Learning Strategies, an Open Source eBook Released by The MASIE Center


Saratoga Springs, NY (PRWEB) August 06, 2011

Changing technology, changing business models, changing workforce demographics and the rise of online, on-demand knowledge are challenging corporations? approaches to workplace learning and training. Learning Strategies is a non-commercial, vendor-neutral collection of case studies from senior learning executives in global corporations and government agencies.

Edited by Nigel Paine, this eBook features authors from CNN, the CIA, Farmers Insurance, Shell, Eaton Corporation, and the Defense Intelligence Agency. The authors share perspectives of how their organizations are evolving and implementing unique learning strategies.

Learning Strategies can be downloaded for free at learning2011.com/strategies

Articles include:

Learning Strategies by Elliott Masie

What Makes a Successful Learning Strategy? by Nigel Paine, Editor

CIA?s Learning Strategy: Focusing Out on the Organization We Serve by Bob Baker

The Strategy of Managing Change by Lisa Pedrogo, CNN

Building the Case for a Learning Strategy by Ruben Bonales, Waste Management, Inc.

Learning Strategy at Shell: 2 Parts, 3 Pathways & 3 Horizons by Willem Manders, Shell

Putting the Strategy Back into a Learning Strategy by Keith Dunbar, DIA

Making a Strategic Learning Portfolio the Heart of any Learning Strategy by Terry M. Farmer and Evan Ishida, Eaton Corporation

Setting Learning Strategy: Technology is Key?When You Use it Well by Mike Cuffe, Farmers Insurance Group

The Dynamic Strategy Relies on Insight – Not Planning by Peter Hallard, Lloyds Banking Group

The MASIE Center is a global ThinkTank focusing on evolving methods and approaches to workplace learning, training, performance and collaboration.

Information at http://www.masie.com

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VectorLearning Completes $24 Million Investment from LLR Partners to Support Continued Growth & Acquisitions


Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 02, 2011

VectorLearning, a leading online continuing education provider which operates under the brands RedVector and Care2Learn, recently received a growth equity investment from Philadelphia-based private equity firm LLR Partners (?LLR?). LLR has over $ 1.4 billion under management, and VectorLearning represents the firm?s fourth education investment.

?I believe this investment and our partnership with LLR is a very important milestone in the history of VectorLearning,? says CEO Tom Wallace. ?I am extremely bullish about our business, our team and the eLearning industry, and we are excited to work together with the outstanding people at LLR to take VectorLearning to the next level. Our relationship with such a prestigious investment firm better positions us to expand our market share in the eLearning industry.?

Renowned for its superior online education solutions tailored to post-acute healthcare and design and construction professionals, VectorLearning will benefit from LLR Partners? unique investment expertise in education and healthcare to build upon its success in the eLearning market.

?LLR is thrilled to invest in VectorLearning and partner with management to continue the company?s strong growth and market leadership,? says Scott Perricelli, partner at LLR Partners. ?VectorLearning is well positioned to continue to capitalize on the corporate training shift to high-quality, affordable online education. Management has done a tremendous job building an industry-leading platform and business model capable of supporting significant future growth.?

VectorLearning will focus on organic customer growth in its core industries as well as targeted acquisitions of online education providers both in its existing industries as well as new, highly regulated industries.

About VectorLearning

VectorLearning sets the standard for excellence in online continuing education and training for licensed and certified professionals in the engineering, architectural, construction (AEC) and post-acute healthcare industries. With an online library of more than 1,500 fully accredited courses authored by over 200 subject matter experts and spanning all 50 states, VectorLearning serves more than 300,000 working professionals. The recipient of numerous community honors and industry awards, VectorLearning was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. For further information call 1-866-546-1212 or visit http://www.VectorLearning.com.

About LLR Partners

LLR Partners, a leading private equity firm based in Philadelphia, PA, provides capital to middle market growth companies with proven business models in a broad range of industries including healthcare, financial, consumer and business services, information technology, specialty retail and education. With over $ 1.4 billion under management, LLR is flexible in its approach, taking minority or majority positions, and leading transactions ranging from expansion and growth capital to shareholder recapitalizations and buyouts. For more information about LLR, please visit http://www.llrpartners.com.

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Care2Learn to Showcase Industry-leading Online Healthcare CE and Inservices at 2011 Florida Healthcare Association (FHCA) Annual Conference


Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 10, 2011

Care2Learn, the leader in online healthcare CE for the post-acute care industry, will showcase its award-winning CE courses and healthcare compliance training curriculum August 15?16 at the 2011 Florida Health Care Association Annual Conference & Trade Show at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. The popular event offers long-term care professionals an exclusive opportunity to network with industry peers and showcase their unique products and services.

Care2Learn will be located at Booth 1012, where visitors can preview what the eLearning provider has to offer, including more than 800 hours of fully accredited online healthcare CE courses and over 130 online healthcare inservices spanning 17 disciplines within the post-acute care industry. Care2Learn?s industry-leading Learning Management System incorporates the latest eLearning technology, with full reporting and live client support available seven days a week.

?We look forward every year to the FHCA Conference,? says Care2Learn Marketing Communications Manager Kelly Conlon. ?Because we?re a Florida-based company, it?s just such a great opportunity to meet with other local businesses right here in our own backyard who share Care2Learn?s commitment to advancing patient care through innovative products and services. The relationships we have formed through FHCA have developed over the years into strong professional partnerships, and our team members are eager to get out there and show the industry everything we have to offer.?

Industry professionals who visit Care2Learn at the FHCA Annual Conference & Trade Show will receive a free course, Managing Power and Influence by John Pratt, a professor of Long-term Care Administration at Saint Joseph?s College of Maine and a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators. The 1-hour online healthcare CE course explains how leaders and managers can use power and influence effectively in the healthcare setting.

About Care2Learn

Founded in 2000, Care2Learn provides online continuing education and compliance training solutions for the post-acute care industry. The Care2Learn course library includes more than 800 accredited course hours delivered to more than 395,000 healthcare professionals in all 50 states. Acquired by RedVector, the premier online CE provider for the design, engineering, and construction industries, Care2Learn continues to grow by offering customized online eLearning universities to companies wishing to offer training and education solutions to their entire staff in a cost-effective, easy-to-use, and readily accessible manner. For further information, call 1-866-703-9418 or visit http://www.Care2Learn.com.

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