Finnish manufacturer teams up with Video Arts to deliver staff training online

Finnish cargo-handling machinery manufacturer Cargotec has commissioned Video Arts to create a series of bespoke online learning programmes that will deliver consistent behavioural and...

Train existing staff to bridge skills gaps

In tough times, staff training is often one of the first things to be cut, lowering morale and productivity. This is especially so in IT, where staff can easily feel out of touch and under-utilised if...

Time not money is causing learning to falter

Research by e-learning provider SkillSoft has found it is time, not money, that companies are failing to devote enough to when it comes to learning.

Increased use of e-learning and collaboration will help cut costs, say local government L&D professionals

Local government learning and development professionals predict more e-learning and collaboration will help cut costs while improving service levels, according to new Brightwave research.

Citrix Systems centralises learning resources offer with new online talent development suite

Citrix Systems has launched an online talent development suite to centralise learning resources and make it easier to track and report on employee development.

Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation launches e-learning initiative

Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation has launched an e-learning platform for its 3,000 employees.

Volvo Cars provides dealership staff unlimited access to digital video training films

Volvo Cars is using digital video to improve the speed and effectiveness of its customer service, communications and management skills training for 5,500 dealership staff in the UK and Ireland.

Barnardo's introduces online training and online meetings to reduce travelling time and cut costs

Barnardo's has replaced half of its face-to-face training with online meetings, saving time and money.

E-learning has opened the door to a new way of education for all ages and skillsets

As the age-old phrase suggests, 'you learn something new every day'. But to many the word 'learning' paints a picture of a school classroom, chalk scraping over the blackboard and examination halls...

LV= introduces online system to keep track of its learning and development

LV= has launched an online system to deliver and track learning and development across its business.

The year ahead: Keep up with learning in 2010

As we speed towards a new decade, what changes can we expect to see in how learning at work is experienced and delivered? And possibly more importantly, how can we demonstrate the real business impact...

E-process provides the discipline for a joined-up approach to learning

The key to linking L&D to organisational effectiveness is linking the elements and people involved in it. But how do you build a framework for success?