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Apps Training from Boost eLearning is Now Available on the Google Apps Marketplace
Apps Training from Boost eLearning is now available on the Google Apps Marketplace. This enables organizations using Google Apps to access the training from the Google Universal Navigation Bar. - April 15, 2011 - Boost eLearning
Career Step Announces Launch of New Training Courses for Five Core Microsoft Office 2007 Applications
Career Step has announced the release of five new Microsoft Office 2007 training courses, including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access. - April 13, 2011 - Career Step
Ashworth College Sponsors 2011 Ft. Benning Eggstravaganza
Distance education leader Ashworth College announced that it will be a sponsor of the 2011 Ft. Benning Eggstravaganza -- an annual egg hunt coordinated by the Ft. Benning Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation organization. - April 12, 2011 - Ashworth College
JapanesePod101.com Maker Supports Japan Relief Effort with 10,000 Dollar Donation, Free Language Resources
Innovative Language Learning Supports Second Harvest Japan with food and clothing distribution to victims of 2011 Tohoku Earthquake - April 09, 2011 - Innovative Language Learning
Dive Into the World of Business English with LinguaTV
Interactive Business English language courses available on the online LinguaTV platform. - April 08, 2011 - LinguaTV GmbH
Bryant & Stratton College Online’s Tune-Up Clinic for Medical Administrative Assistants is Now Available for Download
Webinar covered new and emerging regulations to help medical professionals stay up-to-date amid industry changes - April 07, 2011 - Bryant & Stratton College Online
Wowzers Presenting at Education Innovation Summit
Wowzers will showcase their adaptive online math program at nation’s largest education innovation investor event. - April 06, 2011 - Wowzers, LLC
Government of Dubai Invites Ethica to European Trade Delegation
Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance and the Government of Dubai Join Forces to Bring Accredited Islamic Finance Training to France and Germany - April 06, 2011 - Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance
Online Language Courses for US Volunteers
Free language courses: Babbel helps Cross-Cultural Solutions’ volunteers to learn a foreign language before going abroad. - April 01, 2011 - Babbel.com
Emantras Presenting at Education Innovation Summit
Emantras will showcase Mobl21 at nation’s largest education innovation investor event. - March 31, 2011 - Emantras
Babbel.com Language Courses Prepare Travelers for City Trips
15 online lessons in seven languages focusing on city life. Various themes include how to book a hotel room and vocabulary for pub tours. - March 24, 2011 - Babbel.com
Education Online Services Corporation Salutes Progress at Morris Brown College
Education Online Services Corporation (EOServe Corp.) issues statement saluting Morris Brown College’s strides towards re-accreditation - March 23, 2011 - Education Online Services Corp
Upside Learning to Exhibit at CIPD HRD 2011
Upside Learning,announced today that it will exhibit at CIPD HRD 2011. To be held on 6th and 7th of April 2011, this exhibition will take place in Olympia, London. - March 20, 2011 - Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Career Step and YES HIM Consulting, Inc. Announce Partnership to Develop Comprehensive ICD-10 Solution
Career Step and YES HIM Consulting, Inc. have partnered to develop a comprehensive ICD-10 education solution. - March 18, 2011 - Career Step
MotivatEd Ltd, Creators of Footee.com & ICC Sportee Cricket, Strengthens Its Commercial and Creative Teams
MotivatEd - the eLearning specialists that link online sports-themed gaming for children with the National Curriculum has strengthened its senior management team by appointing former Sky Sports Online managing editor Tony Goodson as commercial director. - March 18, 2011 - MotivatEd
Gadsden State Community College Website Recognized with Best of Show ADDY® Award
For higher education institutions, increasing student enrollment in a down economy often means taking stock of current marketing efforts and re-investing in areas capable of yielding the highest return. Such was the case for Alabama’s Gadsden State Community College (GSCC) last July when... - March 16, 2011 - Third Wave Digital
nSight Webinar Will Present eLearning Best Practices
nSight Inc., a content development and communications services firm, will host a free eLearning webinar on March 31 that focuses on the best practices for developing successful corporate eLearning programs. This webinar is titled, “The Three V’s of Corporate eLearning Success: Vision,... - March 16, 2011 - nSight Inc.
Global Academy Online Introduces New Applied Ethics Programs
Global Academy Online, (the Academy), announced today the release of new curriculum for its non profit foundation, the Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise leading to certification in Applied Ethics. The Academy is also simultaneously offering a new 10 month, 30 credit hour private label Applied... - March 16, 2011 - Global Academy Online, Inc.
