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Corporate eLearning
Virtual Reality Used in Many Areas of the Auto Industry
Prague (CZ) / Los Angeles, CA (USA), October 2017 - New technologies play a crucial role in almost all industries, and the automotive branch is certainly one of the most important. The development of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) brings innovative solutions to several areas of the automotive field – from car design and development to test driving, showroom experience, and employee training. The AR/VR already is a billion-dollar market, and it is expected to reach $120 billion within the next few years.
» MOREIMC and ZEISS Win again: Brandon Hall Gold Award
Saarbrücken (GER), October 2017 - The eLearning provider IMC has worked actively with the ZEISS group since 2012 on the design of its continuing digitization program with the help of innovative and individual training solutions. Following the award of the Brandon Hall Silver Award 2015 to the partners in the category "Extended Enterprise Learning", the jointly developed further-education platform "ZEISS Academy Vision Care" was able to convince the jury once again and achieved the highest accolade with Gold.
Skillsoft Expands IT and Digital Skills Book Collection
Camberley (UK), October 2017 - Skillsoft, a global provider of corporate learning, has announced partnerships with Bleeding Edge Press, CCIEin8Weeks, and Rocky Nook to expand its comprehensive IT Skills & Certification and Digital Skills collections. By partnering with these three publishers, Skillsoft adds critical titles that enhance learners’ digital skills and provide best-in-class programmer, developer, creative design, and enterprise IT content to help learners build their skills, improve their productivity, and advance their careers.
Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance
London (UK), October 2017 - A programme from Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance has been shortlisted for one of this year’s Learning Technologies Awards. It’s the first time that this corporate learning provider, formed almost three years ago, has entered these Awards.
» MORELearning Game Platform Kahoot! on a Mission
Oslo (NO), October 2017 - Kahoot!, the game-based learning platform and one of the fastest-growing learning brands with more than 50 million unique monthly active users, has announced Kahoot! Plus, a premium version of Kahoot! tailored specifically for corporate teams and corporate learning.
» MOREGavin Freed Appointed Chairman of Firebrand Training
London (UK), October 2017 - With a twenty-year history of leadership roles in IT and education organisations, including three apprenticeships training providers, Gavin’s experience of growing organisations promises an exciting future for Firebrand.
Fosway Group Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Cirencester (UK), October 2017 - Fosway Group, a European HR and learning analyst, has announced the appointment of Carole Laithwaite as its Chief Operating Officer. The role supports the continued growth of the firm, with close involvement in Fosway’s overall strategy and execution.
UpsideLMS 8.0 Enables Offline Mobile Learning
Pune (IN), October 2017 - UpsideLMS's latest version, 8.0, introduces a new feature for offline mobile learning, which enables learners to access training anytime, anywhere on iOS and Android mobile devices with or without Internet.
ELearning Contributes to Growth in Africa
Port Louis (Mauritius), October 2017 - Each year, eLearning Africa brings together the Continent’s leading ICT-in-education community. Experts, high-level decision makers, practitioners, researchers, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders from over 70 countries, and from across the education, business, and public sectors, come together to discuss, debate, inform, share experiences, and plan action. In conjunction with this year’s hosts, the government of Mauritius, eLearning Africa is supporting the 2017 UNESCO International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). Rebecca Stromeyer, owner and founder of eLearning Africa, spoke with CHECK.point eLearning about the event.
PulseLearning and Sears Holdings Corporation Win Gold
New York, NY (USA), September 2017 - Now in their twenty-third year, the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards are known as the Academy Awards of the learning industry. PulseLearning and Sears Holdings Corporation (SHC) were honored with Gold at the 2017 Brandon Hall Awards in the Best Use of Games and Simulations for Learning Category.


