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    • Luminosity eLearning sofware on show at CIPD Learning & Organisation Development 2010

      Civica | UK Bristol |

      The latest version of Luminosity, the major eLearning authoring software platform is on display on stand 622 at the CIPD Learning & Organisation Development show at Olympia on 21st and 22nd April 2010. Attendees can come and see the easiest to use system of its kind on the market and talk to Luminosity and other CM Group eLearning consultants about how they can increase their training reach whilst reducing their training spend.

    • BTL Supports e-Assessment Workshops at the AAT Annual Conference

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group Ltd is once again delighted to support the AAT’s (Association of Accounting Technicians) annual conference. The conference will be held at the Radisson SAS Hotel, London Stansted Airport, 22nd – 23rd April 2010.

    • GP Strategies Acquires Marton House PLC

      GP Strategies | Elkridge, MD |

      GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), the corporate parent of global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), announced that GP's wholly-owned subsidiary, General Physics (UK) Ltd, has acquired Marton House PLC, a provider of custom e-learning content development with expertise in leadership and sales product training.

    • Content Master software development guru John Sharp publishes latest C# book

      Civica | UK Bristol |

      John Sharp is a Principal Technologist at Content Master, part of CM Group. He is recognised as one of the leading thinkers in software development in the Microsoft environment. His latest book focuses on Visual Studio 2010 and version 4.0 of C# and follows a string of bestselling titles in this field.

    • Luminosity changes the game. Latest version of the Luminosity eLearning platform from CM Luminosity now available.

      Civica | UK Bristol |

      Following the successful launch of the Luminosity collaborative, rapid eLearning authoring software platform at the start of 2009, CM Group has announced that the latest version, v2.5, is available for new and existing clients from 2nd April 2010.
      The new version has increased the market leading functionality of the Luminosity eLearning software product and yet still achieves that difficult feat of keeping it the easiest-to-use system on the market.

    • Econsultancy's MSc In Digital Publishing gains Industry Support

      Econsultancy | London |

      Internet marketing and training specialists Econsultancy have received industry endorsement for their groundbreaking MSc in Digital Publishing, a professional qualification that covers every aspect of digital publishing.

    • Richardson Honored by Selling Power Magazine and TrainingIndustry.com

      Richardson | Philadelphia, PA, USA |

      Richardson has been honored by both TrainingIndustry.com and Selling Power Magazine for sales performance improvement excellence. Richardson has been named to Training Industry’s list of Top Twenty Sales Methodology Companies for the third consecutive year and to Selling Power’s list of Top 10 Sales Training Companies.

    • piccolingo.europa.eu: Kids have fun learning foreign languages

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe |

      Why should my child learn foreign languages? What is the best age to start? How can I make it a fun experience for the whole family? Find the answers to these questions (and much more) at the new European Commission website http://piccolingo.europa.eu.

    • IITT wins praise from leading figures in learning and development

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry |

      ~ Global L&D luminaries back body's new independent status ~ Key influencers and thinkers in the world of learning & development have added their support to the new self-governing status of the Institute of IT Training (IITT). The Institute became an independent body following a management buy-out from the National Computing Centre.

    • BTL Continues 25th Anniversary Celebrations at the e-Assessment Question Conference

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is delighted to support the e-Assessment Question Conference. The event is being held at the America Square Conference Centre, City of London, on the 17th and 18th March 2010. The focus for this year’s conference is ‘Ensuring fitness for purpose and quality in e-Assessment’.

    • Coastal’s New Driving Safety Program Addresses New Distractions

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies has released a new distracted driving awareness DVD – Driven to Distraction II. The new training program features a narrator who personifies distractions and rides along in every vehicle – egging drivers on to give in to the myriad of distractions drivers face today. The sobering ending may be just the wake-up call your employees need.

    • Richardson Releases 2010 Sales Challenges Research Report

      Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA |

      To better understand the primary areas that a sales team should focus on in 2010, Richardson’s Research Group conducted a survey of over 15,000 sales professionals across every major industry segment and a variety of sales roles. Leveraging this survey data, Richardson developed a report that highlights the most pressing issues facing sales organizations in 2010.

    • Saffron launches BlackBerry compliance tool

      Saffron Interactive | United Kingdom, London |

      Saffron Interactive, one of Europe’s leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is excited to announce the launch of Assure, its innovative BlackBerry based compliance tool.

    • BTL SecureClient Passes Independent Testing

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is pleased to report that their SecureClient software has passed rigorous independent testing. The test performed was the Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions on VeriTest®.

    • Institute Awards Bray Leino Silver Award for 2010 Training Company of the Year

      Bray Leino Learning | London |

      Bray Leino's BroadSkill division was awarded the Silver Award in the 2010 Training Company of the Year category at the IITT Awards ceremony which took place last night at the Dorchester hotel, London. Alan Bellinger, head of judging for the IITT says 'we were particularly impressed by Bray Leino's ability to exploit the synergy between the training part of the business and other Bray Leino business units - notably marketing and consulting. In addition, its record of exploiting multiple delivery channels and delivering new models are to be applauded. The organisation is clearly meeting the needs of its extensive client base.'

