something which is essential when delivering services to the examinations industry.
Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has set out its four-step criteria for successful projects.
Eukleia Training announces release of comprehensive resource pack for anti-corruption training.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) and Captain Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger, III have entered into an agreement to collaborate on a new offering to help increase safety awareness and prepare employees to 'expect the unexpected.' The celebrated pilot, aviation safety expert and author also will be a keynote speaker at the DuPont Sustainable Solutions Forum, August 1, in Virginia Beach.
Richardson’s Bill Zarrilli Named a Finalist for CFO of the Year
The world renowned leadership development model, Situational Leadership® II (SLII®) will be taught in Glasgow for the first time later this year. The two-day course was developed by The Ken Blanchard Companies in 1985 and is used by thousands of leading organisations worldwide, including BT, American Express, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Nokia, and Pfizer.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released Employee Wellness: A Way of Life, a training program aimed at raising employees’ overall health awareness and improving their physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being.
Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has revealed that 14,000 delegates have successfully completed its ‘Perfect Project’ two-day training course. Project Agency began running the course in 1997 – so, on average, some 1,000 people each year, or over 19 people every week during that period, have completed the course.
NetDimensions announced today that Training Partners has joined NetDimensions' global reseller network as a certified reseller for NetDimensions' award-winning learning and talent management products.
Anthony Steven is a security and IT infrastructure expert at CM Group. He looks at how it's possible to combine cost effective training with improving your organisation's environmental credentials.
Lord Robert Winston will present a keynote presentation at LEARNING LIVE on 13-14 September 2011
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring, exhibiting and speaking at the first Asia Pacific Assessment Conference. The conference is being held at the Biopolis in Singapore, 2-3 June 2011.
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