Kissing (GER), July 2020 - Paragon Partners, one of the leading independent private equity firms in Europe, has acquired all shares of the WEKA Group, a leading provider of specialist information, software, further education, and services for the DACH region and France.

Nottingham (UK), July 2020 – THRIVE, creators of an engaging microlearning catalogue and next-gen learning experience platform, recently announced their partner network is quickly expanding, with new content resellers joining each month. The new partners include Cornerstone, Viventis Asia, Eloomi, Digits, Virtual College, and Training Sensei.

Laval, Quebec (CA), July 2020 - Terranova Security, a global leader in security awareness training, has announced mobile responsive security awareness training content enhancements for its platform.

Raleigh, NC (USA), July 2020 - A new ebook, "Our Creator-Centric Future: How to Build Effective Learning Programs in a World Where Everyone Is a Creator", encourages L&D professionals to capitalize on the world's growing comfort with producing video and the pressures that make a learning landscape driven by creators inevitable.

Cirencester (UK), July 2020 - Kallidus, a major learning management and talent management provider, has announced several key enhancements to the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of Kallidus Learn to make it even easier for customers to create, deploy, and track all of the learning taking place in their organisation.

Derry (UK), July 2020 - To follow the initial launch of Learning Pool's Coronavirus Course Essentials library aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic back in April, the full-service eLearning solutions provider has now released a "Future of Work" library, with updated coronavirus modules to help organizations and its colleagues adjust to the "new normal" of working.

Berkshire (UK), July 2020 - The Chartered Institute of Marketing and Hays call on employers to provide support to colleagues suffering as a result of lockdown isolation. The number of marketers rating their wellbeing as positive has tumbled by half since lockdown restrictions were enforced in March.

London (UK), July 2020 - This year, the 2020 Learning Technologies Summer Forum (#LTSF20) will take place online across five days: 13-17 July. On 14 July, during the intensive period of online learning collaboration, Kevin M Yates, Impact Analytics Program Manager, Facebook, will host a session.

Lake Mary, FL (USA), June 2020 - Has COVID-19 changed education forever? Only time will tell. What we do know is that moving to 100% online / remote / distance learning is a high priority - right now, next semester, and as we prepare for the future.

Oslo (NO), July 2020 - Due to the unprecedented situation brought on by the onset of COVID-19 and the current situation in Brazil, ICDE and the host for the 29th ICDE World Conference, Laboratório de Inovação Tecnológica em Saúde (LAIS) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) have agreed that the conference will be cancelled.