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New items added to the Learning Directors Network between 28/1/2008 and 1/2/2008

NEWSDESK:


Government outsourcing IT to overcome skills shortage
The government is outsourcing heavily to help it overcome IT skills shortages, Cabinet Office CIO...

Project management skills in short supply, say top CIOs
Almost half of UK tech departments are suffering from a shortage of project management skills. ...

Virtual skills for the real world
We have only just begun to explore the huge potential of virtual environments and the advantages ...

The Bellinger Blog: Comments on Future of Learning Report
Do take a look at the latest white paper from Skillsoft grandiosely entitled “UK needs over 700,000 new IT professionals by 2013
A new series of reports has predicted that the UK will need more than 140,000 new IT and Telecoms...

Kognito Simulation Platford wins award
Kognito, a leading developer of immersive learning simulations, has received the Bersin & Associa...

Greece seeks Microsoft aid to boost IT skills
Greece has signed an agreement with Microsoft to establish IT development centres in the country,...

Oracle to Acquire BEA Systems
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS) announced today they have entere...

9 trends that will shape e-Learning in 2008
As we begin 2008, it would be a good idea to look ahead to see whether there are forces at work t...

The Bellinger Blog: How vulnerable are you?
The latest record of public sector d...

e-Learning predictions 2008: Place your bets
If there’s one thing you can predict with absolute certainty in e-learning, it’s that there will ...

PM issues 'wake-up call' on skills
Issuing a "wake-up call" on Britain's lack of skills, Gordon Brown has given his personal endorse...

e-Learning Update (January 2008)
We have picked out some of the key highlights from the report. Non-IT packaged content The...

Giunti Labs and Cegos announce global partnership
Giunti Labs, Europe's leading e-learning and mobile learning content management technology provid...


Reference Library:


The Future of Learning
SkillSoft has conducted a major research study to understand the future of learning. The study de...

e-Learning Market Update (January 2008)
E-Learning Market Update (January 08) This month we take a look at Ambient's new e-learning ...


MARKET INTELLIGENCE:


IT Training Industry Megatrends - January 2008
Alan Bellinger gives us his take on the IT training industry megatrends for 2008....

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