Your FREE COURSE Of The Day: Effective Project Management

" Management so detailed...What a great surprise!"

" I feel accomplished...What a wonderful privilege!"

" Great lesson...Excellent explanation!"

This free online course for project managers introduces the four phases of project management and includes an expected time worksheet. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the project constraints. Typical constraints are scope, time and budget. The secondary—and more ambitious—challenge is to optimize the allocation and integration of inputs necessary to meet pre-defined objectives. A project is a carefully defined set of activities that use resources (money, people, materials, energy, space, provisions, communication, motivation, etc.) to achieve the project goals and objectives. this project management training course will help the student develop these skills.

Plenty of practice situations, drag-and-drop interactive choices, and feedback allow you to engage the concepts and remain fairly active throughout.

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Six Sigma Courses in LatitudeU

Six Sigma Courses in LatitudeU

LatitudeU now offers Six Sigma online courses from the industry leading training provider - SkillSoft.

What is the American Society for Quality?

The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the world's leading authority on quality. With more than 100,000 individual and organizational members, this professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide.

What is Six Sigma?

Six Sigma is ASQ's systematic, rigorous and proven methodology focused on improving the quality of processes within an organization, and eliminating process defects. A successful implementation of these business improvement principles aligns all of a company's people, processes and energy around a common strategy and culture. Six Sigma Methodologies are applicable to organizations across the spectrum of industries, from manufacturing to service to healthcare.

Six Sigma Awareness

Successful Six Sigma implementations require a company-wide Six Sigma culture, with awareness and buy in from all employees in an organization. SkillSoft's Six Sigma introduction course is designed to help build a Six Sigma culture by introducing all employees in an organization to the foundation concepts of Six Sigma philosophy and process.

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Meet a Latitude Learning Training Partner: 2DeCipher

Products/Services Provided: eLearning, Blended Learning, Instructional Designer, Training Consultant
Subjects: IT Sales, Sales enablement, channel sales

2DeCipher's mission is to help drive customers business success. They work proactively for IT hardware and software vendors and their channel partners - to build and execute campaigns which deliver results.

IT Sales teams need confidence in articulating the value of ever more complex solutions while your clients are faced with industry hype and bewildering choice.

2DeCipher cuts through the jargon, provides clarity to your sales teams and strengthens your go to market propositions. With many years experience in IT sales and marketing plus relationships with many of the key vendors - we are well placed to help you grow your business.

2DeCipher is actively engaged with small enterprises, needing sales campaign support, up to the largest resellers requiring technology training for sales. Online training content can be developed for customers anywhere globally.

Click here for the 2DeCipher listing in our Training Company Directory

Meet a Latitude Learning Training Partner: Future Performance

Future Performance provides Education, training and development in all industries - they run major projects on Skills Development Facilitation for Training Authorities and Management and Leadership Programmes (Generic Management Qualifications) for major international companies. They provide Quality Management Services to FET Colleges and specialize in subjects such as Train the Trainer (Education Training and Development Practices). They are experts in curriculum design and development of standards. They love working with the communities in community development and life skills projects. They deliver corporate and governmental training and programmes, individual courses, seminars, workshops and qualifications. They do motivational and inspirational speaking on international level

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Meet a Latitude Learning Training Partner: Abhisam Software

Products/Services Provided: eLearning
Subjects: RFID, Hazardous Area Instrumentation, Gas Monitors

Abhisam Software is an e-learning company that provides technical courses to professionals. Present courses are Hazardous Area Instrumentation, Gas Monitors , Safety Instrumented Systems and RFID.
These courses are available for immediate download.

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Meet a Latitude Learning Training Partner: Workforce eTraining Solutions

Products/Services Provided: eLearning, Self Study, Instructor Led Training, Blended Learning, Training Consultant, Learning Technologies
Subjects: Business, IT, Human Capital, Homeland Security/Public Safety, OSHA and more!

Workforce eTraining Solutions, LLC is a distributor/broker of web-based learning technologies and course content. We deliver online Instructor-Led and asynchronous on-demand training for compliance and professional development in the areas of Business, Human Capital, Public Safety, Environmental, Health Care, IT, Manufacturing, and Green Jobs training. Our solutions prepare your workforce for 21st century jobs and beyond.

Our Law Enforcement programs are delivered through our sister company International Forensics eLearning Academy at IFEAOnline. We offer over 190 hours of law enforcement courses approved by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and over 120 hours of security professional courses. Other courses include: Emergency Management (NIMS), First Responder, Port and Chemical Security and more!

