With the aim of continually monitoring the training marketplace, each year TrainingIndustry.com keeps a close eye on providers of training services and technologies announces its Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List unfailingly. Last week it released the list of leading training outsourcing companies for 2016, and Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technologies, has been recognised as a leading training outsourcing company for the second consecutive year.

Though Training Industry usually recognises eight companies each year, the 2016 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List includes twelve companies from across the globe that provides outsourced learning services. The companies in the list are selected after extensive research, including thorough analysis of their capabilities, experience, expertise, and filtered based on the following criteria:

• Innovative service offerings
• Ability to provide services on a global basis
• Unique and proven approach to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions
• Quality of client served

Upside Learning has been in the learning outsourcing business for over 12 years now, and has constantly delivered additional value to its clients in the form of Custom eLearning Solutions and delivered best value, through its multi award-winning, SaaS Learning Management System, UpsideLMS.

Upside Learning is well-known for its end to end custom eLearning projects that start from determining the clients’ learning needs to development of custom eLearning, multi-device/responsive eLearning, rapid eLearning, assistance in different types of makeovers to the existing eLearning solutions to hosting on LMSs, that makes it a unique outsourcing partner.

The Training Industry’s 2016 Training Outsourcing Watch List is available for viewing here –

https://trainingindustry.com/press-release/learning-technologies/trainingindustry-com-announces-2016-learning-portal-companies-watch-list/

Upside Learning proudly announced that, it has been recognised by Training Industry Inc., a global leader in identifying information, insight and tools needed to effectively manage the business of learning, in its 2016 Content Development Companies Watch List.

The 2016 Content Development Companies Watch List recognises companies from all over the globe that provide content development services, and aims to help buyers of training services evaluate learning portal providers.

Being a third consecutive year honouree highlights Upside Learning’s commitment to creating innovative and effective content solutions that deliver the performance and business outcomes.

“The 2016 Content Development Watch List companies continue to impress us with the quality of their programs and their focus on engagement and sustainment strategies,” said Ken Taylor, president, Training Industry, Inc. “The demand for custom training content continues to grow, and these companies are some of the best up-and-coming companies in this space.”

Adding to this Doug Harward, CEO, Training Industry, Inc., said that “Finding the right content development partner for your organisation is a critical component in developing the most effective training. The organisations selected for this year’s Content Development Watch List can enable your organisation to improve the impact of your training initiatives.”

The companies in the list are selected based on the following criteria:

• Industry visibility, innovation and impact
• Capability to develop and deliver multiple types of content
• Company size and growth potential
• Depth and breadth of subject matter expertise
• Quality of clients
• Geographic reach

The 2016 Content Development Companies Watch List is available for viewing here –
https://elearningindustry.com/press-releases/training-industry-names-learningmate-2016-content-development-watch-list

Brandon Hall Group, a preeminent research and analyst firm has released its latest report on eLearning outsourcing today. The report titled- The Buyer-Provider Partnership: The Key to High-Quality Custom Content, is supported by Upside Learning, a leading player in the eLearning outsourcing domain. The report aims to help organisations to build successful client-vendor relationships in eLearning outsourcing.

Authored by David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, the report is based on Brandon Hall Group’s Content Outsourcing Study, which surveyed 206 companies of all sizes, representing approximately 30 different industries from organisations around the globe. It explores the current content outsourcing landscape and identifies the primary factors that drive eLearning outsourcing, the nature of outsourcing and the benefits gained.

The report available for free download, primarily highlights that the buyer- provider relationship has matured from being just a purchase and walk away thing. It points out that, 77% of companies leverage at least some outsourcing for content development and that developing content was seen as a priority or critical to the business by 68% of companies.

The key highlights:

• What drives content development outsourcing?
• Factors important in provider-buyer partnership
• Satisfaction with providers and reasons for replacing them

The report is available for download here.

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group is a HCM research and advisory services firm that provides insights around key performanceareas, including Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, and HR/Workforce Management.

