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    • New independent European research into customer satisfaction with Learning Technologies

      Fosway |

      Elearnity, Europe’s leading learning and talent analyst, is launching a new research programme to evaluate customer satisfaction levels of learning technology solutions and services - from the people that actually use them. Corporate customers across the UK and Europe are invited to rate the learning technology solutions they are using within their organisation. The results will be published later in 2013, with the long term aim of providing a year on year view of learning technology customer satisfaction in Europe.

    • The MASIE Center Announces Learning Leadership Academy

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      The MASIE Center has announced the Learning Leadership Academy, taking place May 14-16 in Saratoga Springs NY. Nigel Paine will facilitate this hands-on, intensely practical workshop for rising and newly appointed Learning Leaders, with perspective discussions from Elliott Masie.

    • Virtual College addresses fresh challenges in the housing sector

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England |

      2013 will bring numerous changes and challenges to the sector which is why a leading training specialist is carrying out research to establish what is causing the sector most concern and how housing providers intend to deal with the issues they face.

    • 2012 survey: pay remains tight in the learning sector

      Blue Eskimo | Stoke Prior, United Kingdom |

      Only around 15% of people in the learning industry secured a pay rise above the rate of inflation, according to Blue Eskimo’s 2012 Salary and Work Survey.

    • Learning Light collaborates with IBIS Capital to produce a detailed e-learning market report

      Learning Light | Sheffield, UK |

      IBIS Capital Limited, a specialist investment bank focused on the Media sector, has produced a 101 page report on the e-Learning sector – with market information and analysis from Learning Light, a consultancy with an in-depth knowledge and experience of the e-Learning marketplace and how to use e-Learning materials effectively.

    • Learning Directions: Changes in Workplace Learning by Elliott Masie

      MASIE Productions | NY |

      Learning Directions, an interactive briefing led by industry analyst Elliott Masie, will focus on what is Up, Down, Changing or Hype in the world of workplace learning. What is working, what is failing, what is growing and what is on the horizon? Sessions scheduled in New York, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis, Washington DC and London.

    • Elearnity Highlights Best Practices for Bespoke Learning Projects

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      In the run up to the Learning Technologies Show in London later this month, a new report released today by Europe’s leading independent analyst Elearnity, highlights the best practices for commissioning bespoke learning projects

    • eXact learning solutions successfully concludes research project on sharing learning content

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      The research and development (R&D) department of eXact learning solutions, the online and mobile learning content management solutions provider, has successfully concluded a project to develop tools and facilities to access a critical mass of management education and training open educational resources (OERs).

    • MPI to be Featured at Learning 2012

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      Elliott Masie, Host of Learning 2012 and Chair of The Learning CONSORTIUM, announced today that Meeting Professionals International (MPI) will be a cooperating organization for the Learning 2012 conference, to be held October 21-24, in Orlando, Florida.

    • Center for Creative Leadership to be Featured at Learning 2012

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      Elliott Masie, Host of Learning 2012 and Chair of The Learning CONSORTIUM, announced today that the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) will be a cooperating organization for the Learning 2012 conference, to be held October 21-24, in Orlando, Florida.

    • Bersin and Associates to participate in Learning 2012

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      Elliott Masie, Host of Learning 2012 and Chair of The Learning CONSORTIUM, announced today that Bersin Associates will be a cooperating organization for the Learning 2012 conference, to be held October 21-24, in Orlando, Florida.

    • HR failing to future proof employee skills

      Lumesse | London, UK |

      Over a third of HR leaders believe they have not sufficiently prepared their workforce for tomorrow’s skills demand. 50% of survey respondents revealed that HR is not delivering to its full potential in providing employees with the right training and knowledge for their role

    • 14 Pages of Learning Content Released

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      A collection of articles, perspectives, content and context focused on Learning in 2012 and beyond has just been released by Elliott Masie, Chair of The Learning Consortium.

    • Elliott Masie to host Global Conference Call focusing on The Changing Learning Marketplace: Shifts, Hype & Expectations

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      The Learning Marketplace is in the midst of a significant shift – with changing client expectations, shifting requirements for Content, Systems and Services and a large dose of “Hype”. This month, Elliott Masie hosts an interactive 60 minute conference call focusing on these changes/evolutions/revolutions and how they are changing the nature of buying in the learning marketplace.

    • LPI Research Shows an Imperative for Transformation in L&D

      Clarity Consultants | London |

      A recent survey by the Learning & Performance Institute (LPI) has provided evidence that there has never been a greater opportunity for L&D functions to contribute significant value-add to their organisations. At the same time, however, resistance to delivering change, due to budgetary constraints and other factors, has never been greater. This “perfect storm” necessitates the development of a roadmap for L&D managers to successfully navigate through these choppy waters.

