Themen
Corporate eLearning
SMART Training Mitigates Risk for Healthcare Providers
Dallas, TX (USA), February 2011 - Raytheon Professional Services LLC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company RTN, and Baptist Health have signed an agreement to deliver Synergistic Medical and Resource Team (SMART) training to healthcare systems. The training enables medical staff to prevent or mitigate patient safety threats originating from human interaction and systemic error. » MORE
Plateau Recognised for Market and Product Leadership
London (UK), February 2011 - Plateau has been named as a "Leader" in the IDC MarketScape for Integrated Talent Management and ranked as a "Hot Vendor" for Total Compensation Management in the latest Ventana Research Value Index. » MORE
TATA Interactive Systems Now Preferred Supplier of DHL
Tübingen (GER), February 2011 - In recent years TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) and DHL have been working together on various successful projects all over the world, ranging from an eLearning project centred around on-boarding, to the development of the world's largest online logistics business simulation. Now the two organisations are going to intensify their cooperation and, toward this end, have signed a Preferred Supplier Agreement. » MORE
Sex, Italians, the US military, Obama - and mobile learning
London (UK), February 2011 - (by Bob Little) Mobile learning is being put to use to help alleviate the effects of an age-old human tragedy: human trafficking. The Italy-based learning content management and digital repository solution provider, eXact learning solutions, along with Achieve Labs Inc; Intuition Publishing Inc; OnPoint Digital; OutStart, and Trivantis, is providing mobile learning materials to US Department of Defense (DoD) personnel to help them combat human trafficking. » MORE
goFLUENT's New Appointment and Distribution Agreement
Geneva (CH)/ Seattle, WA (USA), February 2011 - goFLUENT, a provider of distance business- English training, has appointed Jean Paul Minarro as its new Vice President and General Manager of goFLUENT Europe. It has also joined forces with Livemocha to provide community-enabled English-language learning resources worldwide. » MORE
LINE Launches YouTube Channel and Facebook Page
London (UK), February 2011 - LINE Communications, a provider of learning and communications, has unveiled its latest social media sites: a brand-new YouTube channel and a Facebook page. The social-media outlets complement LINE's core value of communicating with an increasingly far-reaching and diverse audience. Members and subscribers to the networks can view the latest at LINE: from viewpoints, presentations and interviews to highly engaging examples of its work. » MORE
Festo and Corporate Educational Responsibility (CER)
Esslingen (GER), February 2011 - Festo promotes technical skills among young people, supports international training standards, and encourages outstanding technical achievements. It achieves success in these undertakings by means of its Festo Education Fund; involvement in the European (EuroSkills) and international (WorldSkills) vocational-skills championships for Mechatronics and Mobile Robotics; as well as through participation in many international, national, and regional projects. » MORE
Aurion Learning Wins Deal for Scotland
Belfast (UK), February 2011 - The Belfast-based online-learning company Aurion has been awarded a new contract to develop online learning resources for NHS Education for Scotland (NES). They will be working in partnership with the Scottish Special Health Board to design and build an online learning portal. » MORE
Curatr Launches "Set to Rock the Industry"
Wheatley (UK), February 2011 - Curatr, a new platform to deliver online learning was officially launched at the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition in London. Curatr, designed and developed by HT2 and in beta since August, enables organisations to transform their existing learning content into a social game, increasing engagement and harnessing the power of collective knowledge to deliver exceptional learning outcomes. » MORE
Yes, but … ; No, but …! - The Future of eLearning
North Woodchester (UK), February 2011 - A recent report on the state of the eLearning industry predicts a continued rise in demand, but at a slower pace, and not as great as for the UK's European counterparts. Ian Ross, Learning Technology Manager at leadership and management online-learning specialists LMMatters, shares his view in this article that there is no room for complacency amongst providers, and the pressure is on to provide "more for less". » MORE
