Happy Computers were this week revealed as the UK runner up in the Best Workplaces awards. Celebrating mistakes, fully trusting your staff and giving them the freedom to work the way they want are key to this success. Happy believes any company can work this way and is setting up a new division, Happy People, to train companies to become great workplaces.
Managed learning services company KnowledgePool has been named as one of the top 20 companies in the training outsourcing industry, by the web-based knowledge community TrainingOutsourcing.com.
Multi-million Euro investment enables high quality skills development to be conducted at any location across Europe, the Middle-East and Africa.
Coastal Training Technologies announces the release of a new training program on the safe use of lasers in the workplace. Laser Safety: The Blink Of An Eye is based on the current American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z136.1, updated in 2007 and is available on DVD and video and is accompanied by 10 employee handbooks.
E-consultancy responds to the industry's clear need for guidance surrounding accessibility and introduces an intensive, full day's workshop that will provide you with a practical, hands on approach to accessibility compliance and inclusive design.
Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), announced that on 1st June 2007 it acquired, through its fully owned subsidiary, General Physics (UK) Ltd (GPUK), the business of Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd (SEL), a provider of business improvement technical and management training services. The annualised revenue exceeded $5 million in their latest fiscal year.
In today's world of uncertainty it is important that employees working in public buildings are prepared to protect themselves and the public in the face of a threat. Coastal's new release Public Building Security: It's Everyone's Concern will help prepare your workers for the unexpected.
KnowledgePool, the UK's leading provider of vendor-independent managed learning services, has relocated to larger premises in Bracknell, Berkshire.
QA-IQ, the UK's leading learning services company, has launched a global partnership programme that provides its customers with access to high-quality technical, professional skills, and management and personal development training across a wide range of international locations.
Coastal Skills Training announces the release of its new Maintenance Troubleshooting five-part training series. These programs use video and interactive exercises to demonstrate and teach the most common troubleshooting scenarios that occur within a plant.
Safety on the Waterfront: Every Choice Counts is an eight-part safety training series from Coastal Training Technologies specifically targeted to those who work at ports and marine terminals. The topics covered include personal protective equipment, overall readiness to work, preventing drug & alcohol abuse, working around railcars and other vehicles, safe driving, signaling, and hazardous materials. The series is available on DVD and video, and each program comes complete with 10 employee handbooks.
Joe DiDonato, President of ESource Corp., will speak at Toys-R-Us in Wayne, NJ on May 24, 2007.
Internet research group E-consultancy has teamed up with Manchester Metropolitan University Business School to launch the first ever MSc in Digital Marketing Communications. The Masters will provide industry professionals and graduates with the chance to gain a formal, internationally-recognised qualification, and goes some way towards addressing the concerns within the internet sector about a skills shortage.
Be amongst the first to gain an IT Service Management Foundation qualification based upon the new version 3 of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), with brand-new courses from QA-IQ. Running from the first week of June, the Foundation course will prepare delegates for the first available exams based on the new syllabus.
Global Knowledge is introducing SOLVE, a learning project management methodology, to raise the bar in the international training outsourcing market and to position its recently-introduced Total Learning Approach service as the number-one choice for managed training contracts.
First in the industry to bring together both management and front-line skills, Develop Training is delighted to announce its new partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in the development of a Foundation Degree in Utilities Management.
QA-IQ, the UK's leading training provider, will be demonstrating the innovative methods behind their leading management and personal development courses at this year's HRD show in April. Learning and development experts will be at the QA-IQ stand taking attendees through their own Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) to identify their motivational system and how this impacts their relationships. This technique is a key part of QA-IQ’s portfolio of courses, including the already popular ‘Understanding People and Conflict’ course. We expect these sessions to get booked up each morning and would encourage delegates to book early.
ESource expands its services; goal is to enhance client's LMS investment.
Renowned Nessus co-author joins 7Safe Information Security to further bolster its leading team of training specialists.
Linda D'Angelo joins ESource Corp as Executive Vice President.
Global Knowledge announces the launch of 'Total Learning Approach' and the formation of a new Learning Services division to provide organisations with greater value from investments in learning; a new modular approach to outsourced training.
