Samsung intros skills academy

Samsung has introduced a Digital Service Academy designed to boost the skills of its contracted service partners, reports Computing.co.uk.

The academy will be run in partnership with Birmingham Metropolitan College, and will allow engineers to study for a City & Guilds approved NVQ Level 2 in Electrical and Electronic Servicing with specific Samsung wireless technology endorsements.

The course has been developed to help drive the government's skills agenda, and comprises work-based vocational modules and on-site college assessments aimed at increasing students' knowledge of interoperability as it applies to the latest wireless audio-visual technologies.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange has unveiled an e-learning campus that will allow professionals to gain a post-graduate diploma in financial management as part of the exchange thrust to promoting financial literacy and product diversification, states JamaicaGleaner.

The e-campus will offer a one-year diploma course through a Web-based application, combined with face-to-face interaction.

The programme which will cost just under J$200 000 (R16 000) will be delivered over three modules for which a certificate will be awarded at the end of each module.

CNN has partnered with LiveABC Interactive Corporation to offer its first English learning mobile application for Windows phone users, says Asia Media Journal.

Combining language learning with mobile technology, the new application for Chinese speakers leverages CNN's content for effective and efficient self-learning to users demanding accessibility and convenience.

“The launch of this learning application underlines our commitment to provide consumers in the Asia-Pacific region with an innovative user experience,” says Ringo Chan, senior vice-president of syndication, wireless and interactive content solutions and distribution, Turner Asia-Pacific.