QBI Institute Announces Admission to Spring 2011 Batch of Business Analyst Sensitization Program
Business Analyst Sensitization Program provides core and advanced Business Analyst skills in a short duration of 45 days to working professionals through Distance + Web based participation methodology. - March 15, 2011 - QBI Institute
Judgment Recovery Institute Celebrates Second Anniversary – Launching New Finance Option for New Students
Institute Teaches Students How to Create a New Business Enforcing Judicial Judgments - March 13, 2011 - Judgment Recovery Institute
Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC™) Training is Now Available Online
Online Therapy Institute has collaborated with ReadyMinds to help create the new curriculum for the Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC™) Training. The ReadyMinds DCC Training Program prepares qualified trainees who wish to apply for the DCC credential offered by the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE), an affiliate of the NBCC®. - March 13, 2011 - Online Therapy Institute
EFK Partners with Upside Learning for Developing Environmental Skills Curriculum; Announces Two New Global Warming Courses
The e-Learning for Kids Foundation, a global 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation that provides free computer-based learning courses for children between the ages of 5 and 12, is thrilled to announce the release of 2 new courses in its Environmental Skills curriculum. The courses have been developed by Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, LMS solutions, custom eLearning development and mobile learning solutions. - March 10, 2011 - Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Katherine Minton, PhD, Joins American College of Healthcare Sciences as Academic Dean Beginning March 2011
American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) is proud to announce Katherine Minton, PhD, will join the ACHS faculty as Academic Dean beginning March 2011. “I am really excited about joining the team at the American College of Healthcare Sciences,” says Dr. Minton. “Serving as... - March 06, 2011 - American College of Healthcare Sciences
American College of Healthcare Sciences Hires Dolly Nguyen as Newest Member of Their Admissions Team
Dolly Nguyen has been hired as an Admissions Advisor for the American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS). ACHS is based in the John’s Landing area of Portland, Oregon, and is one of the first accredited, fully online colleges offering degrees, diplomas, and career training certificates in complementary alternative medicine. - March 06, 2011 - American College of Healthcare Sciences
AppleChineseOnline Publishes 100 Commonly Used Chinese Two-Part Allegorical Sayings and 100 Commonly Used Chinese Proverbs (Sound Embedded) e-Books
Learn Chinese proverbs and two-part allegorical sayings to enrich ability to express Chinese and enhance ability to understand the cultural characteristics of China thus further improving Chinese. - March 02, 2011 - AppleChineseOnline
Career Step Launches New Administrative Assistant Training Program
Career Step is now offering an online Administrative Assistant training program designed to prepare students for successful careers in as little as two months. - March 02, 2011 - Career Step
AppleChineseOnline Publishes Practical Chinese Grammar (2011 Version) e-Book
This ebook explains the profound grammatical rules in a simple way to help learners to obtain a full-scale improvement of their Chinese level and master the basic grammatical rules. - March 02, 2011 - AppleChineseOnline
Success Beyond the Finishing Line - SMC University and Marussia Virgin Racing Team Up
Swiss based premier online education provider SMC University is pleased to announce that it has sealed a long-term partnership with the Marussia Virgin Racing Formula One Team. - February 28, 2011 - SMC University
Cengage Expands Its Mission to Australia
Cengage Education, a leader in correspondence and online education, is well-placed to help students grow. No longer will a person be limited by the knowledge available at his or her location. - February 28, 2011 - Cengage Education Pty Ltd
viaLearning “Product and Sales Training” mLearning Courses on the Rise
Global companies boost sales workforce productivity and revenue. - February 20, 2011 - viaLanguage
ICC Online Cricket Game Helps Parents to Boost Their Child’s Educational Performance
As excitement surrounding the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup reaches fever pitch, an innovative gaming web site designed to inspire academic achievement in millions of children is unveiled by the International Cricket Council. - February 19, 2011 - MotivatEd
NYVS Announces the NYVS Funny Video Contest - Winner Gets an iPad
NYVS invites anyone with a video camera to create a funny video for an easy chance to win an iPad and a free membership to NYVS.com. - February 17, 2011 - Clearly Fresh Bags
LearnSomething Inc. to Showcase LMS at Avectra’s 2011 Users Conference
LearnSomething, Inc., is planning their annual trip to the Avectra Users & Developers Conference (AUDC) being held February 27 – March 1, 2011, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. As a provider of eLearning solutions for national associations,... - February 16, 2011 - LearnSomething, Inc.
nSight Announces New Adobe® Training Workshops for Print and Web
As workplace demand for Web-based design skills continues to increase, nSight Inc. (www.nsightworks.com) has announced a full slate of public workshops for February and March on several popular Adobe® tools. nSight, a content development and communications services firm and an Adobe®... - February 16, 2011 - nSight Inc.
