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One million plus GBP investment in printed training materials market
Chapel Press
| Stockport, UK
| 9-May-2008.
A British printing company specializing in training and marketing materials has become early adopters of Heidelberg's new Speedmaster XL 75 press technology, bringing greater speed, versatility and quality to the printed training materials market.
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Intellego acquires Professional Development Partnership Limited (PDPL)
Intellego
| London, UK
| 9-May-2008.
Intellego is pleased to announce the acquisition of 'The Professional Development Partnership Limited' (PDPL), a training company specialising in learning and development within the Retail Financial Services sector.
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IBM honours Giunti Labs with Top Star Award for being "Best of the Best"
Giunti Labs
| Sestri Levante, Italy, Boston, MA, USA, & London, UK
| 8-May-2008.
Global leader in learning solutions and digital asset management receives IBM Public Sector Top Star Award.
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Neil Lasher advises the Open University on instructional design
Trainer1
| London, UK
| 7-May-2008.
Instructional design (ID) specialist, Neil Lasher, is conducting a series of courses in ID techniques for the Open University (OU)'s editorial staff and design team, which includes people who are creating the OU's e-learning materials.
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Kaplan's STT Trainer Scores Highly in the eLearning Guild's Latest Research Report
Kaplan IT Learning
| 6-May-2008.
-- STT Trainer Ranked First in Five Key Categories of the
Immersive Learning Simulations Report -- Kaplan IT Learning (www.kaplanitlearning.com), a leading provider of learning services and software to help individuals and organizations train on software technology, announces that STT Trainer, their simulation and documentation software, has been included in the eLearning Guild's latest 360 degree research report "Immersive Learning Simulations".
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UK's leading pharmaceutical wholesaler uses Cobent to help pharmacies improve prescription services to patients
Cobent Group
| Chipping Norton, Oxon, UK
| 6-May-2008.
AAH Pharmaceuticals, the UK's leading pharmaceutical wholesaler, is making it easier and quicker for pharmacists to use their electronic Minor Ailment Scheme system in Scottish Pharmacies and improve services to patients. AAH is using the Cobent Learning Compliance Suite (LCS) to develop and deploy simple-to-use e-learning courses that are on hand 24/7 to pharmacists using LINKEvolution, AAH's prescription management software. It will be the first e-learning solution for a prescription management application in the UK.
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SIA book delivers latest team KPI's and industry stats for senior managers and policy makers
SIA
| Steyning, West Sussex
| 6-May-2008.
SIA Group, leaders in training and development, announce the release of their new book 'The 13 Key Performance Indicators for Highly Effective Teams', an essential guide for senior managers and policy makers dealing with team effectiveness. This book illustrates how SIA's powerful Team Performance Diagnostic Tool (TPD) was at the heart of a key piece of industry research, to measure perception of team performance across 13 key indicators and benchmark organisations across UK vertical sectors.
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Kaplan IT Learning and Tier 3 Partner to Improve Processes for Tier 3 Clients
Kaplan IT Learning
| Stillwater, MN and Atlanta, GA
| 6-May-2008.
-- Enables Organizations to Encourage Adoption
and Maintain User Proficiency for Tier 3 Products --
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OutStart's Q1 Results Mark Eighth Consecutive Quarter of Profit
OutStart
| Boston
| 1-May-2008.
OutStart Closes First Quarter by Inking U.S. and European Contracts; Financial Q&A with OutStart CEO.
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University Health Systems of East Carolina streamlines federally mandated compliance training using the Learn.com LearnCenter
Learn.com
| Sunrise, FL, USA
| 29-Apr-2008.
Learn.comŪ, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that University Health Systems of East Carolina, a regional health system serving 29 counties in North Carolina, has streamlined its entire online and classroom based training curriculum using the LearnCenterŪ platform.
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Survey confirms Echelon's criteria for continued success
Echelon Learning
| London, UK
| 29-Apr-2008.
Learning specialist Echelon has received a strong vote of confidence from its customers via the results of its recent 'Client Survey' - which, in particular, rated Echelon's 'attitude' and 'flexibility' extremely highly.
