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    • LNTV, Aug 24: Measuring business impact

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Aug 24: Ajay Pangarkar joins Nigel Paine - from measuring 'interest' to measuring 'impact'; Martin Couzins reviews the latest report from Mind Tools; Stella Collins - Learning & The Brain; Sponge - sustainability in business processes; Bob Mosher’s series on Virtual Instruction to Increase Performance concludes; Robin Hoyle - ditching ‘soft skills’.

    • Rosetta Stone adds AI-powered assessments to its language solutions

      Learning News | Rosetta Stone for Enterprise, San Mateo, CA. USA |

      Rosetta Stone's new AI-powered language assessments deepen the company's line of language learning solutions. The patented assessments provide precise scores aligned to recognized global language standards, heightening an organization’s ability to identify and hire top multilingual talent, empowering global expansion and improving customer satisfaction scores.

    • Learning Hack Launches New Podcast Mini-Series on Ukraine Aid Dash

      The Learning Hack | Brighton, UK |

      The Learning Hack has launched a much-anticipated podcast mini-series chronicling Andy Wooler, SVP Product Management at Area9 Lyceum, and John Helmer's recent Ukraine roadtrip. Andy, also chair of Ukraine Fundraiser 2022, a voluntary organization aiding Ukraine with essential supplies, was joined by John on a hospital visit in Lviv. The trip is documented in three podcast episodes: 'Getting There,' 'Being There,' and 'Coming Home.' The first episode dropped this week, with subsequent releases scheduled during August. Notably, the series features interviews with Ukrainian learning professionals, including an Odesa-based learning tech CEO and an elearning specialist now living in exile.

    • GP Strategies Introduces ContentFlex: A Flexible Approach to Leadership and DEI Training

      GP Strategies |

      GP Strategies announces the launch of ContentFlex, their new solution for Leadership Development and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training. ContentFlex is a strategic approach to GP Strategies’ content deployment that allows clients to enjoy greater simplicity, flexibility, and cost efficiency. Clients can now purchase licenses to access content across GP’s portfolio of leadership and DEI content.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: Digital learning market update and vendor 9-Grid; Capability academies on the rise; Employment tenure and employer relations; Learning Pool transforming learning at Lidl.

    • Cognota Hosts First-Ever LearnOps Virtual Summit with Acclaimed Speakers Elliott Masie, Sydney Savion, and Charles Jennings

      Cognota | TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA |

      Cognota is thrilled to announce the groundbreaking LearnOps Virtual Summit featuring an impressive lineup of speakers, including renowned industry leaders Elliott Masie, Sydney Savion, Charles Jennings, Claudio Erba, Brandon Carson, Patti Phillips, Christopher Lind, JD Dillon, Myra Roldan, and more. Takes place September 27, 2023.

    • Learning In The Workplace 2023

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Jul 27: Lara Overton discusses the latest report from CIPD, 'Learning In The Workplace 2023'; We take a look at Bright Horizons which runs 1,000 nursery schools and why it won a Culture Pioneer Award. Plus, the Welsh Air Ambulance induction programme.

    • Learning Hack Joins Road Trip to Aid Ukraine

      The Learning Hack | Brighton, UK |

      The Learning Hack podcast's host, John Helmer, joins adaptive learning expert Andy Wooler for a road trip to aid Ukraine. Andy chairs Ukraine Fundraiser 2022, a voluntary organization collecting and transporting humanitarian aid to Ukraine. John will document the journey through interviews and an audio diary for the podcast.

    • Learning Pool officially named one of UK's Best Workplaces™ for Women 2023

      Learning Pool | Oxford, United Kingdom |

      Learning Pool's commitment to diversity and equality earns it a coveted spot on the 2023 UK's Best Workplaces™ for Women list. This recognition reflects its efforts in creating an empowering environment for its entire team, with inclusive policies and practices setting it apart as an exceptional workplace for women.

    • Rethinking behaviour change in cyber-security

      Learning News | Sponge, The Unforgettable Learning Podcast |

      How the Lego group is rethinking behaviour change and human-centred cyber-security, with Ceri Jones from Lego group and Kate Pasterfield, host of The Unforgettable Learning Podcast.

    • Effective sales negotiation critical for preserving margins in 2023

      Imparta | London, UK |

      Imparta's new on-demand webinar, "Sales Negotiation: How to Win in 2023," addresses the challenges posed by inflation as businesses strive for discounts and flexible payment terms. Led by industry experts Richard Barkey and Jonas Olsson, the webinar covers crucial topics such as types of negotiators, understanding procurement, capturing and creating value, and disarming powerful procurement tactics. In a poll, participants acknowledged that poor negotiation skills led to a loss of over 5% in price, highlighting the potential for a 50% profit improvement through enhanced skills.

