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.
As businesses streamline personnel costs, and PAs seek the flexibility and career progression that comes with being self-employed, the role of the Virtual Assistant is coming to the fore. Reed Learning, one of the UK's largest providers of business training & development, has partnered with the Virtual Assistant Coaching and Training Company (VACT) to offer a new ‘Business Mastery’ programme aimed at Executive Assistants, PAs and secretaries going freelance as Virtual Assistants.
Premier IT is delighted to announce the launch of a fully integrated, online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training management system for the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has received a NATO contract to develop an electronic Individual Training and Education Program (e-ITEP).
Apprenticeship offering helps businesses foster growth and harness fresh talent
NetDimensions will participate as Bronze Sponsor at ASTD 2011 International Conference & Exposition later this month in Orlando, showcasing a full range of mobile learning solutions and custom m-learning and e-learning development services.
LiveTime Learning - the live, online training channel - has reported an 881% increase in users in the first quarter of 2011, with clients finding new ways to tailor the service to meet business needs.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has expanded the schedule of DuPont™ STOP™ (Safety Training Observation Program) Overview Workshops.
Reed Learning, one of the UK's largest providers of corporate training & development, has produced a free guide in collaboration with some of the best known names in learning and development. Contributors include LinkedIn, trainingzone.co.uk, Training Journal magazine, the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, Campaign for Learning, American Society for Training & Development and former CIPD learning advisor Martyn Sloman. It also includes a case study from the Business Area Manager for L&D at IBM.
78% of organisations polled by The Ken Blanchard Companies in their latest annual Corporate Issues Survey say they will be spending the same or more on L&D initiatives in the next financial year.
NetDimensions and Aurion Learning announced today that Aurion Learning has joined NetDimensions’ global reseller network as a certified reseller for NetDimensions award-wining learning & talent management products in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Organizational Learning a Key Growth Driver for the Outsourced Software Development Provider
The Training Associates (TTA), the largest provider of training delivery solutions and trainers on-demand, recently announced that it has been named to the prestigious Training Industry.com list of the Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies in the world for the third consecutive year.
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), was named a “2011 Top 20 Training Outsourcing Company” by TrainingIndustry.com. The Top 20 list recognizes the leading training outsourcing companies for their high-quality services and comprehensive capabilities.
The social media phenomenon has eclipsed all forecasts about how far and fast it would become a part of everyday life. Richardson conducted a survey that shows both an increasing integration of social media into the overall selling process and the clear opportunity to deepen its use to achieve better results.
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 Ultra Training Ltd, an independent skills training provider located in the United Kingdom. Ultra generated annualised revenue of $4.5 million for the year ending July 2010, and GP anticipates that the acquired business will be accretive to earnings-per-share in 2011. GP utilized cash-on-hand to fund the acquisition.
NetDimensions announced today that its mEKP portable LMS has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious CODiE Awards in the Best Corporate Learning Solution category.
The Ken Blanchard Companies is hosting free online Webinars on the following subjects throughout the remainder of this year:
ISC)² has selected Harrison who works for CM Group’s Content Master division in Seattle, Washington State, to receive a 2010 (ISC)² President’s Award for his outstanding voluntary work on the secure online education and awareness program for schools.
Access to the insight and wisdom of one of the world's most loved and respected management gurus has never been easier.
GoodPractice, the UK’s leading provider of online resources for leaders and managers, has launched a free iPhone app for managers this week, which is already attracting five star ratings from users.
Premier IT is delighted to announce the introduction of residential PRINCE2® training to its project management certification portfolio, delivered in partnership with New Buckinghamshire University as part of a new PRINCE2 Project Management Residential Programme.
Eukleia Training and Control Risks have created a strategic partnership to provide training services to businesses to meet the requirements of the UK Bribery Act 2010. Together, the partners can deliver tailored e-learning courses for global awareness training and workshops for individuals in high risk jurisdictions around the world.
Management guru Dr Ken Blanchard and his son, coaching expert Scott Blanchard, are now writing monthly articles for the Fast Company, a well respected mainstream business news source focusing on innovation, design, and great company stories.
Fuller's, renowned brewers of London Pride, has subscribed to the 81Boxes talent management and succession planning software to help it identify and develop crucial abilities within its key staff.
CM Group have announced another diverse set of customers for Luminosity, its rapid eLearning authoring software. The Companies join a growing list of leading innovative organisations using Luminosity to develop and deliver online training courses to their staff.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to support the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) annual conference. The conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Leicester, UK from 31st March to 1st April 2011.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released a new four-part training series on incident investigations. Available on DVD and as online courses, the Incident Investigation series is designed to help organizations hone their analytical and practical skills to improve the quality of safety investigations and better manage workplace risks.