We partner with clients to create virtual campuses for their organization to provide an eLearning solution that includes a mix of content, learning management, collaboration, and communication services. We offer the advantages of a hosted-solution to organizations that want quality training for their workforce without having to purchase or maintain an expensive online infrastructure.

I invite you to visit our website at www.workforceetraining.com

Click here for the Workforce eTraining Solutions listing in LatitudeU

Meet a Latitude Learning Training Partner: ComplianceOnline

ComplianceOnline. com is the leading portal and online community for governance, risk, compliance and quality. It is the trusted source for worldwide professionals seeking information, best practices, training, products and tools on corporate governance, risk management, regulatory compliance and quality management. ComplianceOnline. com information repository and services are integrated with MetricStream platform and applications to create a unique environment. Customers benefit from best practices content library and training programs that are accessible from within the applications. It also enables intelligent and content driven features such as triggering of business processes based on a regulatory notifications and industry alerts. Online & Offline Training: ComplianceOnline. com hosts numerous online & offline training programs for regulatory and compliance professionals through its unique community of expert trainers and compliance specialists. Regulatory Alerts: Compliance Alerts service enables ComplianceOnline. com members to monitor developing compliance-related news stories and keeping current on industry regulations. Best Practices: ComplianceOnline. com's rich content repository and library service aggregates best practices, articles, whitepapers, and information from numerous sources for easy access. Search: ComplianceOnline. com's specialized clustered search technology presents information in an organized manner that is simple to use and easy to consume. Store: ComplianceOnline. com is one of the largest repositories of compliance related products - from tools, templates, and books to published industry standards and training kits. Community: ComplianceOnline. com is the largest online community for compliance professionals where burning issues, new ideas, and best practices are shared and discussed. Regulations and Standards Trained On: - Banking and Financial Services - Biotechnology - Clinical Research - FDA Compliance - Green Compliance - HIPAA Compliance - HR Compliance - Laboratory Compliance - Medical Devices - Pharmaceutical - Quality and ISO 9000 Compliance - Risk Management - SEC Compliance

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Meet a Latitude Learning Training Partner: BlueStreak Learning

BlueStreak Learning helps organizations start and grow technology-based training programs. We specialize in developing customer, member and business partner education, but we also will develop employee training.

Our clients are …

• Professional and trade associations
• Software and IT companies
• Publishers
• HR and Leadership consulting firms
• Manufacturers
• Christian ministries and other non-profits
• Universities

We can help you with…

• Training needs assessment
• E-Learning strategy
• Learning technology selection including Learning Management Systems (LMS), Web conferencing/Webinar platforms, and course authoring tools
• Instructional design and development services, including Rapid E-Learning development
• Evaluation services, including course surveys, online testing and professional certification

Click here for the BlueStreak Learning listing on LatitudeU

LatitudeU Newsletter: SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) Training and More!

SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) Training in LatitudeU

LatitudeU offers all SPHR traning courses from the industry leading training provider - SkillSoft.

HRCI/SPHR Certification Program
SkillSoft has developed 7 courses that focus on HRCI's SPHR exam preparation.

What is HRCI?
The Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) is the credentialing affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest association devoted to professional human resource management. HRCI works to define and maintain the HR body of knowledge, and offers assessments and certification of this knowledge. Human Resource certification demonstrates mastery of the HR body of knowledge and is widely accepted as a symbol of professional achievement.

Click here to learn more about SPHR

Click here for the SPHR online courses in LatitudeU

Save $10 on the Recruiting Successfully course

Offer Expires Midnight (USA Eastern Time) May 10, 2010.

Course Overview: The most significant challenge to the growth and survival of any business is finding and retaining qualified workers. With today's unemployment rate at such low levels, to say recruiting top talent is simply a "challenge" is an understatement. Most people charged with staffing their organizations feel as if they're in a knockdown battle for employees. The job of the recruiter is shifting from bringing job candidates and employers together into a sales and marketing function; the recruiter has to sell the company and the position. The successful recruiter is adapting to the new market and to the new ways of recruiting. In this course, you'll learn what it takes to be a successful recruiter in today's tight labor market.

Click here for the Recruiting Successfully course

Courses You Might Be Interested In

1. Recruiting for the 21st Century: The Market
2. Recruiting for the 21st Century: Strategies
3. Recruiting Successfully
4. Online Recruiting
5. Facilitating Effective Hiring
6. Retention

New Training Companies
Please join me in welcoming the following companies to the Training Company Directory:

1. Glass Bead Consulting
2. Husys Consulting
3. HR Training University
4. HR Anexi Pvt Ltd
5. Corporate Communications

Need an LMS?

