Partnership to Accelerate Women's Leadership Development
London (UK), October 2018 - The Above & Beyond Group has formed an international learning partnership with Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance focused on the advancement of women in business. FT | IE Corporate Learning Alliance will facilitate and run the leadership programmes of The Diversity Council, a platform and diversity accelerator developed by Above & Beyond Group to address the barriers that obstruct the advancement of more women into top management.
Saba Software Announces Agreement to Acquire Lumesse
Dublin, CA (USA) / Luton (UK), October 2018 - Market leaders have joined forces to create a talent development powerhouse that offers unrivaled breadth, depth and scale to customers worldwide. Saba Software Inc., a global leader in talent development solutions and a portfolio company of Vector Capital, has announced their entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Lumesse, a leading provider of talent acquisition, talent management, and learning experience technology in Europe.
» MOREWhat to Look For in an eLearning Supplier
Gloucester (UK), October 2018 - The latest post on the Engage in Learning Blog offers advice - in the shape of ten criteria - on what buyers should be looking for in an eLearning supplier. Written by the internationally known online learning technologies writer and commentator Bob Little, this new blog post published by the UK-based eLearning producer and supplier says that any eLearning supplier should offer.
» MOREHow to Build and Change Habits in the Workplace
London (UK), October 2018 – Brand new research from Towards Maturity, supported by ambassadors Cognician, provides a guide to help L&D professionals build and create habits in their organisation as a means to shape behaviour change and create a real business impact. Top Performing Organisations are three times more likely than average to have the fundamental attributes required to change behaviour and produce habits in the workplace. The ability to change behaviour through habit creation is crucial to becoming a top performing organisation, particularly as learners have the skills to build new capabilites quickly and "unbuild" old behaviours that are no longer relevant. How do you actually create habits in the workplace?
» MORELTG to Create New Learning Suite by Merger
London (UK), October 2018 - Learning Technologies Group plc ("LTG"), the integrated talent management and learning technologies software and services provider, has announced that it is merging NetDimensions into PeopleFluent to form a key component of PeopleFluent's learning suite.
» MORENew Director of Customer Success at Fuse Universal
London (UK), October 2018 - Next-generation learning solutions provider Fuse Universal (Fuse), has announce the appointment of Danielle Silverstin as their new Director of Customer Success.
» MOREThe Right Choice Is Half the Battle
Saarbrücken (GER), October 2018 - Training staff in large organisations often question why they should develop learning content for employees themselves. This is a valid question; there is a lot of external training content available either free or under license that is not only current, but also well presented and researched. When it comes to imparting knowledge on basic skills quickly and easily, curated content may seem a sensible alternative to more complex and expensive in-house production. However, it is important to be careful when selecting, compiling, and recommending learning content, as it requires a certain level of practice and instinct.
» MOREMicroLearn Doubles Its Development Team
London (UK), October 2018 - MicroLearn, one of the UK's first developers of microlearning content, has seen significant growth in 2018, with over 250 organisations in the private, public, and not for profit sectors now using the soft skills and compliance bite sized learning.
» MORELearning Pool Teams Up with The Football Association
Derry / Nottingham (UK), October 2018 - Learning Pool, one of the largest providers of online learning solutions in the United Kingdom, has announced a new partnership with The Football Association (The FA) to support the delivery of a world-leading football education programme by 2020.
» MORELearning Transfer and Learning Impact
London (UK), October 2018 - People Alchemy is back at World of Learning Exhibition and Conference in Birmingham, 16-17 October, to launch Paul Matthew's "Learning Transfer at Work" book; take part in seminars about learning impact and performance; and update the market on People Alchemy's latest developments to its digital learning platforms.
LPI launches updated Capability Map
London (UK), October 2018 - The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) is excited to announce that its Capability Map has been comprehensively revised and refreshed to map the skills needed to deliver effective learning in today's modern workplace. The internationally developed framework and self-assessment tool has been updated to meet the current needs of L&D professionals.
» MOREMortgage Bankers Association Moves to TopClass LMS
Nashua, NH (USA), October 2018 - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently chose TopClass LMS by WBT Systems to deliver professional development and training to approximately 10,000 learners per year from over 2,400 member companies. TopClass LMS will provide MBA with connected learning experiences for their member organizations that features flexible functionality and comprehensive support for delivery and management of their professional development programs.
» MORETertiary Education in the "Post-Truth" Era
London (UK) / Berlin (GER), October 2018 - This year, Going Global is investigating how the development of new digital technologies positively or negatively impacts knowledge production within tertiary education. The rise of new digital platforms brings a new way of sharing knowledge. Technology companies that are transmitting and controlling the world's information now have a greater say over how "facts" are consumed.
» MOREThe Key to Engaging Content Marketing
Bath (UK), October 2018 - A panel of L&D managers is to share current challenges and discuss how vendors can create marketing content that is useful and engaging. The webinar will take place 30 October at 12 noon (GMT).
» MOREWorld of Learning Opens Next Week
Birmingham (UK), October 2018 - Two days of inspiration and exclusive offers await visitors to the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition taking place at Birmingham's NEC, 16-17 October.
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