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    • Microsoft global award - A milestone for DDLS

      Lumify Group | Sydney, Australia |

      DDLS (Dimension Data Learning Solutions) today announced it is the first Australian company to receive the globally prestigious 2012 Microsoft Learning Competency Training Solution Excellence Partner of the Year Award. The Microsoft Global Awards were presented in multiple categories, and winners were chosen from a set of nearly 3,000 entrants worldwide.

    • TTS to work with SkillSet to add new service capability to UK L&D market

      SkillSet | Fleet, UK |

      SkillSet Ltd today announced that it has signed a full partnership agreement with TTS (Heidelberg, Germany), a leading and independent provider of end-to-end software solutions for the creation and delivery of documentation and eLearning. The partnership will see SkillSet market TTS’ content creation and publication product, TT Knowledge Force, and application support solution, TT Guide, in the UK. SkillSet will also provide a full range of professional services, including instructional design, content creation and training delivery, to UK-based customers.

    • Totara Learning Solutions Extends the Life of Moodle 1.9

      Totara | Wellington, New Zealand |

      With over 67,000 registered sites, Moodle is the most popular Learning Management System globally. Moodle HQ is now fully focused on the Moodle 2.x series and ends support for Moodle 1.9 security fixes in June 2012. To ease the concerns of organisations that are not quite ready to upgrade to Moodle 2, Totara Learning Solutions is sponsoring support for serious security issues with Moodle 1.9 until December 2013.

    • Kineo E-learning Helps Tesco Deliver with Totara LMS

      Kineo | Brighton, UK |

      Kineo E-Learning has published a new case study showing how Tesco is delivering learning with Totara LMS. The new learning platform was implemented this summer and is being rolled out in phases to more than 400,000 staff.

    • IT Training Award Winners Announced

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      The winners of the annual IT Training Awards were announced in front of 400 top industry professionals at a gala Awards ceremony held in London on Thursday evening

    • New Training Resources for XenDesktop5

      Citrix | Santa Clara, CA |

      Citrix to Enable Desktop Transformation with Services Resources, Programs to Support XenDesktop 5 ~ Technical tools and programs help customers achieve successful implementations ~ Citrix is announcing new customer and sales partner resources to support the release of XenDesktop 5, currently available worldwide.  This portfolio of offerings accompanies a host of others presented during Citrix Desktop December, a month-long focus on technical training and resources available for successful implementation of XenDesktop 5.

    • Content Master, part of CM Group, authors thirtieth book! Jason Lee adds SharePoint 2010 guidance book to the Christmas list

      Civica | UK Bristol |

      This is the third new book from CM Group in as many weeks and the thirtieth book to date authored by Content Master authors. It underlines the in-depth technical expertise of the Company in a range of software development and knowledge management areas. Software expert Jason Lee co-authored the new book from Microsoft's Seattle based patterns & practices group, drawing on his own extensive experience in this area to create practical and helpful advice for developers and architects on this major Microsoft product.

    • Global Knowledge Named Avaya Learning Partner

      Global Knowledge | Wokingham, UK |

      Global Knowledge, worldwide leader in IT and business training, today announced that it is participating in the newly launched Avaya Learning Partner Program in North America, Europe and Middle East

    • IITT Announces the IT Training Awards Finalists

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK, Coventry |

      The finalists for the IT Training Awards 2011 have been announced by the IITT with a host of leading L&D organisations competing for next years awards

    • Latest WCF book from CM Group software expert John Sharp published

      Civica | UK Bristol |

      John Sharp is a Principal Technologist at Content Master, part of CM Group, where he works on technology and training projects for a variety of international customers. John is recognised as one of the leading thinkers in software development in the Microsoft environment.

    • Microsoft confirmed as IT Training Awards Sponsor

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      The IITT today announced Microsoft as the latest sponsor of the IT Training Awards, which are set to be held at the prestigious Dorchester Hotel, London on 3rd February 2011.

    • Free Adobe Skills Tests Prove a Hit for Highlander

      Highlander | London, UK |

      Employees are keener than ever to test, maintain and demonstrate their skills, and this has been reflected in the popularity of Highlander's range of Free online Adobe Skills Tests.

    • The Open University becomes a certified Microsoft IT Academy

      The Open University | Milton Keynes, UK |

      The Open University (OU) is now a certified Microsoft IT Academy adding to its fast-growing suite of IT vendor certifications. The first course in the OU's Microsoft IT Academy programme TM128 Microsoft server technologies launches in October 2010 and registration is now open. The establishment of the Microsoft IT Academy builds on the OU's successful relationship with Cisco - it currently has the largest and fastest growing Cisco Academy in the UK.

    • Global Knowledge Wins Cisco Learning Partner of the Year at 2010 Cisco Partner Summit

      Global Knowledge | Wokingham (UK) |

      Global Knowledge announced today that it is the recipient of three Cisco Partner Summit Theater awards for Learning Partner of the Year in the U.S. and Canada, Emerging Markets, and Asia Pacific. The company also received a Japan theater award for Excellence in Collaboration. Cisco unveiled the winners April 27 at its annual channel partner conference in San Francisco.

    • Announcing the IT Training Awards 2011

      Learning and Performance Institute | UK |

      The Institute of IT Training is now accepting award submissions for the annual IT Training Awards, taking place on 3rd February 2011, at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London.

      Now in its 14th year, the IT Training Awards are firmly established as the benchmark for excellence in the IT Training industry, recognising outstanding examples of high standards, best practice, innovation and distinction in Learning and Development.

    • Global Knowledge UK goes the 'Xtra' mile

      Global Knowledge | Wokingham, UK |

      ~ IT training provider launches new online resources to give trainees that little bit extra ~ VMware Xtra - a selection of online resources to help customers get the most from their VMware training courses.

    • Calling all young IT enthusiasts - Microsoft Partner Apprenticeship vacancies available now

      QA | Slough, UK |

      QA Ltd, the UK market leader in IT training has partnered with Microsoft in an exciting new initiative for potential young apprentices in London, Thames Valley, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Immediately available, these IT apprenticeship vacancies are worked based. This means that the participants are full time employees from day one with a company that is a Microsoft partner, and are supported by an extensive training programme.

    • Pearson VUE to deliver Turkish CompTIA A+® Exams

      Pearson VUE | London - Strand |

      COMPUTER-based assessment company Pearson VUE has announced that it is one of two testing providers selected to deliver CompTIA's newly-launched Turkish language CompTIA A+® exam.

    • MCT trainers - TPMA accepted for trainer skills part of MCT

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry |

      Trainers who are either gaining or renewing their Microsoft Certified Trainer status can now use the Institute of IT Training's TPMA certificate (ICTP) to satisfy the trainer skills part of the global qualification.

    • QA launches two new Microsoft initiatives that help increase business value

      QA | Slough, UK |

      With technological tools developing at a pace, many organisations are unsure how to select the right solutions to improve business efficiency whilst ensuring their IT teams have the skills to maximise effectiveness of these new technologies. By working with Microsoft to deliver a series of ‘Unlocking the Business Value’ seminars and launching residential accelerated training programmes, QA present a learning solution that meets the needs of the individual and business.