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Cornerstone OnDemand surpasses one million active subscribers in 141 countries
Cornerstone OnDemand
| London, UK; Paris, France, & Munich, Germany
| 29-Apr-2008.
With average client engagement of over 10,000 users, the learning and talent management leader is 'changing the game' for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
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As much as necessary, as little as possible! IMC launches release 8 of its learning management system CLIX - less complexity supports improved usability
IMC Learning
| Sevenoaks, UK
| 28-Apr-2008.
IMC, Europe's leading supplier of learning management systems, has released a considerably improved version of its successful learning management system CLIX. "We put special emphasis on the improvement of event management", says Frank Milius, board member at IMC responsible for product development.
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Michael Wesch to Speak at Online Educa Berlin 2008
ICWE
| Berlin, Germany
| 28-Apr-2008.
Online Educa Berlin 2008 welcomes Michael Wesch as a keynote speaker. The event is the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors and will take place from December 3 - 5 at the Hotel InterContinential in Berlin.
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RapideL-i now armed with 100 new eLearning templates
Brainvisa
| Jersey City | Atlanta | Seattle | Frankfurt | Dubai | Pune | London |Singapore | Sydney
| 28-Apr-2008.
RapideL-i, the internet-based rapid e-learning tool has been upgraded to include 50 Flash based templates and 50 HTML based templates to create engaging eLearning with high interactivity.
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HR & Training Solutions takes Virgin Atlantic to new heights at Heathrow
HR & Training Solutions
| Bristol, UK
| 24-Apr-2008.
HR & Training Solutions has undertaken a management training programme for Virgin Atlantic, following the launch of brand new facilities at Heathrow's Terminal 3 (T3).
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Increase in learning analytics expertise across European learning markets
Global Learning Alliance
| Den Bosch, Netherlands
| 24-Apr-2008.
Global Learning Alliance, a provider of learning analytics consultancy and services and KnowledgeAdvisors, thought leaders in the learning analytics space and provider of the Metrics that MatterŪ learning analytics toolset, are announcing today several new investments in their European operations in response to the growing learning analytics market.
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Course-Source Appoints New Director of Sales and Marketing
Course Source
| London
| 23-Apr-2008.
E-learning specialists Course-Source have appointed Paul Higgins to the new role of Director of Sales and Marketing. The role has been created to grow the business by 30% over the next year, to unify sales activities and support a young sales team pushing into new sectors such as the recruitment and finance industry, media, publishing, transport and education sectors, and enhance existing high visibility within the Health and Local Government Sectors.
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BTL provides AAT with complete e-Assessment solution
BTL
| Shipley, United Kingdom
| 23-Apr-2008.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK Learning and Assessment solutions provider is pleased to announce that they will be assisting the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) with a three-year project to move from traditional paper based exams to On-Screen delivery.
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Neil Lasher speaks on instructional design at Olympia conference
Trainer1
| 23-Apr-2008.
Neil Lasher joins key figures from the world of learning technologies - including Donald Clark (Ufi), David Wilson (Elearnity), Gordon Bull (Learning Forte), Jane Hart (Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies), Laura Overton (Towards Maturity), Clive Shepherd (the eLearning Network), Charles Jennings (Reuters) and Phil Green (Optimum Learning) - to speak at the Learning and Skills Group Conference.
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Coastal Releases Smart Digital Instrumentation Employee Training Series
Coastal Training Technologies
| Virginia Beach, VA
| 23-Apr-2008.
Coastal Skills Training announces the release of its new four-part Smart Digital Instrumentation employee training series.
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Cornerstone OnDemand's Extended Enterprise solution increases business success
Cornerstone OnDemand
| London, UK; Paris, France, & Munich, Germany
| 22-Apr-2008.
Talent management solutions provider helps organisations develop their partners and customers and train for profit.
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The Institute for Innovation, Integration & Impact selects the Learn.com LearnCenter platform to extend the reach of its curriculum
Learn.com
| Sunrise, FL, USA
| 21-Apr-2008.
Learn.comŪ, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity solutions, announced today that The Institute for Innovation, Integration & Impact, Inc., a business consulting firm, with headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, has selected the LearnCenterŪ platform to manage and deliver training curriculums to its globally dispersed client base.