    • Moodle: The Corporate Reality Uncovered

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      The popularity of Moodle as an academic learning platform is now migrating into the corporate market too. But built originally for an academic audience and learning model, what’s the reality of Moodle’s usage and suitability for corporate learning? ‘Insights Into Corporate Moodle’, a new report by Elearnity, exposes the reality of how Moodle is actually being used in corporate organisations, and analyses the implications for corporate adopters.

    • New Ways of Learning: CERTPOINT Systems Identifies Five Trends

      Infor | Roslyn, New York |

      Global learning technologies innovator CERTPOINT Systems and learning thought leader Charles Jennings, Duntroon Associates, have identified five key trends impacting the way people learn in today’s borderless world.

    • Talent Management acquisitions impact Corporate HR Strategy

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      A new report released today reveals the impact on corporate customers and competing vendors of the recent billion dollar acquisitions of talent management providers SuccessFactors and Taleo by SAP and Oracle.

    • LMS remains a priority for corporate learning in 2012

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      At its recent symposium event, leading organisations including Lloyds Banking Group, BT, Rolls Royce and Shell agreed that the Learning Management System (LMS) remains a priority for corporate learning in 2012.

    • Take part in the UK L&D, e-learning and training Work and Salary Survey

      Blue Eskimo | Stoke Prior, UK |

      Time is running out to take part in Blue Eskimo's learning and development sector 2011 Work and Salary Survey ~ Over 600 L&D, training and e-learning professionals in the UK have already completed the survey, which is open to all UK-based L&D professionals until 2nd December.

    • Blue Eskimo's salary and work survey opens

      Blue Eskimo | Stoke Prior, UK |

      The UK's leader in learning and development recruitment, Blue Eskimo, has just launched its annual salary and work survey.

    • Latest GoodPractice Learning Trends Survey Reports Increased Stability for L&D

      GoodPractice | UK |

      The third GoodPractice UK Learning Trends Index has just been released and shows increased stability in the UK Learning and Development sector. Conducted in conjunction with Reed Learning and INL Consultancy, the aim of the Learning Trends survey is to help learning and development professionals stay up-to-date with the state of their industry and the key issues their peers are facing.

    • Project Agency’s survey shows sponsors failing

      Project Agency | London, UK |

      Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has revealed that, in a survey of over 1,300 people who have attended its project management events, over 52 per cent believe that the roles, responsibilities and levels of authority relating to their projects are unclear.

    • GoodPractice Learning Trends Survey Reports Continued Optimism from L&D Professionals

      GoodPractice | Edinburgh, UK |

      The second GoodPractice UK Learning Trends Index has just been released and delivers positive news despite the ongoing need to reduce overall costs. Conducted in conjunction with the INL Consultancy, the aim of the survey is to help learning and development professionals stay up-to-date with the state of their industry, and the key issues their peers are facing.

    • The Fall and Rise of Corporate Academies - An Elearnity Viewpoint

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      Corporate Academies have been an established trend in enterprise learning for some time. Many organisations are now adopting them as a strategic vehicle to deliver business alignment and more holistic development strategies. However, many others have seen their academies initiatives wither and die.

    • Job satisfaction, salaries and trends in training and e-learning

      Blue Eskimo | Stoke Prior, UK |

      Blue Eskimo, the specialist recruitment company for training and e-learning professionals, has completed its annual 'training and e-learning industry salary and work survey'. The results will be published in an article in the next issue of Learning Technologies Magazine and Blue Eskimo is exhibiting at the forthcoming Learning Technologies event in London on 26-27 January where it's staff will be on hand to discuss the findings with employers.

    • New white paper describes how to optimise 'new wave' learning and performance systems

      Kallidus | Cirencester, England |

      e2train's new white paper will help learning and HR professionals maximise value when they implement one of the 'new wave' systems to manage learning, performance and talent functions. Entitled, 'Ten steps to implementing your 'new wave' learning and performance management system', the paper offers an easy step by step guide to getting the best from these systems. An extract of the paper and a free download of the paper is available at http://www.e2train.com/landpms-extract

    • TPS Publishes New Coaching Research Journal

      The Performance Solution | Bath, UK |

      The Performance Solution is extremely proud to announce that we have released the first issue of our brand new research journal: “The Performance Solution: A Research Journal of Coaching, Mentoring, Supervision and NLP”.

    • Learning industry work and salary survey 2009

      Blue Eskimo | UK |

      Blue Eskimo, the specialist recruitment company for training, learning and e-learning professionals, has published its 2009 work and salary survey. It shows that learning professionals are working harder than before and are being paid less but there are signs that the worse may now be over.

    • Rise in contract positions at the expense of permanent roles

      Blue Eskimo | United Kingdom |

      Blue Eskimo, the specialist recruitment company for training, learning and e-learning professionals, is reporting an increase in the proportion of temporary contract roles versus permanent roles in the UK's learning industry.

