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    • QA named amongst Top 20 training outsourcing companies worldwide

      QA |

      QA’s Managed Learning Service has been selected as one of the top 20 training outsourcing companies in the world by TrainingIndustry.com. The 'Top 20' list recognises the leading training outsourcing companies for the high quality of their services and comprehensive capabilities.

    • BTL Sponsors e-Assessment Question 2009

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group Ltd is once again delighted to sponsor and exhibit at the 7th e-Assessment Question Conference, being held at the Novotel St Pancras, London, on 18 and 19 March 2009.

    • Communicaid Supports the European Integration of MBDA

      Communicaid | London |

      Communicaid, Europe's leading Culture and Communication Skills Consultancy, has teamed up with MBDA, the global leader in missile technology, to deliver cultural training programmes designed to support the organisation's integration agenda.

    • Coastal Training Technologies To Sell STOP™ Training Programs

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies is now offering STOP™ (Safety Training Observation Program), DuPont's premier safety product. This training philosophy has been successfully used by organizations worldwide for the past 30 years. STOP™ effectively reduces lost workdays, increases productivity and boosts employees' morale.

    • Communicaid Wins Prestigious European Union Language Training Contract

      Communicaid | London |

      Communicaid has recently been awarded the contract for the provision of all language training* to the European Commission in Brussels. This highly prestigious contract will see Communicaid open a new language training centre in Brussels in the Spring of 2009.

    • Can you be Master of all you Survey?

      The Performance Solution | Bath, England |

      With at least 600,000 jobs forecast to be lost in 2009 there is intense pressure on organisations to drive up productivity and performance. For most organisations improving the individual and team performance of people is the clearest way to drive up the productivity and performance of the organisation.

    • Impact International celebrates success as 9th Best Small Company to Work For in the UK

      Impact International | Windermere, UK |

      A Cumbrian people development company has been named as one of the very best places to work in the UK in a prestigious business award. Impact International, headquartered in the Lake District, was ranked 9th in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For at the official awards ceremony on March 11th. Impact is delighted with the result, which is the company's best placing yet in an increasingly competitive and challenging environment.

    • Pearson and Raytheon Form Content Partnership

      Raytheon Professional Services | Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA |

      Pearson Learning Solutions has formed a partnership with Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) through which Pearson will supply content, content development, and content licensing to Raytheon Professional Services (RPS) for their client training and courses throughout the world.

    • Happy Computers Goes Carbon Neutral

      Happy | London, UK |

      Happy Computers this week became the first training provider in the UK to announce it has become carbon neutral in its impact on the environment; and Chief Executive Henry Stewart says he will be happy to help other training providers do the same.

    • Giunti Labs partners with Stoas Learning

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy & London, UK |

      A leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, has named Stoas Learning, the Netherlands-based provider of digital learning solutions, as one of its 'implementation partners'.

    • Coastal HealthTrain Program Wins Two Awards

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal's Personal Safety For Home Health Caregivers was honored with a Platinum Best of Show Aurora award and a CINE Golden Eagle award.

    • London Ambulance Service Chooses 'Raptivity and Elicitus Interactive eLearning Suite' as Training Creation Tools

      Harbinger Group | Redmond, WA |

      Harbinger Knowledge Products, the creator of Raptivity and Elicitus Suite of Products and Productivity4You which is its UK partner are pleased to announce that London Ambulance Service has chosen Raptivity and Elicitus Interactive eLearning Suite as its platform for creation of training for its staff. After a thorough evaluation of various eLearning tools, London Ambulance Service chose Raptivity and Elicitus for the ease of use and ability to create highly interactive eLearning content without the need of any programming knowledge.

    • Cegos Group and digital publishing enter cooperation

      Speexx | Munich/Paris |

      Two European Leaders cooperate - and realize tailor-made language training - digital publishing and the Cegos Group have signed an agreement to promote their respective e-learning training courses.

    • dp bags three Worlddidac Awards

      Speexx | Munich |

      Most recognised international prize in the education industry for German language experts digital publishing AG.

    • The ROI Academy launches Training Impact Evaluator at Learning Technologies 2009

      The ROI Academy | Henley on Thames, UK |

      Visitors to Learning Technologies 2009 will be the first to get a look at the new Training Impact Evaluator on The ROI ACADEMY stand. The Training Impact Evaluator provides an off the shelf solution for everyone wanting to measure training IMPACT and VALUE (also known as Kirkpatrick levels 3 and 4).

    • Richardson's Perfect Selling Wins Top Honors at 2008 Sales Book Awards

      Richardson | Philadelphia, PA |

      Richardson (http://www.richardson.com), a leading sales training and performance improvement firm, today announced that Founder Linda Richardson's New York Times best-selling book, Perfect Selling, has been named The 2008 Landslide Sales Book of the Year in The 2008 Sales Book Awards and has also been awarded The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Award for the Sales category.