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Growing number of sector specific tender opportunities being posted on TrainerBase
TrainerBase
| 19-Apr-2008.
TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners is being increasingly used by purchasers to find specialists trainers with sector and technical skills.
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HRD2008 heralded an outstanding success by TrainerBase
TrainerBase
| 18-Apr-2008.
TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners showcased at HRD 2008 and the exhibition exceeded all expectations.
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Xpertise to deliver new Microsoft Office 2007 certifications to organisations - starting with itself
Xpertise
| 17-Apr-2008.
Leading training company Xpertise has launched the new Microsoft Business Certification Programme including brand new qualifications for Office 2007 and Windows Vista- and Xpertise is its own first customer.
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Fiberweb selects the Learn.com WebRoom Collaboration Suite to cut soaring training costs
Learn.com
| Sunrise, FL, USA
| 16-Apr-2008.
Learn.comŪ, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Fiberweb Inc., one of the world's largest and leading suppliers of high performance, specialty nonwoven fabrics, with headquarters in Old Hickory, TN, has selected the WebRoomŪ collaboration suite to deliver OSHA compliance training, ISO 9000 management and sexual harassment training to its employees.
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Andrea Roselli, Richardson's Vice President of Design and Development, Named to 2008 List of Top Young Training Leaders by Training Magazine
Richardson
| Philadelphia, PA USA
| 16-Apr-2008.
Andrea Roselli, Vice President of Design and Development for Richardson, has been named one of Training magazine's 2008 Top Young Training Leaders. This new awards program recognizes the outstanding talents, accomplishments, and leadership of training professionals age 40 and under.
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Richardson Announces the Launch of a New Electronic Audio Book Sales Training Series
Richardson
| Philadelphia, PA USA
| 16-Apr-2008.
Richardson has launched new sales training support tool, NanaSalesBooks. NanoSalesBooks are a series of highly-engaging, 15-minute audio podcasts that focus on essential sales topics and can be listened to on most portable audio players, online, or downloaded to a computer.
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Exciting new management qualification from QA-IQ:Accredited by Middlesex University's Institute for Work Based Learning
QA-IQ
| 15-Apr-2008.
QA-IQ has today launched a new accredited programme for management development in a unique partnership with Middlesex University's Institute for Work Based Learning. This degree-level qualification combines the flexibility of building knowledge through QA-IQ's renowned 'Art of People' courses with guided learning in the workplace to embed skills and deliver hands-on experience. The programme will be completed by a work based assignment, applying the skills learnt directly to a relevant project.
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UKS and Giunti Labs showcase mobile learning at
the IMCL2008 Conference
Giunti Labs
| Sestri Levante, Italy
| 14-Apr-2008.
UKS, the Middle East's leading learning solutions enabler, in cooperation with its technology partner, Giunti Labs, Europe's leading e-learning and mobile learning content management technology provider, will be showcasing mobile learning content management solutions at the third International Conference on Interactive Mobile and Computer Aided Learning, (IMCL2008), hosted by Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Amman, Jordan, from 16th to 18th April.
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Giunti Labs hosts an international training event in Sestri Levante
Giunti Labs
| Sestri Levante, Italy, & London, UK
| 14-Apr-2008.
More than 100 teachers and trainers involved in 'eLearning for teachers and trainers in the MEDA region', an important European initiative on e-learning for North African and Middle East countries, have taken part in an international training event hosted by Giunti Labs.
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Pearson VUE sign contract with Royal Colleges of Physicians
Pearson VUE
| London, UK
| 14-Apr-2008.
Pearson VUE sign a new contract with the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK to deliver their new specialty Knowledge Based Assessments exclusively through the international Pearson VUE network.
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Cornerstone OnDemand shows state-of-the-art talent management software at HRD
Cornerstone OnDemand
| London, UK; Paris, France, & Munich, Germany
| 14-Apr-2008.
Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management (ITM) software and services, is exhibiting its state-of-the art products at this year's HRD exhibition (15-18 April, London ExCel).
