BP Fuels Up its Online Learning
BP signs a major e-learning deal to transform learning across its business – making use of the latest technology to enable a worldwide learning organisation.
(PRWEB) March 17, 2005 -- The global deal, with e-learning provider
SkillSoft, allows BP to supply up to 80,000 users with its own custom-developed
training and third-party vendor modules as well as with SkillSoft and Books24x7
content.
Training and 24x7 online mentoring will be delivered through a
BP customised and branded version of SkillSoft’s learning management system,
SkillPort. BP will also have the ability to customise SkillSoft courses if
required. SkillSoft’s entire courseware library of over 4,500 courses will be
available to BP employees, contractors, and - in some areas – customers;
including courses available in 15 languages.
e-learning content
incorporates IT, desktop, business skills, and UK and US health & safety
courses; 24x7 support for 50+ IT and project management certifications; and full
access to over 7,000 online IT, desktop and business books via Books24x7. Users
will be able to search on a specific topic and view all the resources available
to them within seconds using the SkillSoft Search-and-Learn
facility.
Claire Hamlin, Head of e-learning at BP said:
“This deal
will enable us to create one consistent global platform for e-learning under our
Weblearn portal, consolidating and delivering any type of learning - both formal
and informal - right across the BP group.”
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/3/prweb218509.htm