"Arc Flash Safety Awareness" is a Coastal safety training program that provides essential safety awareness to prevent arc flash accidents and explosions that cause more than 2,000 injuries per year. "Arc Flash Safety Awareness" covers lockout/tagout, electrical shock and flash hazard awareness, personal protective equipment and safe work practices.
ESource Corp. has won the award at the ASTD E-Learning Excellence Awards ceremony on December 11, 2006 in Atlanta, GA. This award is presented only once each year and to only one organization which has provided the most significant contribution to the Chapter and to the learning and performance profession.
Coastal Training Technologies Corp. provides a new look at a perennial workplace safety issue with Fall Protection: The Right Connection. This high-impact training program features dramatic falls and rescues that drive home the importance of proper fall protection and training. Unique to this Coastal fall protection program is the coverage of rescue from height. Fall Protection: The Right Connection is available on DVD and video and comes with 10 employee safety handbooks.
Social networking is the next step in informal learning, according to leading learning solutions provider QA-IQ, and is the focus for its popular Learning & Development Forum this February.
With workers setting themselves increasingly tough new objectives for 2007, success is more likely if changes start small, according to learning consultancy QA-IQ.
Organisations that store, process or transmit credit card payments must demonstrate compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) by June 2007, helping them to avoid hefty fines.
Qualification training for the important Information Security standard ISO 27001 will be available from 7Safe's new training centre from January 29th, 2007.
Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM:LTRE), a leading worldwide provider of education and training to managers and IT professionals in business and government organizations, today announced the introduction of its RealityPlus™ curriculum of management courses, based on the principles of performance-based learning. With these courses, characterized as management education for the real world, Learning Tree introduces a revolutionary approach designed to significantly improve the effectiveness of employees of public and private sector organizations worldwide.
Information Transfer and Priory Group have won a prestigious E-learning award 2006 for their work on a corporate e-learning programme. The award gave recognition to "the best e-learning project securing widespread adoption."
ESource Corp., a leader in Learning and Performance Improvement Services, has announced that Robert Stolz has been selected to be the new Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Alliances.
ESource Corp., a leader in Learning and Performance Improvement Services, has announced that Shawn Liaguno will join ESource Corp. as Executive Vice President.
7Safe has released a new Law Society approved course specifically designed for solicitors.
ESource Corp. announced today that the company has moved its central headquarters from Lawrenceville, GA to Cedar Knolls, NJ. The Company will still have a presence in Georgia, however, its global reach will stem from its main operations in New Jersey. With a pool of over 15,000 consultants, ESource Corp. specializes in providing clients with solutions to meet Learning and Performance Improvement needs.
During SMILE 2006 - The First Symposium on Medical Interactive eLearning, held in Sestri Levante, Italy, on September 13-15, Giunti Labs, Europe's leading eLearning and Mobile Learning Technology provider, announces its membership in MedBiquitous.
QA InterQuad has again demonstrated its expertise in providing training for the developer community, being voted Best Training Company for the fourth year in succession by the readers of Visual Systems Journal (VSJ).
More courses, more often, from the UK's leading training company: QA InterQuad has today opened new purpose-built offices in central Birmingham, including nine state-of-the-art training rooms that will offer a wider range of courses for local businesses and individuals. The new Birmingham training centre is testament to QA InterQuad's continued investment in improving our service and enhancing the experience enjoyed by our customers.
High-quality training providers worldwide have a unique opportunity to provide university-accredited IT Security courses by becoming 7Safe Accredited Training Partners (ATP).
Utility companies are under increasing pressure to ensure their workforce are competent. The new Main Laying resource gives candidates real hands-on experience, adding value to their learning.
QA InterQuad has been awarded a Microsoft Partner award for exceptional delivery of Microsoft Dynamics training programmes. Announced at the recent Microsoft worldwide partner conference in Boston, the UK award of excellence recognises the outstanding design and delivery of a bespoke technical training programme, carried out in 2005.
At a specially convened meeting on 12th July, The Committee of the eLearning Network unanimously resolved not to accept the current proposal from Learning Light to transfer the membership of the eLN into Learning Light Membership Services.
Customers gain essential business skills to complement technical expertise: In response to significant market demand for business skills training, QA InterQuad has launched a new portfolio of management and personal development courses.
