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Pandemic and Brexit Prompt Surge in Online Learning and Assessment

Over the last year – faced with Covid-19 and Brexit among other issues - people have become a lot clearer about what matters to them and, therefore, their priorities in work and life. Lockdown has given people time to re-evaluate their lives and reassess their priorities.   “At least, that’s what our customers – especially [...]

Strategic Skills Board job for eCom Scotland’s Managing Director

Wendy Edie, Managing Director of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom, has joined the Strategic Skills Board of ScotlandIS, the body that builds, supports and enables Scotland’s digital technology ecosystem.   Based in Linlithgow, near Edinburgh, ScotlandIS has a membership of over 1,000 companies which, together, currently make up some 63% of the digital [...]

Waste King removes 180 sacks of waste after roadside litter-pick

Waste King, the environmentally friendly waste collection and recycling services specialist, has collaborated with its near neighbour and competitor company, Camiers Waste Management, to clear up litter from the verges and hedgerows of roads close to both companies’ headquarters, in Long Marston, near Tring, Hertfordshire.   With the lockdown – brought about by restrictions relating [...]

By | March 2nd, 2021|Categories: Business, Environment, Waste Management/ Recyling|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Learning and Assessment Specialist’s Managing Director Chosen to Speak for Scotland

Wendy Edie, Managing Director of eCom, Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialists, will be speaking as Scotland’s representative at the British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce (BCCTC) virtual event that celebrates International Women’s Day. The event takes place on 8th March, starting at 4.30pm EST (9.30pm GMT). As Scotland’s representative and a Women’s [...]

eCom Scotland helps The HR Booth deliver as a Kickstart Gateway

The HR Booth – a member of the ‘Friends of eCom’ collaboration initiative - has been appointed a Kickstart Gateway, under the UK Government’s initiative to create job placements for 16 to 24 year-olds who are on Universal Credit. As a Kickstart Gateway, The HR Booth will be supporting employers with the Kickstart programme, working [...]

eCom counters Covid-19’s Adverse Effects on Learning and Development

  As Covid-19 continues to have a major effect on the UK’s economic activity – encouraging both remote working and remote learning - eCom Scotland is discovering a growing appetite among customers for ready-made eLearning materials.   As a result, eCom – Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialists – has been partnering with global [...]

By | February 15th, 2021|Categories: Business, Learning, Learning Technologies|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Carers Scotland recognises eCom Scotland as an Established Caring Employer

The digital learning and assessment specialist eCom Scotland has been awarded ‘Established Employer’ status within Carer Positive - a Scottish Government funded initiative, developed with the support of partners in Scotland’s private, public and voluntary sectors. In recognising eCom as a Carer Positive Established Employer, Carers Scotland, which operates the scheme on behalf of the [...]

By | February 8th, 2021|Categories: Business, Lifestyle|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

SoConnect Endorses Networking and Collaboration Initiative from eCom Scotland

The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, is not alone in discovering that its ‘Friends of eCom’ initiative is proving beneficial, especially in these unusual and challenging business times.   “Friends of eCom is an initiative set up to enable us to work collaboratively with other like-minded, forward thinking companies,” explained eCom’s Managing Director, [...]

What’s in a Name?

#Digitization and #digitalization - are they synonymous or are there some subtle differences between them? What's in a name? - As #shakespeare said. Read - and/or hear - Bob Little's views on this subject - on the Czech Republic-based 'Education Online' website at https://www.educationonline.cz/whats-in-a-name/ 

By | February 2nd, 2021|Categories: Business, Business Technology, Learning|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

eCom Scotland’s advice to those wanting to do business with post-Trump USA

Wendy Edie, the Managing Director of the digital learning and assessment specialist eCom Scotland, is joining some of Scotland’s top business leaders to discuss how to be successful at doing business with customers in the United States of America.   Wendy is speaking during a virtual event organised by the Scottish North American Business Council [...]

By | February 2nd, 2021|Categories: Business, Learning|Tags: , , , |0 Comments