    • Organisations Waste £9.5bn On Training, Claims Study

      KnowledgePool | Bracknell, UK |

      UK organisations could be wasting an estimated £9.5bn on training each year, according to a new study from KnowledgePool, the managed learning specialist, which finds that a quarter of all training fails to yield a significant performance improvement.

    • Ken Blanchard Named World’s 3rd Most Influential Leadership Guru

      The Ken Blanchard Companies | LONDON |

      Ken Blanchard, the business and management author and entrepreneur perhaps best known as the co-author of The One Minute Manager, has been rated as the world’s 3rd most influential leadership guru by an independent public opinion poll of 22,000 business people, consultants, academics and MBAs worldwide, who were asked to make nominations for the award.

    • *** NEW Certificate in Coaching Supervision ***

      The Performance Solution | Bath, England |

      With the growth of business coaching the need for coaching supervision is becoming ever more important. The Performance Solution has launched a new training programme which will allow you to become trained and be able to provide coaching supervision to other coaches.

    • QA Launches innovative PRINCE2® eLearning using latest 3D Technology

      QA |

      QA has launched a new range of eLearning, focusing on its market-leading PRINCE2 project management courses. Developed by in-house experts, the eLearning includes ‘as live’ role play and a wide range of supporting interactive learning tools. It is fully accredited by the APMG.

    • Coastal Updates Training Programs as HIPAA Goes 'HITECH'

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Virginia Beach, VA – December 17, 2009 – Coastal has released eight HIPAA training programs that accommodate the new mandates of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

    • Situational Leadership® II Workshops Launch in Germany

      The Ken Blanchard Companies | Germany |

      Situational Leadership® II (SLII®), developed by The Ken Blanchard Companies in 1985 and now the world's most widely used leadership development model, will be available in Germany from February.

    • Bray Leino BroadSkill shortlisted for 2009 Training Award

      Bray Leino Learning |

      Bray Leino BroadSkill has been named as one of five finalists in the training company of the year category of the IITT Awards 2009.

      The winner will be revealed at The Institute of IT Training’s awards ceremony on Thursday 4th February 2010 at The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London.

    • Coastal Presents A New Arc Flash Training Program

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies has just released a timely and highly relevant program, Arc Flash: Live to Tell, which examines the roots and causes of arc flash and explains how it can be prevented. The program covers the definition of arc flash, proper PPE to wear when at risk, importance of lockout/tagout and safety documentation and regulations.

    • Retaining Your Talent

      The Performance Solution | Bath, England |

      Hanging onto the best and getting the best out of them. The recession, or credit-crunch, (those two vastly over-used words) has thrown companies into turmoil for 2 big reasons. 1. How do you keep your best staff motivated when there is so much insecurity in jobs?
      2. As the recession lifts, and more jobs become available, how do you retain your talent?

    • eCornell Voted 'Best Leadership Development Program' by Readers of eLearning Magazine

      eCornell | Ithaca, New York |

      eCornell's suite of online Leadership & Strategic Management Certificate Programs has been named 'Best Leadership Development Program' at the 2009 Best of eLearning Reader's Choice Awards hosted by eLearning magazine. The winners in 16 categories were announced at the virtual eLearning Summit on November 5.

    • The X Factor - Information Transfer's unique talent for explaining the complex recognized through new client wins

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      United Biscuits and Magnox South may not have a lot in common; UB is one of the world's pre-eminent branded snack businesses, producing some of the best known and loved products, such as Penguin and Jaffa Cakes. Magnox South is the contractor currently responsible for decommissioning five nuclear sites on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. However, they do both have one thing in common: they have an ongoing need to ensure that employees understand their technical processes; and they have both recently commissioned Information Transfer to help them do that.

    • Happy's Henry Stewart rated as 'A Thinker Shaping the Future'

      Happy | Bucharest, Romania |

      The list of the world's 50 most influential business gurus is published today (15th October) at the Thinkers 50 conference in Bucharest. Henry Stewart, speaking at the conference, is included in the additional list of 'ones to watch'. Henry is Founder and Chief Executive of Happy Ltd, an award-winning training provider based in central London. 'He is one of the thinkers who we believe will shape the future of business' explained list compiler Stuart Crainer.

    • Bray Leino BroadSkill staff help spruce up North Devon Hospice

      Bray Leino Learning |

      Staff from Bray Leino BroadSkill have taken a much-needed break from running one of the country’s most successful training companies to spend a day helping to improve the grounds and facilities at North Devon Hospice.

