Themen

Accreditation

Brightwave Appointed as Supplier for the Public Sector

Brighton (UK), February 2010 - ELearning Development Company of the Year, Brightwave, has been selected as an approved supplier for the public-sector eLearning framework, Buying Solutions, which aims to improve value for money and efficiencies. This means that UK public-sector organisations can commission eLearning without having to repeat burdensome procurement and assessment exercises, with the assurance that Brightwave meets the highest standards and delivers excellent value. » MORE

Survey

UK Employers Satisfied with Employee Training

Macclesfield (UK), February 2010 - QDP Services has revealed employer satisfaction figures based on opinions of 5,469 employers from 56 education and training providers nationwide. The results show that most employers are very happy with the training services available to them and their employees. » MORE

Appointment

Albert Lilly: New Vice President of Marketing at Cobent

Oxfordshire (UK), February 2010 - Cobent has announced the appointment of Albert Lilly as the new Vice President of Marketing. Reporting to CEO Howard Sears, Lilly will be responsible for spearheading Cobent's global marketing, branding, and demand-generation efforts for enterprise learning and compliance-training software solutions. » MORE

Learning Industry

Work and Salary Survey 2009

Bromsgrove (UK), February 2010 - Blue Eskimo, a recruitment company for professionals in the areas of training, learning, and eLearning, has published its 2009 work and salary survey. It shows that learning professionals are working harder than before and are being paid less, but there are signs that the worse may now be over. The intent of the survey was to gather and publish information about key aspects of employment in the learning industry. Over 500 learning professionals participated during the fourth quarter of 2009. » MORE

Good for You

Recipe for eLearning Success

Ilkley (UK), February 2010 - A new eLearning menu is being served up to the food, drink, and hospitality sectors. Offering a variety of courses, it comes courtesy of the newly established Food, Drink & Hospitality e-Academy and is the latest 'dish of the day' from online-training pioneer Virtual College, based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. » MORE

Age-Diversity

The mature@eu eLearning Platform Is Here

Vienna (AT), February 2010 - The mature@eu eLearning platform has been custom designed to provide clear guidance and practical support on all aspects of age diversity in recruitment. It offers a self-directed learning experience, is FREE of charge, and is available in sixteen languages. » MORE

Professional Development

Mediapharm Teams up with Edvantage

Brighton (UK), February 2010 - Pharmacy-education company Mediapharm has entered into an exclusive partnership with leading managed-learning specialist Edvantage group to offer pharmaceutical companies a simple way of delivering training and communications directly to pharmacists through a new online portal, CPD Easy. » MORE

Staff Training

XOR Delivers Safeguarding Children Course

London (UK), February 2010 - XOR LTD has developed a Safeguarding Children Course for David Lloyd Leisure (DLL). The program helps ensure that children and vulnerable people are protected while with company team members and volunteers. » MORE

Assessment

Questionmark Releases Perception Version 5

London (UK), February 2010 - The ability to deliver a single assessment to different types of devices and in multiple languages and contexts - plus improved accessibility and scalability - are among the improvements introduced in version 5 of the Questionmark™ Perception™ assessment-management system. » MORE

Letter from UK

ELearning's movers and shakers

London (UK), February 2010 - (by Bob Little) Traditionally, this is the time of year for awards and accolades - think of the New Year's Honours List in the UK, as well as the USA's Golden Globes and the Academy Awards (Oscars). Recently, a list of the "Top Ten" most influential people in the corporate e-learning sector emerged. There were three lists covering the world, Europe and the UK. Such a list is bound to be controversial but, in the interests of information and informed debate, here are some of the highlights. » MORE