Themen

Serious Games

CrossKnowledge to Release Leadership Development Game

London (UK), September 2010 - CrossKnowledge has revolutionized the serious-games sector as the first developer of third-generation games. It surpasses previous generations in its ability to improve learner behavior and transversal skills. Traditional training practices have begun to fall short of the increasing needs of businesses in this area and fail to captivate younger generations entering into the professional world. » MORE

Branching Out

QuickLessons Appoints New Resellers

Miami, FL (USA), September 2010 - QuickLessons has announced the expansion of their international sales and product-support network with the appointment of three new authorized partners in Europe and the Middle East. » MORE

Financial Sector

SumTotal Continues to Expand Its Reach

Mountain View, CA (USA), September 2010 - SumTotal Systems, a provider of talent-development solutions, has announced strong customer growth in the financial-services sector. Continuing to expand its presence in the industry, SumTotal has five out of the six Fortune 500 financial data services companies as customers, including Western Union and First Data. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

The rise and fall of 'e'

London (UK), September 2010 - (by Bob Little) 'E-learning' was once a word denoting the 'leading edge' application of learning delivery technologies and the latest thinking in instructional design. Yet, for years, studies have showed that less than ten per cent of those who start an eLearning programme ever complete it. » MORE

Professional Development

Aurion Learning Builds Competency Assessment Tool

Belfast (UK), September 2010 - Aurion Learning has designed and built a new competency assessment tool for the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC). The tool is designed to assist nurses and midwives in their continuing professional development. » MORE

Blended Learning

Greenlight Solutions Enhances Training Services

London (UK), September 2010 - Greenlight Solutions, a specialist employee-training and consultancy-services provider, has enhanced its training services through the use of Cobent Learning Compliance Suite (LCS). The new system allows them to offer clients a blended-learning environment and reach a wider market quickly and cost effectively. » MORE

Ethical Computing

QA Expands Market-Leading Green IT Training Portfolio

Slough (UK), September 2010 - The UK-based training company QA is expanding its range of Green IT training courses. With the British Computer Society (BCS), QA has co-developed the world's first officially accredited Green IT training course. For the first time, a full suite of Green IT training courses is available, from awareness through to certification. » MORE

Online Courses

Half a Million Sign up for Free Interactive Website

Galway (IE)/London (UK), September 2010 - With unemployment still at record levels, education is under the radar as the answer to increasing competitiveness and aid economic recovery. The Irish company ALISON, a free online learning website, has seen its numbers of registered learners worldwide reach 500,000, with 40,000 of these being Irish people. » MORE

eLearning Alliance AGM

Learning Nexus Puts Return on Investment on the Agenda

London (UK), September 2010 - In a bid to help members achieve the successful implementation of eLearning strategies at a time when many training departments are facing resourcing challenges, eLearning-solutions provider Learning Nexus has put return on investment (ROI) on the eLearning Alliance AGM's agenda. » MORE

Recruitment

Saffron Responds to New eLearning Challenges

London (UK), September 2010 - Saffron Interactive, specialist in eLearning, mobile, and blended learning, has announced a new project to launch an eLearning platform for Recruitment Juice, an innovative recruitment training company. As a surge of applicants swamp the market, recruiters face unique new training challenges to keep ahead. » MORE