Businesses need to make money and/or save money if they want to be successful. Organisations are now realising that they can do both if they implement software systems – known as learning management systems (LMS) – to collect and analyse data relating to the skills of their workforce. While,...

TATA Interactive Systems (TIS), which has one of the world’s largest teams for the design and development of custom‐built e‐learning solutions, is committed to achieving the most exacting quality standards. Towards the end of last year, TIS became the first company providing custom‐built...

The latter part of the twentieth century saw the transition from a sales‐oriented environment to a marketing‐oriented one. At the beginning of the twenty‐first century this is particularly developing in the direction of “customer focus”. Consequently, the key to achieving business...

Purpose – To illustrate the value of using a learning management system to streamline training administration tasks and, especially, to provide evidence of compliance for the authorities in regulated industries. Design/methodology/approach – The approach to this topic is via interviews with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and critique “blended learning”, with examples of the use of this approach to delivering learning. Design/methodology/approach – The paper contains information from leading authorities in the UK on e‐learning and blended learning –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the latest trends in technology‐delivered learning. Design/methodology/approach – An interview with Fabrizio Cardinali, co‐chair of European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) and CEO of Giunti Labs. Findings – Greater emphasis on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document a unique, holistic approach to skills development which succeeds on a number of levels. Design/methodology/approach – The project's objectives are achieved through a structured “Community Project Challenge” programme, led by Echelon's...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveal the preliminary results of the IRMOS Project – an EC project to “extended geo‐learning”, delivered “in‐class”, “in‐house”, “in campus and in building” on an urban, suburban and global GPS basis....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define the annual size of the UK e‐learning sector – and identify trends in this sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a series of interviews with organisations engaged in the e‐learning market, from micro‐businesses...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the development of talent management systems and their evolving relationship with learning management systems (LMS) and learning content management systems (LCMS). Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses factual reporting...