    • 70% of Change Initiatives 'Doomed to Failure from the Start' say Blanchard Experts

      The Ken Blanchard Companies |

      As organisations worldwide face increased economic and competitive challenges, the demand for effective change leadership becomes even greater. Yet according to Blanchard researchers, almost 29% of change initiatives are launched without any formal structure whatsoever, meaning they are effectively doomed to failure from the start.

    • Obesity Coaching for Children

      The Performance Solution | Bath |

      The Performance Solution supports health and fitness with programme to positively coach obese children.

    • Learning from Marks and Spencer - a one off price reduction opportunity

      The Performance Solution | Bath, England |

      Due to the current economic climate, many companies such as Marks and Spencer have been giving one off special price reductions.

      The Performance Solution is pleased to be able to announce half price training in Extended DISC in January 2009, exclusively for those working in human resources, coaching, or training and development.

    • Ladbrokes Improves Retail Performance through New HR Initiatives and Training

      KnowledgePool | Bracknell, UK |

      Ladbrokes, Britain's biggest bookmaker, is aiming to further improve the performance of its UK shop business by introducing a series of HR initiatives and creating a more supportive management style. The HR initiatives include a new focus on performance management and talent management. The company has also created a leadership framework and it is working with learning specialist KnowledgePool to design, develop and deliver new training programmes.

    • DAK Americas Implements OSHA Training with NetDimensions EKP

      PeopleFluent | Hong Kong |

      NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems, announces that DAK Americas LLC, a leading producer of PET Resin, Polyester Staple Fibers and raw materials for polyester-based products, will be transitioning their training programs and implementing the NetDimensions' Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP).

    • DECOM 2008 debates the future for educational publishing

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      According to Vijay Kumar, Senior Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – and an advisor to India’s National Knowledge Commission – the traditional education model has been based on scarcity and assumed limited educational resources.

    • ELIG sets learning priorities in Europe for 2009

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      Exploring a compelling vision of learning in the 21st century; demonstrating how 'learning' can ensure economic survival in the light of the current global financial crisis, and promoting technology for 'upskilling' learning as well as building knowledge and skills within professional communities are the priorities for The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) in 2009. These priorities were agreed at the organisation's annual general meeting (AGM), which was held in Sestri Levante, Italy, at the end of October and hosted by Giunti Labs, a leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, whose CEO, Fabrizio Cardinali, is chair of ELIG.

    • Coastal HealthTrain Offers A Must-Have Infection-Control Program

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal HealthTrain offers a program that deals with a perennial threat to healthcare professionals. BBP In Your World: Don't Risk It examines the ever-present danger of bloodborne pathogens and explains how they can be prevented. The program identifies common BBPs, traces their transmission routes and cites infection-control measures.

    • Impact International short-listed for prestigious training award

      Impact International | Lake District, UK |

      Global people development company Impact International has been short-listed for a prestigious World of Learning Award. Joining just three other finalists in the Coaching Programme of the Year category, Impact was selected for its innovative work with Barclays Bank. The awards recognise organisations and people who have significantly advanced workplace productivity and performance within the field of learning and development. Impact's innovative methodology develops leadership and coaching skills through the medium of movement.

    • Raytheon opens new training center in Samara, Russia

      Raytheon Professional Services | RUESSELSHEIM, Germany |

      Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has opened a training center in Samara, Russia, to provide basic and advanced technical and sales training for automotive dealerships.

    • The ROI Academy™ works with e-skills UK to measure the value of ITQ

      The ROI Academy | Henley on Thames, UK |

      The ROI Academy™ has been contracted by e-skills UK to measure the value of the ITQ to corporate clients. The ITQ is a qualification based on building capability in the use of IT systems and software. The ROI Academy is developing a case study looking at the impact of the ITQ programme within a major National Retailer.

    • BTL to exhibit and present at CBT Conference 2008, Baarn Holland

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group Ltd is proud to support the CBT (Computer Based Testing) conference in Baarn, Holland on 16th October 2008. The aim of the conference is to share experiences in using computer based technology to administer exams.

    • BTL to exhibit at Federation of Awarding Bodies 2008

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at this year's Federation of Awarding Bodies Conference, Ricoh Arena, Coventry on the 15th and 16th of October.

    • Coastal Training Launches a Spill-Prevention Training Program

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies announces the release of a timely environmental protection training program. Spill Prevention & Control: Insuring A Safer World examines the safeguards and procedures to prevent and contain oil spills and leaks. It addresses the training needs of oil facilities for production, distribution, consumption and storage, helping them comply with SPCC regulations and maintain safe and environment-friendly operations.

    • Coastal Releases "Combustible Dust" Safety Training Program

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions |

      Coastal Training Technologies has released a timely program to address an issue that puts thousands of facilities and their surrounding communities at risk. Combustible Dust: Up In A Flash explores the nature of dust explosions and examines how they can be prevented.

