Themen

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

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

Train the Trainer

Nick Mitchell Explains Why TAP® Is Unique

Nick MitchellCoventry (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: -œWhat makes TAP® different from other train-the-trainer programmes?- » 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

Elearnity 9-Grid™

NetDimensions Positioned again as a -œCore Leader-

London (UK), February 2014 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has been positioned again as a "Core Leader" in the 2014 release of the unique European learning and talent-market insight report, Elearnity 9-Grid™ for Learning Management Systems (LMS). » MORE

Rapid Adoption

Kaltura Raises $47 Mio on the Heels of Massive Growth

Ron Yekutiel, Kaltura New York, NY (USA), February 2014 - The open-source video platform Kaltura has secured an additional $47 million of funding. The financing round was led by new investors SAP Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Commonfund Capital, and Brazil-based Gera Ventures. There was also participation from existing investors: 406 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc., and Silicon Valley Bank. Kaltura will use the additional capital to further accelerate product development and extend operations into Brazil, Mexico, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and Korea. » MORE

Dementia Alliance

Experiential Learning Tool Incorporates Gaming

Willie Cruickshank, Director at Norfolk & Suffolk Dementia AlliancePleasanton, CA (USA)/ London (UK), February 2014 - Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance and Toolwire have announced their winning of the Gold Award for "External Learning Solution of the Year" at The Learning Awards sponsored by the Learning and Performance Institute, a global institute for learning-and-development professionals. The tool is accessible for free through The Learning Location website, which is open to individual carers, families, professional staff, and organisations looking for relevant information, guides, and training support. » MORE

Alison Innes-Farquhar

Chief Learning Officer of the Year

Alison Innes-FarquharCambridge (UK), February 2014 - HC-One's Head of People and Organisational Development has won the Gold Award for Chief Learning Officer of the Year at the prestigious Learning Awards for her work with Acteon on a transformational staff-development programme. » MORE

Free Subscription

First Online TV Channel for the Training Industry

Coventry (UK), February 2014 - The OnlineTVGroup has launched TrainingSuccess.tv, the first online TV channel exclusively for the UK training sector, in association with The Training Foundation and supported by the British Institute for Learning & Development (BILD). » MORE

Mobile Opportunities

Europeans Spend 18% More Time Using Apps

London (UK), February 2014 - Localytics' data reveals that, in contrast to common perceptions, the European user base represents a huge opportunity for companies with a mobile presence. For example, Europeans reached for their apps more than their US counterparts in 2013, and their average session length increased considerably in Q4. » MORE