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Fletcher made a companion of the Institute of IT Training
Bray Leino BroadSkill
| 11-Apr-2008.
Steve Fletcher, a director of organisational development company Bray Leino BroadSkill, has been honoured by the Institute of IT Training (IITT) in recognition of his 25-year commitment to the industry.
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Fastenal selects the Learn.com LearnCenter platform to deploy a blended learning environment for its employees
Learn.com
| Sunrise, FL, USA
| 11-Apr-2008.
Learn.comŪ, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST), the largest fastener distributor in the nation, with headquarters in Winona, MN, has selected the LearnCenterŪ platform to deliver on-demand blended training to its employees.
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LINGOs Selects OutStart Employee as Volunteer of the Year
OutStart
| Seattle
| 11-Apr-2008.
LINGOs, which assists non-governmental organizations around the globe with learning and training, says its 2008 Volunteer of the Year has helped to train millions of relief workers around the globe.
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Meet the TrainerBase team at HRD
TrainerBase
| 11-Apr-2008.
TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners is welcoming both purchasers and providers of learning and development to its stand at HRD 2008 on April 15th - 17th at ExCeL, London.
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Podcasting with Industry Luminaries: Xyleme Announces the Launch of Voices
Xyleme
| Boulder, CO
| 11-Apr-2008.
New Educational Podcast Series.
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With OutStart, Cummins Powers the Exchange of Two Kinds of Knowledge
OutStart
| Boston
| 10-Apr-2008.
Cummins Power Generation has purchased OutStart TrainingEdge.com software to deliver on-demand training.
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IMC UK exhibitor at HRD in London
IMC Learning
| Sevenoaks, UK
| 10-Apr-2008.
IMC is exhibiting in the "Technology for Learning" sector on stand 1040 at "ExCel" exhibition and conference centre.
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Cornerstone OnDemand co-sponsors Aberdeen Group's groundbreaking report on 'onboarding strategies'
Cornerstone OnDemand
| London, UK; Paris, France, & Munich, Germany
| 8-Apr-2008.
Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management (ITM) software and services, has joined other major players in the human capital management (HCM) world, including SAP and SkillSoft, in co-sponsoring a groundbreaking report on 'onboarding' - or, as it is known in the UK, induction.
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Training solution for today's time-starved workforce announces 20 new business skills videos
DTVUK
| London, UK
| 8-Apr-2008.
Some 20 new business skills videos, many of them adopting the style of hit TV shows such as 'Lost' and 'Sex in the City', have been launched as part of a new spring collection by web 2.0 technology-enabled learning and development desk-top solution Digital Training Videos (DTV) - www.DTVuk.com.
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First showing in the desert - IMC exhibitor at "Learning Systems" in Las Vegas
IMC Learning
| Sevenoaks, UK
| 8-Apr-2008.
For the first time, IMC, the leading supplier of learning technologies in Europe, is an active player at the annual gathering of learning executives at "Learning Systems 2008" in Las Vegas.
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Giunti Labs showcases personalised and mobile learning content management at Masie's Learning Systems 2008
Giunti Labs
| Sestri Levante, Italy, Boston, MA, USA, & London, UK
| 8-Apr-2008.
Management of learning objects, digital repositories and the digital marketplace will also be featured.
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General Services Administration (GSA) expands partnership with Learn.com by adding the WebRoom Virtual Meeting Suite to its existing LearnCenter platform
Learn.com
| Sunrise, FL, USA
| 7-Apr-2008.
Learn.comŪ, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government, has expanded its partnership with the company by adding the WebRoomŪ Web Conferencing Suite to its existing LearnCenter platform.
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SQA signs landmark e-Assessment contract with BTL
BTL
| Shipley, United Kingdom
| 7-Apr-2008.
BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK Learning and Assessment solutions provider, announced today that the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has selected BTL to provide an enterprise wide e-assessment development and delivery system.
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OnPoint Digital Wins E-Tech Award for CTIA Mobile Widget Contest
OnPoint Digital
| Savannah, GA, USA
| 4-Apr-2008.
