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Opening of the new Cegos Asia headquarters in Singapore
Cegos was named "Partner of the Year"
for his involvement Lingos for strengthening skills in the area of humanitarian aid
Training is about Doing As well As Knowing
Recently, the spoof news channel, News Biscuit featured a story on a 20-year old girl who had to abandon her attempt to reach the South Pole after becoming cut off from social networking sites for 72 hours.
An e-learning module to discover Burgundy wines!
Come and discover this module made by Cegos studio for the Burgundy wine association. The module has been designed for wine lovers and whoever wishes to know more about the wines produced in this French region. The rich interactive content (video-testimonies, 360° pictures, videos presenting the vineyard, quiz…) ensures you get all you have ever wanted to know about the Burgundy wines.
The e-learning module is available on line in five languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Commercial skills: Making the rest as good as the best
Francis Marshall, MD of Cegos UK, looks at the importance of developing commercial skills
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The development of commercial skills needs to feature higher up the business agenda
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Diagnostic mapping is key in defining the strengths and weaknesses of teams
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How to overcome some of the challenges of training sales teams
A Desire to Learn is the Key to Training Success
Have you ever hit what is known as the wall? The time when you are running a Marathon, for example, and you are just overwhelmed with exhaustion and loss of energy. You ask yourself the very pertinent question - why am I putting my body through this?
The Secret to Making Better Decisions
You don’t have to look far these days to see the outcomes of poor decision-making.
Ten tips for successful e-learning
- The UK is continuing to lead the way in e-learning alongside Spain and Italy.
- Well designed e-learning allows motivated employees to take greater control of their learning.
- No e-learning strategy should be set in stone, and no one size fits all.
What did Prince Philip ever do for training?
If you were asked to identify training visionaries over the last 50 years, the 90-year-old consort to the Queen might not necessarily be the first person that comes to mind.
Francis Marshall discusses the importance of 'business agility'
"Organisations, in order to function, need to encourage social exchanges and social learning due to faster rates of business and technological changes." George Siemens, Canadian theorist.
Cegos recognised as industry leader by
TrainingIndustry.com’s 2011 list of Top 20
Content Development Companies
Cegos has been recognised as an industry leader by TrainingIndustry.com’s 2011 list of Top 20 Content Development Companies. The list is designed to support companies in their search for the right training partner, in particular to develop customised content.
Blended learning continues to evolve to deliver a cost-effective and engaging learning experience, says Francis Marshall.
Blended learning has come a long way in recent years from early iterations that married classroom training with e-learning. Today, blended learning, when implemented effectively, combines a whole range of formal and informal learning tools alongside classroom and e-learning such as on the job training, coaching and webinars.
Francis Marshall looks into the drivers of technology-led learning
There is little doubt that the past few years have presented tremendous challenges for L&D. But, despite tight budgets, it is encouraging to see that employers are continuing to invest in training and are using a broad spectrum of innovative training tools to better engage with the rising population of tech-savvy Millennials.
European training survey shows emerging learning tools growing in popularity but not at the expense of traditional classroom-based techniques
The human touch remains more in important in training than ever. >> Classroom learning is still by far the most popular with coaching also on the rise. >> Serious games and mobile learning show significant signs of growth. >> Survey shows strong learner commitment towards training and its effectiveness. >> Growing gap between training and untrained risk company divisions but also provide opportunities for significant ROI in terms of increasing skills and motivation levels. >> Areas of concern include the decline in management and leadership training.
Cegos speaking at ASTD 2011 conference, 23 May “Learning Trends: Managers' and Employees' Expectations for Tomorrow's Training”
Francis Marshall examines the changing landscape of procurement in his monthly Training Journal column
"Cotswold District Council Spends £19,000 on Magician to Boost Morale" - The Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard, March 17, 2011.
In this era of public austerity and with the focus on library closures and reduced bin collections, you don't have to be a particularly savvy political spin doctor to realise that this might be a potentially damaging headline.
The Cegos checklist for creating the perfect blend