A new version of 81Boxes, the easy-to-use SaaS based talent management and succession planning software from e2train, now includes some powerful new team analysis tools and simple user-driven branding functions.
The Training Associates (TTA), the largest provider of training delivery solutions and trainers on-demand, today announced that for the fifth consecutive year, HRO Today Magazine has selected TTA for its prestigious Baker’s Dozen Top Learning Providers list, an annual award which recognizes the top learning solutions providers in the world who utilize industry leading best practices.
~ New training centre in Leeds and new courses in Bristol meet demand for IT and business skills training in skills such as service and project management ~
NetDimensions announced today that the company’s award-winning Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) has been deployed to support a joint e-learning initiative between Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP) and STOP THE TRAFFIK to educate and raise awareness of human trafficking among authorities, communities, and the general public.
Can eLearning be cost effective in your organisation? What are the costs and where are the returns when using eLearning? How you can make sure your own eLearning programme yields the cost benefits you want whilst increasing the educational effectiveness of your training. Tim Buff examines the real costs of eLearning.
Richardson has been named to TrainingIndustry.com’s top 20 sales training companies for the fourth consecutive year.
ES Research’s Evaluation Reflects Richardson’s Industry-leading Commitment to Client Satisfaction and Sales Performance Improvement
NetDimensions announces that Delphi Automotive LLP has successfully implemented the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) LMS to deliver technical training and knowledge to its global network of workshops and garages, as well as to assess their quality and technical competence.
On Monday 28 February BBC1 Scotland's Rip off Britain television programme featured one of eCom Scotland's clients, comparemypension.com who are key players in the field of pension advice.
e2train has been awarded ISO 9001: 2008, the international standard for quality management. The accreditation is seen by e2train as a significant step in its ongoing rigorous commitment to better customer service and support. Only around 5% of UK businesses have the accreditation.
Realising our employees’ potential is always high on the eCom agenda and this is truly reflected from management all the way down the organisational chain.
eCom is a company true to their word. Not only do we provide a range of learning solutions for our clients but we also apply the same principles to our own employees.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions is once again proud to sponsor the e-Assessment Question Conference. The conference will be held on the 30th-31st March 2011 at the America Square Conference Centre in London.
The IITT, a leading Institute for Learning & Development professionals has announced the details of the first in a series of Masterclass webinars which will run throughout 2011
Creativedge Training, the 'bite-size' management and leadership training provider, has introduced a training course in personal networking techniques - an intensive 90-minute session to help business professionals to improve their networking skills.
Research commissioned by IT and business skills provider, Global Knowledge, shows that businesses are failing to meet the career aspirations and training needs of their employees. Despite 72% of employees viewing learning and development opportunities as just as important as salary when choosing their next job, many still face barriers from their employers in getting the training they want. The survey also discloses that many businesses risk wastage by failing to effectively monitor the return on investment of their training.
Family friend inspires company to raise money for two year old's life-changing surgery ~ Company pledges to match the total raised in Wokingham half marathon run.
Reed Learning, one of the UK's largest providers of corporate training & development, has been chosen by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) as the international partner to manage their membership and qualifications in the UK and help promote their mission to empower professionals to develop knowledge and skills successfully.
Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), is extending its leadership and management qualifications courses to include a Level 2 Award and Certificate in Team Leading and a Level 3 Award and Certificate in First Line Management. These new courses complement the qualifications RPS currently delivers via its virtual classroom training and collaborative learning approach.
eCom chooses UKFast, the first Carbon Neutral hosting Company in the UK as our leading provider.
What has love got to do with Leadership? Everything according to Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, the latest book by bestselling author and management guru Ken Blanchard, co-authored with the former President of Southwest Airlines, Colleen Barrett.
British Gas Services – Central Heating Installations, the UK’s leading installations and home services provider, uses Content Master, part of CM Group, to create and deliver its latest onboarding sales training programme.
The Luminosity rapid eLearning authoring and delivery platform is on display on Stand 82 at the Learning Technologies exhibition at Olympia on 26-27 January. It follows last week's announcement of the strategic partnership between Content Master, the eLearning creation division of CM Group, and Jonckers, the leading translation and localisation company.
Content Master and Jonckers Translation & Engineering have announced a new strategic partnership to provide eLearning and other education, training and reference materials for clients who create and deploy eLearning programs worldwide.
Accessplanit, a leading developer and provider of learning and training management solutions, today announced that it is delivering a seminar called 'Training providers - are you making the most of the latest learning technology?' at Learning Technologies 2011, Olympia 2, London.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies Conference. The conference will be held at Olympia, London on the 26th and 27th January 2011. The conference is now in its 12th year and will attract over 4,000 visitors.
