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British Workforce Predicts Better Career Prospects in 2011

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British Workforce Predicts Better Career Prospects in 2011

(PRWeb UK) December 31, 2010

Despite continued financial turbulence, and further job losses due to hit the public sector, workers are remaining positive and predicting that the coming year will bring greater fortune. Around half (49%) of adults in employment see their career prospects changing for the better in 2011, while only 20% think things will get worse, according to research by distance learning specialist Home Learning College.

 

A similar study conducted at the same time last year showed that just 26% believed their professional situation would improve during 2010. These fears proved justified for many, with 41% of respondents to the latest survey reporting their career has stagnated over the past 12 months.

 

Positivity concerning job prospects varies widely across the country. The South West is particularly polarised, with 55% believing things will get better in 2011 – the highest for any UK region – while 24% think the opposite. The outlook is bleakest in the West Midlands, where 27% predict further career woes over the coming year. In contrast, only 17% in East Anglia expect further decline, while 51% anticipate their career will develop.

 

“People are tired of continued economic uncertainty and eager for signs the country is getting back on a more stable footing,” says Dave Snow, Academic Director at Home Learning College. “Many of those who have hung on to their jobs during 2010 will have been subjected to pay freezes and other restrictions on their progression, making them hungry for development.

 

“If you’re finding it tough to move forwards at work then now is the time to gain new skills that will allow you to maximise opportunities when they arise. Investing in a professional qualification shows you are dedicated to your career and that you have achieved a recognised standard of ability, which can only be of benefit, no matter what the future holds for the economy.”

 

For further information on Home Learning College’s range of professionally accredited distance learning courses please visit http://www.homelearningcollege.co.uk.

 

About Home Learning College

 

Home Learning College is the largest vocational distance learning provider in the UK, and is accredited by the National Union of Students (NUS), allowing its 65,000 students to enjoy the discounts and services available with the NUS Extra Card.

 

All Home Learning College courses lead to professional CV-enhancing, employer recognised qualifications, including AAT, Sage, CompTIA, Microsoft, ICB and CIW. Subjects covered include book-keeping, accounting, IT and computing, web design and many more.

 

Home Learning College students benefit from a dedicated in-house tutoring service and the Virtual Learning Community – an online learning environment which facilitates the delivery of course material and peer networking.

 

For more information on all Home Learning College courses visit http://www.homelearningcollege.co.uk, follow us on Twitter @home_learning or check out student testimonials and other video content on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/homelearningcollege

 

Contact:

 

Tor Goldfield

Home Learning College Communications Manager

Tel: 020 8676 6258

Mobile: 07843 335606

 

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WestNet Learning Adopts IntraLearn LSP e-Learning Application Customized ?Managed Learning Portals? to Enhance Delivery of 2500 Courses to Customers

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WestNet Learning Adopts IntraLearn LSP e-Learning Application Customized “Managed Learning Portals” to Enhance Delivery of 2500 Courses to Customers

Northboro, MA (PRWEB) October 19, 2005

IntraLearn Software Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of Microsoft technology-based e-Learning software applications, announced today an agreement with WestNet Learning, a leading provider of “Simplified” Managed Learning. WestNet chose IntraLearn LSP to help them address increased customer demand for a centralized hosted e-Learning system where they could not only access WestNet’s 2,500 custom courses but do it in their own managed portal.

 

WestNet provides its customer’s – corporations of all sizes, colleges and universities – managed learning “Simplified” by making it affordable and easy to create, deliver and manage all types of learning such as eLearning, Instructor- Led, and Webinars in a single solution.

 

“Now organizations of all sizes can affordably offer and manage all types of learning for their customers, business partners, employees and students.” said Joe Scullion, President and CEO, WestNet Learning. “With over 2,500 ready-made off the self courses in Sales, Marketing, HR. Technology, Certification, Project Management and more, IntraLearn LSP enabled us to provide give our customers the ability to import 3rd party courses or even build their own easily!”

 

Evan Lenson, IntraLearn Software Corp. vice president of business development said “The IntraLearn LSP was designed to be used exactly the way WestNet Learning.” We are very pleased to have been chosen by to give them the e-Learning infrastructure they needed to provide their customers’ their own custom learning portals.”

 

WestNet’s custom learning portals have been adopted by organizations large and small. Organizations such as Avaya, Cisco, 3Com, Branson Schools online, University of Colorado at Denver, Aanko, and DTI Publishing are just a few that have Simplified their managed learning needs through WestNet Learning.

 

About WestNet Learning

 

WestNet Learning of Arvada, CO provides corporations, colleges and universities AFFORDABLE custom learning solutions for creating and delivering multiple kinds of learning from a single site. In addition to providing customers access to creating and importing courses and instructor led technologies, WestNet offers 2,500 ready-made courses to accelerate learning that are easily added to the custom learning portal. For more information, see http://www.westnetlearning.com or call (888) 452-6902.

 

About IntraLearn

 

IntraLearn Software Corporation of Northboro, MA is the leading provider of turnkey e-Learning applications for the corporate enterprises, academic institutions and non-profits. Along with operations in the UK, Brazil, Singapore and India, IntraLearn software is distributed worldwide through authorized IntraLearn resellers and Learning Service Providers to more than 1,500 major organizations in 17 international languages. IntraLearn is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with both ISV and Microsoft Business Solutions proficiencies.

 

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Learning Leadership Academy Launched by The MASIE Center

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Learning Leadership Academy Launched by The MASIE Center

Saratoga Springs, NY (PRWEB) January 16, 2011

The Learning Leadership Academy has been scheduled by The MASIE Center for February 2011 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Focused on building the next generation of Learning Leaders, Learning Managers and Knowledge Strategists, the Academy will build executives’ competencies to lead and direct the future of Workplace Learning:
Leading the Learning Team: How to build and develop a world class team of learning professionals in your organization!
Enabling Learning in Your Organization: Embedding learning into work and the workplace – including social, mobile and performance support modes.
Aligning Technology for Learning: So much new tech, so much hype, so many choices – creating a learning technology strategy.
Driving Business Performance: Building and executing the business case for the impact of learning on the bottom line of business and the talent balance sheet of your organization.

Led by Nigel Paine, former Chief Learning Officer of the BBC, and Elliott Masie, Chair of The Learning CONSORTIUM, The Learning Leadership Academy provides executives with a deep dive into changing roles, organizational models and leadership styles being deployed around the globe.

 

Over 75 global organizations have participated in previous editions of The Learning Leadership Academy, including ATF, Comcast, GE Plastics, Microsoft, UPS, Wal-Mart University and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

 

The Learning Leadership Academy will be held from February 8 – February 10 at The MASIE Center Learning LAB: a 10,000 square foot facility dedicated to emerging technologies for learning and knowledge, located in Saratoga Springs, NY.

 

Details at http://www.masie.com

 

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