    • IITT Launches ground breaking move to upgrade trainer performance quality

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      In a ground breaking move following extensive research and development, the Institute of IT Training (IITT) has today launched a nationwide programme to upgrade and monitor the performance quality of trainers of all disciplines.

    • KnowledgePool launches white paper on how to cut learning costs By 30%

      KnowledgePool | Bracknell, UK |

      Organisations can cut up to 30 per cent off their learning costs by addressing four areas of inefficiency, according to a new white paper launched today by KnowledgePool.

      Called Are You Cutting It?, the paper exposes supplier management, administration, scheduling and solution design as four areas where organisations can make significant savings. It features a worked example showing how a company with a £1m learning budget could cut its learning costs by 31.9 per cent.

    • Coastal Training Technologies Shows Public Employees How To Work Safely In Confined Spaces

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions |

      Coastal Training Technologies has released a vital new training program, Confined Space Entry: Keeping Public Employees Safe. It surveys the issue’s critical aspects - confined space definitions, permit space characteristics, the permit space process, changing conditions, OSHA permit, lockout/tagout, ventilation, flammability, testing, toxicity, retesting, heat precautions, communication, equipment, PPE, and rescue and training duties. Available on DVD or video, the program provides life-saving know-how to keep public employees safe and well-informed in confined space conditions.

    • FAA awards Air Traffic Control Optimum Training Solution contract to Raytheon team

      Raytheon Professional Services | United States |

      A team led by Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has received a 10-year contract to provide training support for Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers. The single contractor award is valued at $437 million for the five-year base period. The contract also has two options. If exercised, the first option is three years and the second option, two years.

    • Further your career with TPS

      The Performance Solution |

      Gaining additional qualifications may be an excellent way to boost your employability. The trick is to choose training that relates directly to your career or develops transferable skills.

    • NLP: What is it?

      The Performance Solution |

      Today and unbeknown to most people, NLP forms the basis of much of today’s communication that employees and employers are embracing the term with infinite ease

    • BTL e-Assessment Tools Ranked Number One in Recent UKCDR Analysis

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      The University of Manchester's UKCDR project team (UK Collaboration for a Digital Repository for High Stakes Exams) found that BTL e-Assessment solutions came out on top in their independent study analysing current e-Assessment tools. The study, funded by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee), was conducted to determine which tools could potentially form part of an e-Assessment solution that would be sophisticated enough to support in house and national examinations.

    • Coastal Takes Driver Safety Training to the Next Gear

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions |

      Coastal Training Technologies just released a timely and much-needed driver safety training program, Before You Turn The Key. This compelling DVD program re-examines simple, life-saving practices that many drivers neglect, often at great personal cost to themselves and others.

    • Coaches: The benefit of training

      The Performance Solution |

      The Performance Solution have become one of the leaders of providing Executive Coach training through the support of Managing Director, Sally Vanson – but often she is asked what are the benefits of becoming a coach?

    • QA-IQ appoints Director of Professional Best Practice: Jeff Payne to lead business unit

      QA |

      QA-IQ has appointed its first Director of Professional Best Practice to lead and develop a new business unit. Jeff Payne, previously Head of the Service Management Practice at QA-IQ, will broaden his focus from August 2008 to include the Project and Programme Management and Business Analysis and Systems Development Practices as well as ensuring the continued success of the fast-growing Service Management portfolio.

    • The importance of CPD in coaching

      The Performance Solution |

      The Performance Solution know that the concept of CPD is not new, but agree that effective professionals in all fields have always realized the importance of new knowledge, improved skills and the development of personal qualities.

    • BTL and AlphaPlus launch e-Assessment Development: Principles and Practice

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      - An Essential Course for Authors Facing the Challenge of Creating e-Assessments - BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, has teamed up with AlphaPlus, a team of highly experienced educational consultants with extensive experience in e-Assessments, to launch the 'e-Assessment Development: Principles and Practice course'.

    • BTL commits to ITIL: best practices in the provision of IT services

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK e-Assessment development and delivery company, announced today that all of its senior management and the majority of its Project Management, Software Development and IT/Technical Support teams are now ITIL qualified. This further enhances the commitment previously made by BTL to ensure all Project Managers and other relevant members of staff are PRINCE2 qualified.

    • SQA Releases White Paper on Sustainable Development of e-Assessment

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), a prominent BTL Group Ltd customer, has released a white paper, Innovating Assessment in Scotland, outlining a sustainable model of e-Assessment development utilising BTL's state-of-the-art authoring tool, ContentProducer.

    • Pearson steps up investment in China

      Pearson VUE | London |

      Pearson, the international education and information company, today announces that it has agreed to acquire two privately-owned English language school chains in China.

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