Agility is an issue that is becoming more and more prominent in businesses across industries. While it is a common goal, its meaning can be somewhat ambiguous. Depending on the context, agility can mean different things to different organizational units. But one common thread persists: the accelerating speed of change....
The U.S. Air Force delivers 2,000 business and IT courses, more than 300,000 Referenceware licenses, and 22 custom courses to a global audience. The solution is mapped to Air Force Job Qualification Standards for targeted crew positions and delivered on a combination of platforms. The Air Force and SkillSoft are...
SkillSoft looks forward to introducing many new solutions that address our customers' learning challenges and help learning programs effectively connect to business objectives at a strategic level. This paper offers a thorough overview of SkillSoft's development plans for the coming months and the customer needs that these initiatives are designed...
SkillSoft's instructional design model for courseware is based primarily on the concepts of performance-oriented instruction, mastery, and the sequencing of instructional activities and strategies. The model draws heavily from adult learning principles that emphasize learner initiative, self-management, interactivity, and experiential learning. These concepts are captured within a four-cornerstone framework consisting...
In September 2004, Christiana Care of Wilmington, Del. implemented SkillSoft's SkillChoice IT solution that includes courseware, Referenceware from Books24x7, IT mentoring services and TestPreps to assist individuals with IT training and certification. The organization also uses SkillSoft business courses to develop IT project managers.
Blended learning has become the norm in large enterprises as a method of delivering training to large, diverse employee populations. This trend is driven in large part by the need to deliver more kinds of training to more employees in more places - within existing training budgets. The definition of...
In response to trends in the customers' enterprise learning strategies, SkillSoft introduces SkillSoft Dialogue virtual classroom, a tool designed to provide customers further solutions for delivering effective blended learning programs. SkillSoft Dialogue will give customers the ability to blend traditional learning resources with virtual classroom events, and rapidly develop custom...
The new economy operates at the blistering pace of ‘Internet time’ in which three months is the same as a year in traditional companies in terms of the number of products launched, deals made and people being hired and trained. Speed counts and the ability to learn faster than the...
In-depth Report Features Success Strategies for Six Organizations Including Apotex, CGI, Global Engineering, Kohl's, KAO Brands and Zaxby's NASHUA, N.H. -- SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading SaaS provider of e-learning and performance support solutions for global enterprises, government, education and small to medium-sized businesses, today...
In-depth report featuring IBM offers insight into achieving interactive learning experience NASHUA, N.H. -- SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading SaaS provider of e-learning and performance support solutions for global enterprises, government, education and small to medium-sized businesses, today released an in-depth case study detailing how IBM Corporation...
SkillSoft has launched the new Leadership Development Channel LDC as a platform to access the latest thinking from CEOs, business gurus, leading authors and thought leaders in video format. Through an online library of 450 video clips, the LDC delivers advice and best practices across a range of business...
CHICAGO -- This stock picking strategy looks for companies trading in the upper range of their 52-week highs that have attractive fundamental attributes. This strategy proves that "trend is your friend" with a +29% return versus +16.7% for the S&P 500 in 2006. This screen is called the Recent Price...
SkillSoft PLC, a Nasdaq-quoted provider of content resources and complementary technologies for integrated enterprise learning, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NETg from The Thomson Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, approved by the board of directors of SkillSoft and also by The Thomson Corporation, SkillSoft will pay...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-9 August 2004-Equant works with SkillSoft to provide e-learningC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Communications infrastructure services provider Equant has reportedly been able to train more than 8,500 employees and save USD6.5m by creating a blended learning programme incorporating e-learning. Equant worked with e-learning provider SkillSoft for...
M2 PRESSWIRE-9 August 2004-SKILLSOFT: Training strategy saves telecom giant $6.5 millionC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08092004 By creating a blended learning programme incorporating e-learning, telecom giant, Equant, has been able to train over 8,500 employees globally and save $6.5million. ...
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 February 2004-SKILLSOFT: Marconi switches e-learning provider to gain competitive advantageC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02162004 Following an extensive evaluation of e-learning suppliers, SkillSoft has won a three-year contract to provide e-learning to Marconi Corporation's global workforce. ...
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 September 2003-SKILLSOFT: SKillSoft sells Swedish operation to Edvantage groupC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09102003 London, UK -- Skillsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: SKIL): UK-based Edvantage group today purchased the Swedish business of SkillSoft, the global e-Learning provider, to consolidate its position as...
E-learning isn't as easy as everyone thought. In the early days--just a year or two ago, companies spent millions of dollars on infrastructure, content libraries, and custom courses to replace major parts of their training departments. Now reality has set in, and all...
***1/2 Designing Successful PerformanceBased Appraisals: 2 to 3 hours, US$99.95 for 1 year of course access. Publisher: SkillSoft This course's strength comes from blending factual information with practical advice. It argues that managers who develop performance management skills can expect employee satisfaction, retention, commitment, and high performance. The...
