OnCourse Learning
Gütersloh (GER) / Brookfield, WI (USA), September 2018 - Bertelsmann continues the expansion of its strategic growth area of education: The international media, services, and education group is acquiring the U.S. online education provider OnCourse Learning from the private equity company CIP Capital for an amount in the mid-nine-digit euro range. » MORE |
Cybersecurity Skills
 Wokingham (UK), September 2018 - Bletchley Park Qufaro and GK Apprenticeships (GKA) are pleased to announce the signing of a Heads of Agreement to jointly develop and deliver cybersecurity apprenticeships. These apprenticeships are designed to address the significant cyberskills shortage in the UK and, in due course, international markets. » MORE
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New Program
Lake Mary, FL (USA), September 2018 - IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS Global/IMS), a world-leading non-profit collaborative advancing edtech interoperability, innovation, and learning impact, has announced a new partnership with New Markets Venture Partners to help startup organizations participate in the largest edtech innovation ecosystem. Through this partnership, IMS is extending special membership terms to New Markets Venture Partners' portfolio of early and growth-stage startups as a low barrier entry into the world's largest and most effective member collaborative. » MORE |
eLearning Network
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London (UK), September 2018 - The Learning Technologies Awards 2018 shortlist has been announced. The best projects and products from around the globe will now proceed through the judging process ahead of the spectacular Gala Evening at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, 21 November, where the winners will be revealed. Tables and seats are now open for booking. » MORE |
Realities of Global Business
London (UK), September 2018 - Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance, one of the world's leading providers of customised executive education programmes for large enterprises, has unveiled the 2018 findings of its Pulse Report. An international study of more than 1,000 executives, it assesses current business priorities and the role of leadership development and executive education in addressing these concerns. » MORE |
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White Paper
London (UK), September 2018 - O'Reilly, a source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has announced its new white paper "Performance Adjacent Learning: The Next Big Shift," which explores the evolution of performance adjacent learning and the tools that enable it. The contents were made available for download in conjunction with Learning Live, where O'Reilly was an exhibitor and which took place in London, 05-06 September. » MORE |
Numerous New Resources
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London (UK), September 2018 - Since April 2018, the Charity Learning Consortium has added a wide range of new courses and modules to its eLearning library to reflect the realities of the modern workplace. The new online courses and resources added to the Consortium's catalogue offer an even greater choice of eLearning. The materials were created by MicroLearn and Litmos Heroes and reflect changing demands. » MORE |
Leadership Development
Northampton (UK), September 2018 - Socitm, a professional association for digital leaders in local public services, has announced it will partner up with QA to offer its largest and most comprehensive approach to leadership development. » MORE |
Key People
 London (UK), September 2018 - A list of the one hundred most influential people in online learning in Africa has been published, with tech entrepreneur Rapelang Rabana, Chief Digital Officer of the South African learning technologies company Rekindle Learning, listed top. » MORE
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IFC Partners with LPI
London (UK), September 2018 - IFC, a member of the World Bank group, has adopted the Learning and Performance Institute's TPMA framework to assess, monitor and improve training delivery competency. » MORE |
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3Ps Approach
London (UK), September 2018 - Marshall ACM and Shaw Mind Foundation have announced the availability of a resource to raise awareness of mental health issues among education workers. The platform is used to train staff to recognise the symptoms, understand the challenges, and gain awareness of the appropriate responses to these using their 3Ps approach: Proactive - Pre-emptive - Preventive. » MORE |
Current Trends
Boston, MA (USA), September 2018 - The 21ST-CENTURY EDUCATION FORUM @ HARVARD is an opportunity to connect with like-minded people to learn about current trends and to grow as a member of a global community of people committed to preparing citizens for the demands of the 21st-century workplace. 21CEF@HARVARD is being held at the Martin Center at Harvard Medical School, 15-16 November 2018. » MORE |
OEB GLOBAL
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Berlin (GER), September 2018 - The world is changing fast, and as machines take over traditional jobs, learning is set to become a central part of human existence. That's the message experts will deliver at Europe's top conference on learning and technology, which will be held in Berlin, 05-07 December 2018. » MORE |
Call for Papers
New York, NY (USA), September 2018 - ICELW 2019, the twelfth annual international conference on eLearning in the workplace, will be held at Columbia University in New York, 12-14 June 2019. The ICELW 2019 Call for Proposals is now open, and the deadline is 16 December 2018. » MORE |
Call for Proposals
Lisbon (PT), September 2018 - The Universidade Aberta’s EL@Nresearch group will be hosting the first conference on innovation and technology in language teaching as applied to eLearning and b-learning environments in Lisbon, Portugal, 07 December 2018. The aim of this initiative is to spark debate on teaching practices and the effect of technology in learning through a sharing of perspectives and approaches to the theme in different educational contexts. » MORE |
