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    • BCS launches new qualification for aspiring project managers

      British Computer Society |

      In response to growing demand for IT professionals wishing to progress within the field of project management, the BCS Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) has launched the first IT related Foundation Certificate in Project Management.

    • E-learning bodies in historic talks

      The Learning Network |

      In a historic move, representatives of the key industry bodies serving the corporate e-learning and related industries have met for joint talks with Atul Sharda, of the DfES E-Learning Strategy Unit. In the talks, held near Milton Keynes, these bodies discussed their responses to the Government's proposals on e-learning in the UK - published last July in the consultation document, 'Towards a Unified E-Learning Strategy'.

    • Intuition Group Ltd to change name to BroadSkill Ltd

      Bray Leino Learning |

      Intuition, the UK's largest supplier of freelance IT trainers, announces that it is to change its name to BroadSkill with effect from 1 January 2004. The change is being made to better reflect the company's current business and to get away from the confusion that has arisen with other similarly named businesses.

    • Microsoft Recognises QA Instructor Expertise

      QA |

      Three specialists at QA, the UK's largest independent provider of training and consulting and Microsoft's 2003 Global CTEC* winner, have been awarded prestigious Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft in recognition of their technical excellence and support for Microsoft learner and user communities.

    • Industry recognition for QA trainer programme

      QA |

      QA, the UK's leading independent provider of training and consulting, announces Institute of IT Training endorsement of its trainer development programme. Formal industry recognition of this programme highlights the quality of QA's approach to training delivery.

    • QA opens Corporate Events Centre in Ascot

      QA |

      QA, the UK's leading independent provider of training and consulting, today announces the opening of a Corporate Events Centre in Ashurst Manor, Ascot.

    • Blended Learning gains approval

      QA |

      Acceptance of Blended Learning is on the rise as organisations across the UK seek flexible, cost-effective training solutions. New research from QA, a leading UK provider of training and consulting, found that 81% of organisations surveyed believe Blended Learning is an effective means of learning.

    • Axiom announces mydiscprofile

      Axiom Software |

      Axiom, publishers of the internationally renowned Discus behavioural profiler, have recently launched a new service, www.mydiscprofile.com, which offers recruitment sites the opportunity to enhance their service offering to jobseekers and site visitors alike.

    • Graduates drawn to 'ethically sound' companies

      Axiom Software |

      More than 75 per cent of graduates would not work for a company with a poor ethical record. Research, on behalf of Axiom Software, shows 56 per cent of graduates believe it is still possible to be selective about a potential employer's ethical record even when the economy is under pressure. (As featured in Personnel Today, February 2002).