News from Learning and Performance Institute

    • 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.

    • IITT wins praise from leading figures in learning and development

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry |

      ~ Global L&D luminaries back body's new independent status ~ Key influencers and thinkers in the world of learning & development have added their support to the new self-governing status of the Institute of IT Training (IITT). The Institute became an independent body following a management buy-out from the National Computing Centre.

    • 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.

    • IT Training Awards 2010 celebrates outstanding achievements

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      The Institute of IT Training's Training Awards 2010 were presented at a glittering gala dinner held at The Dorchester in London last night. A capacity audience of over 450 people attend this year's awards, held at The Dorchester, Park Lane.

    • The IT Training Industry's night of the year - The IT Training Awards - this Thursday

      Learning and Performance Institute | London |

      Tomorrow evening (Thursday 4th February) sees the Institute of IT Training's annual IT Training Awards ceremony, held at The Dorchester, London. The awards recognise outstanding examples of high standards, best practice, innovation and excellence within IT training and are now firmly established as the benchmark for excellence throughout the IT training industry.

    • Bob Mosher on Performance Support - free webcast for IITT Members

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      If there is only one event that you should attend this year then this is the one. The IITT has organised a follow-up to Bob Mosher's Keynote at the IITT National Conference & Exhibition and has announced the 90 minute event will take place on 24th February.

    • IT Training Market Barometer Released: What does the Future hold?

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      2009 was seen as a somewhat austere year for businesses the world over. In order to appreciate the extent to which the economic climate affected the IT Training sector, Pardo Fox released the IT Training ‘Market Barometer’ towards the latter end of last year, produced exclusively for members of The IITT’s Learning Directors Network. The Learning Directors Network is an exclusive association of executives from the top training providers in Europe, facilitated by the Institute of IT Training, and forming an exclusive community of practice.

    • The Institute of IT Training announce the Launch of www.thetrainingprofessional.com

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      The IITT is delighted to announce that their brand new website, with a new modernised style, is now live. The Training Professional is a comprehensive resource for training professionals and potential buyers of quality training services and suppliers - meeting the demands of the Learning & Development sector.

    • Shortlist Announced for IT Training Awards 2010

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      The Institute of IT Training is pleased to announce the shortlisted entrants for its IT Training Awards 2010. The awards will take place on Thursday 4th February at The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London.

    • Dr. Itiel Dror to Speak at IITT Trainers Conference 2009

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      The Institute of IT Training is delighted to announce that Dr. Itiel Dror will be speaking at the IITT Trainers Conference 2009 Networking Dinner. Dr. Dror of Cognitive Consultants is renowned for his work on human cognition and the brain. Whether it’s improving aircraft recognition for the US Air Force or helping enhance decision making by forensic scientists and city traders, Dr. Dror challenges conventional thinking. His work on learning extends from e-learning to note-taking, but always has, at its centre, the best use of the human brain. He will be taking a provocative and amusing look at the way we use the brain – for learning, for thinking, and all too often for making well intentioned mistakes.

    • TPMA success for Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry |

      Training Synergy (A division of The Synergy Group) has helped 3 more candidates achieve the level required to be awarded their Institute Certified Training Practitioner certificates.

    • Alan Bellinger speaking on 'Establishing the Value of Training' at Training 2009

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry |

      Alan Bellinger is research adviser to the Institute of IT Training and has been writing on skills issues for IT Training magazine for the last 20 years. He is Director of Certification for ISO 15504 Assessor Certification Program, and a Non-Executive Director of a number of emerging enterprises. With over 45 years IT experience, he believes he has demonstrable experience of applying agility in practice!

    • Call for Entries for The IT Training Awards 2010

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      It’s that time again, to start compiling your entries for the IT training industry’s most prestigious awards event, the IT Training Awards 2010, sponsored by the British Computer Society. These awards are established as the benchmark for excellence in the IT training industry, and will take place in a glittering ceremony on Thursday 4th February 2010 in The Ballroom of The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London. For full details please visit the dedicated website http://www.ittrainingawards.co.uk/

    • Venue Announced for Training 2009

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry |

      The Institute of IT Training is delighted to announce that the Training 2009 Conference and Exhibition will take place on 23rd and 24th September at the stunning Chelsea Football Club ground, Stamford Bridge, London. This contemporary complex boasts modern conference facilities, state of the art audio visual aids and spectacular views of the world-famous pitch.

    • Training Synergy awards new IITT/BCS certificates

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      On 18th March Training Synergy awarded some of its first certificates under the Institute of IT Training's new Trainer Performance & Monitoring Assessment service (TPMA).

    • IT Training Awards 2010 - time to start compiling entries

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      With six months to go before the deadline date, it's time to be thinking about your entries for the IT training industry's most prestigious awards event, the IT Training Awards 2010, sponsored by the British Computer Society.