“Testing Mobile Applications” Training is Made Available Online by Portnov Computer School
Portnov Computer School is now offering its market driven “testing mobile applications” training program online to career changers and software testing professionals worldwide. - February 12, 2011 - Portnov Computer School
North East College Doubles Student Numbers in 6 Months
A North East based distance learning college has more than doubled the number of adults studying professional qualifications with them in just 6 months. - February 12, 2011 - Distance Learning College & Training
Upside Learning Receives Overwhelming Response at ASTD Techknowledge 2011
Upside Learning, a silver sponsor of the recently concluded ASTD TechKnowledge 2011, is thrilled with the overwhelming response received at the expo. The event also witnessed the launch of its revolutionary mobile learning solution - Upside2Go. - February 11, 2011 - Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
RMI ADVANTAGE Training Goes Live & Online
RMI Corporation announced today that new Live & Online Jumpstart training classes will begin April of 2011. The move to online training promises to increase customer productivity and decrease costs. With a vision of moving all ADVANTAGE training to this online format, RMI will hold the first... - February 09, 2011 - Rental Management Inc
Study Shows Florida College Students Using SMARTHINKING Get Higher Grades, College Prep Test Scores
Division of Florida Colleges Survey Analyzes Positive Impact of Company’s Tutoring Services Throughout State - February 04, 2011 - SMARTHINKING
HTML.net’s User-Friendly Tutorials Make Web Design Easy and Free
It’s every web designer’s best-kept secret: creating a stylish, efficient website isn’t all that tough. And now it’s not only easy, but free, thanks to HTML.net (http://www.html.net), the premier online destination for accessing tutorials on HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). - February 03, 2011 - HTML.net
Education Online Services Corporation (EOServe Corp.) Announces Educational Partnership with Kentucky State University
Education Online Services Corporation and Kentucky State University announce educational partnership to implement multiple online degree programs. - February 03, 2011 - Education Online Services Corp
New Golf Instruction Show
There's a new golf instruction show coming to the web. Interact and learn more about your game, Live. - February 03, 2011 - Par Breakers Golf Academy Live
Take Your Joshua’s Law Online Course from Home
I DRIVE SAFELY has been a leader in the driver education industry for over 10 years and now they offer a Joshua’s Law online course for all new drivers in the state of Georgia. - January 30, 2011 - Georgia Drivers Education
DirectRooms.com – 2nd International Conference on e-Learning and Distance Learning in February 2011
DirectRooms.com is prepared to announce the return of a popular educational conference in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, the International Conference on e-Learning and Distance Learning. - January 28, 2011 - DirectRooms.com
Homeschooling with Heart - Tickets for Online Schoolhouse Expo on Sale Now
The Old Schoolhouse® announces its third online conference for homeschooling families, the TOS Spring Expo, May 16–20, 2011 - January 28, 2011 - The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
ACHS is Now an Approved Member of the International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) is now an approved member of the International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT). Membership in IFEAT further evidences ACHS’s dedication to supporting sustainability and fair trade of essential oils and to providing... - January 26, 2011 - American College of Healthcare Sciences
Bad Kitty Sassy Fitness Launches Fitness Instructor Training Programs
Bad Kitty Sassy Fitness announces fitness instructor training programs recognized by the nation's leading fitness educators, including the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and the American Council on Exercise (ACE). - January 21, 2011 - Bad Kitty Sassy Fitness, a division of San Ramon Valley Fitness, Inc.
Career Step Kicks Off New Year by Giving Away Textbooks to Help Students Succeed
Career Step is offering textbooks at no extra charge to all students who enroll before January 31, 2011. - January 21, 2011 - Career Step
NC State Jenkins MBA Accepting Applications for Online MBA Program’s Inaugural Semester
Online MBA Program Application Deadline Set for May 15. - January 20, 2011 - Jenkins MBA
EasyCEU Announces Three New Nationally Approved Continuing Education Courses
EasyCEU.com announced this week three new online administrator continuing education courses from noted senior care experts, Sharon K. Brothers, MSW, Nancy Altschuler, and Joe Christensen, MA, MFT. These new courses include: · Elder Care – A Social Perspective · HIV / AIDS in... - January 20, 2011 - EasyCEU.com