    • Cognota Wins 2023 EdTech Breakthrough Award for "Learning Analytics Solution Provider of the Year"

      Cognota | TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA |

      Cognota, the leading LearnOps Platform for corporate L&D Departments, is thrilled to announce that it has been honored with the distinguished Learning Analytics Award at the 2023 EdTech Breakthrough Awards. This recognition showcases Cognota's exceptional contributions as the "Learning Analytics Solution Provider of the Year," highlighting Cognota's commitment to revolutionizing learning operations through advanced analytics and innovative solutions.

    • B-Corp for Learning Pool on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, May 25: Ben Betts talks about Learning Pool becoming a B-Corp; Stella Collins starts a new 6-part series on neuroscience for learning. Esther Redman from Woodgreen Pets Charity discusses the highly important topic of Reflection.

    • GP Strategies and LEO coming together

      Learning News | GP Strategies, Learning Technologies 2023 |

      Interview with Matt Donovan, GP Strategies, at Learning Technologies 2023.

    • New people development platform from Speexx

      Learning News | Speexx, Learning Technologies 2023 |

      Armin Hopp presents Speexx’ new platform at Learning Technologies 2023: combining language and business coaching.

    • L&D budgets getting squeezed

      Learning News | ILX Group |

      A new report from ILX Group considers the challenges, priorities and opportunities facing organisations in 2023 and says 50% of training programmes are not effective due to budget constraints.

    • 2023 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition explores the potential of AI

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its new 2023 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition. Despite the recessionary pressures on organisations, the talent acquisition (TA) market in Europe remains resilient. However, this research reveals a new wave of market disruption as specialist technology providers put pressure on TA suites, who were themselves disrupting the market only a few years ago.

    • The Learning Network Announces Connect 2023: Building the Future of L&D

      The Learning Network |

      The Future of Learning & Development is up for grabs, Connect 2023 by The Learning Network is set to Inspire, Innovate, and Empower. Taking place in London on the 17th November 2023, Connect invites L&D professionals to shape the future of the industry amidst rapid technological advances and shifting workplace paradigms.

    • Vyond Launches Global Partner Certification Program

      Learning News | Vyond |

      Vyond's enhanced reseller program enables partners to more effectively sell and train with the leading AI-Powered video creation platform for the enterprise. Vyond customers now have faster access to in-country, in-language training, as well as localized sales and support in their own time zones.

    • StoryTagger shares why every L&D team needs a storytelling strategy

      StoryTagger | London |

      Video storytelling expert, Carl Hodler, CCO at StoryTagger, will present a knowledge-sharing session at Learning Technologies London on the real work stories L&D needs to capture to increase engagement, learning transfer and impact.

    • The Power of AI Voice-over and Native Language Learning

      Global Lingo |

      Language is a critical component of learning and development (L&D), and effective language solutions are vital for organisations looking to enhance their professional development. In this article, we explore the impact of AI-powered professional voice-over services and native-language learning in L&D and their potential to revolutionise the eLearning industry.

    • ODILO a strategic ally in L&D plans

      ODILO |

      ODILO is the pioneer of the “Unlimited Learning Ecosystems” category, which empowers organizations to offer unlimited ways of learning to their users.

    • Soft skills microlearning

      Learning News |

      Catherine de Salvo from softskills microlearning training provider, Scott Bradbury, joins Learning News to talk about getting microlearning right and why choosing video with real people, over animation, is important for developing human skills and behaviours.

    • Quarterly Market L&D Barometer Q1 2023

      Blue Eskimo |

      Blue Eskimo’s new quarterly barometer shows the health of the L&D industry - along with current insights and sector trends.

    • Redesigning work and learning at Marks & Spencer

      Learning Now tv |

      LNTV, Apr 27: Simon Gibson, Group Head of Learning & Development at Marks & Spencer, discusses redesigning work, learning and culture; Martin Couzins looks at workers' views on the workplace. Plus: How to apply neuroscience and psychology for improved learning and training; Robin Hoyle in discussion with Will Thalheimer; and Rob Clarke talks to Donald Taylor ahead of Learning Technologies.

    • Fosway Group appoints Myles Runham as Lead Analyst for Digital Learning

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR Industry Analyst, today announces the appointment of Myles Runham as Senior Analyst and lead analyst for digital learning. The appointment is a part of Fosway’s ongoing growth and continued investment in its research and analyst team and follows the recent appointment of Claire-Marie de Vulliod as lead analyst in France.

