The Learn.com LearnCenter Platform to Provide On-Demand Training for the Ag Ed Learning Center (AELC)
Sunrise, FL (PRWeb) March 14, 2007 -- Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that the National FFA Foundation, on behalf of the National Council for Agricultural Education, has selected the Learn.com LearnCenter® platform, a talent management suite, to centralize on-demand learning for agricultural educators and students through the Ag Ed Learning Center (AELC).
"We needed a hosted solution, that would host and launch standardized online content for agricultural educators and support a geographically dispersed student population of 500,000 in more than 7,000 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands," said Bill Hale, Executive Director, Ag Ed Learning Center.
"Learn.com's LearnCenter platform is a great fit for our requirements. In addition to being delivered in a "Software as a Service" modality, (SaaS), this robust suite offers us the flexibility to accomplish our training, development and collaboration goals and objectives. In addition, the LearnCenter platform will allow us to migrate our existing LifeKnowledge® product, including lesson plans, online coaching guide and student assessments, as the first subscription offering of the AELC. We look forward to a long and productive relationship with Learn.com," added Hale.
About the LearnCenter Platform
Originally developed as a learning management system, the LearnCenter platform has evolved into the industry's leading and most complete talent management suite that manages the entire pre-hire to retire lifecycle. The award-winning LearnCenter platform creates a cost effective, high quality training, development and measurement environment designed to empower users with visibility into and control of their career planning while providing management with real-time business intelligence. Learning Management, Performance Management, Content Management, Online Authoring, Succession Planning, Collaboration, e-Commerce, Portal Authoring and more are included within one solution, with one interface and one partner - Learn.com.
About The National FFA Foundation
The National FFA Foundation is charged with raising funds for the National FFA Organization, the National Council for Agricultural Education and other agricultural education organizations. FFA is a national youth organization of nearly 500,000 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. The agricultural education program provides a well-rounded, practical approach to learning through three components: classroom education in agricultural topics such as plant and animal sciences, horticulture, forestry, agrimarketing, etc.; hands-on supervised agricultural career experience such as starting a business or working for an established company; and FFA, which provides leadership opportunities and tests students' agricultural skills. For more information, please call 317-802-6060 or visit the organization's Web site at www.ffa.org.
About The National Council for Agricultural Education
The National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council) serves as the leadership organization for agricultural education, shaping and strengthening school based agricultural education at all levels in the United States. By providing leadership and coordination to shape the future of school based agricultural education, The Council will:
Proactively identify current and emerging issues of national concern
Provide innovative solutions in response to current and emerging issues,
Coordinate the efforts of appropriate entities in strengthening programs, and
Serve as a national advocate for school based agricultural education.
About Learn.com
Learn.com® is the worldwide leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity with more than 50 million end users around the globe. Our broad suite of on-demand solutions can fully automate the pre-hire to retire lifecycle within any organization. Learn.com's unwavering commitment to understanding client needs, goals and objectives allows us to partner with our clients to increase business performance. The Learn.com family of solutions includes the award-winning LearnCenter® workforce productivity suite, the WebRoom™ Web conferencing suite, the CourseMaker Studio® Authoring Tool, Mentor® EPSS and the 1,000 title Learn2® online course library.
For more information please visit www.learn.com or call 954-233-4000
Learn.com, its logo, LearnCenter, CourseMaker Studio, Mentor and Learn2 are registered trademarks of Learn.com. All other trademarks are respectfully acknowledged.
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