A new survey released last week by Citrix Online and Kelton Research of 1,100 businesses and 4,300 workers in Britain, France and Germany shows some very positive results for the online training industry. Overall 500 businesses and 1300 workers in the UK were surveyed, here are some key figures to come out of that research: […]

A new report has just been released by Ambient Insight called "The US Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis.". The report forecasts expenditures for Self-paced eLearning products and online training services across 'eight customer buying segments: consumer; corporations and business; federal civilian and military government; state and local government, Pre […]

Rick Bell of Workforce Management has published some interesting employment findings from a survey released August 25 by CareerBuilder.com and Robert Half International Inc. Judging by the statistics, it seems the recruitment market is on the up: 'Fifty-three percent of employers plan to hire full-time employees in the next 12 months, and 40 percent plan […]

Last week, in a stroke of luck, I won a ticket from Flokka (online blog community for women in business) to see Edward de Bono speak at a half-day seminar. For those of you who aren't familiar, Edward de Bono is a very well-known 'Maltese physician, author, inventor and consultant who's the originator of the […]

This week we attended a Microsoft Panel Event to discuss what the ICT industry, Unions, Government and training partners are doing to help re-tool and upskill the public in this economic downturn. Microsoft were excited to announce the release of their Toolshed which has been developed to help people get their hands on the 'right […]

Litmos CEO, Richard Chetwynd, will represent the online training industry on the Panel at an exclusive Microsoft event tomorrow in Auckland, New Zealand. According to the session brief the event aims to 'provide a forum for business leaders, training representatives and key industry influencers to discuss the role of the ICT (Information & Communication Technology) […]

Let's start by throwing some figures out there: Global industry analysts report the eLearning industry is growing at between 15-30% per annum globally, and is expected to surpass US$52 billion dollars by 2010. Even under the current economic climate while training budgets are being cut, a Feb 2009 report by TowardsMaturity.org indicates that 64% of […]

The new Becta report "Digital Britain" makes a powerful case for universal access to broadband to give people more access to online learning and technology in education, the workplace and government employment initiatives. Universal broadband essential for learning by Stephen Crowne (Chief Executive of Becta) focuses on the report to further highlight Britain's serious concern […]

What a start to the year! It looks like 'change' and a proactive, 'can do' attitude will be the theme of 2009. The emergence of hope and positivity in these times of economic recession is a welcome sight. Speaking of change, read on, because Litmos has a few of their own coming that you don't […]

The recent large cash saving of Litmos client Telnet, who switched some of their employee email from Microsoft Exchange to our internal messaging system, is causing a stir in the news. Check here for the full IT Brief article about Litmos

Communication is so important during a recession, but often it's one of those things that's overlooked. Whether it be from the CEO to the Managers or just between colleagues, uncertain times can start the rumour mill turning and cause trust issues to develop amongst employees. We've all been there and it isn't fun thinking you […]

The more I talk to people across different sectors, the more I'm convinced online training will become an integral part of business in the weeks, months and years to come. Unfortunately, the economic recession is not going to right itself anytime soon, and companies must cut costs if they have any hope of surviving. When […]