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Free Compliance MOOC
Saarbrücken (GER)/ London (UK), September 2014 - eLearning software and content provider IMC (UK) Learning has launched a new Massive Open Online Course specifically aimed at those who are new to or already working in the UK financial-services-compliance sector. The MOOC is a free and interactive approach to compliance learning that has been created as a result of both the increased expectations on those who occupy controlled functions and the rising fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on individuals and firms who breach the ever-increasing laws and regulations. » MORE
New Low-Tech Tool Promises to Help L&D Managers
Warwickshire (UK), September 2014 - The Learning Live conference is often associated with the latest learning technologies, but one exhibitor this year was advocating a positively low-tech alternative. Business psychologists Work Positive was showcasing their new "At my best®" strengths cards at this year's event, where they explained why this physical product can be even more impactful than online assessments. » MORE
UNISON Launches Online Learning Community
Brightwave (UK), September 2014 - UNISON, one of the UK's largest trade unions and Europe's largest public-service union, has launched a new online learning community using Brightwave's award-winning total learning system "tessello". Unveiled for the first time at their National Delegate Conference in June, where delegates from across the union came together to decide the union's policies and priorities, Organising Space has been launched as the union's new, pioneering secure social-learning microsite exclusively for activists and staff. » MORE
Docebo Named in the Learning-Portal-Companies Watch List
Naples (I), September 2014 - Within days of having been named on the shortlist of this year's eLearning Age Awards in the UK, in the "best learning-management system (LMS) implementation" category, Docebo has also been named on the 2014 Learning-Portal- Companies Watch List. » MORE
Thales Improves Standards in Training
Crawley (UK), September 2014 - The Learning & Performance Institute, the industry standard body for learning and development professionals, is pleased to announce that Thales Learning & Development (TLD) has entered its tenth year as an accredited learning provider. » MORE
Skillsoft Acquires SumTotal Systems
Dublin (IR)/Nashua, NH (USA), September 2014 - Skillsoft Limited, a pioneer in technology-delivered learning solutions, has announced that its subsidiary, Skillsoft Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of SumTotal Systems, LLC from affiliates of Vista Equity Partners, a US-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. » MORE
An Inspiring Visually Impaired Entrepreneur
Cardiff (UK), September 2014 - Daniel Williams has launched new training and consultancy to bring awareness of visual impairment to the world. The young man from Cardiff has used his personal experience of living with a visual impairment to start his own business, which aims to support organisations in catering to the needs of visually impaired customers. » MORE
No Zero-Day Thanks to Blended Learning
Friedrichsdorf (GER), September 2014 - The Augsburg diocese has avoided problems related to Microsoft's termination of support and security updates for Windows XP and Office 2003 by migrating to Windows 7 and Office 2010. The ambitious goal was that 2,500 employees should be capable of using the new versions without interruption and with the same level of productivity as soon as the technical migration was completed in the first half of 2014. The challenge included the fact that the diocese has a large regional presence, with 23 deaneries in many locations. » MORE
Kydon Signs Partnership Agreement with eXact learning
Genoa (I) / Singapore (SGP), September 2014 - Kydon Learning Systems Institute, a provider of learning technologies and technology-enhanced learning solutions in Singapore and Asia, has signed a partnership agreement with Italy-based eXact learning solutions, a digital-learning-content-management business-solution provider. Under the agreement, Singapore-based Kydon will act as the reseller for eXact learning solutions' learning-content- management system (LCMS) in Singapore and Malaysia, with potential extension to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. » MORE
Adobe Captivate and SuccessFactors Earn Leader Status
Chicago, IL (USA), September 2014 - The business-software review site G2 Crowd has released its inaugural GridSM report for Training and eLearning software. The work ranks seven products to help HR software buyers in their selections based on more than 110 reviews from HR professionals. The GridSM, G2 Crowd's software recommendation engine, factors in customer satisfaction reported by users and vendor market presence determined from social and public data to rank products. » MORE