Leading economists, scientists and technology experts are set to warn that unless we learn to manage globalisation and our increasingly interconnected world more effectively, we face a “dystopian future”. They envision a world in which groups such as ISIS will take advantage of the systemic risks and vulnerabilities we have created.
Totara Platinum Partners have once again been shortlisted for the prestigious E-Learning Awards, in what is the most extensive and hard-fought shortlist ever. 2015 saw no fewer than six shortlisted entries from Totara Partners including City & Guilds Kineo, Learning Pool and Mind Click.
10Eighty announced today that it achieved Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) Recognised Provider status for their new management and leadership training programmes.
BAFTA-winning games studio Preloaded has made a series of high-profile hires as it seeks to establish itself as the world’s leading producer of Applied Games. Industry veterans Charu Desodt from Microsoft Lift, Jemma Harris from 22 Cans and Yukiko Goto from Sony's London Studio have been hired to bolster Preloaded’s team of brilliant gaming minds.
To help organisations make a smooth transition from Flash to HTML5, Upside Learning has released a new eBook, titled 'The why and how of moving eLearning from Flash to HTML5' today.
Knowledge management specialist, Intuition, is benefitting from using eXact learning solutions’ learning content management system (LCMS) to maintain and update its library of online content materials.
gomo learning, the multi-device authoring suite, has today announced a range of new global clients across the finance, technology, professional services, automotive and travel industries.
Filtered.com has been shortlisted for two awards at the 20th annual Learning Awards organised by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI). The awards represent an established benchmark for excellence in the learning industry and will be presented at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London in February 2016.
Docebo today unveiled two new modules that, alongside the familiar LMS, capture and structure informal and social learning.
LearnUpon, the world’s fastest growing learning management system, today announces their integration with Salesforce Cloud CRM. This seamless integration will provide LearnUpon customers with direct access to all of their training data within the world’s number one CRM.
Totara Learning is pleased to announce the release of Totara LMS 2.9, which became available on 3rd November 2015.
The role elearning can play in creating a positive and lasting induction experience for new employees will be explored in an interactive webinar this month.
Docebo, producer of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise learning management system (LMS), is unveiling two major new modules that work alongside its product to create an ecosystem.
The eLearning Network’s annual conference will hear how “thinking like game designers” can help learning professionals unlock the full potential of games in digital learning.
Despite high aspirations to make an impact on the business, the latest Towards Maturity research shows that whilst most L&D teams are failing to find success, Top Performing teams provide direction for the way ahead.
Toby Harris, creative lead and platforms product manager at Saffron, will emphasise the need to personalise learning and development technologies.
Learning executives and professionals from around the world have nominated Docebo as a finalist in the 2015 Best of Elearning! Awards.
Saffron Interactive has held its position on the Top 20 Gamification Companies list since the award’s inception. Its commitment to behavioural learning experiences has resulted in serious games that drive business performance.
A cutting-edge blended programme by Michelin and Saffron Interactive has been shortlisted for another prestigious industry award. Brand Usage by Dealers is now a finalist for the Learning Technologies Award at the 2016 Learning Awards in addition to its eLearning Awards shortlisting.
Study finds only 2 in 10 companies are achieving their goals to protect and elevate their businesses.
UpsideLMS, Upside Learning’s best value, responsive LMS, has been listed as one of the top 5 ace but offbeat learning management systems by InsiderHub in its latest infographic, titled ‘Top 5 LMS Off the Beaten Track’.
Docebo, a provider of cloud-based learning solutions for today’s users, has been publicly praised for its product’s “innovation and new ideas”.
In response to Ofsted requirements, City & Guilds Kineo has launched new training in 'Safeguarding young people from harm, abuse and exploitation’.
Webanywhere, Totara Platinum partners, has announced that they will be hosting a half day seminar in Leeds, in partnership with Totara, on Social Learning. The event will examine why social learning is at the top of L&D professionals' agenda and how Enterprise Social Networks like Totara Social can foster knowledge sharing within organisations.
PATH has selected NetDimensions Learning to manage training of more than 1,300 staff at offices in 44 cities across 20 countries.
Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been named as a finalist for its work with Transport for London (TfL) in the 2016 Learning Awards.
