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    • Virtual College reports renewed interest in abuse awareness skills among housing providers

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England |

      North West housing provider Adactus has stepped up its abuse awareness training following the case review into the death of ‘child U’ in September 2011. Recommendations published earlier this year, revealed that child U’s mother had extensive contact with front line housing staff from Adactus, as well as other agencies.

    • Kallidus LMS live at Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust: learning and CPD initiatives for 4,500

      Kallidus | Cirencester, U.K. |

      The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has successfully implemented the Kallidus Learning Management System (LMS) from Kallidus, a leading provider of learning and talent management solutions. The new easy-to-use system provides a ‘one-stop-shop’ learning and development portal for almost 4,500 employees as well as supporting individuals with their CPD (Continuous Professional Development) needs.

    • accessplanit launches new look website

      Accessplanit |

      The sun has arrived this week along with a fresh new look accessplanit website. The updated site features an easy flow navigation, engaging relevant content and of course a fresh new look bringing it in line with the many changes at this fast growing software company.

    • LMS fails to make a positive impact in one third of organisations

      Fosway |

      Ongoing research by Europe’s leading learning and talent analyst, Elearnity, is finding that in at least one third of organisations are failing to make a positive impact with their Learning Management Systems. The results are taken from current research into customer satisfaction levels of learning technology solutions and services across the UK and Europe – which is open for further contributions from corporate organisations until 3rd May 2013.

    • Managers Wait Ten Years for Leadership Training

      The Ken Blanchard Companies | LONDON |

      The average age of a manager when they first receive leadership training is 42, yet they become a manager, on average, aged 33. Meanwhile, less than ten percent of employees under the age of 30 are provided the opportunity to participate in leadership development.

    • LEARNING LIVE 2013 announces a call for speakers

      Learning and Performance Institute | Birmingham |

      This year, for the first time, The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) is inviting speaker proposal submissions for the Institute’s annual conference, LEARNING LIVE that is taking place at 200 Aldersgate, St Pauls, London on 11 and 12 September, 2013

    • Raytheon delivers first training program under contract with GM Korea Company

      Raytheon Professional Services | RUESSELSHEIM, Germany |

      Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has delivered the launch training program for the Chevrolet Trax Urban Life Vehicle, the first training event conducted under a multimillion dollar contract to manage dealer training for General Motors Korea Company (GMKC).

    • Fresenius Medical Care Selects NetDimensions for Rollout in 24 Countries Worldwide

      PeopleFluent | London, United Kingdom |

      Fresenius Medical Care has selected NetDimensions Talent Suite for a rollout to 30,000 employees in 24 countries in EMEALA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America). NetDimensions successfully completes validation for 21 CFR Part 11 and EU GMP Annex 11 requirements.

    • How to Do Still More with Less

      The Ken Blanchard Companies | London |

      The Ken Blanchard Companies is hosting a webinar on 24 April for those managers feeling stressed and struggling to cope at work. While it might seem impossible to do even more with less, there are still ways to meet increasing expectations in a time of diminished resources.

    • Saffron Interactive and Amnesty International Ireland team up to challenge attitudes towards mental health

      Saffron Interactive | London and Dublin |

      Prejudice against those experiencing mental health problems is rife. In one study, 58 per cent of people felt unfairly treated by mental health staff. Yet one in four people will experience significant mental distress at some point in their lives. Now Saffron Interactive is helping Amnesty International Ireland produce a remarkable e-learning course to change things for the better.

    • NetDimensions Enters Australian Market

      PeopleFluent | Sydney, Australia |

      NetDimensions recently established NetDimensions (Australia) Pty Ltd in Sydney and will showcase NetDimensions Talent Suite at Australia’s largest learning and development gathering, the 2013 AITD National Conference from April 10-11 in Melbourne.

    • Reed Learning focuses on global expansion

      Reed Learning | London, UK |

      Reed Learning, the UK’s leading learning solutions provider, is crossing the border and has its sights set on international expansion

    • Blue Eskimo aligns services to LPI Capability Map

      Blue Eskimo | Stoke Prior, United Kingdom |

      Blue Eskimo, specialist learning and training recruitment provider, is aligning its services with the Learning & Performance Institute’s Capability Map.

    • Upside Learning To Uncover New LMS Evaluation Guidelines

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      Upside Learning’s webinar, ‘New LMS Evaluation: A 9 Step Guide’, to be held on 3rd April, will help organizations to conduct the LMS selection process in an organized manner and avoid the common pitfalls.

    • Tom Kuhlmann Masterclass: eLearning design made simple

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      eLearning design doesn’t have to be complicated, says Tom Kuhlmann, the world’s leading instructional designer. He’ll be inspiring delegates at an annual Masterclass in London in May, with practical ideas to create great resources.

    • Facilitation skills launch

      APMG | High Wycombe, Bucks, UK |

      Quotes from Sir Winston Churchill were much in evidence at the official launch of APMG-International’s certification scheme in Facilitation skills. The scheme, which aims to teach candidates how to design, apply and use specific processes and tools in order to increase the success of programmes and projects, was launched at the Cabinet War Rooms – Churchill’s underground headquarters in Whitehall during the Second World War.