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Outsourced Learning: Improving the Strategic Role of Training and Development
For many years, senior training and development managers have had to work hard to prove that they can play a truly strategic role within their organizations, often in vain. That is, until recently. Due to a confluence of events, things are beginning to ch
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CompuCom: Investing in Certified Solutions
Certification programs exist in many disciplines, from car mechanics to airline pilots, from accountants to nurses. But in few industries is certification so heavily relied upon as it is for Information Technology (IT) professionals. For these technologic
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Certification Exams: Alternatives to Training Curricula
Think back to the times when you have learned most effectively. Was it when you listened to a particularly stirring lecture? Was it when you read a well-structured book with excellent diagrams? Was it a great e-learning widget that suddenly made a complex
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Pitney Bowes: Transformation for Success
Since its beginnings in 1920 when Arthur Pitney and Walter Bowes invented the postage meter, Pitney Bowes has evolved into a $4.1 billion global provider of integrated mail and document management solutions. It’s hard to believe that a company whose produ
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Halliburton: Drilling Into Education
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industries. Employing approximately 85,000 people in more than 100 countries, Halliburton is divided into two operating groups: the Energy Services G
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Federal Aviation Administration: Effective Distance Learning
The Federal Aviation Administration contributes to national security and the promotion of U.S. aerospace by providing a safe and efficient global aerospace system. The FAA Academy is charged with training 48,000 FAA employees.
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Adopting E-Learning: Lessons From the Government
The use of e-learning within government agencies is one area where the government leads much of Corporate America in widespread adoption, the development of innovative applications and its incorporation as an essential component in agency-wide learning in
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IBM: Learning Through Simulations
With 3,288 patents in 2002 alone—a total greater than the 12 largest IT companies combined—it’s no surprise that IBM Corp. delivers innovative learning solutions backed up by scientific research. Nancy Lewis, director of IBM Management Development and Cen