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To Reach “extended Enterprise” of Learners, Sumtotal Introduces New Software for Managing Talent

Published on July 13, 2010 in E Learning. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

SumTotal® Systems (NASDAQ: SUMT), the largest provider of talent and learning solutions, has released SumTotal Enterprise Suite™ 7.5, the newest version of its award-winning software, to train its clients’ “extended enterprise” of customers, partners and supply chain and distribution channels. SumTotal 7.5 is software that delivers and manages training for not only employees but also a wide range of audiences beyond an employer’s staff. Highlights of SumTotal 7.5 include: 1) a variety of ecommerce capabilities for managing the transactions tied to selling, buying, delivering and tracking training, 2) new capabilities for distributing and administering global learning in multiple languages, and 3) an array of reporting tools for analyzing, among other things, what people learn.

“We developed SumTotal 7.5 to give our clients a way to extend the management of training and talent beyond the walls of their organizations,” said Dave Crussell, chief operating officer of SumTotal. “We believe there is a significant business opportunity to help our 1,500 customers — and many new clients – extend training to a wider ecosystem of constituents.”

In 2006, the Santa Rosa, Calif.-based eLearning Guild, a worldwide association of more than 20,000 elearning professionals, surveyed its members – a mix of executives, instructional designers and… Continue reading

Education for All: Trend and Out Reach at Tamilnadu in India

Published on February 4, 2010 in Education. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Education for All: Trend and out reach at Tamilnadu in India

The world convention on to Meet fundamental Learning requirements was adopted by the World Conference on Education for All at Jomtien, Thailand, in March 1990. The meeting design comprehensive review of policies concerning basic education. The Education for All (EFA) 2000 appraisal is a major global attempt that aims to enable the participating countries to

(i) Construct a comprehensive picture of their progress towards their own Education for All goals since the 1990 Jomtien Conference,

(ii) Identify priorities and promising strategies for overcoming obstacles and accelerating progress, and

(iii) Revise national plans of action accordingly.

EFA indicators which are grouped according to the following six ‘Intention Magnitude’:-

1. Expansion of early childhood care and development;

2. Universal access to and completion of primary education;

3. Improvement in learning achievement;

4. Reduction of adult illiteracy rate;

5. Expansion of provision of basic education and training in essential skills required by

Youth and adults; and

6. Increased acquisition by individuals and families of the knowledge, skills and values

organized for better living.

For this purpose a National Assessment Group was constituted in the Department of Education… Continue reading