Munich – Monday 26th October 2015 – Speexx, the leading global provider of online and mobile language training, has confirmed the agenda for its annual HR and L&D networking event Speexx Exchange. This full-day event brings together talent management experts from all over the world and kicks off on the eve of Online Educa Berlin.
A joint whitepaper from Docebo and Aberdeen Group highlights the future of learning.
The digital learning content management business solutions producer, eXact learning solutions, has announced its presence at next year’s Learning Technologies event.
Upside Learning's key focus at the soon to be held Learning@Work 2015 Summit, in Sydney, Australia includes everything from storyboarding to development approaches for creating engaging multi-device eLearning.
Viewers of the live-streamed internet television channel, Learning Now TV (LNTV), will be able to see an exclusive interview with Louise Pasterfield, Managing Director of elearning provider, Sponge UK this month.
Newly released online training courses expand support for front line supervisors and recruiters to aid compliance with Modern Slavery Act 2015.
Munich – Thursday 15th October 2015 – Speexx, the leading provider of online and mobile language training, today announced the opening of its first US-based office. The presence in New York and the region will help to provide on-the-ground services for new and existing corporate clients.
Kallidus, the leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, is supporting Transport for London (TfL) through what is considered to be the largest business transformation programme in Europe.
Saffron Interactive is sponsoring the ‘Strategy and Tactics’ stream at the eLearning Network conference in London on 11 November 2015, entitled ‘Beyond “click next”… digital learning solutions come of age’. Saffron’s session will tackle the need for learning infrastructures that improve performance.
OEB, Europe’s leading conference on technology and learning, is promising a “sparkling intellectual treat for futurists, planners, strategists and thinkers” in Berlin from December 2 – 4, 2015.
Filtered has teamed up with L&D professional body, The Learning and Performance Institute, to host an event in central London on personalization in online training. Speaker experts include Donald Clark and Steve Wheeler.
Xyleme with Customers Baker Hughes and PSCU Win in Performance Support and Blended Learning Categories
Latest research from Towards Maturity reveals that mid-sized businesses are failing to capitalise on the benefits of learning technologies, but brings hope by identifying opportunities for success within these organisations.
The New Zealand-based training and recruitment specialist, Bloom Training and Recruitment, is partnering with Docebo, producers of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise learning management system (LMS).
Two of the UK’s most prominent financial services training providers, Unicorn and FSTP, are leading the drive to help firms achieve regulatory compliance as the five-month deadline to the commencement of the FCA’s new accountability framework looms.
Learning Pool, one of Europe's leading learning and technology companies, has announced that it will release a game changing authoring tool service at DevLearn this week.
How to better use branching scenarios in eLearning: Unicorn’s award-winning Instructional Designer, Sam Yates, is a guest speaker at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition at the NEC Birmingham on Tuesday 29 September.
Totara Learning Solutions, the leading Open Source Learning Platform company, will launch its new Enterprise Social Learning Product Totara Social in the US at DevLearn 2015 in Las Vegas from Sept 30-Oct 2. Totara Social continues the innovation story started with the award-winning Totara LMS open source learning platform, now used by over 600 clients including Sony, Samsung, Bridgestone, Cisco, and American Cancer Society.
Skill Pill, a pioneer in mobile learning, will be showing its full Management2Go and Strategy2Go mobile learning series in public for the first time at the World of Learning Exhibition, Birmingham. These two new digital learning resources can run on any device, providing managers and leaders with the latest management thinking at their fingertips.
Totara Learning, the leading Open Source Learning Platform company, will once again sponsor the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition (WOLCE) 2015 on September 29th and 30th at NEC Birmingham. Totara Learning will sponsor the VIP lounge, and will share new product updates, free resources, and much more.
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has selected NetDimensions' learning management system to manage training and certifications of 15,000 members of personnel.
LearnUpon today announced a new technology partnership with leading AMS provider Personify that will see them build an off-the-shelf integration bridge between Personify360 and LearnUpon’s learning management system. Personify will also use LearnUpon’s LMS to deliver their own customer training.
kPoint has announced the release of two new features to its video platform – voiceover and spoken word search, ahead of the World of Learning Conference. The much awaited features will help organizations address the challenge of reusing and updating legacy content by converting them to videos with voiceover.
The Docebo Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise learning management system (LMS) is playing a key part in helping the cloud-based accounting software producer, FreshBooks, to keep its business growing.