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world-class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is focused on developing research that drives performance in emerging and large organisations, and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and businessresults.

To learn more visit – www.brandonhall.com

As per the recently released Brandon Hall report on eLearning Outsourcing, today, for most organisations outsourcing their content development, cost is no longer the prime factor for driving their eLearning outsourcing requirements. On the contrary, other factors including quality, value and innovation have gained importance.

Based on this report, Amit Garg, a well known name in eLearning industry and Director and Co-founder of Upside Learning, will be presenting a webinar on 27^th & 28^th of July. Titled ‘The Buyer-Provide Partnership – The Key to High-Quality Custom Content‘, the webinar will explore the eLearning outsourcing landscape in a new light. In the 1-hour session, Amit will analyse the report thoroughly, turn the data into decision-making tools, enlist the benefits and elucidate them through case studies based on content development work Upside Learning done with hundreds of clients over last decade.

The Brandon Hall Excellence awards are a testament to Upside Learning’s expertise in developing custom content and learning programs that help organisations improve their performance and achieve measurable results.

This year’s winning entries under the Learning and Development category were submitted jointly by Upside Learning and its clients. The details of the awards are as below:

Best Results of a Learning Program:

Silver: Upside Learning developed an eLearning solution for teaching a module of a Pharmacology BSc within an MBBS program. The e-modules allowed students to gain the essential background knowledge prior to teaching. This also allowed the teachers to focus more on the difficult concepts within the field. Analysis of exam performance showed a significant increase in the exam grades of the students.

Best Advance in Custom Content:

Bronze: Upside Learning developed an eLearning module aimed at helping report writers and other staff members write more effective reports and non-technical communications through the application of the Main Message Up Front (MMUF) concept.

The Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards program recognises achievements in the performance improvement domain. This prestigious award is presented annually by the Brandon Hall Group, a leading research firm that empowers excellence in organisations. The program invites entries from solution providers with innovative programs, cutting edge technologies and services that have helped organisations improve their performance and achieve measurable results.

It’s old news that eLearning outsourcing has gained traction. According to a recent Brandon Hall report, “Content development seen as a priority or critical task by 68% of companies, second only to leadership development in importance. The driving factors are multi-faceted, including the lack of expertise being one of them.

However, in a stark contrast the study also found that, “62% of companies have replaced outsourcing providers in last 3 years.”

Most organisations jump into the eLearning outsourcing bandwagon without giving it much thought and end up making the wrong choices. In an attempt to address this issue, Upside Learning, a global eLearning outsourcing service provider released its latest, free eBook titled ‘eLearning Outsourcing 101‘.

The eBook covers the essential aspects related to considerations that drive any eLearning outsourcing venture, the benefits it can offer and also some tips on how to do it right.

To download a free copy of the eBook-‘eLearning Outsourcing 101‘, click here.

Keeping pace with the rising consumption of video content and the great potential it offers, Upside Learning has released its first set of 5 video case studies for Custom eLearning and mLearning. Earlier available on the Upside Learning website as text-based PDFs with course screengrabs, these case studies have been infused with new life in their video versions.

The video-based case studies now provide a quick walk-through of the projects, showcasing all the interactive and visual elements used within the course. The use of narrative style voice over provides a personalised touch to the video case studies and adds to the effectiveness.

Upside Learning plans on adding more video case studies over the course of the year.

The 5 Video Case Studies can be viewed here- https://upsidelearning.com/case-studies/

This year at Europe’s leading L&D conference, Learning Technologies 2016, to be held on 3^rd and 4^th of February in Olympia, London, more than 7,500 visitors, 150 free L&D seminars, 250 exhibitors will gather to participate in the biggest, fastest growing and the best attended show in the entire learning sector! And waiting to be explored at Upside Learning’s stand B15 will be the best of ‘engaging’ Custom Learning Solutions for the multi-device world and UpsideLMS, the best value, responsive, SaaS Learning Management System with 20 awards and recognitions.

