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Transportation Security Administration: Safety in Numbers
As the aftershocks of the events of Sept. 11 rocked the United States, the U.S. government got to work finding ways to protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks. As a result, on Nov. 19, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Aviation and Trans
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The Benefits of Mentor Programs
People are the most important part of any organization, and developing those people through mentoring gives the organization a competitive advantage.
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Union Pacific: On Track With Training
Union Pacific Railroad is the largest railroad in North America, with more than 33,000 route miles of railway in 23 states. Kevin Nailer, assistant vice president of HR, Planning and Development for Union Pacific is responsible for the technical training
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CenterPoint Energy: Powering Up Learning
CenterPoint Energy was formed in October 2002 when Reliant Energy split its regulated and non-regulated companies. The unregulated company became Reliant Resources, and the regulated company became CenterPoint Energy. CenterPoint Energy is now one of the
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Ed Sketch: Ford’s Drive Toward Quality Education
Everyone who has spent any time around business knows about the innovations Henry Ford brought to the industrial world, first and foremost with the creation of the assembly line production system. It’s not surprising that the Ford Motor Co. is still an in
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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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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