    • Ciphr acquires Marshalls

      Marshall E-Learning |

      Marshall E-Learning, a specialist diversity and inclusion online learning provider, has been acquired today by ECI-backed, SaaS HR provider Ciphr for an undisclosed sum.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: L&D's relationship with business leadership; Learning impact gold; Predicting future skills; L&D salaries; Overturning how surgeons are trained; Plus all the headlines from Learning News.

    • City, University of London partners with ARuVR for UK’s largest AR/VR design learning centre

      ARuVR | London, UK |

      ARuVR, a multi-award winning end-to-end, enterprise-grade Extended Reality (XR) training platform today announced a three year partnership with City, University of London to provide its award-winning technology and expertise to engineering, computer science and applied mathematics undergraduate and postgraduate students within the School of Science and Technology, at what will be the UK’s largest bespoke Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Metaverse design training centre.

    • Hybrid working and remote learning on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Mar 30: Gary Cookson discusses adapting people practices to support employees and the organisation; John Hinchliffe, Colin Corder Award winner, talks about his work supporting the L&D community; Ina Weinbauer-Heidel and Robin Hoyle discuss transfer of learning back in the workplace; plus Bob Mosher and Rob Clarke.

    • Virtual College releases podcast exploring digital training during a turbulent landscape

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      How do you roll out digital training during a turbulent landscape? Organisations are facing a difficult period where budgets are being cut and are experiencing challenges to retain their staff. Understaffed departments mean training is required to upskill employees and encourage career development. So how do you do this?

    • Connectr partners with LPI to bring awarding winning mentoring to members

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      Award winning HR & LD tech company Connectr today announced it is the first mentoring technology business to partner with the Learning Performance Institute (LPI) to bring more value to members. The partnership will enable the LPI to assist their members to address challenges such as staff retention, progression of talent and diversity and inclusion.

    • Workplace learning trends

      Features | Cornerstone |

      Cornerstone People Research Lab 2023 Trends Report: interview with Mike Bollinger.

    • Workplace learning trends

      Learning News | Cornerstone |

      Cornerstone People Research Lab 2023 Trends Report: interview with Mike Bollinger.

    • Sage investing in cybersecurity

      Learning News | Pluralsight |

      1,300 engineers at accounting software company, Sage, are to get access to a new cybersecurity skills development programme.

    • LinkedIn Learning content added to LMS365

      Learning News | LMS365 |

      LMS365 has announced it is to integrate with LinkedIn Learning; the deal will enable learners to access LinkedIn Learning training content directly from the LMS365 platform.

    • Learning and development salaries and work conditions

      Features | Blue Eskimo |

      Pay and conditions for learning professionals continues to improve; job satisfaction rises; small decrease in people changing jobs in 2023; decrease in unpaid working hours; Work and Salary Survey for L&D; interview with report author.

    • Learning and development salaries and work conditions

      Learning News | Blue Eskimo |

      Pay and conditions for learning professionals continues to improve; job satisfaction rises; small decrease in people changing jobs in 2023; decrease in unpaid working hours; Work and Salary Survey for L&D; interview with report author.

    • LPI launches L&D for Hybrid Working masterclass

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      Instructor-led masterclass gives L&D professionals the confidence to overcome the potential challenges of hybrid working and satisfy the unique learning needs of a hybrid workforce.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: L&D sentiment; Learning systems market; Go1 acquires Anders Pink; Learning design skills; LPI membership; Virtual College and Netex; Learning Awards.

    • 4-day week at Happy

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Feb 23: Henry Stewart discusses Happy’s transition to a 4-day week; learning culture transforms New Zealand Transport; Bob Mosher - new series; Plus LNTV regulars Robin Hoyle and Rob Clarke; Hosts Kate Graham and Nigel Paine.

    • Learning industry salaries continue to rise

      Blue Eskimo | Work & Salary Survey |

      Blue Eskimo’s 11th annual Work & Salary Survey reveals that industry salaries continued to rise in 2022 – and by wider margins than ever before.

    • Cognota Launches New LearnOps Product Video

      Cognota | Toronto, CA |

      Cognota®, a leading provider of Learning Operations software, has launched a new product video on the topic of LearnOps®, highlighting the importance of the holistic approach in managing the entire lifecycle of learning and development programs.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: HR is shifting priorities to learning; LearnOps, DevOps for L&D; Learning Technologies Team of the Year Credit Suisse and Kineo; CLO100 learning leaders programme launches.

    • Fosway Group opens Digital Learning Realities Research 2023 to explore learning technology strategies and impact

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst in partnership with Learning Technologies, Europe’s leading learning workplace event, has opened the annual Digital Learning Realities research survey. Now in its eighth year, the research aims to uncover the business priorities that are shaping digital learning strategies and the approaches L&D professionals are adopting to help organisations successfully support hybrid working and organisational transformation.