TrainingOutsourcing.com, the first Internet knowledge community focused specifically on the training outsourcing industry - with the aim of bringing training suppliers and corporate executives together - has included the global e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), in its list of the Top 20 Companies in the Training Outsourcing Industry.
BroadSkill, the UK's largest supplier of freelance trainers and a major IT solutions provider, today announced that it has been certified ISO9001 compliant following a detailed review of is processes and systems.
KnowledgePool has continued its transition from an IT training provider to a specialist learning services company with the launch of a new website which outlines the services it provides to a growing client base of government and blue chip organisations.
LifeCraft, management, health and well-being consultancy, has announced the launch of their new innovative management programme "Sail into Management", aboard a 95 foot Turkish Gulet.
The Performance Solution in conjunction with Christina Baccini is preparing to launch a new coach supervision network in order to fill the gap in the coaching community for suitably qualified coach supervisors.
The Performance Solution is pleased to be able to offer in conjunction with The Concorde Initiative, unique courses specifically for business or health professionals. Delegates will learn the skills and models of NLP at practitioner and master pratitioner levels but they will also start to learn, understand and be able to work with the psycho neurology of the individual as an individual. The combination of these two sciences in the field of transformational change is unparalleled in the field of human change technologies.
KnowledgePool, the learning services company, is launching a new service enhancement at HRD 2006 exhibition (stand 1078). The company is introducing Kirkpatrick level three evaluation - which measures behavioural change resulting from learning - as standard for any learning it provides to its managed service clients.
The autumn dates have been released for the Advanced Executive Coaching Certificate programme, newly accredited by The Association for Coaching, are now available for booking.
Learning Tree International is currently presenting a new course which offers IT professionals the opportunity to prepare for, and then take, the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation Certification exam. The 3-day course, entitled ITIL: Achieving Foundation Certification consists of interactive class activities led by an expert instructor for the purpose of gaining knowledge in each ITIL process and function. At the conclusion of the course, participants are administered the exam by Learning Tree and, upon successful completion, receive their ITIL Foundation Certification.
Learning Light, a non-profit organisation that helps to build relationships between learning technology researchers, suppliers, buyers and learners, is launched officially on Thursday 16th March at a special reception in Sheffield.
Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM: LTRE) has introduced a new course title to its Learning Tree Management Institute Writing and Presentation Skills curriculum. The 2-day course, entitled Writing for the Web: Skills for Developing Compelling Content, involves hands-on exercises-led by an expert instructor-that give participants the opportunity to gain practical experience writing for the Web.
The Institute of IT Training (IITT) has been recognised as an Investor in People organisation after achieving the Standard on 21st November 2005.
We are delighted to announce the launch of Institute of IT Training's Professional Mentoring Scheme.
The Institute of IT Training has been awarded ISO9001:2000 approval for its accreditation and membership services, awarded through the Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance (LRQA).
Forty one organisations and 16 individuals have been named on the shortlist for this year's Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards 2006.
Learning technology organisation e2train today announced that it was ranked second in the 2005 Deloitte Rising Star Technology awards, a ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in the London & Southern Region. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over three years between 2002 and 2004. e2train grew 920 percent during this period.
Managers challenged by budgets not resources; Research conducted by QA, Training Company of the Year 2005, shows that project managers find their biggest challenge is delivering projects that are both on time and to budget, and that meet their customers expectations.
The global e-learning producer TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) has invested $1m in making all its processes run on the SAP system.
After clocking up 15 years of experience in designing and developing innovative and cutting-edge e-learning solutions, the leading global e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), has concluded partnership agreements with Denmark's Key2Know and eGEDI, in South Africa.
QA has been voted Training Company of the Year for the third year in succession by the readers of Visual Systems Journal (VSJ), the UK's leading independent magazine for the developer community.
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the global e-learning pioneer, has concluded a partnership agreement with the leading learning technology platform provider Knowledge Management Solutions Inc (KMSI).
QA, Training Company of the Year 2005, has launched an innovative electronic Portfolio to allow learners and managers to create customised learning schedules.
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the global e-learning pioneer which recently joined an elite group of organisations worldwide that have been assessed and certified as achieving the British Standards Institute (BSI)'s information security management standard, BS7799, has opened a new development centre in Kolkata.
