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Sociyall

User-Customizable Social Media Application

Austin, TX (USA), March 2014 - Neuric LLC, a privately held company based in Austin has announced the release of its user-customizable social-media application. The app is called Sociyall and is available on the web as well as for iOS-based devices (iPads, iPhones). The application allows the user to control the “What (do you want to see?)”, the “Who (do you want to see it from?)”, and the “How (do you want to see it - as text, videos, photos, or everything?)”. » more

Risk and Safety Services

High Demand for Training and Education Services

Cologne (GER) / Warrington (UK). March 2014 - TÜV Rheinland, a global provider of independent inspection services, is acquiring the UK company Risktec Solutions Limited. Risktec is based in Warrington in the UK and operates from fifteen offices in the UK, the Netherlands, the Middle East, and North America. Risktec provides risk and safety services and offers technical training and education to highly regulated industrial sectors around the world. Risktec's core industries include the oil and gas industry, nuclear power generation, and the railway sector. » more

QA Expands

New Head of Higher Education Business

London (UK), March 2014 - QA, one of the UK's leading learning organisations, has announced the appointment of Julie Noone as Managing Director of its expanding higher-education business. Julie joins QA from Kaplan UK, where she held the position of Chief Operating Officer. » more

Train the Trainer

Nick Mitchell Explains Why TAP® Is Unique

Coventry (UK), March 2014 - In November 2013, the 25,000th TAP® Certificate was awarded, and to mark this milestone Nick Mitchell, who founded the Training Accreditation Programme (TAP®) in 1998, was interviewed by TrainingSuccess.TV. He was asked: “What makes TAP® different from other train-the-trainer programmes?” » more

Looking to Grow

IMC Expands into the Growing Malaysian eLearning Market

Saarbruecken (GER), March 2014 - The Malaysian eLearning provider APPSTRONIC has entered into a partnership with IMC AG, a European provider of learning-technology solutions. The two companies complement each other well, as IMC's Learning Suite LMS solution and their new authoring tool, IMC Content Studio, are a good fit to the creative eLearning content solutions APPSTRONIC offer. » more

Latin America Market

Brazil Has Strong Potential for Totara

London (UK), March 2014 - Totara Learning Solutions, a leader in custom distributions of Moodle LMS for enterprises, has announced a strategic partnership with Fábrica de Cursos in Latin America. Fábrica de Cursos is a provider of education solutions in Brazil, with offices in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The company has over sixteen years of experience in the learning and courseware development business and is aiming to grow the business and enhance their product offering. » more

English Language Arts

StudySync and McGraw-Hill Education Collaborate

New York, NY (USA), March 2014 - StudySync and McGraw-Hill Education have announced an exclusive marketing and distribution partnership that will combine StudySync's dynamic digital content and platform for English Language Arts with McGraw-Hill Education's acclaimed instructional resources and sales expertise. As part of the agreement, McGraw-Hill Education will distribute the award-winning StudySync literacy program for Grades 6-12, and the two companies will collaborate to develop new digital products and services for the U.S. educational market. » more

Case Study

Centralizing Corporate Training for 5,000 Employees

Hong Kong (HK), March 2014 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has announced the AURORA Group’s successful launch of NetDimensions Learning as its new centralized learning-management solution. » more

Tango Card

Electronic Gift Card Integration

Bristol (UK), March 2014 - CM Group, a global provider in the field of innovative learning solutions comprising interactive eLearning and mobile learning, has announced the integration of its Luminosity Reach learning-management system and Luminosity Motion mobile-learning platform with Tango Card, the enterprise gift-card platform. » more

CMBoK

Key Bodies Revise Accepted Wisdom on Change Management

High Wycombe/Bucks (UK), March 2014 - Accreditation body APMG-International, in association with the Change Management Institute (CMI), which is headquartered in Australia, has developed a refreshed change-management qualification. As a first step in this process, the CMI, in association with APMG, has published a “body of knowledge” for change management (CMBoK) that has worldwide relevance and application. » more

Rapid Service

One Hour Translation Launched in the UK

London (UK), March 2014 - One Hour Translation, the world's fastest professional translation agency, has launched its UK operations. One Hour Translation provides high-quality human translation of 75 languages and over 2,500 language pairs, thanks to a community of 15,000 active professional translators from 100 countries. » more

Setting the Standard

Speexx Wins eLearning Award 2014

Munich (GER), March 2014 - Speexx, a global provider of online communication-skills training, has secured the German eLearning Award 2014. The award went to the Speexx language-training solution that was implemented for a leading biopharmaceutical company. The official award ceremony will take place 29 March 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany at the didacta international trade fair for education and training. » more

Arabia Conference

Middle East Growth Fueled by Innovation

Dubai (UAE), March 2014 - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University's seventh Innovation Arabia Congress, held in Dubai 03-05 March, was a platform to discuss key topics, to engage in debates of relevance to the region, to present innovative ideas, and to share best practices. Every year, the congress attracts over 600 participants and merges academicians and professionals from more than sixty countries worldwide. » more

Call for Proposals

Changing Learning to Meet Modern Demands

Berlin (GER), March 2014 - Modern education is evolving into a different shape. Faced with the demands of a complex world, today's learning is being delivered in a multiplicity of forms and a variety of environments. What will the shape of future learning look like? How are we changing learning to meet new demands? These and other questions will be raised at the twentieth edition of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, 03-05 December 2014. Proposals for this year's overall theme, Changing Learning, can be submitted before 02 June. ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN is looking for the services, case studies, research, thinking, narratives, and expertise that are shaping technology-enhanced learning and training. » more

Digital Planet

Book Project: Imagine a New Future

Orlando, FL (USA), March 2014 - Technology has taken us places we never dreamed possible. What's next? Starting now, a new book - Imagine a New Future: Creating Greatness for All - will turn your gaze to a technology future that has the power to change lives across planet Earth. » more

Call for Papers

European Conference on Games Based Learning

Berlin (GER), March 2914 - The final call for papers for the eighth European Conference on Games Based Learning at the University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin, Germany on 09-10 October 2014 will close on 20 March 2014. » more

LINQ 2014

"Changing the Trajectory - Quality for Education"

Crete (GR), March 2014 - The main goal of the Learning Innovations for Quality Conference (LINQ), being held this year in conjunction with the EFQUEL Innovation Forum (EIF), is to bring together a variety of academics and professionals who are active in the field of innovations and quality in lifelong learning. LINQ 2014 will take place at the Iberostar Creta Panorama Hotel in Rethymnon, Greece, 07-09 May. » more

Docebo in Doha for Key HR Conference

Naples / Milan (I), March 2014 - Today’s complex economic conditions, new approaches to management and leadership, and the increasing use of technology pose challenges to human-resource (HR) professionals. To help get a grip on these issues, on 17 March 2014, delegates from around the world are gathering at the Concorde Hotel Doha in Qatar for the HR Trends Symposium. » more

Share Experiences

LEARNING LIVE 2014 Announces Call for Speakers

London (UK), March 2014 - After the success of last year's call for speakers, The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) once again invite speaker proposal submissions for the Institute's annual conference. Learning Live, will take place at London's 155 Bishopsgate, 10-11 September 2014. » more