Themen
Corporate eLearning
ELearning budgets increase in the voluntary sector
London (UK), May 2010 - (by Bob Little) A survey of learning technologies in the UK's voluntary sector - encompassing over 80 charities, representing more than 50,000 staff and volunteers - has found that: The top four benefits of adopting learning technologies are: improving flexibility of learning; improving access to learning; cutting costs and increasing reach. » MORE
CourseAvenue Increases Management Team
Warrenville, IL (USA), May 2010 - CourseAvenue has announced the recent addition of Sue Pearson to its client service and project management team. Ms. Pearson's prior experience includes eLearning needs assessment, course design, and development, as well as content creation and editing. » MORE
EFMD Awards Recognise Five Outstanding Partnerships
Brussels (BE), May 2010 - EFMD is an international network of business schools, companies, and consultancies. Now in its fourth year, the EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards recognise and promote outstanding partnerships between companies and learning-and-development providers. » MORE
New Right to Request Time Off for Training in the UK
London (UK), May 2010 - Starting in April 2011, The Right to Request Time Off for Training was extended to all organisations in the UK. Previously, only businesses with 250 or more staff were allowed to ask for time to train for accredited and unaccredited training to help them develop skills relevant to their job, workplace, or business. » MORE
Ajegunle - Where ICT Enriches the Poor
Lagos (NG), May 2010 - Two Nigerian teenagers had never touched a computer keyboard before they joined a learning programme known as the Ajegunle.org Capacity Building Exercise. Nwanyiego Ijeh, a girl known as Ego, and a young man, James O. Raphael, lived and worked in Ajegunle, a dangerous part of Lagos, populated by three million people from all the tribes of West Africa. » MORE
The World Bank Institute Provides "In-Service Training"
Washington DC (US), May 2010 - The mission of the World Bank Institute (WBI) includes enhancing institutional capacity in developing countries, with a focus on core sectors such as education, health, urban management, etc. Sheila Jagannathan and Michelle Duvall Kalinski, Course Coordinators at the Institute, will present the ongoing efforts in the education sector at eLearning Africa 2010. » MORE
Randstad Joins CrossKnowledge Customer Base
London (UK), May 2010 - CrossKnowledge has announced that the employment-services provider Randstad has recently joined its customer base. Randstad wishes to further develop its training platform and help employees meet their career goals by offering them an innovative, high-quality blended-learning experience. » MORE
Serious Gaming at Atlas Copco
Ghent (BE), May 2010 - U&I Learning is developing an After Market game for the training of the Atlas Copco sales staff. Atlas Copco is a Swedish company that develops and produces electric and pneumatic tools, compressors, building and mining tools, assembly systems, and related services. » MORE
Questionmark Offers Apple iPhone Application
Norwalk, CT (USA), May 2010 - A free Questionmark Apple iPhone App on the iPhone App Store opens up new possibilities for delivering knowledge checks, quizzes and surveys to a mobile audience. The App shows how the mobile assessment delivery capabilities in Ouestionmark Perception version 5 can help organizations reach learners using an iPhone or iPod touch. » MORE
FIBA eLearning Now Includes International Trade Finance
Miami, FL (USA), May 2010 - Faced with limited resources, a growing list of training needs, and financial professionals who are on the road a good part of the time, banks are increasingly looking to their trade associations for eLearning solutions. The Florida-based trade association of international banks FIBA offers over 700 eLearning courses, with the latest addition being the new International Trade Finance course. » MORE