Are you a training company looking for an LMS? Click here to learn more about our on-demand, open-source LMS. Take a sneak peek or sign up for your free 45 day LMS trial.

LatitudeU Newsletter: Environmental, Safety and Health Courses and More

What's New on LatitudeU

Environmental, Safety and Health Courses in LatitudeU

LatitudeU offers Environmental, Safety and Health training from the industry leading training provider - SkillSoft. Effective and efficient ES&H online training offers you a competitive advantage as an employer, in addition to assisting you with compliance management and improving employee performance. Virtually every industry is required by law to conduct specific training as mandated by the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and/or the Department of Transportation (DOT). Companies unable to provide documentation of having provided this training can receive civil or criminal penalties.

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Continuing Professional Education Courses in LatitudeU

An important testament to the quality of SkillSoft content is the credit recognition these courses have achieved from several accredited colleges as well as professional certification programs. SkillSoft courses have been approved to offer continuing professional education credit by programs such as Project Management Institute's PMP certification, NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) and the Human Resource Certification Institute.

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Free Course of the Day: Leading People for Quality Results - Introduction

This series is a guide that will assist you in accomplishing the most common tasks associated with managing and supervising. Tasks like

• Providing Corrective Feedback
• Enhancing Average Performance
• Living within the Rules
• Conducting Effective Meetings and so on.

We are starting with what our clients have told us are the most critical modules with a couple of bonus modules

• Coaching and Resume tips. Our intention is to expand out offering in the coming weeks and months.

Key Concepts:

Management Skills

Course Appears in these Categories:

• Business Skills • Free Courses

Courses you might be interested in:

• Planning and Managing Project Human Resources Simulation • Core PMI® Values and Ethical Standards • The Emergence of The Relationship Economy • The Business Rule Revolution • Anger Management • Creating Your Elevator Pitch...30 Seconds Which Make or Break Selling • Tales form the Networking Community • Stop Talking! A Guide to Listening • Overcoming Inventoritis • The Art of Making Money -- Golden Rules for Making $$$ eBook • Financial Impact on Employees from Corporate Bankruptcy Click here for the Free Course of the Day: Leading People for Quality Results - Introduction course

NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) Training Coures in LatitudeU

LatitudeU offeres training courses for National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) from the industry leading training provider - SkillSoft.

What is NASBA?
NASBA serves as a forum for the 54 U.S. boards of accountancy. NASBA sponsors a variety of programs and services designed to enhance the effectiveness of its member boards.

What is the NASBA CPE program?
Most states require continuing professional education (CPE) for CPAs to maintain active licenses. The fundamental purpose of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is to maintain and/or increase professional competence. The National Registry of CPE Sponsors is a program offered by NASBA to recognize sponsors who offer CPE in accordance with nationally recognized standards. Individuals seeking CPE credits should contact the state board in which a CPA holds their license to determine the CPE requirements.

What is the NASBA Program Level?
NASBA requires CPE program sponsors to equate program content and level with the backgrounds of the intended participants. SkillSoft's NASBA-approved courses have been assigned the "Overview" program level, indicating that they provide a general review of a subject area from a broad perspective and may be appropriate for professionals at all organization levels.

Are prerequisites or any advance preparation required?
SkillSoft does not require prerequisites. No advance preparation is required.

What is the Instructional Method?
Eligible SkillSoft courses are considered Self-Study.

What is SkillSoft's affiliation?
SkillSoft Corporation is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

To view eligible courses and CPE credits awarded, please select from below:

SkillSoft NASBA Courses (Microsoft Excel) [ 306 KB ]

SkillSoft NASBA Course Additions as of January 1, 2010 (Microsoft Excel) [ 18 KB ] Click here for NASBA courses in LatitudeU

Free Course of the Day: Greeting Customers

Store associates will learn when and how to greet customers in order to create a positive shopping experience and increase sales opportunities.

