18/01/2010

The US Department of Labor-sponsored ‘Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge’ invited workforce professionals and service users to identify the best job search and career advancement tools on the Web. Voting concluded on Friday January 15th 2010 with ALISON, the world's leading Free Online Skills Training for the Workplace service placing 3rd in the Career Advancement tools category, and 21s‘ in the overall rankings out of nearly 700 nominated services.

The challenge recognizes ALISON as one of the best online career advancement tools for those up-skilling for their next career opportunity. “The quality of our free online learning courses and free access for teachers and tutors to our Learning Management System through ALISON Manager is the getting due recognition” stated Mike Feerick, ALISON CEO.  “Our ranking and the large number of recommendations and positive endorsements received proves that our courses are among the best available online” he added.

ALISON is well placed to take advantage of the surging interest in online learning and plans to publish many exciting new courses throughout 2010. The new content will include more advanced IT literacy courses and English Language courses from the British Council, and much more.  Register at www.alison.com to avail of our current free online courses, to use our learner management tools and get prior notice of our new course launches.


ABOUT ALISON

ALISON provides free online learning via interactive multimedia for basic workplace skills. With registered learners in every country and territory worldwide, ALISON free learning includes IT Skills, Health and Safety, Languages, Psychometric tests and Financial and Health Literacy. ALISON offers premium services such as content hosting, content development and bespoke Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training programmes among other services to corporations, academic institutions and government agencies. Headquartered in Galway, Ireland, ALISON is a privately-owned social-enterprise with an international office in Morristown, New Jersey, USA.

ALISON stands for Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online.


For further information please contact:

Kevin O’Malley
ALISON
E-mail: komalley@alison.com
Contact: +353 (0) 91 680051 (Ireland)
             + 1 202 403 3223   (United States)

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