Themen

Informal Learning

Shortlist of Five Myths

Den Bosch (NL), May 2011 - Bob Mosher, Chief Learning and Strategy Evangelist at LearningGuide Solutions, is helping L&D professionals to understand how to approach implementing the right informal learning strategy for their workplace. "I'd like to share some myths I've encountered when trying to intentionally implement a successful informal learning strategy", says Mosher. » MORE

Expansion

digital publishing Launches New Office in London

Munich (GER)/London (UK), May 2011 - digital publishing, a provider of online language-training courseware, has announced the opening of a new office in London that will offer the full range of dp's corporate language training services throughout the UK. digital publishing's expansion into the UK market is a natural step in the company's continuing international growth. » MORE

Growth

GP Strategies Acquires Ultra Training

Elkridge, MD (USA), May 2011 - GP Strategies Corporation, the corporate parent of global performance-improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), has announced that GP's wholly owned subsidiary General Physics (UK) Ltd. has acquired Ultra Training Ltd, an independent skills-training provider located in the United Kingdom. » MORE

Put to Good Use

Articulate Suite Training and Absorb LMS Widely Adopted

Hemel Hempstead (UK)/Montreal, QC (CA), May 2011 - Omniplex, a provider of eLearning solutions, has reported rising levels of demand for its training courses on the use of Articulate rapid authoring tools. Omniplex has further announced the success of the Absorb LMS, employed by the academy of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) to help satisfy road-transport training needs around the world. » MORE

Merger

SuccessFactors Acquires Plateau

San Mateo, CA (USA), May 2011 - SuccessFactors has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Plateau, the leading learning-management system (LMS), a Next Generation Portal technology, and CaaS - content as a service. This acquisition forms a symbiotic combination with SuccessFactors-˜ acquisition of social video mobile learning provider Jambok. » MORE

Research Findings

Further Education Boosts Economy by £75 Billion

London (UK), May 2011 - Further education participants generate an additional £75bn for the economy over their lifetimes, with apprenticeships generating around £40 for each pound of government investment, new research shows. The study, commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, examines the economic value generated by Government-funded post-nineteen qualifications. » MORE

On-Demand Assessment

Questionmark Adds New Analytics Solutions

Norwalk, CT (USA), May 2011 - New tools for analyzing and reporting on assessment results top the list of new features in the latest release of Questionmark On Demand assessment- management solutions. Questionmark Analytics, a new module within Questionmark Perception, enables users to generate reports on assessment items and results. » MORE

Core Learning Services

Training Young Leaders and Supporting Health and Safety

London (UK), April 2011 - Core Learning Services and its sister company, the learning management system (LMS) specialist Course-Source, are helping Badminton England take its first steps in eLearning. The firm also continues to host Global Radio's LMS solution for developing health and safety eLearning materials for its staff. » MORE

Learning Developments

Holographic Tutors and Skin Assessment

Brighton (UK), April 2011 - Imagine a future where students not only have a holographic tutor, but their engagement with the learning could also be measured via biometric technology. Well, imagine no more - it's arrived in Brighton. » MORE

Virtual Academy

Oil Industry Trainer Opts for LMS from Omniplex

Hemel Hempstead (UK)/Montreal, QC (CA), April 2011 - Aberdeen Drilling Consultants Ltd, a training company with facilities in Aberdeen, is coordinating its supply of training via the Absorb learning-management system supplied by Omniplex. » MORE