Savannah, Georgia-based OnPoint Digital, Inc. won a prestigious industry award at the CTIA WIRELESS 2008Ū Conference held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. OnPoint Digital's winning entry in the Emerging Technology ("E-Tech") Awards program, titled the "CTIA Wireless CellCast Site," was developed using the company's new CellCast Solution platform that allows organizations to create, distribute and track audio and message-based content with integrated tests and surveys to any mobile phone. Winning this award means that OnPoint's innovative CellCast solution will be used to support every attendee at the upcoming CTIA Innovations Show in September.
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Alpha Plus/BTL white paper reviews the current and future vision of e-assessments
BTL
| Shipley, United Kingdom
| 4-Apr-2008.
BTL, in partnership with AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd, has produced a highly informative white paper on the current market for e-assessment, taking into consideration the drivers for change and development, and presenting a vision of where e-assessment could be in five years' time.
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Learn.com named Human Resources Vendor of the Year
Learn.com
| Sunrise, FL, USA
| 3-Apr-2008.
Learn.comŪ, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that its client City Furniture, Inc has named the company Human Resources Vendor of the Year at its annual national vendor fair.
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TrainerBase launches survey on the state of independent providers
TrainerBase
| 3-Apr-2008.
TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners has launched a survey to determine the state of the freelance and independent training providers in the UK.
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Information Transfer is giving away copies of a new white paper "Making your e-learning garden grow" at HRD, on stand number 820
Information Transfer
| 2-Apr-2008.
Information Transfer are award-winning experts in helping companies maximise the uptake of e-learning. For the last two years they have helped their clients win the Elearning Awards for 'Best elearning project securing widespread adoption'.
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Quantify launches an Employee Satisfaction Survey Research Kit
Quantify!
| London, UK
| 2-Apr-2008.
HR research consultants Quantify has launched an Employee Satisfaction Survey Research Kit, containing everything needed to develop, administer and report an employee survey in-house.
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More transport training for Echelon
Echelon Learning
| London, UK
| 2-Apr-2008.
Learning specialist Echelon's consulting division has switched trains for buses in its latest signing to improve customer service for transport providers.
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Raptivity Voted #1 in Ease of Use and Integration with e-Learning Tools
Harbinger Knowledge Products
| 2-Apr-2008.
Raptivity Voted #1 in Ease of Use and Integration with e-Learning Tools
According to Global Survey on Immersive Learning Simulations
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Xpertise chooses HRD 2008 to launch its new intensive development programmes
Xpertise
| 1-Apr-2008.
Leading training company Xpertise is launching a new range of 'intensive development programmes' at the HRD show at ExCel in London on 15-17 April.
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50,000 Jackson Hewitt franchise owners and tax preparers tally over 300,000 course completions in 2007 using the Learn.com LearnCenter platform
Learn.com
| Sunrise, FL, USA
| 1-Apr-2008.
Learn.comŪ, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, selected Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (NYSE: JTX) as a winner at its Empowerment Awards Gala during the Third Annual Learn.com Users Conference, Empowerment 2008, held March 17-19, 2008 at the St. Regis Hotel & Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jackson Hewitt received first place honor in the category of "Highest Course Completion Rates", and was hailed as a benchmark for its success in driving usage of its internal LearnCenter platform.
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Tata Interactive Systems parts company with its PR agency
Bob Little Press and PR
| 1-Apr-2008.
Bob Little Press & PR (BLPPR) - a specialist in PR agency related to the corporate learning sector - has parted company with the global e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), after failing to agree terms for a new contract. TIS will now be taking its PR activities 'in-house'.
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LearningGuide: the shift to effective solutions for informal learning and development
LearningGuide
| London
| 1-Apr-2008.
At HRD 2008 on the 15 - 17 April in London, Europe's largest international dedicated event on Learning and Development, LearningGuide Solutions (stand 651) will show how a shift from traditional classroom training to effective solutions of informal learning in the workplace will result in immediate, on demand support for IT-users while performing a task or executing a process.
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E-consultancy.com announces the launch of its Digital Marketing Graduate Academy
E-consultancy
| London
| 1-Apr-2008.
E-consultancy today announces the launch of their Digital Marketing Graduate Academy in an attempt to address the skills gap crippling the digital industry.
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