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Corporate eLearning
Brightwave Appointed as Supplier for the Public Sector
Brighton (UK), February 2010 - ELearning Development Company of the Year, Brightwave, has been selected as an approved supplier for the public-sector eLearning framework, Buying Solutions, which aims to improve value for money and efficiencies. This means that UK public-sector organisations can commission eLearning without having to repeat burdensome procurement and assessment exercises, with the assurance that Brightwave meets the highest standards and delivers excellent value. » MORE
Innovative Experiential-Learning Solutions
London (UK)/Pleasanton, CA (USA), February 2010 - gtslearning and Toolwire have announced a new training solution for the CompTIA A+ 2009 Edition. It combines the strength of gtslearning content and the hands-on power of Toolwire LiveLabs and "Day-in-the-Life" interactive scenarios. » MORE
Aurion Learning Beats Recession
Belfast (Northern Ireland/UK), February 2010 - Aurion Learning has not only managed to survive the recession but also to grow its business. Barry Kelly has been appointed as Research Development Manager and Noleen Turner is Aurion's new Marketing Officer. » MORE
Netherlands Railways Makes High-Speed Move to XML
Boulder, CO (USA), February 2010 - Xyleme® Inc., a provider of 100% XML, open and standards-based learning-content-management solutions has announced that the Netherlands Railways (NS) has selected Xyleme LCMS for development and delivery of rolling-stock operating manuals and training materials. » MORE
Mediapharm Teams up with Edvantage
Brighton (UK), February 2010 - Pharmacy-education company Mediapharm has entered into an exclusive partnership with leading managed-learning specialist Edvantage group to offer pharmaceutical companies a simple way of delivering training and communications directly to pharmacists through a new online portal, CPD Easy. » MORE
XOR Delivers Safeguarding Children Course
London (UK), February 2010 - XOR LTD has developed a Safeguarding Children Course for David Lloyd Leisure (DLL). The program helps ensure that children and vulnerable people are protected while with company team members and volunteers. » MORE
Questionmark Releases Perception Version 5
London (UK), February 2010 - The ability to deliver a single assessment to different types of devices and in multiple languages and contexts - plus improved accessibility and scalability - are among the improvements introduced in version 5 of the Questionmark™ Perception™ assessment-management system. » MORE
ELearning's movers and shakers
London (UK), February 2010 - (by Bob Little) Traditionally, this is the time of year for awards and accolades - think of the New Year's Honours List in the UK, as well as the USA's Golden Globes and the Academy Awards (Oscars). Recently, a list of the "Top Ten" most influential people in the corporate e-learning sector emerged. There were three lists covering the world, Europe and the UK. Such a list is bound to be controversial but, in the interests of information and informed debate, here are some of the highlights. » MORE
Coastal Releases New Training Program
Virginia Beach, VA (USA), January 2010 - Coastal Training Technologies is covering new terrain with Motorcycle Safety Awareness, a timely training program that describes various ways to keep riders secure and helps prevent injuries and fatalities. » MORE
Quantifying the almost unquantifiable
London (UK), December 2009 - (by Bob Little) A report on the UK eLearning sector in 2009 - 'The UK eLearning market 2009' - published this month by Learning Light, the Sheffield-based centre of excellence in the use of eLearning and learning technologies in the workplace, paints an optimistic picture: stating that the sector is 'flowering' despite the recession. The report's principal finding is that the UK eLearning industry remains 'robustly positive in its view of the market and the prospect for continuing growth'. » MORE
