Corporate eLearning

London (UK), April 2013 - (by Bob Little) A while ago, over 100 learning professionals were asked what one thing most annoys them about online learning materials. Their responses were both varied and - significantly - many. Of these, the 13 most annoying traits of online learning materials were: patronising the learner, poor screen design and performance issues. » MORE

London (UK), April 2013 - London-based Reed Learning has adopted a strategy involving expansion of its business internationally to leverage opportunity for growth, particularly in emerging and other fast-growth markets. » MORE

Milton Keynes (UK), March 2013 - In the run-up to last week's National Apprenticeship Week, Peter Sherry, chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Logistics, wrote to around 650 MPs to highlight the importance of apprenticeships and pre-employment training. "The goal", says Sherry, "was to arrange as many meetings with MPs as possible. MPs are busy, busy people, and although this is an important issue, I didn't feel that all of them would be aware of how we can help people in their constituencies. So although this is a massive task, it's also a vital one." » MORE

Amsterdam (NL), March 2013 - ABN AMRO uses Saba Unified Learning Management Suite to manage distribution, financial settlement, and provision of training and eLearning for a global workforce. ABN AMRO was seeking to centralize and standardize the supply of all training across a worldwide workforce. The Bank also wanted to introduce a blended-learning program of informal learning and classroom training, as well as ensuring that training is available anytime and anywhere. » MORE