07/01/2011
New Learning and Earning Opportunities for 2011 – ALISON CEO, Mike FeerickDear Member of the ALISON Free Learning Community
As we enter a new year I would like to thank all our registered learners and
trainers who helped ALISON free learning grow so strongly during 2010. We
published over 100 new courses, including our very successful Diploma courses, and
our monthly learner traffic rose to new highs in nearly every country
worldwide. Sincere thanks to all our volunteers, our country volunteer managers,
and those who assisted our learners achieve throughout the year. Highlights of
the year include recognition by the Ashoka Foundation for our pioneering of
social entrepreneurship in education and the "UNESCO ICT in Education" Diploma Award, both international endorsements
of the highest level.
In case you missed some of our new course announcements, you may wish to view
our online full course listing. You can click here
to download the latest ALISON Course
Catalogue 2011 (Jan). There are many new courses available for free study,
from photography to developing a new website and business skills. Please take
time to discover and explore our courses. Above all, please consider who else
might benefit from our free courses, perhaps an individual, teacher, or training
organization. We depend on our learners to refer
new learners to our service. Revenue generated by our learners clicking on
advertisements of interest are reinvested in developing ALISON courses and
services. Every click and every referral helps.
People engaged in training, whether libraries, colleges, schools, or local
private or community training centres will be interested in our soon to be
launched ALISON Learning Partner Programme. This programme will enable training
centres to offer co-branded ALISON Certificate and Diploma courses. The
programme will also provide additional revenue generating opportunities. People
with the marketing skills to bring new learners to ALISON will be interested in
new revenue sharing opportunities through our revised Referral Programme. Through
these programmes, awareness of ALISON Free Learning will be expanded in an
online “viral” manner. We invite you to help the momentum by visiting our YouTube Channel, and
‘liking’ your favourite ALISON course on Facebook.
Thanks to the many people who took the time to provide testimonials, comments
and feedback. As ever, we are interested in hearing all suggestions for
improvement!
From all of the ALISON team,
we wish you a prosperous and learned year ahead.
Mike Feerick
CEO & Founder
ALISON