Key Concepts:

retail, retail training, recognizable approachable and welcoming, Standard greetings, Building rapport, Setting the stage to sell

Course Appears in these Categories:

• Other • Free Courses

Courses you might be interested in:

• Communication for Retail Managers • Stock Market Trading 101 • Intelligent Venture Evolution -- Summary • Intelligent Ventures Framework • A GREAT, FREE CORPORATE H/R BENEFIT FOR EMPLOYEES...V.A. Program--Aging Parent Financial Support PART 1 • Best Practices Teachers & Guidance Counsellors --- Tips on Writing Student College Recommendations • Profit From Prices- Stock Market Trading Book • A GREAT, FREE CORPORATE H/R BENEFIT FOR EMPLOYEES...Filing with Veteran's Administration for Financial Help for Aging Parents • Oil And Gas Careers...How to Become a Landman • ForEx Trade • Red Cross - Preparing for a Disaster Click here for the Greeting Customers course

Business Skills Training in LatitudeU

LatitudeU offers Business Skills online courses from the industry leading training provider - SkillSoft.

Executives are constantly looking for breakthrough strategies that will give their companies a competitive edge. Once those strategies are formulated they become operating plans and departments are charged with carrying out specific activities. Finally, it's up to individual employees to execute within their daily jobs in support of those plans. But what happens if the strategies are not well communicated throughout the organization? What if employees lack essential skills to accomplish their work? What if cultural barriers stand in the way of progress?

Unique Strength in Business Skills
Companies around the globe turn to SkillSoft when they recognize a need to upgrade employees' soft skills and business knowledge. With SkillSoft's Business Skills Courseware Collection, the world's largest collection of business skills courses, and the BusinessPro™ Collection, the largest repository of online reference content in the industry, SkillSoft courses in LatitudeU offer the ideal training for any enterprise.

e-Learning Design Excellence in Business Skills Instruction
SkillSoft's award-winning business skills courseware incorporates proven learning design methodology for effective and engaging interactive learning. SkillSoft's instructional design model is based primarily on the proven concepts of performance-oriented instruction, mastery and the sequencing of instructional activities and strategies. The model draws heavily from adult learning principles that emphasize learner initiative, self-management and experiential learning. The design of each SkillSoft business course starts with the definition of learner-focused performance objectives and then proceeds to the selection and implementation of instructional strategies and learning activities appropriate for those objectives. Frequent practice questions or exercises, along with assessments, measure learners' achievement of those objectives.

Click here for Business Skills Courses

LatitudeU Newsletter (Feb 07, 2010) - Sun Certified Programmer Training in LatitudeU

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Free Course of the Day: Keep Them Calling...Providing Superior Customer Service on the Telephone

This free online course addresses: Polishing phone performance, Creating positive phone relationships, The basics of phone performance, Communicating with style, Effective voice messaging, Handling angry callers effectively, Abusive callers and other challenges, Action plan: Setting goals

All Global Mindset online courses are self-paced free training courses that are divided into short lessons with slide examples to illustrate issues clearly and in real-world settings. These training course provide plenty of practice situations, drag-and-drop interactive choices, and feedback allow you to engage the concepts and remain fairly active throughout.

Key Concepts:

Call Center, Customer Service, Free Training, Free Courses

Course Appears in these Categories:

• Business Skills >> Customer Service • Free Courses

Courses you might be interested in:

• Quality Service in the Public Sector • Effective Change Management • But I Don't Have Customers • Building Customer Loyalty • Continuous Improvement in the Workplace • Customer Service Excellence • Creating Loyal Customers for Associates • Creating Loyal Customers for Leaders • Keep Them Calling...Providing Superior Customer Service on the Telephone • Quick Start Training Camp -- Developing Customer Loyalty • Quality Service in the Public Sector

Click here for the Providing Superior Customer Service on the Telephone course

Legal Compliance Training in LatitudeU

LaitutdeU offers Legal Compliance courses from the industry leading training provider - SkillSoft. SkillSoft has created our Legal Compliance Courseware Collection to address the needs of our clients as they work toward maintaining compliance with legal standards.

SkillSoft’s legal compliance content:

• Focuses on the specific information your employees need in order to meet the intent of applicable statutes, regulations, or case law decisions;
• Addresses best practices with respect to risk reduction and mitigation of liability; and

• Is developed and maintained with legal expertise from our partner law firm subject matter experts.

Content Development—Legal Expertise

SkillSoft has partnered with several nationally-recognized law firms to serve as subject matter experts (SMEs) in the development and maintenance of the Legal Compliance Solution content. Experienced, practicing lawyers have been selected, who are specialists in their fields and who confront challenging compliance issues on a daily basis. SkillSoft believes this is the most effective way to keep current with changes in the law and developments in compliance strategies, all while bringing a real-world, practical approach to compliance training. SkillSoft’s SME attorneys work with instructional designers through every step of the development process to ensure that the content is thorough, current, and legally accurate. SkillSoft’s SMEs are also involved in the ongoing maintenance of the Legal Compliance course content. The SMEs help to identify changes in the law that impact the courses and work with SkillSoft’s instructional designers to update the content as needed so that the content remains up-to-date and consistent with the latest in adult learning methodology.

