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Corporate eLearning
ETS to Acquire Thomson Prometric
Princeton, NJ (USA), July 2007 - Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world's largest educational assessment and research organization, is acquiring Thomson Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services. Prometric is part of The Thomson Corporation. ETS is Prometric's largest customer for technology-based delivery of tests and assessments. » MORE
Distance eLearning for African Countries
Stockholm (SE), July 2007 - Ericsson announced at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva (05-06 July) that it is collaborating with Stanford University to explore the innovative use of mobile technologies in distance eLearning. Ericsson will work with Stanford University's International Outreach Program to bring distance learning to countries in Africa. » MORE
Successful Management of Online Assessments
London (UK), July 2007 - The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is the UK's leading qualification-awarding body for the retail motor industry: approximately 18,000 candidates sit five to six examinations every year. With the implementation of Questionmark Perception, the IMI was able to increase its market share and now has greater control over the item bank, giving the testing process the flexibility it needs: » MORE
The UK's Top 50 IT Training Providers of 2007
London (UK), July 2007 - IT Skills Research, which offers pooled research to subscribing members and publishes industry news, has recently published its annual table of the UK's Top 50 IT training providers. QA-IQ leads the field by a wide distance - gauged in terms of revenue - followed by Learning Tree International and SAP in place three. » MORE
Giunti Labs Expands into Germany
Sestri Levante (I), June 2007 - Having recently entered the North American, South American, and Spanish markets, Giunti Labs, Europe's leading vendor of eLearning and mobile learning content management solutions (LCMS), has expanded its international presence even further by establishing an office in Frankfurt, Germany and specifically targeting the German-speaking markets for LCMSs. » MORE
Council Wins Awards by Closing Staff Skills Gaps
York (UK), June 2007 - The West Lothian Council has been using a tool from York-based MyKnowledgeMap (MKM) to analyse soft skills. The tool helps to highlight skills gaps within the organisation as a whole, as well as for specific departments and individuals. The bespoke, easy-to-use system developed and provided by MKM contributed greatly to the Council's being named a 'Centre of Excellence' by the Institute of Customer Service. » MORE
Belgacom Sets up eLearning at University Clinics
Brussels (BE), June 2007 - Personnel of the University Clinics Saint-Luc are using eLearning as a new tool for training. They are now able to profit from continuous training in fields as varied as the reception of new patients, hospital hygiene, and the management of the pain. The contents of these modules were developed within the institution by professionals working in these fields. » MORE
RapideL Discover Overcomes Design Challenges
Jersey City, NJ (USA), June 2007 - Research done by Brainvisa, a fast-growing learning solutions company, has revealed that one of the gravest challenges faced in the use of Rapid eLearning methodologies is control over the look and feel of the course output. Instructional Designers and Subject Matter Experts are now able to discover new flexibility in design with templates that various tools provide. » MORE
Respecting Choices® Chooses Meridian LMS
Chantilly, VA (USA), June 2007 - Meridian Knowledge Solutions LLC has announced that their Learning Management System has been selected by the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, Inc. to be the technological backbone of Respecting Choices®, the Foundation's advance care planning program, to support program participants on a worldwide basis. » MORE
EMOB - More than 400 Computer Training Videos
Toulon (F), June 2007 - EMOB, a very innovative platform for training-on-demand to help Francophones improve their software skills, has just gone online after two years of development. Computer users seeking training in Photoshop, Word, Outlook, Excel, and other applications can find exactly the video they need. » MORE
