Themen

Business Training

Global Knowledge as a Google Certified Training Partner

Wokingham (UK), November 2008 - Global Knowledge, a provider of IT and Business training, has announced that it is joining the Google Enterprise Partner programme and will specialize in delivering instructor-led Google Search Appliance Training in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). » MORE

Business Merger

Premier IT Group Acquires Major Training Ltd

London (UK), November 2008 - Premier IT Group, a workforce-performance-improvement specialist has announced the acquisition of Major Training, a London-based company providing IT training for the creative sector. After a number of years of cooperation, the two companies are now joining forces permanently. » MORE

In-house Training

Driving Down the Cost of Training

Ware (UK), November 2008 - Staff motivation is more important than ever during difficult times. But while costs need to be kept down and productivity increased, this is not an easy challenge. The Complete Trainer offers solutions that make in-house training easier and more effective. » MORE

Automotive Sector

Raytheon Opens New Training Centre in Samara, Russia

Rüsselsheim (GER), November 2008 - Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has opened a training centre in Samara, Russia, to provide basic and advanced technical and sales training for automotive dealerships. The 200-square-meter centre will employ training and administrative personnel to provide services in Russian. » MORE

Staff Training

Starwood Hotels Partners with Cornerstone OnDemand

Santa Monica, CA (USA), November 2008 - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a provider of on-demand, integrated talent management software and services, has announced that Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies, will use Cornerstone's learning and development platform, Cornerstone Learning, to train and develop its employees around the globe. » MORE

Nomination

CEO of datango in the finals for "Entrepreneur of the year"

Berlin (GER), October 2008 - Oswald P. Zimmermann, CEO of datango AG, a technology provider in the eLearning and electronic performance-support sectors, has been nominated as a finalist for Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year 2008" awards. The auditing and consulting company will be honoring the best entrepreneur in Germany for the twelfth time. » MORE

Extremely popular

Fifty Lessons Now Offers Custom Lessons

London (UK), October 2008 - Over the past year, a growing number of clients have asked for customized versions of Fifty Lessons for their companies. This service has proven successful and extremely popular, and Fifty Lessons has now introduced Custom Lessons. » MORE

Memorandum

ALT and Ascilite Sign Agreement

Oxford (UK)/Melbourne (AUS), October 2008 - The UK's Association for Learning Technology (ALT) has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite). The two organisations have complementary aims and seek to learn from experiences in the different geographical territories they cover. » MORE

Best-of-breed Approach

Homeloan Management Selects Cornerstone OnDemand

London (UK), October 2008 - Homeloan Management Limited (HML) has chosen Cornerstone OnDemand to address the company's needs in the areas of learning management, competency assessments, and development plans. Future plans include rolling out Cornerstone's integrated talent-management suite. » MORE

LDC Schedule

SkillSoft Announces Fall Schedule for Leadership Channel

Nashua, NH (USA), October 2008 - SkillSoft PLC, a SaaS provider of eLearning and performance-support solutions, has announced its lineup for the Leadership Development Channel (LDC) learning program. SkillSoft's LDC is designed to help subscribing organizations develop their managers and leaders to be more effective at managing people and driving results. » MORE