New Cisco Unified Communications Project Management Training from Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge | 16/05/2008
Global Knowledge, the worldwide leader in IT and Business training, has announced the launch of its new Cisco Unified Communications Project Management training class, a five-day course where students learn to manage a Unified Communications (UC) deployment from start to finish.
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UK IT training market up ten per cent
IT Skills Research | 16/05/2008
IT Skills Research, the UK's leading IT training market analyst, has announced that the UK IT skills sector, on which it gathers a wealth of statistics, grew by over ten per cent during 2007, the largest annual growth in UK IT training spending since 2000.
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Trainers sign to partner business skills video house DTV
DTVUK | 16/05/2008
Training companies are signing up partnering agreements for exclusive regional and sector representation of newly launched online learning and development solution, Digital Training Videos (DTV) - www.DTVuk.com
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Q-Validus, in conjunction with BPP Learning Media and BTL launch Spreadsheet Safe™
BTL | 15/05/2008
The Spreadsheet Safe™ training and certification programme was created in response to the growing requirements of organizations to reduce the risks posed by unsafe end-user developed spreadsheets. Spreadsheet Safe™ has been developed with the involvement of some of the world's leading experts in the area of spreadsheet design and control.
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IITT seeks OFT support for a better deal for those funding their own training
Institute of IT Training | 15/05/2008
Are you intending to pay yourself for the training necessary to change your career or to update your own skills? The Institute of IT Training is pleased to announce that it has formally applied to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for recognition of its Consumer Code of Practice for the Personally Funded Training (PFT) Accreditation Programme.
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TDA awards BTL 3 year e-Assessment contract for test development
BTL | 14/05/2008
BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent learning and assessment solutions provider, is pleased to announce the award of a new 3-year contract with the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) for the content development of the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) skills tests.
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Cornerstone OnDemand enhances global operations with 24x7 support offering and full localisation
Cornerstone OnDemand | 14/05/2008
Cornerstone OnDemand, the provider of on-demand, integrated talent management software and services has announced the availability of 24x7 support as part of its continued global expansion.
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Raptivity Supports Rich Text Formatting Capabilities: New Release 5.0 also Brings Enhanced User Experience and Trendy Look
Harbinger Knowledge Products | 14/05/2008
Harbinger Knowledge Products today announced a significant major release 5.0 of Raptivity, the award-winning eLearning software. The new release introduces rich text formatting capabilities for Raptivity interactions. This release also boasts of a completely new trendy look and an enhanced user experience.
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PPi hosts the Microsoft Windows 2008 and Virtualization Launch Event in central London
PPi | 13/05/2008
For anyone who couldn't make the 2008 Wave Launch up in Birmingham on the 19th March, this was a great opportunity to hear Matt McSpirit – Product Specialist at Microsoft give an in-depth overview of Windows 2008 and introduce the benefits of Microsoft Virtualization.
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Xyleme Sponsors Reusability 2.0 Webinar: At the Intersection of Learning and Enterprise Content Management
Xyleme | 13/05/2008
Features case study on single source learning for print, online courses and knowledge portals
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ROI in Training Workshops extended into Germany and The Netherlands
Global Learning Alliance | 13/05/2008
Global Learning Alliance is extending a series of ROI in Training Workshops for learning & development professionals into Germany and The Netherlands.
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Trainer1 launches a new series of practical e-learning courses
Trainer1 | 13/05/2008
Trainer1, one of the UK's leading independent e-learning specialists, has added four 'entry level' one-day training courses to its portfolio of successful e-learning and instructional design (ID) related courses.
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TPS appointed as Coaching provider to the HM Revenue and Customs
The Performance Solution | 13/05/2008
The Performance Solution (TPS) have been selected as one of the exclusive providers to the HR Revenue and Customs (HMRC), providing Coaching Development, amongst other skills to their organisation.
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IET works with InfoBasis to extend engineering professionalism
InfoBasis | 12/05/2008
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has upgraded its members' professional development platform, supplied by capability management expert InfoBasis. Career Manager v. 2.0, based on InfoBasis' Enterprise Skills Infrastructure™ platform (InfoBasis ESI), will give members greater control over their professional advancement.
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LearnX E-Learning and Training Awards reward Logan City Council - Users of Raptivity and Elicitus Chosen as 'Best Online Learning Solution' and 'Best New Employee Orientation Training Program'
Harbinger Knowledge Products | 12/05/2008
Training Australia Magazine announced the Best E-Learning and Training Award winners in the first phase of its prestigious recognition program. Logan City Council won the 'Best Online Learning Solution' and 'Best New Employee Orientation Training Program' awards. The training content which was submitted for these awards is created using Raptivity, the award-winning rapid interactivity builder for e-learning and Elicitus, the leading desktop authoring tool, both by Harbinger Group.
