MS programme drives tech skills

According to Dr James Canton and the Institute for Global Futures, competition for skilled labour is the number one issue facing the global workforce, states CivSource.

“A global war for smart talent will be the top driver of competitive advantage, as educated, skilled and experienced employees will be in demand,” Canton says in his 'Top ten workforce trends for 2009'.

Amid the global recession and this scramble for high-tech skilled employees, several states and the federal government are taking Canton's point seriously by looking for ways to promote American competitiveness. Introduced in February of this year, Microsoft's 'Elevate America' will provide up to one million vouchers nationwide for Microsoft e-learning courses and select Microsoft certification exams at no or low cost to recipients.

e2train, a UK supplier of learning and performance technologies, has unveiled Kallidus 8, an enterprise-wide learning and performance environment, says Training Press Releases.

The new system offers an easy to use 'iGoogle style' Web gadget learner interface which will enable learning professionals to integrate formal and informal learning within a single solution.

e2train has also built a new reporting platform into the system, making a powerful enterprise-wide learning solution.

Coggno now provides its complete learning management system (LMS) service to public schools for free, writes WebWire.

Depending on a classroom or school's educational needs, many low-cost LMSs offer not only an interactive and effective way to deliver learning material, but also an affordable way to bring a classroom to life.

For difficult times, organisations and institutions must find creative alternatives.