news in brief
n There were 169 of them at the last count so a free, independent guide to
Learning Management Systems sounds like a sensible idea. It’s been published by
the Department for Education and Skills and a copy can be obtained by e-mailing
your name and address to [email protected]
n OnLine Learning Europe Conference and Expo will be taking place on 5-6
March at the new ExCel conference centre in London’s Docklands. Full-day
workshops will be held on 4 and 7 March. For information, go to www.vnuonlinelearning.co.uk
n The Institute of Professional Sales has partnered with training service
provider KnowledgePool to create the UK’s first online professional sales
training, which leads to the Certificate in Professional Sales. The courses
will be available at www.ips.knowledgepool.com
n A new learning package has been developed for the European Computer
Driving Licence through a collaboration between Pearson Education, the
Educational Multimedia Corporation, Enl!ght Teststation and the British
Computer Society. The ECDL Complete Solution marks the first time that students
have had everything that they need to gain the qualification in one package,
and costs £120.www.pearson.com