    • GP Strategies Acquires Milsom Industrial Designs Limited Expanding Technical Expertise in the Aerospace Industry

      GP Strategies | Elkridge, MD |

      GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), the parent of global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), announced that on September 4, 2009 its wholly owned subsidiary General Physics (UK) Ltd acquired certain operating assets and the business of Milsom Industrial Designs Limited, a provider of technical documentation, technical publications, technical recruiting and engineering design services.

    • Coastal's New Driver Training Program Takes You Back To The Basics

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies expands its award-winning driver training series with Street Smarts, a program that reminds drivers to follow simple yet life-saving rules on the road. The Street Smarts DVD can be previewed FREE for 7 days with no obligation. To order, call 888-203-9811 and speak to an account representative, or visit www.coastal.com to watch a full-length online preview.

    • Need to Enhance Peoples Performance?

      The Performance Solution | Wiltshire, UK |

      'Finally assessments that provide RESULTS for behavioural change' Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. 'The versatility of Extended DISC lends itself in inclusion in several of our Leaddership Development Programmes' Ashley Miles, Director, Worldwide Learning & Development, Pfizer Inc. 'There are many good assessment tools on the market for use in coaching and leadership development - Extended DISC is just more effective' Jerold Tucker, Principal, The Global Coaching Network Inc.

    • Coastal Shows Cultural Competency in Action with New Training Program

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Virginia Beach, VA, August 25, 2009 – Coastal just released its second Cultural Competency program Cultural Competency: Problem Solving with Communication. This new DVD illustrates how patients from different cultures can receive better care through respect and cultural sensitivity.

    • Coastal Wakes Up Complacent Workers With New DVD Training Program

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies has released Just Another Day, a new DVD program that dramatically reminds experienced workers of proper safety practices. The program addresses one of the ironies of workplace safety: that the more experienced workers are, the more prone they can be to the dangers. The safety awareness of these employees may be blunted by years of routine work. Confident and complacent, they treat the working day as 'just another day,' leaving them vulnerable to various safety hazards.

    • Coastal Training Technologies Puts the Brakes on Aggressive Driving

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies recently released Emotional Wreck, the third installment in its award-winning and best-selling driving safety training series. Emotional Wreck examines the deadly issue of aggressive driving, explains its causes and explores how it can be avoided.

    • Richardson Launches RichardsonConnect™ Webinar Series

      Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA |

      Richardson launches RichardsonConnect webinar series - a series of complimentary online Webinars designed to help sales professionals to better navigate the challenges of today’s complex selling environment.

    • Coastal Breaks Down the Hindrances to Handwashing

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Amidst the swine flu outbreak and the occurrence of 1.7 million infections among patients every year, Coastal HealthTrain adds one more hand hygiene program, Hand Hygiene: The Best Medicine, to an already comprehensive collection on the subject.

    • Richardson Executives Featured on SellingPower TV

      Richardson | Philadelphia, PA |

      Richardson Executives, David DiStefano, President and CEO, and Frank Donny, SVP featured on SellingPower TV.

      The videos can be found on http://www.sellingpower.com/video/

    • NetDimensions to Address Key Industry Challenges at ASTD 2009

      PeopleFluent | Hong Kong |

      NetDimensions (London Stock Exchange, AIM: NETD), a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems, will address challenges faced by organizations focused on training and compliance at the ASTD 2009 International Conference & Exposition in Washington, DC.

    • Mace Group Centralizes Training by Implementing Enterprise Knowledge Platform

      PeopleFluent | Hong Kong |

      NetDimensions (London Stock Exchange, AIM: NETD), a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems announced today that Mace Group, the global consultancy and construction firm, has implemented the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) learning management system.

    • Training Synergy awards new IITT/BCS certificates

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      On 18th March Training Synergy awarded some of its first certificates under the Institute of IT Training's new Trainer Performance & Monitoring Assessment service (TPMA).

    • Companies Expect Economic Recovery by End of 2009, says new survey

      The Ken Blanchard Companies |

      The latest annual Corporate Issues Survey by The Ken Blanchard Companies suggests that over 70% of international companies asked are optimistic about the economy rebounding in 2009. Only a quarter of the 1700 executive, line managers, HR and L&D professionals surveyed worldwide thought the downturn would continue unabated into 2010.

    • IT Training Awards 2010 - time to start compiling entries

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      With six months to go before the deadline date, it's time to be thinking about your entries for the IT training industry's most prestigious awards event, the IT Training Awards 2010, sponsored by the British Computer Society.

    • Richardson Partners with Bank Administration Institute (BAI) to Launch Online Sales Training Solution for the Financial Services Industry

      Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA |

      Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and performance improvement firm, today announced a partnership with Bank Administration Institute (BAI), the leading provider of information and intelligence to the financial services industry, to launch a new Sales Performance System. The Sales Performance System is an online training resource designed to help Community Banks and Credit Unions improve the performance of their frontline personnel.