Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 06:40
, By Alex Raymond

New Hong Kong AML Guidelines - how to prepare for the changes

The government of Hong Kong announced new changes to its Anti-Money Laundering regime, effective 1 April 2012 (the start of fiscal 2012/2013).   Formally know as Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance, the new legislation covers anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures for financial institutions.

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E-Learning analysis
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 03:38
, By Alex Raymond

Take-Aways from Josh Bersin "We-learning" Webinar

I sat in on a webinar today run by Josh Bersin, CEO of Bersin & Associates, one of the major research firms in the areas of human resources and training and development. Over the last ten years, Josh has built up a large following thanks to his diligent research, careful analysis and prescient insight into the current state (and future) of human capital. His work is used by buyers and vendors of HRMS tools, learning management systems, talent management systems, collaboration suites and more.

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Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 05:29
, By Alex Raymond

SkillSoft Acquires ElementK - why this is good news for our customers

SkillSoft, the biggest e-learning company in the world, recently acquired ElementK from its parent company, NIIT.  That's great news for customers of e-learning courses everywhere - let me explain why.

When SkillSoft and ElementK come together, customers of both companies get access to even more high-quality e-learning courses.  The combined catalog of these two companies is thousands of e-learning courses, books, resources and educational videos.  The breadth and depth of the offering are simply unmatched.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 06:16
, By Alex Raymond

Great Big List of IT Certification Courses

I am down at the ElementK global partner conference in Rochester, NY and learning a ton about the great offerings that ElementK has for IT professionals around the world.  There are courses for all sorts of IT professionals including network admins, coders, QA and even desktop applications.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 04:26
, By Alex Raymond

Associate PRM Exams now Available in Chinese

Congratulations to our partner PRMIA on launching the Associate Professional Risk Manager (APRM) exam in China!  After lots of hard work by PRMIA and others, this marks a real watershed in risk management education and certification in China.

Unlike some other financial certification exams, the APRM will be conducted in Chinese language and is available throughout China on the Pearson Vue platform.

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