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EdTrIn acquires FinPa Australia and its learning technology platform

Having listed on the Australian National Stock Exchange (NSX) [ticker symbol: ETG], the leading global education enterprise, EdTrIn, has acquired and merged with FinPa Australia to become EdTrIn Australia.   This move marks the first stage of EdTrIn’s growth and implementation strategy. The FinPa acquisition provides EdTrIn with a ‘state-of-the-art’ learning technology platform and an [...]

Learning technologies company EdTrIn is listed on the Australian National Stock Exchange

The leading global education enterprise, EdTrIn, has been listed on the Australian National Stock Exchange (NSX) under the ticker symbol ETG.   Says Graeme Coomber, EdTrIn’s Chairman and CEO: “The initial listing in Australia has already gained significant investment interest and, with the global marketplace for education at $4.4tr annually - and growing exponentially - [...]

Brian Styles joins EdTrIn’s senior executive team

EdTrIn, the publicly listed platform for online education, has recently expanded its management team.   New faces at EdTrIn include Brian Styles, a former CEO of Programmed Group and senior executive of Drake International and Adecco – all of which are major global HR companies. Brian has joined EdTrIn as Head of Corporate Academies. [...]

EdTrIn prepares for stock market listing in Australia and Germany

Following the success of technology companies listing on the Australian National Stock Exchange (NSX), Edtrin Group, the platform for online education, is preparing for listing on this exchange.   A recent Australian Financial Review article dedicated to new listing companies stated that EdTrIn ‘is expected to generate significant interest in the market’. Indeed, the listing [...]

Book Review (number 5) : Learning a Living

Valerie Hannon, Sarah Gillinson and Leonie Shanks Published by: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing ISBN: 978-99921-95-55-0   ‘Learning’ is not a topic that has attracted many ‘coffee table books’ but Learning a Living fits the category perfectly. Beautifully illustrated with photographs by Reza Deghati, the book explores ways to rebuild the relationship between education and the [...]

By | February 6th, 2013|Categories: Business, Lifestyle|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Good – and bad – times are probably just around the corner

The UK’s HR magazine has revealed research by the global professional services company, Towers Watson, showing that 31% of companies say they’re planning to increase their spending on HR technology in the coming year. The companies say that this will help them continue growth and improve efficiency in the face of a challenging economic environment. [...]

By | August 30th, 2012|Categories: Business Technology, Learning Technologies|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Commissioner’s cynical comment

Among the key findings of a European Commission ‘Eurobarometer’ survey on ‘Attitudes towards vocational education and training’ are: Vocational education and training - in which nearly half of all Europeans choose to enrol after their compulsory education - has a generally positive image among most age groups. This is principally because it is seen as [...]

British small businesses opt for DIY

A recent survey of 760 business owners – conducted by DIY website builder WebEden.co.uk - has found that UK start-up businesses are now carrying out tasks themselves rather than outsourcing these to a professional. When asked for the main reason they chose the DIY option, over 50% of respondents answered that the key factor was [...]

By | August 18th, 2011|Categories: Business, Public Relations, Marketing and Sales|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

The trouble with training

A recently-published report by the National Audit Office (NAO) estimates that the Civil Service wastes hundreds of millions of pounds every year - some £275m  in the last year alone - putting staff through training courses that ‘do not work’. Less than half of the staff questioned by the NAO felt the training they received [...]

By | August 11th, 2011|Categories: Business, Learning Technologies|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Swiss Political party bans PowerPoint

In his blog (http://ow.ly/5YEyG), Martin Couzins, the Acting Editor of TrainingZone, has reported, that Matthias Pöhm, a Swiss who trains people in public speaking, is so enraged by PowerPoint presentations that he has created a political party - The Anti-PowerPoint Party (http://www.anti-powerpoint-party.com/en) - with the sole aim of banning presentation software. The Anti-PowerPoint Party aims [...]

By | August 10th, 2011|Categories: Business|Tags: , |0 Comments