    • Salary and work survey to report on the health of the learning sector

      Blue Eskimo | United Kingdom |

      Blue Eskimo, the specialist recruitment company for training and e-learning professionals, is currently running its annual salary and work survey, which will provide a valuable insight into the economic condition of the learning sector.

    • Driving Business Benefits

      Towards Maturity | Learning Technologies 2009 - London, UK |

      The UK's comprehensive review of Learning Technologies at work - Businesses are demanding much more from learning technologies in the downturn but are failing to prepare themselves to take advantage of the opportunities available

    • Study reveals email overload costs UK £38 BillionSimple tips can save over 3 hours a week

      Happy | London, UK |

      The cost to the UK economy of poor use of email is estimated today in the tens of billions. Research undertaken by Expert Messaging found that the typical office computer user could free up 41 minutes per day if they used email better. Taking into account only the salary cost of this lost time produces a figure of £38 billion, more than the GNP of Nigeria and 172 other of the world's economies.

    • Elearnity research highlights the need for learning content management

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      Elearnity, Europe's leading Corporate Learning Analyst, today announced the results of an in-depth research project into the role and value of learning content management in corporate learning, with participation from a range of leading corporates. Elearnity's research strongly indicates that large organisations need coherent strategies for producing and managing learning content that are geared to the needs and structure of their business. Findings from the research are summarised in an Executive Viewpoint paper, now available from Elearnity's Research Knowledge Centre.

    • Learning Light completes preliminary research into e-learning

      Learning Light | Sheffield, UK |

      Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in the workplace, has concluded the first stage in its major research programme to map trends in coporate e-learning. The initial survey aimed to discover the types of e-learning research that interest, and are of importance to, those working in corporate e-learning.

    • Learning Intelligence on-tap from Elearnity

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      Elearnity, Europe’s leading independent Learning Analyst, today announced the availability of the Elearnity Knowledge Centre; free of charge, on-tap market intelligence and analysis for corporate learning and e-learning leaders and practitioners. Uniquely orientated towards a UK/European corporate audience, the Elearnity Knowledge Centre provides a wealth of information including a continually updated, structured archive of market news, together with analysis, articles, presentations, and reports from Elearnity on key learning and e-learning issues and trends.

    • E-learning industry shows signs of growth

      The Learning Network | Herts, UK |

      The influence of e-learning is continuing to spread throughout the UK economy and more and more people are becoming involved in its purchase, delivery and use, according to the eLearning Network (ELN) - the UK's foremost professional association for users and developers of all forms of e-learning.

    • Tata Learning Forum unveils key trends

      MPS Interactive Systems |

      Some 150 of Europe's top exponents of e-learning met in London this month to discuss the industry's key trends and issues. Organised by global e-learning pioneer TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), attendance at the conference - the Tata Learning Forum - was by invitation only.

    • e2train Launches FREE White Paper

      Kallidus |

      e2train has produced a FREE white paper on the business benefits of implementing a Learning Management System (LMS).

    • IT resellers in UK slow to embrace electronic trading

      Comptia |

      A need for pre-sales advice and doubts about the accuracy of product information and pricing are key factors keeping value-added resellers in the United Kingdom information and computer technology (ICT) channel from making greater usage of electronic commerce and trading, according to the findings of a new survey released today by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

    • IT security training and certification paying off for organizations

      Comptia |

      Organizations investing in security training and certification for their information technology (IT) personnel are less likely to experience major security breaches, according to a recent study on IT security by CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association.

    • IT managers say CompTIA certifications improve business bottom line

      Comptia |

      Information Technology (IT) managers believe their companies benefit financially and operationally by having a high percentage of CompTIA-certified employees on their staffs, according to the findings of a recent survey conducted by the Computing Technology Industry Association.

    • Elearnity research challenges thinking on evaluating learning

      Fosway |

      eLearnity, Europe’s leading independent Learning Analyst, announced some challenging conclusions from its Learning Scorecard collaborative research project. The project researched best practice in measuring and proving the value of corporate learning with seven major corporate employers and has led to some challenging conclusions regarding current training evaluation practices, and current thinking adopted by corporate training functions.

    • IP telephony poised for growth in small, mid-sized business markets

      Comptia |

      Small and mid-sized businesses are prepared to invest in converged voice and data networking solutions that will allow them to reduce communications costs, boost employee productivity, and quickly adapt to changing business conditions. That's one of the key findings of a new study from CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association.

    • Getting it right, not getting away with it - in the e-learning industry

      Brightwave Group |

      BrightWave is producing an article for its customers about how style and subject matter have become more important than 'learning' in many e-learning programmes. The article is being made available on an exclusive basis to the media; publications with an interest in publishing it are invited to contact BrightWave.

    • IT trainers poor relations of IT department

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      The first survey into the salaries, benefits and development plans of the UK's IT training community has been launched by the Institute of IT Training.

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