Aston Invests in Oxford Professional Training, China’s Leading Provider of Corporate Training in Accounting, Language and Management Skills

September 15th, 2009 BONN, Germany and NEW DELHI - - iMOVE Informs at the Global Summit on Skills Development and at the Worlddidac India in New Delhi from September 24th to 26th, 2009 In order to initiate and extend German-Indian projects in the training sector, iMOVE presents cooperation opportunities at the Global Summit on Skills Development and at the Worlddidac India. iMOVE is the official partner of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in organising the Global Summit on Skills Development.

September 7th, 2009 OXFORD, England - Like most, I am heartily sick of hearing the expression "Marketing in a Downturn". For one thing, most of today's Directors have no experience of managing in a recession.

August 23rd, 2009 DORCHESTER, England - Dorset-based Newlands Training Ltd, in conjunction with LANTRA (the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector) is offering funded training for women working in the agricultural and land-based environment, through its Women & Work Programme. Applicants must hurry though as there are only 12 places left for the 2009 intake.

August 17th, 2009 ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands and PANAMA CITY, Florida - Simulation developer VSTEP announces the worldwide release of their award-winning maritime training and simulation software Ship Simulator Professional v2.0 and Instructor Station at the International Conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Manoeuvrability - MARSIM '09, in Panama. Aimed at maritime professionals, Ship Simulator Professional uses interactive 3D technology from the computer gaming industry to offer a high quality, professional maritime training and simulation tool.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - Despite the current poor state of the economy, Saint George International (SGI), the language training specialists, have announced a marked increase in the number of foreign language course sales throughout the UK in the first 2 quarters of the year. The school's marketing team has concluded that this surge of activity is in fact a direct result of the economic crisis.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - Up to GBP1000 is Available to Put Towards Training to Develop Leadership Skills. Funded by Train to Gain's Leadership & Management programme, the grants are available to companies in the UK with 5-249 staff and include: Up to GBP500 grant for owner managers, company directors.

July 6th, 2009 OXFORD, England - The summer's here, you've just done your A-Level exams and you're wondering if that university place is what you really want after all - it's not that you want to stop studying, it's more the constant news that graduate unemployment is high coupled with the burden of student debt. And, on top of all that, there's a shortage of university places this year.....

June 29th, 2009 PRAGUE - Prague Convention Center - Simbionix and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of training materials and assessment tools for a new Laparoscopic Skills Curriculum. Since its founding in 1990, the EAES has played a leading role in the promotion and dissemination of endoscopic surgery and allied interventional techniques throughout Europe.

May 20th, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - 10% Discount on June Courses Pinnacle PR Training is offering a 10% discount on its courses taking place in Dubai and London in June. These include its popular five-day Foundations in PR course in Dubai and its 10-day Intensive PR Seminar in London.

May 17th, 2009 OXFORD, England - The Oxford College of Marketing has long been recognised as the leading provider of Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) courses. The College began in Oxford and has expanded over a number of years to offer centres in London, Reading, Liverpool, Sheffield, Gatwick, Brighton, Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Uxbridge, Birmingham and now Croydon.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Liqvid, an English language skill provider and the new entrepreneurial venture of eGurucool founder Vivek Agarwal, has drawn up plans to equip 30 lakh Indian students with English speaking skills every year by 2012. "English is an essential communication tool now more than ever before.

April 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - TWB Institute of Professional and Technical Communication (TWB), India's leading organization for Technical Communication Education and Training, released a larger education portfolio, offering a complete range of professional and employment-oriented programs. With this TWB provides India's most comprehensive and most specialized suite of trainings in professional and technical communications.

August 11th, 2009 BATHINDA - India's thrust on infrastructure has opened up new avenues of employment for the skilled and semi-skilled workforce. Larsen and Toubro ltd (L and T), India's leading infrastructure firm is imparting technical know-how and skills to Punjabi youth to cater to the needs of the expanding infrastructure activities across the country.

March 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has concluded a specialised training programme for engineers and staff of the Bangalore Metro, an official said here Sunday. After this, the DMRC is looking to introduce at it's training school in the capital specialised requirement-based programmes for staff of other Metro rails in the country.

May 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Thursday announced that it will provide professional training to students who don't wish to pursue higher education after passing class 10th or 12th. 'The Delhi government has decided to provide professional training under the Prime Minister's Skill Development Mission Programme to around 30,000 of those students who appeared in their class-X and Class-XII and are not willing to pursue further education,' Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely told reporters here.

April 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro is training over 200 personnel in customer relations to help commuters, including foreign tourists expected during the Commonwealth Games in 2010. The Delhi Metro carries an average of 850,000 people daily on its operational network spanning 74.56 km.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Keeping in mind the large number of foreigner tourists expected during the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi Metro is training over 200 personnel in customer relations to help commuters. The Delhi Metro carries an average of 850,000 people daily on its operational network spanning 74.56 km.

August 21st, 2009 US training could target RussiaTBILISI, Georgia — Georgia's defense minister said Friday that training the U.S. military is giving to the country's soldiers headed to Afghanistan involve skills that could be used in any new outbreak of fighting between Georgia and Russia.

January 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A pilot training institute here has been asked to refund fees and pay compensation to a student who was not given admission in a desired course. The Asia USA India institute was Tuesday directed by the district consumer disputes redressal forum to refund Rs.868,579 taken as fees in 2007 and pay a compensation of Rs.200,000 and litigation cost of Rs.11,000 to the 22-year-old appellant.

May 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cisco today announced that the first cohort of students has graduated from the Global Talent Acceleration Programme (GTAP) Academy in New Delhi. The programme, launched last year in India, aims to develop homegrown technical skills and popularise career certifications, thereby bridging the gap between demand and supply for industry-ready professionals in the networking industry.