 | Host for Free on ALISON (September 16, 2008) |
Host for Free on ALISON. Free and paid hosting opportunities are available from ALISON for good quality interactive learning content. |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue Eight | August 2008 (August 27, 2008) |
| ABC IT Certification from ALISON (July 30, 2008) |
Covering all introductory areas of computer skills from IT concepts to
desktop application training, and also including practical skills of
touch typing and desktop ergonomics, ALISON offers the first
high-quality interactive multimedia certification course that is freely
accessible via the Web and is fully self-certifiable! |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue Seven | June 2008 (June 23, 2008) |
ALISON Newsletter, Volume One, Issue Seven, June 2008: Record Referral Numbers; Silver Surfers, Turkish Partnership with Educatek, Council of Europe, Westminster Primary Care Trust. |
| Case Study: Charles Dickens School adopts ALISON for ICT Training (May 29, 2008) |
The Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs Kent is a designated
Microsoft Partner School, holding specialist status in Mathematics and
Computing. The school recently adopted ALISON as part of the ICT
curriculum. |
| ALISONIAN Profile - May 2008 - Mohamed Sayed Ahmed (May 29, 2008) |
ALISONIAN Profile - May 2008 - Mohamed Sayed Ahmed |
| Leading UK Healthcare Organization embraces ALISON (May 29, 2008) |
St Andrew's Healthcare, a leading UK not-for-profit charity located in
Northampton, has adopted ALISON for some of its training needs. St
Andrew’s IT Trainer and Coordinator Shereen Johnson has enrolled
forty-five learners to an ALISON Manager group account and believes the
response has already been terrific. Shereen expects over ten new
learners to enrol each week. |
| Webmail Basics - New Gmail course from ALISON (May 29, 2008) |
The Gmail e-learning course from ALISON is a short course designed to
cover the basics of Webmail, from signing up for Gmail and getting
started using Gmail, to receiving and sending messages. |
| ALISON introduces a new interface for its learning management system ALISON Manager (May 29, 2008) |
New interface for ALISON Manager launched. Personal Organizer interface redesign following consultation with existing Learning Managers. |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue Six | May 2008 (May 29, 2008) |
ALISON Newsletter, Volume One, Issue Six, May 2008: New ALISON Manager; Geographic Solutions Workforce Conference; St. Andrew's Healthcare; Charles Dickens School. |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue Five | April 2008 (April 29, 2008) |
ALISON Newsletter, Volume One, Issue Five, April 2008: ALISON's First Birthday; New courses; IIS; Walkgrove Learning; Thare Mache Education; NEA; DIDACTICA. |
| ALISON Celebrates its First Birthday! (April 24, 2008) |
ALISON is one year old! ALISON Founder and CEO Mike Feerick shares his thoughts on an exciting first twelve months |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue Four | March 2008 (March 25, 2008) |
ALISON Newsletter, Volume One, Issue Four, March 2008 |
| ALISON Launches Individual Course Forums (March 21, 2008) |
Forums launched for Individual Courses on ALISON. |
| Global Learning Portal and ALISON Announce Colloboration (March 18, 2008) |
ALISON announced that it is collaborating with the Global Learning Portal (GLP). ALISON educational resources have been made available to the Global Learning Portal's network of educators worldwide. |
| ALISON Commended for Increasing the Life Chances of Disabled People (March 18, 2008) |
A number of organizations working on empowering disabled people throughout the United Kingdom have commended ALISON for its innovative approach to education. This story provides examples of these commendations. |
| Secretary-General calls for the Digital Divide to be Overcome (March 18, 2008) |
In a message to the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said cooperation among the international community is key to overcoming the digital divide that separates poor communities from affluent ones. Read this story in full here. |
| UNESCO Open Training Platform (OTP) Supported by ALISON (March 18, 2008) |
The Open Training Platform (OTP) is collaborating with ALISON to bring its online learning courses to the UNESCO global audience. The OTP is a UNESCO initiative to facilitate access to training materials and resources developed by development stakeholders at a global level |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue Three | February 2008 (February 13, 2008) |
ALISON Newsletter, Volume One, Issue Three, February 2008 |
| ALISON ICT Training World Languages Programme (February 12, 2008) |
As part of the ALISON effort to support global ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) development projects, ALISON is working with several International organizations to translate its courseware into the world's major languages. |
| Attention English Learners: ALISON Launches a Standard Business English Test (January 30, 2008) |
ALISON has launched a Standard Business English Test called the Scales lt-e. The assessment measures whether your command of English is good enough for the world of international business. |
| ISTE Affiliation and Endorsement for ICDL Program (January 25, 2008) |
ISTE Affiliation and Endorsement for ICDL Program, ALISON IT Training - ISTE Approved. |
| Technology-Based Learning Directive from the US Employment and Training Administration (January 25, 2008) |
Technology-Based Learning Directive from the US Employment and Training Administration |
| Cape Town Open Education Declaration Signed by ALISON (January 24, 2008) |
The Open Education movement is at a critical developmental step. It requires the continued meaningful engagement of organizations such as ALISON if it is to realize its grand ambitions. At ALISON, we believe that signing the Cape Town Open Education Declaration is an important part of the process of putting the movement on an exciting and meaningful trajectory. |
| ALISON joins new industry group SALTIS (January 23, 2008) |
ALISON has joined the Suppliers Association for Learning Technology and Interoperability in Schools (SALTIS) in calling on the UK government to support work on better technical standards for interoperability. |
| W3C Validation for ALISON! (January 22, 2008) |
W3C validation for ALISON. ALISON is committed to allowing anyone, at any time and in any place to access all of our content for free and in an equal manner. |
| No Child Left Behind Mandate met by Free ICDL IT Education Program from ALISON (January 22, 2008) |
No Child Left Behind, Enhancing Education through Technology mandate met by the free ICDL IT program offered by ALISON to US citizens. |
| New Environmental Awareness Module Available on ALISON (January 22, 2008) |
