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Free Adobe Skills Tests Prove a Hit for Highlander

London (UK), August 2010 - Employees are keener than ever to test, maintain, and demonstrate their skills, and this has been reflected in the popularity of Highlander's range of free online Adobe Skills Tests. Highlander's Adobe Skills Tests cover a range of topics such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript, and DreamWeaver and are completely free to take. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Sheffield's eLearning Community grows

London (UK), August 2010 - (by Bob Little) One of the UK's newest stars in the e-learning sector, The Safety Train, has re-located its operations to Sheffield, largely on the basis of Learning Light's advice and guidance. Already, according to Jonathan Blythe, The Safety Train's business development director, the move seems to be paying off. The Safety Train provides training, via eLearning materials, dealing with social care, office health and safety and personal development. These eLearning materials are delivered via streaming video over the web and/or via mobile phone apps. » MORE

EFQM and Kirkpatrick

Self-evaluation for Quality Development

Nancy (FR), July 2010 - Self-evaluation is part of internal quality assurance: the process of reviewing the quality of one's own performance and provision. According to the EFQM definition, self-evaluation or self-assessment refers to a comprehensive, systematic, and regular review of an organization's activities and results referenced against the EFQM model. The self-assessment process allows the organization to discern its strengths clearly and areas in which improvements can be made. It culminates in planned improvement actions, which are then monitored for progress. » MORE

Appointment

New Chief Learning Officer at Certpoint

Roslyn Heights, NY (USA), July 2010, Certpoint Systems, a provider of integrated enterprise learning solutions, has announced the appointment of Denis Finnegan as the company's Chief Learning Officer. Denis will oversee the effective implementation of Certpoint Systems' learning platform across its client base. » MORE

Language Learning

EF Englishtown Wins Prestigious Education Award

Hong Kong (HK), July 2010 - The online English language school EF Englishtown has received a Comenius-EduMedia Award recognizing excellence in educational multimedia services. The awards are given out by Germany's Society of Pedagogy and Information and are recognized throughout Europe for spotlighting outstanding products in the field of high-tech educational media. » MORE

Assessment

Questionmark adds Multilingual Interfaces

Norwalk, CT (USA), July 2010 - Assessment-software provider Questionmark has announced the latest version of the Questionmark™ Perception™ assessment- management system, which features new multilingual administrative, scheduling, browser-based authoring, and reporting interfaces available in English, German and Dutch. » MORE

Sharing Knowledge

The Commonwealth of Learning in Action

Vancouver, BC (CA), July 2010 - Participants at a Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) training workshop in Maldives developed course materials for a Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture for Small States. This is VUSSC's first diploma-level programme. » MORE

Serious Games

CrossKnowledge Launches Third Generation

London (UK), July 2010 - CrossKnowledge argues that learning is at its best when linked to having fun. In this vein, they have announced the launching of unique third-generation serious games from September 2010 onwards. » MORE

Guidance

Aurion Learning Celebrates Launch of Informing Families

Belfast (Northern Ireland), July 2010 - Informing families that their child has a disability is never an easy task, but now some help is at hand. The National Federation of Voluntary Bodies and Equality, Disability, and Mental Health Minister John Moloney have launched the Informing Families Project, which has culminated in the development and launch of a range of tools and materials designed to support best practice at the time of a child's diagnosis with a disability. » MORE