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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
A recently published e-Book from the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, outlines the five key steps to digital transformation success. Written in the wake of the business challenges brought about by the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic among other issues, the e-Book examines the question, ‘What skills will your workforce need to ensure your [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
