Themen

Mobile Progress

Take Part in Webinars, Even When You're on the Train

Karlsruhe/Montabaur (GER), November 2011 - Mobile people require mobile solutions. This concept is well understood by the Academy of German Cooperatives (ADG), a network of associations that encompasses five regional groupings of cooperatives, and it has been put into practice in the programs made available to 160,000 employees of around 1,150 co-operative banks. Martin Greff, the head of the Academy's Department of Quality Management and Learning Methodology, will speak at LEARNTEC on the challenges and opportunities presented by the current developments. Stating, "We want to expand access", he explains that mobile devices are already being used on the train, at home, and also during consultation sessions with clients in banks. » MORE

Demographic Change

What Managers Learn about Older People

Karlsruhe/Münster (GER), November 2011 - Of course companies have to come to grips with demographic change, but how can older employees be convinced that their services are needed? How can managers make clear to their workers that even though they've been on the job for many years, further education is still important? Germany's Institute for Preventive Healthcare (Institut für gesundheitliche Prävention - IFGP) has an online training program for this purpose, and Managing Director Marc Lenze will explain in his talk at LEARNTEC why having manufacturing assembly lines run a bit slower is not enough. In fact he demands that "Overall, the issue must be addressed from a broader perspective." » MORE

Going Beyond the Limits

Stern Magazine Discovers Augmented Reality

Karlsruhe/Hamburg (GER), November 2011 - The observer sees Michel from Hamburg looming across from him in 3D, water splashes, and a virtual image of the famous German musician and composer Udo Lindenberg philosophizes about his hat and the world. The German weekly magazine experimented "Stern" did some experimentation with augmented reality, and who knows - perhaps the reader will have a chance to read a follow-up story. At the LEARNTEC Conference, Werner Hinzpeter, editor for popular Hamburg-based news weekly's special editions, describes on the congress of the LEARNTEC the background of this novel concept and the experiences that came out of it. His summary: "It was a learning process based on a work in progress." » MORE

Speexx

dp Launches a new Solution for Language Training

Munich (GER), November 2011 - Today businesses operate outside their own country with increasing frequency. Not only global players, but also SMEs are more likely to improve productivity and profitability if they work cross borders. The growing competitiveness of the international environment means that language skills are continuously gaining in importance for companies in all sectors. » MORE

Reseller Certification

NetDimensions and Kaplan Learning Launch Collaboration

Hong Kong (CN), October 25, 2011 - NetDimensions and Kaplan Learning Technologies have joined forces as part of NetDimensions' global reseller network. Kaplan Learning Technologies is now a certified reseller of NetDimensions' learning, performance, and talent- management products. » MORE

Cloud-to-Cloud

Cornerstone & Workday Tackle Human-Capital Management

Las Vegas (NV), November 2011 - Cornerstone OnDemand has announced its collaboration with Workday Inc., a provider of SaaS-based enterprise solutions, to enable integration between the Cornerstone Learning Cloud and Workday Human Capital Management (HCM). » MORE

Software Skills

Quasar Online Videos Help Improve Business Efficiency

Kings Langley (UK), November 2011 - Although in the current challenging economic climate many UK businesses may prefer to only sanction mandatory - compliance and regulatory - training for their staff, Quasar's Michael Shane believes that this strategy is one of false economy. » MORE

US Market

ReachCentrum and LearningSpan Launch eLearning

Brussels (BE), November 2011 - In response to the increasing request for information and training about REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances) by US companies, ReachCentrum and US-based LearningSpan have created a REACH eLearning package. The twelve-course self-paced training series, available online, offers a comprehensive overview of the REACH regulation. » MORE

News from IMC

Data Protection Course and New Interview Series Launched

Saarbrücken (GER), November 2011 - IMC AG delivers eLearning courses for the international media company WPP on data protection and information security, covering the many online and offline sources of risk. IMC has recently announced a new interview series titled "Ten Questions About". The first edition features Matthias Prinz, Consultant Content Services at IMC, who speaks about the new internet standard HTML5. » MORE