Presently, the following law firms serve as SkillSoft’s content
development partners and SMEs for the Legal Compliance Solution:
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

• Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.
• Burr & Forman, LLP
• Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, P.A.

The courses in SkillSoft’s Legal Compliance Solution feature a high level of interactivity and scenario-based content presentation to hold learners’ interest and keep them engaged.

Instructional Design

The courses are designed to be short and to the point, generally running only 60 minutes. Each course is rich in interactivity and includes choice specific feedback, animated graphics, role plays, case studies, serial multi choice, learning aids, job aids, and follow on activities.

Click here for Legal Compliance Courses in LatitudeU

Free Course of the Day: How to Get a Job with the Federal Government

This free online course has information on how to get a job with the US Federal Government. With more than 1.7 million jobs and over 400 occupational specialties (excluding postal service and military workers), the Federal Government offers more choices than any other single employer in the United States. Whatever your interest and background, you can probably find a Government career to match. If you’re looking for a job, consider the Nation’s largest employer. Each year, the Federal Government hires thousands of new workers. Here’s how to become one of them. Produced by the US Government.

Key Concepts:

careers, money, planning, jobs

Course Appears in these Categories:

• Business Skills >> Personal Development • Free Courses

Courses you might be interested in:

• Thinking Creatively about Business Decisions • Ethics in the Workplace • Ace Your Job Interview • Get Ready for your Job Search • Planning Your Job Performance • Empowerment in the Workplace • Be Your Own Manager • Getting Work Done! • Investing Time for Maximum Return • Job Strategies for New Employees • No Privacy Legal Issues in Email

Click here for the How to Get a Job with the Federal Government course

Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) Continuing Education Program Training in LatitudeU

LatitudeU offers SkillSoft courses for the Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) Continuing Education Program.

Anyone interested in learning more about BRN and their CE program are encouraged to visit the Board of Registered Nurses website, www.rn.ca.gov

Who is the California Board of Registered Nurses?
The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) is a state governmental agency established by law to protect the public by regulating the practice of registered nurses. The BRN is responsible for implementation and enforcement of the Nursing Practice Act: the laws related to nursing education, licensure, practice, and discipline. The Nursing Practice Act created a nine-member Board which serves as the BRN decision-making body.

What is the BRN CE program?
Since July 1, 1978, California registered nurses have been required to document continued competency by completing a minimum of 30 contact hours every two years in subjects relevant to the practice of nursing. Courses must be taken from providers approved by the BRN or other entities recognized by the Board.

What is SkillSoft's affiliation?
SkillSoft is an approved licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California. Through this honor, SkillSoft has been recognized as a provider of continuing education courses to assist California Registered Nurses in their ongoing professional development. View Approved Course List.

What is SkillSoft's provider number?
CEP13334

How are BRN CEU credits earned?

• One (1) CEU credit is received for every 60 minutes of SkillSoft content completed. CEU credit for courses that are 2.5 hours or 3.5 hours in duration would be 2.5 CEU's or 3.5 CEU's.
• One (1) CEU (continuing education unit) is equal to (1) continuing education contact hours.
• Each contact hour is at least 50 minutes of instruction in an organized learning experience.
• Courses less than one hour (60 minutes) in duration will not be approved.

How do I obtain my Certification of Completion?
Individuals seeking CEU credit must provide a printed test report of successful course completion to SkillSoft. This printout should include your name, registered nurse license number or other identification number, the test score, and the title of the course. A score greater than 70% is required to receive CEU credit. This report should be mailed, faxed or emailed to:

SkillSoft Corporation
Attn: Cert. Proc.
20 Knowledge Park Dr.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada E3C 2P5
FAX: 506-462-1063
email: certificaterequests@skillsoft.com

SkillSoft will provide individuals with a Certificate of Completion within four (4) weeks of receipt of the learner progress report.

SkillSoft will maintain the following records for each course offered for a period of four (4) years in one location within the State of California or a place approved by the Board. The requirements of Title 16, CCR, Sections 1454(d) and (f) include retaining:

• Course outline, date(s) and place(s) given.
• Curriculum vitae or resumes for all instructors.
• Name and license number of RN's taking the course.
• Record of any certificate issued to them.

Click here for the Board of Registered Nurses Course Catalog