Airjet select Vega for pilot training
AIRJET has chosen VEGA Group PLC to support the training for its newly acquired fleet of Saab 2000 aircraft. The programs will be installed at AIRJET’s facility, close to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.Martin Blomley, VEGA Group PLC’s director of commerce and industry said: “AIRJET and VEGA started working together in April 2001, with the […]
Customisable CBT
We currently run instructor led courses on Office, however due to a drain on resources I am now looking to replace these with CBT’s. However our needs are specific, and rather than using an “off the shelf” CBT, was wondering if anyone knew of any that were customisable, so that I can select the areas/topics […]
INSEAD Online and Academee release new CRM course
INSEAD On-Line, the e-learning division of INSEAD, Europe’s leading business school, and leading consulting and integrated learning specialist, Academee, are launching a unique new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) e-learning course. The course is designed for anyone reviewing or advising on the CRM function within an organisation. And because content is based on knowledge from both […]
Shell Implements Global e-Learning with NETg and Cardean University
Shell People Services today announces that it has entered into agreements with NETg and Cardean University to provide global e-learning services to the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies. NETg will provide professional IT and desktop computing courses while Cardean will offer business, management and leadership courses. These alliances will offer 81,000 Shell employees worldwide the […]
Perm to Contracting??
I’ve been made redundant recently and rather than look for another permanent training position, I want to try working for myself as a contractor. I’ve been doing IT and soft-skills training for a contact centre for the last 2-3 years.Any advice would be appreciated (also I noted that there is an online workshop on wed […]
Training Needs Analysis
Does anyone know of a template or standard form that I can use as the basis of a Training Needs Analysis. I will mainly be focussing on Microsoft Office. Any help would be appreciatedMike mike Does anyone know of a template or standard form that I can use as the basis of a Training Needs […]
Standards for IT Trainers
I am trying to find out what the required standard is for an IT trainer in the basic IT applications – WP, spreadsheet, database etc. What qualification ought to be sought and would this be applicable in both the further education environment and industry?With thanksLyn Chappell Lyn Chappell I am trying to find out what […]
Effective test writing
I deliver training to a dealer network on technical issues and need to assess the learning from within the group. Can anyone suggest a source or guide to ensure that I ask the right type of questions. Les Heath I deliver training to a dealer network on technical issues and need to assess the learning […]
Fund to bring women into IT industry.
Patricia Hewitt, Trade and Industry Secretary will be offering IT organisations a share of £1m in order to encourage workplaces to be more attractive to women. Hewitt states “The current situation is bad for women. It means they are missing out on opportunities to earn the higher wages available in the IT sector. It’s also […]
NETg and Cyberwisdom.net provide e-learning in China
NETg and Cyberwisdom.net, its Chinese counterpart, today announced a strategic partnership to provide e-learning solutions to companies in Greater China. Under a localisation and distribution agreement signed last month, Cyberwisdom.net will localise NETg’s e-Learning content into Chinese (including Simplified Chinese for the Mainland market and Traditional Chinese for the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets), as […]
AdVal Group plc wins £800,000 E-Learning contract for the UK Ministry of Defence
AdVal Group plc announces that it has won the first of the major e-Learning contracts to be let under the new MoD wide strategy for e-Learning as part of the “Defence Training Review” (DTR). Under the Review, the Armed Services will see at least 20% of traditional face-to-face training converted to e-Learning. The contract is […]
Ready to wear PCs
Latest new age product to hit the market this year, will be the portable PC you wear on your head! It may sound like something from a sci-fi movie, but as of March people will be able to attach a PC to their head.The Xybernaut Company is the first to develop the wearable PC known […]
Trainers realising the complexity of e-learning
The results of the ETV survey“Training of Trainers and Teachers” of e-learning in 2001 shows that the emphasis has shifted to developing the presentation and management skills required for e-learning, and that good products to train trainers in e-learning are rare.There was a drop in the amount of IT training undertaken by respondents, but a […]
Special Edition Charter Member MCSA wallet cards
Microsoft is due to issue special edition wallet cards printed with “Charter Member MCSA”. The first 5000 candidates to complete the new MCSA title will receive this complementary token. The new title – ‘Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment’ (70-218), is set for release January 22nd. The MCSA is still being met with mixed views […]
Clifford Chance Academy starts using Intralearn
Clifford Chance (LLP) (www.cliffordchance.com), one of the largest international law firms in the world, with more than 7500 employees and 29 offices in 19 countries worldwide, recently started working with LMS IntraLearn (www.intralearn.com). The launch of the LMS as a management tool is an innovative approach for a law firm, with advantages such as cost-saving, […]
IntraLearn and SkillView launch mid-tier Human Resource Management
IntraLearn Software Corporation and SkillView Technologies, Inc. introduced today the latest version of IntraLearn e-360. By integrating skills management and e-Learning, IntraLearn and SkillView have combined two technologies to produce a single, field-installable application with a price mid-size organizations can afford. e-360 includes a powerful e-Learning platform with built-in assessments and content creation tools, sophisticated […]
New certification for Cisco.
This week Cisco officially announced the release of a new certification: ‘Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist’. Cisco stated that the course has been designed for “professionals who can implement and support Cisco advanced IP telephony network solutions”.Candidates must be ‘Cisco Certified Network Associate’- certified (CCNP) in order to sit the examinations. The three core examinations […]
Pass/Fail scoring for Microsoft examinations.
Delegates sitting Microsoft examinations will no longer receive grades, but will be awarded a simple pass or fail. According to Anne Marie McSweeney, Microsoft director of certification skills and assessment, the new system of scoring has been in effect since December 2001. However Microsoft did not make a general announcement of this change and it […]
HNC Multimedia
I would like to find a training provider who does HNC/D in Multimedia either over distance learning, online learning or on a part time basis (evenings – preferably in Yorkshire) Rachel Bullen I would like to find a training provider who does HNC/D in Multimedia either over distance learning, online learning or on a part […]
Upcoming UK shows/conferences
Shows in the next few months include:30-31st January Learning Technologies Show at Olympia +44 (0)870 444 69075-6 March Online Learning 2002 Europe ExCeL Conference Centre, Docklands +44 (0) 118 9602 82012-13 March e-Learning for Financial Services London +44 (0)20 7436 5735 Shows in the next few months include:30-31st January Learning Technologies Show at Olympia +44 […]
