Corporate eLearning

London (UK), April 2009 - (by Bob Little) At the eLearning Network meeting, held in London, William Ward, formerly of Cable & Wireless but now an independent consultant, examined the rise of "rapid eLearning". Dating the rise of rapid eLearning to 2003 with the arrival of tools such as Qarbon, Breeze and ToolBook, Ward stated that these rapid application tools posed significant competition to the bespoke eLearning world. They had not only changed buying patterns within the industry but also ideas about why and where to use eLearning. » MORE

London (UK), March 2009 - Following a process lasting almost two years, the organizational-development consultancy Echelon has become one of the first in its field to be awarded the internationally recognized ISO 9001: 2008 quality-assurance accreditation. Its work processes have been accredited, making it one of the first service providers in the UK to achieve this version of ISO 9001, which updates and replaces the 2000 version. » MORE

Bath (UK), March 2009 - With at least 600,000 jobs forecast to be lost in 2009, there is intense pressure on organisations to drive up productivity and performance. For most organisations, improving the individual and team performance of people is the clearest way to drive up the organisation's productivity and performance. » MORE

Brighton (UK), March 2009 - There has never been a greater focus on reducing costs than right now. All the surveys show greater pressure on learning and development costs. Kineo has published a More-for-Less Report that can be downloaded for free. » MORE