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Corporate eLearning
Skills Academy Chief Executive Finds Cross-Party Support
Milton Keynes (UK), March 2013 - In the run-up to last week's National Apprenticeship Week, Peter Sherry, chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Logistics, wrote to around 650 MPs to highlight the importance of apprenticeships and pre-employment training. "The goal", says Sherry, "was to arrange as many meetings with MPs as possible. MPs are busy, busy people, and although this is an important issue, I didn't feel that all of them would be aware of how we can help people in their constituencies. So although this is a massive task, it's also a vital one." » MORE
Brightwave Launches Learning Skylines
Brighton (UK), March 2013 - Next-generation-learning expert Brightwave has renewed its sponsorship of the eLearning Awards with the launch of a new initiative to investigate how diverse industries, technologies, and corporate perspectives are influencing how we learn for work today. » MORE
Worldwide Centralization and Standardization
Amsterdam (NL), March 2013 - ABN AMRO uses Saba Unified Learning Management Suite to manage distribution, financial settlement, and provision of training and eLearning for a global workforce. ABN AMRO was seeking to centralize and standardize the supply of all training across a worldwide workforce. The Bank also wanted to introduce a blended-learning program of informal learning and classroom training, as well as ensuring that training is available anytime and anywhere. » MORE
Launch of WebCaptioning.com
Atlanta, GA (USA), March 2013 - StreamText.Net and The Captioning Studio have announced the launch of WebCaptioning.com, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool for captioning web-based media. WebCaptioning.com is an easy-to-use, affordable platform that produces multiple captioning formats for any online video player, and applies captioning rules that improve the quality and appearance of captions. » MORE
HCCS Releases New Social-Media Online Training Course
Jericho, NY (USA), March 2013 - Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), a provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, has announced the release of a new online training course called Responsible Use of Social Media in Healthcare. The course defines the risks and consequences of social networking and provides guidance to help employees use social media responsibly. » MORE
Literati Academic Earns Education-Industry Recognition
Boston, MA (USA) / Oxford (UK), March 2013 - Credo, a provider of information-skills solutions, has announced that its Literati Academic was named a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Education CODiE Awards for Best Education Reference Solution. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. The awards have over 75 categories and are organized by industry focus in terms of content, education, and software. » MORE
Doing the right things at the right time
London (UK), March 2013 - (by Bob Little) There's a tendency to do 'just-in-case' training rather than 'just-in-time' training. In other words, people are given access to learning materials in case they ever need to know what they're being taught.
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Mind Click Goes from Strength to Strength
Nottingham (UK), March 2013 - Mind Click, the Nottingham-based eLearning company, has been promoted to Totara Gold Partner status in recognition of their sales achievements and significant experience in providing Totara services to a growing client base. As early adopters of Totara LMS, Mind Click have been involved since its launch in March 2011 and over this time have built up a strong team with extensive product knowledge, supporting their wide range of clients who are using Totara. » MORE
Docebo Releases Its LMS Wordpress Integration Plug-in
Naples (I), March 2013 - Docebo, a global cloud eLearning solution provider, has released a WordPress "open source" integration plug-in for its Docebo cloud eLearning platform. This app allows organizations around the globe to transform their WordPress websites into next-generation eLearning portals, as it gives the opportunity to interface the Docebo eLearning platform with any WordPress installation. » MORE
Saba Software Announces Leadership Transition
Bracknell (UK), March 2013 - Saba, provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, has announced a leadership transition under which Bobby Yazdani and the Board have agreed he will step down as Chairman, CEO, and Director. In connection with the change in leadership, Shawn Farshchi, Saba's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer. » MORE