ALISON launches a new training module that helps organizations understand the environmental issues they face and how to reduce their impact. |
| A Vision for 2008 - ALISON CEO, Mike Feerick (January 22, 2008) |
A message from ALISON Founder and CEO, Mike Feerick about the ALISON mission and its relevance to making real the vision of Article 26 of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 60th anniversary of the adoption of which occurs this year. |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue Two | January 2008 (January 22, 2008) |
ALISON Newsletter, Volume One, Issue Two, January 2008 |
| FÁS and ALISON launch Digital Enterprise Initiative for Irish Small and Medium-Sized Companies (January 15, 2008) |
FÁS, the Irish National Training Authority, and ALISON, a global online education service, have launched a new initiative to provide IT training to employees of Irish Small and Medium-sized Companies. |
| Tsinghua University Online Marketing Competition Prize Winners Announced (December 22, 2007) |
The CEO of ALISON, Mike Feerick was delighted to award first prize in the ALISON Online Marketing Competition to Team 6, led by Wang Xiaobo, and ably supported by Yang Tianwei and Tang Xiaoyan. |
| A Chrismas Cracker from ALISON (December 13, 2007) |
To celebrate the end of ALISON's first year in business we have a very special end-of-year offer which should be of interest to everyone. This offer is available for a selection of our courses and gives you substantial savings on ALISON Manager for grouping, monitoring and reporting on your learners as they progress through their chosen course. We are providing 100 learners free for every 100 learners purchase with ALISON Manager. |
| ALISON Newsletter | Volume One Issue One | December 2007 (December 5, 2007) |
ALISON Newsletter, Volume One, Issue One, December 2007. |
| Heinz Endowments, TRWIB, and ALISON Collaborate to Provide Basic Financial Planning Skills (December 4, 2007) |
Personal financial literacy is the ability to read, analyze, manage, and communicate the personal financial conditions that affect ones material well-being. In real terms financial literacy education can help provide individuals with the knowledge necessary to create household budgets, initiate savings plans, manage debt, and make strategic investment decisions for their retirement or for their children’s education. Developing these basic financial planning skills can help individuals and families to meet their near-term obligations and to maximize their long-term financial well-being. |
| Market-Entry Strategy Competition with Tsinghua University, China (December 4, 2007) |
ALISON was delighted to sponsor a competition at Tsinghua University, one of Asia's most prestigious institutes of learning and alma mater of China’s President, Hu Jintao. |
| The European Training Foundation Invites ALISON and other ELIG Members to Partner in the MEDA Region (December 4, 2007) |
The European Training Foundation (ETF) Invites ALISON and other European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) Members to Partner in the MEDA Region. |
| ALISON is now a key partner in the delivery of ICT education to OneRoof clients. (December 4, 2007) |
OneRoof builds upon the experience of its predecessor organization, World Corps, a U.S. non-profit founded in 1998. World Corps worked in rural communities of India, Mexico, Kenya, and the Philippines carrying out youth entrepreneurship training and developing Internet telecentres. |
| WAMITAB Promotes ALISON as Functional Resource for Individuals, Trainers and Organisations (December 3, 2007) |
Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board has promoted ALISON as a functional resource for individuals, trainers and organisations and sees this website as a resource of information to support candidates through the NVQ process. The Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board particularly liked our Health & Safety Environmental Awareness. The aim of the course is to describe the major issues that effect our environment and help you to understand what you can do in your workplace to improve the environmental performance of your organisation. |
| Environmental Awareness Course Available on ALISON (November 1, 2007) |
New training module helps organizations understand the environmental issues they face and how to reduce their impact. Praxis42, a leading health and safety consultancy, has launched an online training course on ALISON (http://alison.com) covering corporate environmental issues. |
| Treat your Business to a Technology Check Up with Tech-Check (October 8, 2007) |
The 'Tech-Check' programme, which is being rolled out by the 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) in Ireland, will allow up to 2,000 individual firms each year to get a full ICT audit. This should help them identify ways to boost productivity and profitability through technology use. Tech-Check is an innovative new programme to help owners and managers of small businesses in Ireland to take a fresh look at how they can use technology to improve their business productivity and gain competitive advantage. |
| World Teachers' Day, October 5, 2007 (October 1, 2007) |
This week, ALISON recognises the invaluable contribution that teachers of all kinds make to our world today. We salute their dedication and commitment to people and learning wherever they are. |
| Joint Message on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day (October 1, 2007) |
Joint Message on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day 5 October 2007 Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate teachers and the central role they play in efforts to achieve quality education for all children. However, in many countries not all children have the opportunity to enter a classroom or gain basic literacy or numeracy skills, as there are simply not enough qualified teachers ... |
| ALISON CEO Update - September 28th 2007 (September 30, 2007) |
The second letter from ALISON CEO Mike Feerick to all registered ALISON learners, sent September 28, 2007. |
| Partake in Learn at Work Day for FREE (April 30, 2007) |
Using ALISON you can access online learning for free and partake in Learn At Work Day 2007, on the 24th of May. |
| Free certified learning available on www.alison.com (April 10, 2007) |
ALISON offers free, certified, high-quality and interactive multimedia training to individual learners. Courses offered include the leading ICT certifications such as the European Computer Driving Licence. |
| U.S. Under-Secretary Josette Sheerin discusses free access to ICT skills training with ALISON CEO (September 27, 2006) |
 ALISON CEO, Mike Feerick met with US Under-Secretary of State Josette Sheerin in Washington D.C. to discuss the benefits to global democracy of having universal access to high quality interactive multimedia certification and standards based courseware. |
