Themen

Teaming Up

ICWE and ELIG Join Forces to Lobby for eLearning

Berlin (GER)/Paris (FR), April 2009 - The Paris-based European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) and the German agency ICWE, which specialises in organizing events in education, training, and ICT, have announced that they will work closely together to foster and implement innovative learning technologies. » MORE

Letter from UK

'Little's Britain': Benefits of experience

London (UK), April 2009 - (by Bob Little)The recent eLearning Network meeting in London produced a valuable insight from Charles Jennings, recently retired as chief learning officer at Thomson Reuters and now heading up the Duntroon consultancy. Jennings revealed research results showing that the effectiveness of any learning depends primarily on what the learner's manager does before the learning intervention - such as stating what is expected of the learner and how the learner will be measured. » MORE

Training Investments

Major Funding for eLearning in Australia

Brisbane (AU), April 2009 - More than 145 projects have been awarded a share of $5.3 million to develop innovative eLearning training solutions in all states and territories in 2009 and $1,070,000 has been awarded to develop six new Flexible Learning Toolboxes that will support the delivery of nationally endorsed training packages in critical industries. » MORE

Business Cooperation

Kelly Services Deploys Talent-Management Suite

Santa Monica, CA (USA), April 2009 - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. has announced that Kelly Services, a provider of workforce management services and human resources solutions, is deploying Cornerstone's integrated learning and talent-management software suite to nearly 659,000 employees worldwide, including temporary professional employees and full-time employees. » MORE

Generational Perspectives

Fostering Diversity: Leading Across the Ages

Boston, MA (USA), April 2009 - Harvard Business Publishing has released Leading Across the Ages: Reframing Generational Perspectives, an online course based on extensive research by Tamara Erickson, award-winning expert, author, and speaker on managing the generations in a changing workforce. European distributor for Learning Across the Ages is the Swiss Company bridge2think AG. » MORE

Contracts

The Latest on US Government Bids

Washington, DC (USA), April 2009 - Federal, state, and local governments spend over $2 trillion every year. GovCB.com helps businesses win government contracts and find potential teaming partners online. GovCB is a website providing government bid and award notices online and via email. » MORE

During Downturns

Leading Through Uncertain Times - Online Learning Center

Boston, MA (USA), April 2009 - Harvard Business Publishing has announced a new online learning center. Called Leading Through Uncertain Times, it delivers practical action plans, resources, tools, and content to help leaders handle the downside of business cycles. » MORE

Business Cooperation

Echelon Enters Partnering Agreement with LSS

London/Hatfield (UK), April 2009 - Organisation-development consultancy Echelon has concluded a partnering arrangement with software developer and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Live Software Solutions (LSS). Under the terms of the partnering agreement, the companies will deliver a single client interface for systems development and implementation. » MORE

Employee Development

Ellerton and Echelon Support Scottish Borders Council

London/Edinburgh (UK), April 2009 - The Scottish Borders Council has subscribed to organisation development (OD) consultancy Echelon's online management learning resource. The employees will have 24/7 access to a learning resource that covers a wide range of subject areas, including leadership, communication, teamwork, finance, coaching, and customer relationships. » MORE

Stay Posted

New Official Fifty Lessons Blog

Burlington, MA (USA), April 2009 - Fifty Lessons has announced the launch of the Fifty Lessons Blog. It represents the next stage in the evolution of the monthly newsletter, Lessons' News, Tips, & Updates. » MORE