Themen
Corporate eLearning
Grasping at equality
London (UK), October 2009 - (by Bob Little) SkillSoft PLC has announced the results of a survey of some 1,800 learners which shows that some 70 per cent of them consider SkillSoft's Live Learning virtual instructor-led training (virtual ILT) to be just as effective as conventional ILT. SkillSoft added that, in support of this belief, 91 per cent of respondents who participated in Live Learning and later took a certification exam, passed on their first attempt. » MORE
Sam Herring Named Chair-Elect to ASTD Board of Directors
Seattle, WA (USA), October 2009 - Sam Herring, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Intrepid Learning Solutions, has been selected to serve as the 2010 chair-elect on the board of directors for the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). Mr. Herring joined ASTD's board in 2008 as a director and will serve for two more years, becoming chair of the board in 2011. » MORE
ELearning: a Key Strategy for Fast-Growing Aviation
Melbourne (AU), October 2009 - New funding will help the aviation industry address workforce development issues arising from its unique position as being a high-growth, yet operationally driven and highly regulated, industry. To meet these challenges, the sector has identified the need for a whole-of-industry quality approach to learning that aligns with nationally accredited qualifications and provides much-needed flexibility for an operationally driven workforce. » MORE
Upside Learning Amplifies its Network
Pune (IN), October 2009 - Upside Learning has announced the launch of its reseller programme for UpsideLMS, the company's learning-management system and related services. Upside Learning invites independent organizations and individual professionals to join to the programme. » MORE
Rapid eLearning Tools Honored in Three Categories
Corona, CA (USA), October 2009 - Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines, the industry voices of the eLearning market have announced the finalists of the Best of Elearning! Awards. Readers and professionals from both the private and public sector cast ballots for the best eLearning solutions providers across sixteen product categories. » MORE
LINE Pilots "Flying Classrooms" for Swiss Re
Zurich (CH), October 2009 - LINE, provider of learning and communications solutions, has announced the global roll-out of a new programme of sales refresher training developed for client managers at Swiss Re following successful pilots in Switzerland and Hong Kong. » MORE
Trust No Barrier to Web 2.0 in Organizations
Zurich (CH), October 2009 - Trust issues surrounding wikis, blogs, and other Web 2.0 forms of communication should not delay adoption within organizations, according to European business leaders. Delegates to a roundtable discussion organised by LINE, a provider of learning and communications solutions, on the theme of 'Transforming Learning in the 21st Century' were strongly opposed to the idea that organizations should create specific rules to govern how employees use social media within the workplace. » MORE
Turn Succession Planning on Its Head
Santa Monica CA (USA), October 2009 - Career Centre is designed to help organizations engage, motivate, and retain talented people, while also empowering employees to take a more active role in managing their career within a company. By aligning employee career aspirations and development plans with the strategic needs of the business, companies are able to maximize their current workforce and maintain valuable corporate knowledge. » MORE
Giunti Labs Partners with Banca d'Italia
Sestri Levante (IT), October 2009 - Giunti Labs, a learning and mobile content management solution provider, has agreed a framework agreement with Italy's central bank, Banca d'Italia, to establish a catalogue of web-based training (WBT) materials that the Bank's staff can access. » MORE
IMC Positioned in Visionaries Quadrant
Saarbruecken (GER), October 2009 - IMC AG, a provider of learning technologies, has announced that it has been positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of the 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems (CLS). This year's Magic Quadrant evaluated seventeen CLS providers worldwide according to their completeness of vision and their ability to execute that vision. » MORE
