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Corporate eLearning
Buckle up for a Flying Start!
Brighton (UK), November 2008 - the airline easyJet has partnered with blended-learning specialists Epic to develop Buckle up!, an induction programme for all incoming cabin crew staff. All new starters will need to complete the blended-learning course in order to obtain their cabin-crew qualification for easyJet. » MORE
Unique Training Initiative Targets Local Bus Drivers
London (UK), November 2008 - The 'You Are the Difference' campaign aims to assist Metro and Ulsterbus staff in delivering high levels of customer satisfaction by offering tips and techniques and using driver and passenger feedback to boost service standards. » MORE
The eLearning Network Signs up its 1,000th Member
London (UK), November 2008 - Monique Head, an American from Atlanta, Georgia, who is now living in Antibes in the South of France, has become the 1,000th person to join the eLearning Network (eLN), the UK's foremost professional association of users and developers of all forms of eLearning. » MORE
Financial Sector Training Programme for 'Tough Times'
Oxford (UK), November 2008 - Adkins Matchett & Toy (AMT) has developed a training programme for bankers and investment professionals. It focuses on financial institutions clients and deals with the repercussions of the recent turmoil in the financial sector. » MORE
Applying Educational Concepts is the Key
New York, NY (USA), November 2008 - Dr. David Guralnick from Kaleidoscope Learning knows that people are using their mobile phones or PDAs to do a lot more than stay in touch with their friends. CHECK.point eLearning asked him about the development of the learning solution "Mobile Stocking Training System", a learning-by-doing simulation for the retail trade. » MORE
Meeting Gen Y Training Demands
Dubai (UAE), November 2008 - "Unlike all previous generations, generation Y is probably the largest and only truly global generation", says Fadi Abdul Khalek, CEO of UKS in the United Arab Emirates. CHECK.point eLearning asked him in which ways Gen Y's demands differ from those of previous generations and in what way new technologies can help. » MORE
IBM: Informal Learning in School, University & Business
Munich (GER), November 2008 - Rank-and-file teachers are normally lone fighters. Therefore, an exchange of ideas and information with colleagues beyond school and university walls would be advantageous. It is the basis of informal learning and, as recent studies show, guarantees more interesting education. But there is often a lack of technical resources and proper organisational structures. To resolve this deficit and to strengthen collaboration, IBM offers a combined bundle of software and services. » MORE
Driving Down the Cost of Training
Ware (UK), November 2008 - Staff motivation is more important than ever during difficult times. But while costs need to be kept down and productivity increased, this is not an easy challenge. The Complete Trainer offers solutions that make in-house training easier and more effective. » MORE
Raytheon Opens New Training Centre in Samara, Russia
Rüsselsheim (GER), November 2008 - Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has opened a training centre in Samara, Russia, to provide basic and advanced technical and sales training for automotive dealerships. The 200-square-meter centre will employ training and administrative personnel to provide services in Russian. » MORE
Starwood Hotels Partners with Cornerstone OnDemand
Santa Monica, CA (USA), November 2008 - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a provider of on-demand, integrated talent management software and services, has announced that Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies, will use Cornerstone's learning and development platform, Cornerstone Learning, to train and develop its employees around the globe. » MORE