Upside Learning’s ‘engaging’ learning solutions for the multi-device world are created with an inherent understanding that eLearning needs to not just work seamlessly across all devices but be effective too. Which is why, each of its Custom Learning Solutions, whether Custom eLearning or Custom mLearning or courses created using Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), is designed with meaningful interactivities, relevant scenarios, effective feedback, user-friendly navigation and everything else that makes eLearning truly engaging. While its multi award-winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS, which is a winner of 20 industry awards including most recent – Gold for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology and Silver for External Training from Brandon Hall, is better than ever as it brings additional advantages of speed, scalability, lower TCO and higher ROI. This cloud-based, SaaS LMS is the perfect fit for organisations large and small and training companies too.

Attendees at the event can attend the learning sessions that will be delivered by Amit Garg, Director of Custom Learning Solutions & Co-founder of Upside Learning.

The schedules for the sessions are:

Day 1: Engaging eLearning in the Multi-device world

Time: 11:45 AM GMT – Theatre 12

Day 2: Finding the Right LMS for your Training Business

Time: 1:15 PM GMT – Theatre 4

Attendees can also discuss their learning requirements, concerns or challenges, with Upside Learning’s team at Stand B15, or pre–book a meeting with Amit Garg by sending an email specifying the preferred date and time to uk.sales@upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, announced today, that it has been named as a ‘Core challenger’ in Fosway’s 9-Grid for bespoke solutions and providers in the UK/European market, a step to the fore from its previous year listing as potential challenger.

Upside Learning is now considered a core challenger, with lower TCO and reasonable presence in the bespoke learning solutions market. This market positioning greatly owes to its wide range of learning solutions that include, Custom eLearning, Custom mLearning, FRED, Rapid Learning, Translation and Localisation, Multi-device Testing Lab and Consulting services.

Over the years Upside Learning, an organisation with its operation base in India, has increased its global reach by acting as a great outsourcing partner to many renowned companies. Its comparatively low cost, custom development and robust project management approach has been appreciated in many instances by its clients.

About the Fosway 9-Grid

The Fosway Group 9-Grid report for bespoke learning solutions is a multi-dimensional model that can be used to understand the relative position of solutions and providers in the UK/European market. It allows you to compare different solutions based on their Performance, Potential, Market Presence, Total Cost of Ownership and Future Trajectories across the market.

The 2016 Fosway Group 9-Grid- Bespoke Learning Solutions can be seen here-
http://www.fosway.com/9-grid/bespoke-elearning/

Upside Learning kick-starts 2016 with a Learning and Skills Group Webinar, titled ‘Creating Engaging eLearning for the Multi-device World’, to be presented LIVE by Amit Garg on Thursday, February 25, at 10:00 AM London time.

Amit Garg, Upside Learning’s Co-founder & Director-Custom Learning Solutions, is a thought leader in the learning and development sphere with keen interest in mLearning and multi-device learning. A regular on the ‘Top Ten e-learning Movers and Shakers’ list, he consults and helps organisations in taking wiser decisions in their learning and development programmes. Having seen the evolving technology landscape and learner needs, Amit understands the need for learner-centric content that is not just engaging but available on a range of devices (and different combinations of browsers, operating systems, connectivity modes and platforms) too.

Leveraging his 13+ years experience in the learning solutions domain and Upside Learning’s length and breadth of experience and expertise in designing and delivering various custom eLearning, mLearning projects, Amit will share insights on creating engaging multi-device eLearning in the one hour webinar.

Key takeaways:

• The multi-device world
• Types of multi-device experience
• The shift in learning scenario
• Steps to creating engaging eLearning

The webinar is free to LSG members and non-members alike, and aims to provide a unique opportunity to interact with Amit and get all queries pertaining to multi-device eLearning design and development answered.

Creating Engaging eLearning for the Multi-device World

Speaker: Amit Garg, Co-founder and Director-Custom Learning Solutions

February 25 | 10:00 AM GMT Attend