Leadership has everything to do with LUV, according to management guru Ken Blanchard. He is joining forces with former Southwest Airlines president Colleen Barrett to present a free online seminar revealing the leadership secrets that have propelled Southwest Airlines (stock symbol‘LUV’) to unprecedented business success.
e2train, a leading provider of learning and performance management systems and services, today announces that it has acquired Intraventure, a provider of succession planning, talent and performance management software and services.
The IITT, the leading Institute for Learning & Development professionals has today announced the launch of the Learning Year Pass
As part of its continued growth and ongoing recruitment programme, Paul Enfield has joined CM Group as a Senior Technologist based in its Redmond, US office. Paul has recently been working with the patterns & practices team inside Microsoft, where he produced guidance on securing Web and Windows Azure applications, while earning a Microsoft MVP in Developer Security.
Blue Eskimo, the specialist recruitment company for training and e-learning professionals, has achieved accreditation from the Institute of IT Training.
Highlander, the leading creative training provider, has added a new course for those looking to start working with the Blender open source package to produce high quality 3D content.
CM Group continues to grow and has just appointed John Cumming as a new Senior Technologist in its main UK offices. Further recruitment in a number of areas is continuing.
Mark Rose, Training Director of Creativedge Training & Development explains why successful organisations of the future, will be those that invest in their staff.
e2train has launched a new version of its Kallidus 8 learning and performance management system with extra features for managers, learners and learning professionals. A state-of-the-art identity provider tool offers remote single sign on and fingerprint registration. Reporting is extended so managers can get data directly to their mailboxes.
The Open University (OU) has been invited to take part in YouTube’s Project for Awesome 2010 – an initiative to promote international charities addressing global challenges on the video sharing website.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be speaking and exhibiting at the Innovation and e-Assessment Seminar, which is being held on 17th January 2010 at Dubai Men’s College, UAE.
Content Master, part of CM Group, has just appointed Michael Jernigan as its Lead US Instructional Designer based in its Redmond office. More recruitment is anticipated by the growing Company.
Mark Rose, Training Director, of Creativedge Training, the 'bite-size' management and leadership training provider, says that managers are not investing sufficient time in developing their emotional intelligence and has created an intensive 90-minute course and is offering ten top tips to help managers to improve emotional intelligence.
Blue Eskimo, the specialist recruitment company for training and e-learning professionals, is gathering data from L&D professionals for its 2010 salary and work survey, offering L& D professionals the opportunity to take part and get a copy of its report which will be published in January.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has just released Every Choice Matters, a new program aimed to help increase your employees' safety awareness and give a poignant, personal touch to your facility's safety training.
Coloplast celebrates the end of a successful financial year with another gong for their personal development programme and TWM's Advanced Learning Environment at this year’s Evening Telegraph Business Awards.
New training addresses management skills needs for enterprise organisations
Blue Eskimo, the UK's leader in recruitment for the training, e-learning and learning technologies sector, has acquired assets and goodwill of the e-learning recruitment services business, Abbey Recruitment.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be exhibiting at the Online Educa conference. The conference will take place from 1st-3rd December 2010, at the Hotel Intercontinental in Berlin. Online Educa is the largest global e-Learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors.
Leading Learning & Development Institute, the IITT has increased its global presence with the accreditation of India-based Koenig Solutions.
Virgin Media, one of the UK’s leading entertainment and communications companies, has improved the quality of its external training and achieved significant annual savings on course fees alone, through an innovative outsourced learning contract.
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 Bath Consultancy Group, a niche leadership and organisational development consulting firm located in the United Kingdom.
e2train did the e-learning industry equivalent of winning an Oscar and a Bafta after content developed by its team won prizes at the leading award ceremonies in both the US and the UK in the same week.
Aurion Learning is delighted that their client, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), won first place in the Health, Work and Well-being category at the Orange National Business Awards, held in Grosvenor House Hotel, London on 9th November.
Leading Learning & Development Institute, the IITT has announced plans to launch a new Accreditation programme exclusively for Freelance Trainers
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to sponsor and exhibit at the Assessment Tomorrow conference, being held at the Hilton Grosvenor, Edinburgh on the 25th November 2010.
Aurion Learning was recently recognised as an 'InterTradeIreland Business Ambassador'
at a special ceremony was held at Parliament Buildings, Stormont and hosted by Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment, Arlene Foster.
A multi award winning DVD has changed the face of training for The Royal British Legion, one of the UK’s best loved charities.
QA, the UK’s leading training company, has added The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF™) courses to its fast-growing enterprise architecture portfolio.
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