TATA Interactive Systems (TIS)'s 'Barplus' project for British Airways (BA) has won a prestigious Silver Medal at the 2005 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards.
KnowledgePool, the learning services company, has been accredited as a training provider - for the fifth year - by the Institute of IT Training, the worldwide professional body for IT trainers.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is taking pro-active steps to ensure their IT support staff are ready for future and current change, with a bespoke certification programme designed by QA, the UK's Training Company of the Year 2005.
Recent investments in the development of learner support skills are contributing to higher learner completion and achievement rates within the Torch Hub network of learning centres.
Organisations can now analyse the skills of their workforce and procure training to fill any skills gaps in one online service. KnowledgePool, the learning services company, has joined up with InfoBasis, a leading provider of skills management technologies, to create the system.
When Chantal Brookes, a trainer from the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, was awarded a TAP (R) Certificate in Training Delivery Skills on 25 April, she became the 1,000th person working for the English NHS to have achieved a qualification within the Trainer Assessment Programme since its launch in 1998. No other employer worldwide has 1,000 in-house trainers externally certified to the same standard.
The new FSSC Recognised Trainer Scheme is designed to recognise the capabilities of individual trainers. This recognition will be personal and will attach to the individual, not the employer.
Dubai-based e-learning services company Xpert Learning recently signed the National Bank of Dubai as its 13th customer for the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP), the highly-rated learning management system developed by NetDimensions.
QA, recently named Training Company of the Year 2005, has been chosen as the premier partner for Global Learning Alliance (GLA) in the UK. This appointment gives QA's clients access to worldwide support for all their training requirements through a network of approved delivery partners.
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the global e-learning pioneer, has concluded a partnership agreement with the Netherlands-based consultancy Scientafix.
Kate Marsden of Trent Strategic Health Authority has highlighted the proactive role that the SHA plays in funding the development of IT training skills. She feels this role is crucial in order to address the training challenges posed by programmes being delivered by the new Department of Health agency NHS Connecting for Health.
Key users of e-learning programs debate issues and determine vendor's policy.
Increasingly, organisations in Europe are taking advantage of commissioning their staff's learning materials from specialist companies, many of them with access to development staff based overseas.
Leeds City Council is the second largest Metropolitan District Council in the UK, employing approximately 32,000 people, about 10,000 of which are computer users. IT Training Manager Pat McConnell has been explaining how long term investments in improved learning facilitation skills have fulfilled two of the core values of Leeds City Council by valuing colleagues and putting customers first.
The UK's leading provider of official IT training, Xpertise, has launched its new 'MasterClass' series. These expert-level training events are aimed at experienced IT professionals - those hungry for deeper knowledge than conventional courses provide.
Force Training Manager Alison Coupland has been explaining how Lincolnshire Police have addressed their requirement for enhanced and refreshed skills in training design and learning facilitation.
Norwich Union Central Services, part of the UK’s largest insurance group, has selected QA, the UK’s Training Company of the Year 2005, to manage the delivery of all technical training to Norwich Union’s employees throughout the UK.
InterQuad Learning is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a three-year contract for the provision of computer software training courses by the RAF.
Gill Honey, IT Training Manager at News International has been outlining the range of ways in which structured training skills development has helped her department to deliver a greater return of investment in both Trainers and Training Facilities over the last six years.
Richard Malam,Training Manager with Centrica Learning and Development explains his uncompromising approach to the development and certification of training skills.
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