Almost 50% of all NHS Trusts in England are now licensed to use the innovative online training course entitled 'MRSA - You can make a difference' which was only formally launched on 14th July 2004.
The LMS KnowledgeBase, an in-depth review of 50 learning management systems just released by leading e-learning industry research and consulting firm brandon-hall.com, sums up NetDimensions Enterprise Knowledge Platform with one word: 'bulletproof'.
InterQuad Learning are pleased to be scheduling high level security courses, run in association with Next Generation Security Software limited (NGS), leaders in IT Security consulting.
BroadSkill, the UK's largest supplier of freelance IT trainers, today announced that it was fast becoming a significant force in the highly specialised world of accessibility training. In particular, Broadskill is providing trainers to Eliesha Training, a major provider of personal and management development training, to develop skills in special IT support packages amongst those with a visual or other physical impairment at the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority has become the first SHA to enter a license agreement for the new online training course, ‘MRSA – you can make a difference’, formally launched by The Training Foundation two weeks ago.
TATA Interactive Systems (TIS)'s recent winning of contracts to develop custom-built e-learning programmes for companies based in mainland Europe - including peripherals producer Hewlett-Packard and food products producer Nestle, along with UNICEF, in Geneva - has prompted the global designer and developer of e-learning materials to expand its operations by opening an office in Zurich, Switzerland, to serve central Europe.
InterQuad Learning is delighted to announce that it has been appointed, along with five other suppliers, as a preferred supplier for IT training services to the Inland Revenue, the UK's second largest Government department and Her Majesty's Customs & Excise. The framework contract, which commences on 1st July, enables IT training to be delivered to users across both Departments. The framework is also open to other Government Departments.
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise today announced that The Training Foundation has been awarded a Framework Agreement contract to provide e-Learning services. These services will also be made available to all other government departments.
A virtual classroom (VC) system is a learning environment where a course leader and participants in different locations interact with one another, much as they would in a physical classroom, but remotely via web technology. The unique demands of this environment place a great deal of stress on course leaders and structured skills development is usually needed before they feel truly comfortable in this role. With this in mind The Training Foundation has developed a specialist certificated course entitled The Virtual Trainer, delivered entirely on-line under the auspices of the Certified e-Learning Professional (CeLP) programme.
CompTIA presented three Awards of Excellence in IT training at the CompTIA Strategies conference in New Orleans, June 10. CompTIA Strategies is part of a unique process in North America that engages leaders in IT training including commercial training providers, corporate training managers, high school and post-secondary IT instructors and representatives from government and not-for-profit organizations.
e2train the Cirencester based e-learning company have recently started working with Mencap the UK's leading learning disability organisation. e2train are producing an effective and easy to use Youth Participation Toolkit aimed at young adults with learning difficulties. The Toolkit is designed to help them find clubs and activities in their community, as often they can feel overwhelmed by this task. It is the first time e-learning has been used in this way, in this particular market.
NetDimensions (www.netdimensions.com) has released version 3.2.2 of the Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) learning management system. Substantial new enhancements and features have been added to meet the requirements of global enterprises. EKP 3.2.2 tracks and manages all popular training types including online and instructor-led courses and supports the prevailing SCORM 1.2 and AICC specifications.
BroadSkill, the UK's largest supplier of freelance IT trainers, and Alopeto, a learning solutions provider based in Glasgow, today reported on the successful completion of a European roll-out of desktop training for Nestlé Purina. The challenging project involved training around 3,500 staff in their local language at mainly rural locations spread right across Europe.
The Office of the e-Envoy has awarded the contract to establish and operate the e-GIF Accreditation Authority Programme to the National Computing Centre (NCC) and the Institute of IT Training (IITT). Ensuring adherence to the Government's standards for IT interoperability, the e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF), has become more realistic with the establishment of the e-GIF Accreditation Authority.
Garrie Owens, executive manager of the Kent and Medway learndirect hub, has secured external accreditation - from the Institute of IT Training (IITT) - for some 20 of his learndirect centres, following a pilot project, begun in August last year, which was jointly funded by Learning Skills Council (LSC) and University for Industry (UfI).
BroadSkill, the UK's largest supplier of freelance IT trainers, has been awarded a major outsourcing contract by Atos Origin to handle all training administration for the company in the UK. Using software from Enterprise Study and in-house resources experienced in managing large training projects, BroadSkill will work with Atos Origin to automate processes and manage around 5,000 course bookings per year.
Gareth Harris who works for the Chelsea Building Society recently became the first person in the UK to scoop a European Diploma in the field of e-Learning.
TATA Interactive Systems (TIS)'s Geetha Krishnan and S Sriram have been selected as judges for this year's prestigious Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards.
Dave Snowden, director of IBM's Cynefin Centre for Organisational Complexity, gives the keynote presentation at this year's Institute of IT Training (IITT)'s National Trainers' Conference, which takes place on Tuesday 18th May at the Royal Court Hotel, Coventry.
Over 900 employees of Leeds & Holbeck Building Society throughout the UK can now benefit from the introduction of the new Intranet based e-learning facility. The facility is available throughout its 58 branch network and Head Office departments
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