    • Bob Mosher to keynote at the IITT National Conference 2009

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      The Institute of IT Training has announced that learning and development thought leader Bob Mosher is to fly in from the US to give the keynote address at this year's IITT National Training Conference 2009 on 23-24th September 2009.

    • BCS to award ICTP certificates to pilot candidates

      Learning and Performance Institute | London |

      After three years of consultation, BCS has decided it is more appropriate for it to endorse the Institute of IT Training (IITT)'s new national training standard, rather than continuing developing its own standard.

    • IT Training Awards 2009 celebrates outstanding achievement

      Learning and Performance Institute | London |

      The Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards for 2009 were presented at a glittering gala dinner held at The Dorchester in London last night. Despite the bad weather around the country, a capacity audience of over 450 people attended this year's awards, held at The Dorchester, in Park Lane, London, on Thursday 5th February.

    • Pardo Fox joins the IITT Learning Directors Network team

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      Pardo Fox, the leading specialist provider of market intelligence and strategic consultancy to the IT training industry, has joined the IITT's specialist group for IT Training Providers - Learning Directors Network - as its specialist research arm.

    • IITT's Trainer Performance Monitoring & Assessment Service gains further industry support

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry,UK |

      The support from all sides of the industry has been quick to come in support of the new IITT initiative. Leading educationalist and commentator with huge IT training industry experience Dr Brian Sutton, former head of largest IT training provider QA-Xpertise, has shown his total support for the IITT's TPMA service.

    • Shortlist announced for IT Training Awards 2009

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      Today, the Institute of IT Training has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2009 IT Training Awards, which take place on 5th February at the Dorchester in London.

    • IITT Launches ground breaking move to upgrade trainer performance quality

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      In a ground breaking move following extensive research and development, the Institute of IT Training (IITT) has today launched a nationwide programme to upgrade and monitor the performance quality of trainers of all disciplines.

    • How Training Professionals use their time - pioneering research at Training 2007

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      The Institute of IT Training and Watsonia Publishing, a leading IT training courseware publisher and developer of courseware-customisation technology, will use next week's Training 2007 Conference to conduct groundbreaking research into how IT Training Managers and other training professionals divide their time between IT training delivery, IT training research and learning, IT courseware development and other related activities.

    • Amazing Delegate Offers at Training 2007

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      Exhibiting companies are providing excellent special offers for delegates attending the Institute of IT Training's annual conference, Training 2007.

    • IITT launches new website

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      We are delighted to announce that, as from Monday 14th May, the new Institute website will be live.

    • IITT seeks to clean up the marketplace

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      Following Institute of IT Training chief executive Colin Steed’s pledge to clean-up the personally-funded training market when he appeared on the BBC TV's consumer watchdog programmes Inside Out and Watchdog, this is about to come to fruition.

    • Institute of IT Training Awards shortlist announced

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      Nearly 40 organisations and 14 individuals have been named on the shortlist for this year's Institute of IT Training Awards. The Award winners will be announced at a ceremony sponsored by the British Computer Society on 1st February next year. Again the event will be hosted by TV broadcaster Lucy Alexander and take place at The Dorchester, in Park Lane, London.

    • Improvements to Gold Standard Accreditation Criteria Announced

      Learning and Performance Institute |

      The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is to improve the Gold Standard Accreditation (GSA) criteria helping training organisations highlight their commitment to staff development and quality to their customers.

    • National Trainers Conference - Full Programme Announced

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry, UK |

      Europe's leading dedicated conference and exhibition for training professionals is just six weeks away and the Institute of IT Training has announced an all-star line up conference programme.

    • IT Training Awards 2006 sell out success

      Learning and Performance Institute | London, UK |

      A sell-out audience of 450 people from all sections of the IT training industry attended the Institute of IT Training's IT Training Awards 2006 at the Dorchester on 2 February 2006. The event was sponsored by MWB Business Exchange.

    • IITT publishes first Best Practice Guidelines

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry UK |

      The first two Best Practice Guidelines have been published and are now in the Library on the members' Connect Group site.

    • IITT awarded ISO accreditation

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry UK |

      The Institute of IT Training has been awarded ISO9001:2000 approval for its accreditation and membership services, awarded through the Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance (LRQA).

    • Shortlist announced for 2006 IT Training Awards

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry UK |

      Forty one organisations and 16 individuals have been named on the shortlist for this year's Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards 2006.

    • IITT trainer certification programme wins Queen’s Award

      Learning and Performance Institute | Coventry |

      The Trainer Assessment Programme (TAP®), pioneered by the Institute of IT Training since 1998 and now the UK’s leading generic trainer qualification, has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious business accolade – the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in the Innovation category.

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