The global e-learning pioneer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), has joined an elite group of organisations worldwide which have been assessed and certified as achieving the British Standards Institute (BSI)'s information security management standard, BS7799. TIS has recently received BS7799: 2:2002 certification for the design and development of custom-built and product-based e-learning solutions.
The Trainer Assessment Programme (TAP®), pioneered by the Institute of IT Training since 1998 and now the UK’s leading generic trainer qualification, has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious business accolade – the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in the Innovation category.
The Training Foundation is the first organisation to be awarded the UK's most prestigious business accolade for a training skills qualification in the 40-year history of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise. The Trainer Assessment Programme (TAP) has been adopted by trainers from more than 1,000 organisations since its launch in 1998.
The British Computer Society (BCS) and the Institute of IT Training have announced a new alliance to work in collaborative projects to enhance and develop the reputation of IT professionals and IT trainers, and champion the effective exploitation and use of IT in all areas of commerce and industry.
TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), has revealed that 2004 was a year of unprecedented company growth for this leading global e-learning provider as well as being a year of unrivalled success, in learning and staff development terms, for its client organisations throughout the UK and the rest of Europe.
The Institute's annual IT Training Awards for 2005 were presented at a sumptuous gala dinner held at The Dorchester in London.
TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), a global leader in e-learning, has been named as one of only nine suppliers of bespoke learning materials suppliers to Ufi. In addition, TIS has been appointed as one of only three organisations which will be maintaining Ufi's large library of legacy e-learning products.
The organisers of the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition 2004 have announced that 'MRSA –You can make a difference' has been short listed for a prestigious World of Learning Award. More than 400,000 NHS employees and contractors are now licensed to access this innovative course online over the Internet and this figure is still growing.
VuDu Solutions, Nigeria's premier provider of enterprise technology solutions, today announced a partnership with NetDimensions, the leading provider of learning management systems to the global market. VuDu and NetDimensions will cooperate to market and support e-learning in the Nigerian market.
2004 marks the centenary of the TATA Group - which is now India's largest business house, employing over 330,000 people and accounting for some two per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP).
Graduates awarded the Trainer Assessment Programme (TAP®) Diploma in Learning Facilitation Skills currently teaching in Higher or Tertiary Education can now take advantage of a new partnership between The Training Foundation and the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT). This allows for credit to be granted against modules and topics within the Post-Graduate Certificate in HE Learning and Teaching (PGCertHELT) course offered by Robert Gordon University.
TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), a global leader in e-learning, has been awarded the APEX 2004 Award of Excellence in the @Education & Training Campaigns & Programs' category for its work on simulation-based learning objects (SimBLs) on business ethics at the University of Phoenix Online, in the USA.
The Training Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a revolutionary online course, ‘MRSA – you can make a difference’, which is set to make a huge contribution to the fight against Healthcare Associated Infection.
The Training Foundation has announced plans to open a further dedicated training centre to accommodate rapidly growing demand for training programmes with the mission of empowering everyone involved with training and developing others.
QA, the UK’s largest independent provider of training and consulting, has appointed Jon Shepstone to head its strategic partnership programme.
QA, the UK’s leading independent provider of training and consulting, today opens a new, purpose-built training centre in Swindon, Wiltshire. QA has transferred its training centre operations from Cirencester to modern facilities located in Swindon’s Delta Office Park.
CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, has opened a new regional office in Singapore to support its fast growing Southeast Asian membership in the information technology (IT) world.
Due to the Institute of IT training (IITT)'s new phase of development following its acquisition by the National Computing Centre (NCC), the IITT is on the move.
QA, the UK’s largest independent provider of training and consulting, today announces the expansion of its end-user course schedule and bespoke training offering for clients across the UK.
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.
National IT Apprenticeship System from CompTIA answers President's call to create new opportunities for America's technology workers
Senior managers can now benefit from a unique programme of high-level business and technical seminars from QA, the UK’s largest independent provider of training and consulting.
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, 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.
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.
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, the UK's leading independent provider of training and consulting, today announces the opening of a Corporate Events Centre in Ashurst Manor, Ascot.
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, 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.
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).
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