In its newly released infographic- Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification, Upside Learning breaks the complexities and differentiates the three terms.
Learning Now tv this month includes features on talent management and performance reviews, building virtual teams, marketing in L&D and contains in-depth interviews with L&D leaders from BP and DHL Express.
Merlin has implemented Kallidus Learning Management System (LMS) to streamline learning administration and improve management reporting. The company has also invested in Kallidus Performance which is set to go live later this year.
Webanywhere, the elearning provider, has recently recruited three new members to join its US team and has relocated its Chicago office to Fulton Market, the up-and-coming area for technology companies such as Google and Basecamp.
Docebo, producer of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise learning management system (LMS), is joining forces with the globally-known business research organization, Aberdeen Group, to reveal the changing face of corporate learning.
Users of the eXact learning solutions’ suite of digital learning content management business solutions met in Rome recently. There, they discussed the latest product features and gained an insight into forthcoming advances in the eXact learning solutions’ suite of products: eXact learning LCMS, eXact learning Packager and eXact learning Mobile.
Informal learning and performance improvement experts, People Alchemy will be launching the new Alchemy Learning Pathway (ALP) 2.0 at this year’s World of Learning exhibition on the 29th and 30th of September 2015 at the NEC in Birmingham.
Michelin and Saffron Interactive have been shortlisted in the category of “Best use of blended learning” for the “Brand Usage by Dealers” programme. The programme applied cutting-edge instructional approaches to deliver an astonishing increase in brand value.
Thomson Reuters Compliance Learning solutions is now available through NetDimensions Learning.
LMS Buying Tips, an infographic published by Upside Learning, is a quick checklist for organisations planning to buy an LMS.
Bumper year for Personalised Benchmark Reports shows L&D professionals are turning to data to help shape their learning strategies.
Docebo is making it easier for organizations to manage their CRM and LMS shared data efficiently.
Personalized online training innovator to attend and deliver business solution workshop at leading L&D conference.
Kallidus, leading provider of learning and talent management solutions, has been shortlisted for five prestigious E-Learning Awards for the second year running.
Coursecheck to showcase latest version of its ratings and reviews website for training courses at LEARNING LIVE 2015.
Latest research from Towards Maturity shows that L&D teams are failing to develop leadership development programmes that improve individual and business performance.
learning design live launches at the renowned World of Learning Conference & Exhibition. L&D professionals involved in learning tech design can learn about the latest trends and techniques and network with key experts and peers in their sector at a new conference.
Upside Learning has published a new eBook, titled ‘Responsive LMS- All about Selection & Implementation’, which is a comprehensive guide for organisations planning for a Responsive LMS.
Education for Health has selected Kallidus LMS to support the delivery of the wide range of courses and workshops it provides to healthcare professionals. The Software as a Service (SaaS) solution will enable the charity to extend its provision of flexible bite-sized blended learning programmes and will enhance the user experience. In addition, students and course commissioners will be able to purchase training directly via the e-commerce enabled platform.
Totara Learning Solutions, the leading Open Source Learning Platform company, has pushed its product set forward, and upward, into the cloud. Today Totara announces that its hugely successful open source Totara LMS is now available as Software as a Service in the Cloud (OpenSaaS). It’s joined there by Totara Social, the Enterprise Social Network that enables collaboration, connection and curation for social learning in a secure environment.
City & Guilds Kineo is delighted to announce the release of its brand new, ready-to-go elearning range, EssentialsPlus. David Patterson, Director of Learning Light, a leading research-led elearning company, recently conducted an in-depth review of four EssentialsPlus elearning modules, one from each range. He comments: "EssentialsPlus learning is much more aligned to Generation Y... treating learning as more of an explorative web and resource based learning experience."
Growth Engineering, a multi-award winning learning technologies company, has been listed on Training Industry’s Top Learning Portal Companies Watch List.
Upside Learning has been selected as a 2015 Learning Portal Watch List Company by Training Industry Inc. This marks Upside Learning’s listing in the prestigious watch list for its best value, responsive LMS – UpsideLMS for the 5th year in a row.
NetDimensions is once again named among TrainingIndustry.com's annual Top 20 Learning Portal Companies List.
The Italy-based digital learning content management business solutions producer, eXact learning solutions, is expanding its operations in North America. Among other things, this involves opening of a new North American headquarters office in Washington DC.
