News stories from LINE Communications in 2009

Jaguar Land Rover agrees strategic advisor role for LINE

LINE Communications | 23 Dec 2009

LINE Communications, the UK’s market leading provider of learning and communications solutions, has concluded an agreement to assist with the development and implementation of Jaguar Land Rover's global dealer learning strategy.

L&D departments not users are barrier to innovation say corporates

LINE Communications | 16 Dec 2009

Skills issues among those delivering learning and development within organisations are a bigger block to adoption of new learning technologies than either board-level management or learner acceptance. This finding emerged from a roundtable discussion event organised by LINE, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, on the theme of 'Transforming learning with technology in a new era'.

LINE pioneers DSAT e-learning across Defence

LINE Communications | 30 Nov 2009

LINE Communications, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, is pleased to announce the roll-out of an e-learning programme for UK military personnel across all three services, Royal Navy (RN), Army, and Royal Air Force (RAF) about the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).

LINE to speak on transforming training at Online Educa Berlin

LINE Communications | 24 Nov 2009

LINE, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions is to speak at Online Educa Berlin 2009 on the topics of training transformation and minimalist learning design. The talks, given by LINE’s Sean Nugent and Steve Barden, focus on ways in which organisations under pressure from current economic conditions can provide training that is higher quality, more cost-effective and which takes less time to deliver. LINE is an active member of The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), and these themes are aligned with ELIG’s agenda of using new knowledge and learning technologies to boost renewal of European economies as they emerge from recession.

LINE wins two awards from Brandon Hall

LINE Communications | 23 Nov 2009

LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading learning and communications companies, has been awarded two major international accolades at the 2009 Brandon Hall awards. Based in California, The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards is in its 15th year and recognises the best in innovative learning content, technology and initiatives in workplace learning. LINE won two gold awards: one for Best Custom Content for a military programme called Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) and the other for Best Blended Learning Programme for work carried out with IKEA called Discovering the IKEA Concept. LINE faced stiff competition with this years awards attracting over 300 entries from 20 different countries.

LINE scoops a double at the e-learning awards

LINE Communications | 18 Nov 2009

LINE Communications has been awarded two major accolades at the recent e-learning awards in London. The first was awarded in the category of Excellence in the Production of Learning Content for a Learning Centre and Foundation Skills programme developed for Ford of Europe. The programme, designed to engage 21,000 learners within Ford's dealerships across Europe, was translated into 23 European languages. It has secured significant business results for Ford since its launch in early 2008.

LINE selected for final judging in the 2010 BETT awards

LINE Communications | 28 Oct 2009

LINE, one of the UK's market leading providers of learning and communications solutions has been selected for final judging in the 2010 BETT awards. The selection is in the Digital Collections and Resource Banks category and is for a 'Level 6 Science Toolkit' which LINE has developed for National Strategies. The toolkit is a library of over 2,000 individual resources which helps school teachers deliver improvements in the way they teach the subjects and provide better, more focussed support to pupils.

Crunch spurs training innovation: blended and Web 2.0 gain

LINE Communications | 23 Oct 2009

Roundtable discussions led by LINE Communications, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, at a European summit of learning and development specialists, indicate that recession is proving a stimulus for change in training provision within large organisations. Blended learning and learning using Web 2.0 methods have made gains against a background of contracting training provision, while one global organisation has started offering non-critical training as a reward for good performance.

National Training Awards for LINE

LINE Communications | 12 Oct 2009

At a ceremony in London's historic Banqueting House, LINE, one of Europe's leading providers of learning and communications content, has been presented with two awards, the UK National Training Award and the Greater London regional National Training Award, both in the Partnership and Collaboration category.

LINE pilots 'flying classrooms' for Swiss Re

LINE Communications | 30 Sep 2009

LINE, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, is pleased to announce the global roll-out of an innovative new programme of sales refresher training developed for client managers at Swiss Re, following successful pilots in Switzerland and Hong Kong.