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The ROI Academy™ involved at the launch of the Training Quality Standard by the minister, David Lammy, MP
The ROI Academy | 11/05/2008
The ROI Academy™ was invited to run 2 workshop sessions at last week's launch of the Training Quality Standard (TQS). The Standard, which has been developed and piloted over the last 2 years, was formally launched on Thursday 8th May by the minister, David Lammy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills.
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Content Master at the new format two week TechEd conference in Orlando
CM Group | 10/05/2008
Content Master will be at the big TechEd show in Orlando from 3rd to 13th June. The show is the premier event of its kind aimed at technical staff and training and education professionals working in the Microsoft technology field with over 12,000 delegates expected.
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One million plus GBP investment in printed training materials market
Chapel Press | 09/05/2008
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 | 09/05/2008
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 | 08/05/2008
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 | 07/05/2008
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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SIA book delivers latest team KPI's and industry stats for senior managers and policy makers
SIA | 06/05/2008
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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UK's leading pharmaceutical wholesaler uses Cobent to help pharmacies improve prescription services to patients
Cobent Group | 06/05/2008
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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Kaplan's STT Trainer Scores Highly in the eLearning Guild's Latest Research Report
Kaplan IT Learning | 06/05/2008
-- 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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Kaplan IT Learning and Tier 3 Partner to Improve Processes for Tier 3 Clients
Kaplan IT Learning | 06/05/2008
-- 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 | 01/05/2008
OutStart Closes First Quarter by Inking U.S. and European Contracts; Financial Q&A with OutStart CEO.
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Cornerstone OnDemand surpasses one million active subscribers in 141 countries
Cornerstone OnDemand | 29/04/2008
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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University Health Systems of East Carolina streamlines federally mandated compliance training using the Learn.com LearnCenter
Learn.com | 29/04/2008
Learn.com®, 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 LearnCenter® platform.
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Survey confirms Echelon's criteria for continued success
Echelon Learning | 29/04/2008
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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RapideL-i now armed with 100 new eLearning templates
Brainvisa | 28/04/2008
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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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 | 28/04/2008
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 | 28/04/2008
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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HR & Training Solutions takes Virgin Atlantic to new heights at Heathrow
HR & Training Solutions | 24/04/2008
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 | 24/04/2008
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 Matter® 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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Neil Lasher speaks on instructional design at Olympia conference
Trainer1 | 23/04/2008
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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BTL provides AAT with complete e-Assessment solution
BTL | 23/04/2008
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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Course-Source Appoints New Director of Sales and Marketing
Course Source | 23/04/2008
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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Coastal Releases Smart Digital Instrumentation Employee Training Series
Coastal Training Technologies | 23/04/2008
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 | 22/04/2008
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 | 21/04/2008
Learn.com®, 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 LearnCenter® 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 | 19/04/2008
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 | 18/04/2008
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 | 17/04/2008
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 | 16/04/2008
Learn.com®, 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 WebRoom® collaboration suite to deliver OSHA compliance training, ISO 9000 management and sexual harassment training to its employees.
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Richardson Announces the Launch of a New Electronic Audio Book Sales Training Series
Richardson | 16/04/2008
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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Andrea Roselli, Richardson's Vice President of Design and Development, Named to 2008 List of Top Young Training Leaders by Training Magazine
Richardson | 16/04/2008
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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Exciting new management qualification from QA-IQ:Accredited by Middlesex University's Institute for Work Based Learning
QA-IQ | 15/04/2008
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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Giunti Labs hosts an international training event in Sestri Levante
Giunti Labs | 14/04/2008
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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UKS and Giunti Labs showcase mobile learning at the IMCL2008 Conference
Giunti Labs | 14/04/2008
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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Cornerstone OnDemand shows state-of-the-art talent management software at HRD
Cornerstone OnDemand | 14/04/2008
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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Pearson VUE sign contract with Royal Colleges of Physicians
Pearson VUE | 14/04/2008
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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Podcasting with Industry Luminaries: Xyleme Announces the Launch of Voices
Xyleme | 11/04/2008
New Educational Podcast Series.
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Meet the TrainerBase team at HRD
TrainerBase | 11/04/2008
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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LINGOs Selects OutStart Employee as Volunteer of the Year
OutStart | 11/04/2008
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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Fastenal selects the Learn.com LearnCenter platform to deploy a blended learning environment for its employees
Learn.com | 11/04/2008
Learn.com®, 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 LearnCenter® platform to deliver on-demand blended training to its employees.
