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    • Coastal’s New Driving Safety Program Addresses New Distractions

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies has released a new distracted driving awareness DVD – Driven to Distraction II. The new training program features a narrator who personifies distractions and rides along in every vehicle – egging drivers on to give in to the myriad of distractions drivers face today. The sobering ending may be just the wake-up call your employees need.

    • Richardson Releases 2010 Sales Challenges Research Report

      Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA |

      To better understand the primary areas that a sales team should focus on in 2010, Richardson’s Research Group conducted a survey of over 15,000 sales professionals across every major industry segment and a variety of sales roles. Leveraging this survey data, Richardson developed a report that highlights the most pressing issues facing sales organizations in 2010.

    • Saffron launches BlackBerry compliance tool

      Saffron Interactive | United Kingdom, London |

      Saffron Interactive, one of Europe’s leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is excited to announce the launch of Assure, its innovative BlackBerry based compliance tool.

    • BTL SecureClient Passes Independent Testing

      BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom |

      BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is pleased to report that their SecureClient software has passed rigorous independent testing. The test performed was the Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions on VeriTest®.

    • Institute Awards Bray Leino Silver Award for 2010 Training Company of the Year

      Bray Leino Learning | London |

      Bray Leino's BroadSkill division was awarded the Silver Award in the 2010 Training Company of the Year category at the IITT Awards ceremony which took place last night at the Dorchester hotel, London. Alan Bellinger, head of judging for the IITT says 'we were particularly impressed by Bray Leino's ability to exploit the synergy between the training part of the business and other Bray Leino business units - notably marketing and consulting. In addition, its record of exploiting multiple delivery channels and delivering new models are to be applauded. The organisation is clearly meeting the needs of its extensive client base.'

    • Organisations Waste £9.5bn On Training, Claims Study

      KnowledgePool | Bracknell, UK |

      UK organisations could be wasting an estimated £9.5bn on training each year, according to a new study from KnowledgePool, the managed learning specialist, which finds that a quarter of all training fails to yield a significant performance improvement.

    • Ken Blanchard Named World’s 3rd Most Influential Leadership Guru

      The Ken Blanchard Companies | LONDON |

      Ken Blanchard, the business and management author and entrepreneur perhaps best known as the co-author of The One Minute Manager, has been rated as the world’s 3rd most influential leadership guru by an independent public opinion poll of 22,000 business people, consultants, academics and MBAs worldwide, who were asked to make nominations for the award.

    • *** NEW Certificate in Coaching Supervision ***

      The Performance Solution | Bath, England |

      With the growth of business coaching the need for coaching supervision is becoming ever more important. The Performance Solution has launched a new training programme which will allow you to become trained and be able to provide coaching supervision to other coaches.

    • QA Launches innovative PRINCE2® eLearning using latest 3D Technology

      QA |

      QA has launched a new range of eLearning, focusing on its market-leading PRINCE2 project management courses. Developed by in-house experts, the eLearning includes ‘as live’ role play and a wide range of supporting interactive learning tools. It is fully accredited by the APMG.

    • Coastal Updates Training Programs as HIPAA Goes 'HITECH'

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Virginia Beach, VA – December 17, 2009 – Coastal has released eight HIPAA training programs that accommodate the new mandates of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

    • Situational Leadership® II Workshops Launch in Germany

      The Ken Blanchard Companies | Germany |

      Situational Leadership® II (SLII®), developed by The Ken Blanchard Companies in 1985 and now the world's most widely used leadership development model, will be available in Germany from February.

    • Bray Leino BroadSkill shortlisted for 2009 Training Award

      Bray Leino Learning |

      Bray Leino BroadSkill has been named as one of five finalists in the training company of the year category of the IITT Awards 2009.

      The winner will be revealed at The Institute of IT Training’s awards ceremony on Thursday 4th February 2010 at The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London.

    • Coastal Presents A New Arc Flash Training Program

      DuPont Sustainable Solutions | Virginia Beach, VA |

      Coastal Training Technologies has just released a timely and highly relevant program, Arc Flash: Live to Tell, which examines the roots and causes of arc flash and explains how it can be prevented. The program covers the definition of arc flash, proper PPE to wear when at risk, importance of lockout/tagout and safety documentation and regulations.

    • Retaining Your Talent

      The Performance Solution | Bath, England |

      Hanging onto the best and getting the best out of them. The recession, or credit-crunch, (those two vastly over-used words) has thrown companies into turmoil for 2 big reasons. 1. How do you keep your best staff motivated when there is so much insecurity in jobs?
      2. As the recession lifts, and more jobs become available, how do you retain your talent?

    • eCornell Voted 'Best Leadership Development Program' by Readers of eLearning Magazine

      eCornell | Ithaca, New York |

      eCornell's suite of online Leadership & Strategic Management Certificate Programs has been named 'Best Leadership Development Program' at the 2009 Best of eLearning Reader's Choice Awards hosted by eLearning magazine. The winners in 16 categories were announced at the virtual eLearning Summit on November 5.

    • The X Factor - Information Transfer's unique talent for explaining the complex recognized through new client wins

      Acteon Communication and Learning |

      United Biscuits and Magnox South may not have a lot in common; UB is one of the world's pre-eminent branded snack businesses, producing some of the best known and loved products, such as Penguin and Jaffa Cakes. Magnox South is the contractor currently responsible for decommissioning five nuclear sites on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. However, they do both have one thing in common: they have an ongoing need to ensure that employees understand their technical processes; and they have both recently commissioned Information Transfer to help them do that.

    • Happy's Henry Stewart rated as 'A Thinker Shaping the Future'

      Happy | Bucharest, Romania |

      The list of the world's 50 most influential business gurus is published today (15th October) at the Thinkers 50 conference in Bucharest. Henry Stewart, speaking at the conference, is included in the additional list of 'ones to watch'. Henry is Founder and Chief Executive of Happy Ltd, an award-winning training provider based in central London. 'He is one of the thinkers who we believe will shape the future of business' explained list compiler Stuart Crainer.

    • Bray Leino BroadSkill staff help spruce up North Devon Hospice

      Bray Leino Learning |

      Staff from Bray Leino BroadSkill have taken a much-needed break from running one of the country’s most successful training companies to spend a day helping to improve the grounds and facilities at North Devon Hospice.

    • GP Strategies Acquires Milsom Industrial Designs Limited Expanding Technical Expertise in the Aerospace Industry

      GP Strategies | Elkridge, MD |

      GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), the parent of global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), announced that on September 4, 2009 its wholly owned subsidiary General Physics (UK) Ltd acquired certain operating assets and the business of Milsom Industrial Designs Limited, a provider of technical documentation, technical publications, technical recruiting and engineering design services.