Mind Click, an award-winning leader in bespoke e-learning and Totara LMS implementation, today announce that they will showcase their new gamification engine at the World of Learning Exhibition on September 29 and 30.
TrainingIndustry.com has announced its Top 20 Learning Portal Companies List, as part of its mission to continually monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of training services and technologies.
Speexx has published the final edition of its 3-part video guide to help HR and L&D professionals deal with a multinational workforce. ‘How to drive corporate training with big learner data’ gives an insight into how learner analytics benefit organisations in their training programmes and decision-making processes. It also lists practical tips on applying the right metrics and predicting learner behaviour in the future.
Docebo, maker of Cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise learning management system (LMS), has been selected as a 2015 Top 20 Learning Portal List Company.
Early findings from the 2015 Towards Maturity Benchmark Study show that lack of skills is holding back L&D teams.
Representatives of the many organizations around the world which use the digital learning content management business solutions offered by eXact learning solutions, will meet in Rome in early September for a User Group conference.
Upside Learning will discuss all about Responsive LMS, in its upcoming webinar, titled ‘Responsive LMS: All about Selection and Implementation’.
Speexx has released a white paper to help HR and L&D professionals successfully manage blended learning programmes. Based on in-depth industry research, the four-page report offers practical guidelines for building and developing blended projects in a globalised workplace.
Learning Technologies Group (LTG) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Eukleia, a provider of e-learning to the financial services sector, in keeping with its ‘buy and build’ strategy to create a global leader in e-learning in excess of £50m of revenue.
Unicorn, the global top five LMS provider, is taking a central role in helping tackle the global risk from cyber-crime by working alongside AXELOS - a joint venture between the Government and Capita plc – to raise frontline cyber awareness to up to one million users worldwide.
LearnUpon, the world’s fastest growing cloud-based learning management system (LMS), today announces the launch of its LMS for Associations and Professional Bodies.
The digital learning content management business solution provider, eXact learning solutions, has announced that its learning content management system (LCMS) is being used by the UK-based international company, AXELOS.
- Burgeoning industry represents significant slice of global IMIST uptake - The growth in oil and gas activity in Côte D’Ivoire has seen investment in standardised safety training in the region far outstrip that of other hydrocarbon-rich West African countries, according to international learning technologies company Atlas Knowledge.
Since 2003, the Towards Maturity Benchmark Study™ has provided L&D leaders with confidential, individual feedback to improve the performance of their organisation, staff and L&D team. Now, the Personalised Benchmark Report™ received by all benchmark participants will include brand new indicators to demonstrate the extent to which L&D functions are implementing the 70:20:10 framework in their organisation.
Pluralsight announces that programming expert Simon Allardice is joining the company as a full-time author.
Reed Learning announced as the newest member of the Towards Maturity Ambassador Programme.
Coca-Cola Hellenic and Saffron Interactive will deliver webinar with the LPI next week on 29 July to showcase a radically new approach to compliance elearning. Eschewing the conventional approach to compliance, Saffron and Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) have used emotive storytelling, game-based features and tools to focus on application and performance.
Talent Management Software Helps Make Everyday Development and Feedback Easy.
The International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) has chosen the Docebo Cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise learning management system (LMS) to help it train its Hotline Analysts around the globe in the core skills that are required in order to operate a Hotline effectively.
Upside Learning has introduced new, low flat fee pricing for its multi award-winning learning management system, UpsideLMS.
Growth Engineering, an award-winning learning technologies company, has just announced an integration with payment processing system Stripe to offer eCommerce functionality on the Academy LMS.
Last February, cloud elearning provider Docebo raised $3m in growth equity from Canada based Venture Capital firm Klass Capital to accelerate the growth of its SaaS enterprise elearning platform and fuel expansion into the North American market. After only four months, Klass Capital decided to acquire Seeweb’s shares in Docebo.
Old Street, London – 16 July 2015. Filtered, the online education platform that customises learning material for each user, has been confirmed in the final 2015 EdTech 20.
Pluralsight announces acquisition of San Francisco-based HackHands, an online mentoring platform for programmers.
Over half of UK businesses have two or more different teams taking responsibility for learning & development (L&D), leading to confusion and lack of cohesion. That’s according to a new report launched this week by City & Guilds Kineo.
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