NewMindsets and Tibbett Britten Group receive Brandon Hall Gold Excellence in E-Learning award
Toronto, Canada, October 14, 2004 -- NewMindsets and the Tibbett and Britten Group were recipients this week of a Gold Excellence in Learning Award from brandon-hall.com, one of the e-learning industry's leading research and consulting firms. This top-level award was granted in the Outstanding Learning Programs and Initiatives category for Tibbett and Britten's successful use of the NewMindsets "second generation" e-learning system to support senior management development by promoting results-driven learning. The Brandon Hall awards program showcases exceptional work in the e-learning industry. "The winning entries this year show that innovation in our field is continuing at full speed. The winners are excellent both in terms of creativity and range of application," said Brandon Hall, chairman of the Excellence in E-learning Awards Program. "These winners are the new cutting edge."
The award recognized the outstanding results achieved by Tibbett and Britten's use of NewMindsets as an e-learning support for key talent development. "The project illustrates how flexible, second generation e-learning can be used to support results-based action projects that deliver a major return on investment while developing key leadership and management competencies focused on achieving strategic and operational goals. This is the second best practice award that Tibbett and Britten has received this year for its talent development work and NewMindsets is delighted to have been partners in the success" said Gareth Morgan, Chairman, NewMindsets Inc. "NewMindsets is proud to be among the Brandon Hall award winners acknowledged this year."
About the Brandon Hall awards
The Excellence in Learning Awards are presented by brandon-hall.com, at its annual Training and Online Learning Conference. Now in its tenth year, the awards program showcases exceptional work by providing feedback and benchmarking to entrants in an overall effort to help advance the e-learning industry. This year entries were submitted in three categories: Outstanding Learning Programs and Initiatives, Custom Content, and Innovative Technology. Entries were evaluated by judges with expertise in instructional design, online learning and the implementation of e-learning. For further information about the 2004 award winners visit:
http://www.brandonhall.com/public/awards2004/home.htm
About Tibbett-Britten Group (North America)
Tibbett & Britten is a premier international logistics group serving clients such as Wal-Mart and has grown to become one of North America's largest specialist distribution businesses -- operating from coast to coast. The Group is also a leading logistics service provider in Mexico and Argentina, and has an 11,800-strong workforce in the Americas. Formed in the United Kingdom in 1958, Tibbett & Britten Group employs a total of 35,000 people in logistics across 35 countries on five continents. It became part of Excel plc in August 2004.
About NewMindsets
NewMindsets is a 'second-generation' e-learning support company delivering customized online learning solutions for tackling today's business issues. It specializes in delivering leadership and management competency development using action-learning principles to produce high value strategic and operational impacts. Based in Toronto, Canada, NewMindsets serves clients globally across a variety of industries and sectors including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, professional services, technology, education and government.
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NewMindsets Inc.
4800 Dundas Street West, Suite 105
Toronto, Ontario M9A 1B1
Telephone: 416-233-3737
Fax: 416-233-7698
E-mail: info@newmindsets.com
http://www.newmindsets.com
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