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Fletcher made a companion of the Institute of IT Training
Bray Leino BroadSkill | 11/04/2008
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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With OutStart, Cummins Powers the Exchange of Two Kinds of Knowledge
OutStart | 10/04/2008
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 | 10/04/2008
IMC is exhibiting in the "Technology for Learning" sector on stand 1040 at "ExCel" exhibition and conference centre.
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First showing in the desert - IMC exhibitor at "Learning Systems" in Las Vegas
IMC Learning | 08/04/2008
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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Cornerstone OnDemand co-sponsors Aberdeen Group's groundbreaking report on 'onboarding strategies'
Cornerstone OnDemand | 08/04/2008
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 | 08/04/2008
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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Giunti Labs showcases personalised and mobile learning content management at Masie's Learning Systems 2008
Giunti Labs | 08/04/2008
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 | 07/04/2008
Learn.com®, 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 WebRoom® Web Conferencing Suite to its existing LearnCenter platform.
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SQA signs landmark e-Assessment contract with BTL
BTL | 07/04/2008
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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Alpha Plus/BTL white paper reviews the current and future vision of e-assessments
BTL | 04/04/2008
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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OnPoint Digital Wins E-Tech Award for CTIA Mobile Widget Contest
OnPoint Digital | 04/04/2008
Savannah, Georgia-based OnPoint Digital, Inc. won a prestigious industry award at the CTIA WIRELESS 2008® 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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TrainerBase launches survey on the state of independent providers
TrainerBase | 03/04/2008
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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Learn.com named Human Resources Vendor of the Year
Learn.com | 03/04/2008
Learn.com®, 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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More transport training for Echelon
Echelon Learning | 02/04/2008
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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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 | 02/04/2008
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! | 02/04/2008
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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Raptivity Voted #1 in Ease of Use and Integration with e-Learning Tools
Harbinger Knowledge Products | 02/04/2008
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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E-consultancy.com announces the launch of its Digital Marketing Graduate Academy
E-consultancy | 01/04/2008
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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Tata Interactive Systems parts company with its PR agency
Bob Little Press and PR | 01/04/2008
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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Xpertise chooses HRD 2008 to launch its new intensive development programmes
Xpertise | 01/04/2008
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 | 01/04/2008
Learn.com®, 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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LearningGuide: the shift to effective solutions for informal learning and development
LearningGuide | 01/04/2008
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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Web 2.0 business skills innovator DTV announces key appointments to lead strategy, content & sales
DTVUK | 31/03/2008
Key strategy, content and sales management roles at April-launch business skills video producer Digital Training Videos (DTV) - www.DTVuk.com - have been made with the appointments of Sean Walsh and James Ralph.
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Leading learning solutions company, PPi Learning Services (PPi) today announced the acquisition of The Projects Group plc
PPi | 31/03/2008
PPi, a leading learning solutions company, today announced the acquisition of The Projects Group plc, a specialist Project and Programme Management Support organisation. The acquisition includes TPG Academy, TPG Consultancy and the newly launched TPG Knowledge Base.
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Finding training providers just got easier
TrainerBase | 31/03/2008
TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners has launched its new web site which makes it easier for purchasers, looking for training providers, to find them.
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Mainstream recruitment failing training industry, says white paper from Blue Eskimo
Blue Eskimo Solutions | 28/03/2008
A new white paper, from leading training specialist recruitment company Blue Eskimo, says that recruitment services from large, generalist recruitment providers are not best suited to specialist industries such as learning.
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QA-IQ launches exciting new programme at HRD: Courses lead to University accreditation
QA-IQ | 28/03/2008
QA-IQ, the UK’s leading learning company, will be launching an exciting new partnership for degree-level accreditation of its ‘Art of People’ management and personal development courses at this year’s HRD event.
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WoLLNET project to use BTL e-Assessment tools
BTL | 27/03/2008
BTL is delighted to announce that it will be the ‘Technology’ partner in the Workplace Literacy, Language and Numeracy Evaluation Toolkit Project (WoLLNET).
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AT-Learning® Implementation will mean vital reporting requirements will be met, says NHS Trust
ikonami | 26/03/2008
As reporting requirements become increasingly critical organisations seek system that provides timely and accurate reports.
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CEOs not seen as role-models, the latest Krauthammer survey reveals
KRAUTHAMMER | 26/03/2008
CEOs visibly share and live their company’s purpose, say most people. Yet, considerably fewer view their CEO as a brand builder. And only a minority view their CEO as a role model. These are the findings of the latest Krauthammer survey on corporate governance and CEOs performance.
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Eedo ForceTen LCMS Leads Industry With Built In Technical Controls for 21 CFR Part 11 to Support Life Sciences
Eedo Knowledgeware | 26/03/2008
Eedo Knowledgeware today announced that ForceTen™, its award winning learning content management system (LCMS), provides built in technical controls for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 11.
