Linda Steedman, Chairman of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, has broadly welcomed the publication of the Government’s Skills for Jobs White Paper. The White Paper, published on 21st January, aims to transform post-16 education and training, boost skills and get more people into work. It enshrines the Prime Minister’s Lifetime [...]
The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, will be speaking on ‘digital delivery’ at the British Council’s International Education Virtual Festival. The Festival which, this year, takes the form of an online conference from 18th to 21st January, attracts an audience from the fields of international marketing, academics, recruitment, support and strategy staff from [...]
As part of its strategic move to supply over-arching learning and development (L&D) solutions to its clients around the world, the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom, is developing its consultancy offering. Wendy Edie, eCom’s Managing Director, explained, “eCom originally focused on developing and providing innovative learning products and services. “Now we’ve reached [...]
Would-be successful instructional designers would do well to study Scott Winstead's article on the subject. In this article, 13 'experts' (in Scott's view) each give their views on successful instructional design and - importantly - their three top tips for instructional design success. Scott, the founder of MyElearningWorld has 15 years’ experience in the world of e-learning. He styles [...]
Asked by the BBC to collect some unwanted items from the Bedfordshire home of Captain Sir Tom Moore, Waste King, the environmentally friendly waste collection and recycling services specialist, were delighted to help. The BBC had been doing some filming at Captain Tom’s home in Marston Moretaine and, originally, asked Waste King to [...]
https://youtu.be/iStpI0pa0eA Here's a comic song - from the Flanders and Swann stable - performed by Bob Little and Peter Jenkin. Hopefully, it will cheer you up and distract you for a moment from the challenges and difficulties produced by the coronavirus pandemic.
The homelessness charity, Sanctuary Trust, has become eLearning supplier Engage in Learning’s 1,000th customer. Sanctuary Trust’s Administrator, Colin Atkinson, explained, “Over the last few years, we’ve migrated to a situation where some 75% of all our learning activities for both the charity’s key staff and volunteers are delivered electronically. Moreover, these people are responsible [...]
Waste King, the environmentally friendly waste collection and recycling services specialist, was named a winner in this year’s Green Apple Awards, at a ceremony held in the Houses of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster, in London on 25th November. Rewarding environmental best practice and open to any organisation, community or individual, this year’s Awards [...]
One of the UK HR/ L&D world’s key pre-Christmas indicators – the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC)’s annual conference and awards – has now taken place in Pimlico, south west London. Chaired, with great professionalism, by Robin Hoyle - who, among other things, is the Head of Learning Innovation at Huthwaite International and a regular [...]
Waste King, the environmentally friendly waste collection and recycling services specialist, has become one of the sponsors of the 2019/20 PSA World Tour, the international squash circuit organised by the Professional Squash Association (PSA). This month, the PSA World Tour tournament comes to Tring Squash Club, in Hertfordshire – close to Waste King’s headquarters. The [...]
