London (UK), September 2010 - Research on personal learning accounts was funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills as part of a programme of activity to inform development of proposals in "Ambition 2020: skills, jobs, growth". The report was produced by Consulting Inplace Ltd and authored by Dr Steve Johnson, Richard Holt, Naz Khan, Mark Morrin, and Dr Szymon Sawicki. The following is a summary of the report.

London (UK), June 2010 - (by Bob Little) The internet has prompted many changes to our way of life. Within the 'eLearning' world in particular, it has made access to learning materials, information and performance support easier than ever. The downside is that there are so many of these materials available in a myriad of locations that it is often difficult to find them and/or to find the most appropriate ones for our needs.

Sheffield (UK), May 2010 - Learning Light's definitive report on the UK eLearning sector in 2009 is winning recognition, not only among the corporate eLearning community but also among UK academics.

Thessaloniki (GR), April 2010 - Cedefop has published a medium-term forecast up to 2020 on skills supply and demand in Europe. It shows that while general trends are common throughout Europe, there are substantial differences among Member States.

London (UK), November 2009 - (by Bob Little) IMC (UK) Learning Ltd has revealed research that looks at the barriers organisations encounter when providing training/learning. It also reveals attitudes towards adopting eLearning tools, as well as organisations' current use of new and emerging technologies for training. The research shows that 83% of respondents agree that enabling employees to learn is very important and say their organisations have defined training systems in place. Some 32%, however, agree that employees have little, if any, time for organised learning as they are too busy working for the survival of the business.

Bromsgrove (UK), October 2009 - Blue Eskimo, a recruitment company for the training and eLearning industries, has just launched its annual salary and work survey. The survey is run in conjunction with the eLearning publication e.learning age magazine.

Thessaloniki (GR), October 2009 - Cedefop has announced the publication of their recent study 'The use of tax incentives to support education and training in six selected Member States' (Germany, France, Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands and Finland). The study shows that there is considerable scope for tax incentives to cover a greater share of investment in education and training than they do today.

Oakland, CA (USA), October 2009 - Bersin & Associates has published a new research report - a guide to modernising corporate training strategies through social and informal learning. The study contains data-driven research, best practices, tools, and examples to help adapt learning processes to the realities of business, available technologies, and today's new learning styles.

Philadelphia, PA (USA), July 2009 - Richardson, a global sales-training and performance- improvement firm has released a new financial services industry report entitled "Sales Trends and Strategic Initiatives". The work reviews strategic adjustments to business processes, practices, and skill development in the financial services industry.

Brussels (BE), July 2009 - CERTPOINT Systems, a provider of corporate training solutions, has announced the publication of the white paper "Are you ready for learning with web 2.0?". The paper explores how collaborative technologies such as blogs, wikis, and social networking can dramatically increase the reach and impact of organizational learning.

Thessaloniki (GR), June 2009 - The level of qualifications and skills is rising across Europe, particularly among younger people - and even more so among women. But inequalities in the level of education persist among Member States. These are some of the conclusions of the first pan-European forecast of its kind, Future skill supply in Europe: medium-term forecast up to 2020, published by Cedefop.

Norwalk, CT (USA), April 2009 - Questionmark has released a white paper that takes a new look at ways to keep tests secure and offers special-focus Web seminars on Authoring, Reporting, Perception 4.4. The white paper explains cost-effective security measures that match each assessment's stakes. It further suggests security solutions and testing environments for everything from low-stakes satisfaction surveys to high-stakes licensure exams.

Thessaloniki (GR), April 2009 - Ján Figel', European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, recently announced the publication of Cedefop's latest policy report, entitled Continuity, consolidation and change. The communiqué was issued at the Agora conference, held in Thessaloniki under the auspices of the Czech Presidency of the EU.