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REDTRAY Expands e-Learning Expertise
REDTRAY Group | 26/03/2008
As part of its growth strategy, the blended learning specialist REDTRAY, has appointed two e-Learning Development Managers to head up its team of Instructional Designers and Learning Consultants.
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What's happening in UK Talent Management?
InfoBasis | 26/03/2008
Leading UK capability management software firm InfoBasis today announced a research project to explore the state of talent management in the UK. The six-month project will examine talent management practices among a range of British companies to draw out a set of good practice guidelines.
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QA-IQ Service Management Practice leads on ITIL V3: Principal Lecturers ready to lead the way with Managers Bridge course
QA-IQ | 25/03/2008
QA-IQ is ready to lead the way for the popular ITIL Version 3 Managers Bridge course. The company’s first seven Principal Lecturers have already taken the Bridge exam, achieving a 100% pass rate.
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Hamptons International has commissioned Information Transfer to develop e-learning to help protect lone workers
Information Transfer | 25/03/2008
Property Consultant, Hamptons International has commissioned Information Transfer to write an e-learning course on lone working to complement their classroom training. The course explains personal safety issues and introduces the firm’s policy and procedures for staff who need to work alone.
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European E-Learning Award for CELT
PHM Group | 25/03/2008
London-based business consultancy, PHM's Content Editing and Localisation Tool (CELT) has been awarded the European E-Learning Award 2008 for Best Practice in E-Learning at CeBit in Hanover.
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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 | 24/03/2008
SUNRISE, FL – March 24, 2008 -- Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Fallon Clinic, the largest multi-specialty group practice in central Massachusetts, has renewed its partnership with the company for continued use of the LearnCenter® platform based on success delivering and reporting on training to all of its healthcare professionals.
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Tata Interactive's Performance Support Systems on show at Dynamic Contact Centre Solutions 2008
TATA Interactive Systems | 19/03/2008
Tata Interactive Systems will be showcasing its Electronic Performance Support Systems at Dynamic Contact Centre Solutions 2008, an International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC) event in Sydney, Australia (31st March to 2nd April).
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Tata Interactive Systems and Dave Vance design a simulation for CLOs and Senior Learning Professionals
TATA Interactive Systems | 18/03/2008
Tata Interactive Systems and Dave Vance design ‘TOPSIM® – Learning Manager’, the first ever one-day training simulation for effective and efficient management of corporate learning.
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QA-IQ launches new .NET 3.5 curriculum: Creates end-to-end skills solution
QA-IQ | 18/03/2008
QA-IQ has launched its new .NET 3.5 schedule with a full development path of courses from beginner to expert levels. The courses range from an introduction to .NET for those new to the framework, through language courses for both Visual Basic and C#, to application development and skills for those working with enterprise technologies.
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Learning Industry Expert Bryan Chapman to Be Featured in NetDimensions' "LMS Reality Check" Webinar
NetDimensions | 18/03/2008
NetDimensions, a global provider of learning, knowledge and performance management systems, announces that Bryan Chapman, Chief Learning Strategist, Chapman Alliance and a Brandon Hall associate, will be the featured speaker in a special NetDimensions web seminar entitled "LMS Reality Check: How Much Talent Management Functionality Do You Really Need in an LMS?" that will be held on March 28 at 1:00pm EST.
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Redtray is one of UK's ten fastest growing digital media companies
REDTRAY Group | 18/03/2008
REDTRAY, the true blended learning company, is ranked in the top ten of Media Momentum's 2008 list of the UK's 50 fastest growing digital media companies.
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Trainer1 concentrates on instructional design and rapid application support tools at this year's HRD
Trainer1 | 17/03/2008
Internationally renowned instructional design, along with the latest, updated version tools for providing fast on-the-job support are being showcased on Trainer1's stand at this year's HRD exhibition, being held from 15th to 18th April at the ExCel conference centre in London's Docklands.
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Learn.com kicks off 3rd annual world-wide users conference
Learn.com | 17/03/2008
Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that the company has kicked off its third annual world-wide Users Conference entitled "Empowerment 2008", taking place from March 17-19, 2008 at the St. Regis Hotel & Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Eedo Gets Top Grades on Knowledge Transfer From The College Network
Eedo Knowledgeware | 17/03/2008
Eedo announced today The College Network, Inc. (TCN) selected Eedo’s ForceTen™ learning content management system (LCMS) for the development and delivery of its e-learning services. The content management system works with TCN’s partner universities’ online degree and professional certificate programs. Many of these programs focus in the healthcare, nursing, and executive leadership fields, among others.
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