The 24-year-old software verification employee of South Korean-invested Kraze Vina is taking a business administration course through the TOPICA electronic learning (E-learning) program at Hanoi Open University.

What makes the two-year course so interesting is that Ha’s teachers, several of whom are businesspeople, often use real-life situations to get their point across.

“Real examples help us understand the lessons quicker, and we can watch the same lectures as many times as we want,” she told Thanh Nien Weekly.

Like Ha, many students and employees are taking the course to learn things that universities don’t teach.

Some 1,900 students and 105 entrepreneurs have registered for the “1,000 Businesspeople Share Their Experience with Youth via E-learning” study program co-organized by TOPICA, the Vietnam Youth Association and the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association.

Over the next two years, the program is expected to train 30,000 students and 1,000 businesspeople.

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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) today announced that eTIPS, an online training and certification program for servers and sellers of alcohol, was approved by the District of Columbia's alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). The District of Columbia's liquor code requires all managers of a licensed establishment to be certified in an alcohol training and education program that is conducted by a Board-approved provider. The addition of eTIPS will greatly expand the training options available for managers in the District of Columbia. Immediate benefits include tools to reduce underage drinking, intoxication, and drunk driving, as well as new flexibility in extending such benefits toestablishments large and small.

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SEATTLE--(Business Wire)--The US market for Self-paced eLearning will reach $16.7 billion in 2009 according to a new report by Ambient Insight called, "The US Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis." The demand for online training is growing by 7.4% and revenues will reach $23.8 billion by 2014.

"In the past two years, the rate of growth for online learning products has slowed," reports Chief Research Officer, Sam S. Adkins. "Yet, despite the recession, and in many cases, because of it, the demand is positive in all the online learning buyer segments. There are distinct revenue opportunities in each of the buyer segments."

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FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 3 – CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented the 21st Century Best Practice Award to the U.S. Navy for its CSC-supported eLearning program. USDLA presented the award in conjunction with the 2009 National Conference on April 28 in St. Louis, Mo.

The eLearning program addresses the many unique technical and organizational challenges faced by the Navy. The program delivers, tracks and manages more than 8,000 electronic courses online for more than one million active duty U.S. Navy troops, civilian employees, reservists, retirees and family members.

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Carrboro, NC (PRWEB) March 31, 2009 -- Market research and consulting firm Tagoras released a new report providing valuable information for organizations planning to launch or grow e-learning initiatives in the association sector.

Association E-learning 2009:State of the Sector draws upon survey data collected from nearly 500 associations as well as on extensive interviews to offer the most comprehensive view to date into e-learning activity by trade and professional associations - a group that includes more than 80,000 organizations.

• The 103-page report provides details about:
• What types of e-learning associations are offering
• What tools and platforms are being used to deliver e-learning
• How association e-learning is priced and marketed
• How associations satisfied with e-learning differ from those that are not
• How social media is impacting association e-learning
• What the trends and opportunities for the future are

"Nearly 90 percent of the organizations we surveyed said they are using e-learning to deliver education or plan to within the coming 12 months," said Tagoras managing director Jeff Cobb, "E-learning has clearly established a foothold with associations, but our research suggests the period of real growth into maturity is only just beginning."

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Louisville, KY (PRWEB) March 16, 2009 -- The thing Eric Bort remembers most about the training video wasn't what the company giving it had in mind.

Instead of learning something about his (at-the-time) job, Bort instead remembers the suppressed snickering in the room as the film's "actors" demonstrated how to best help a client. "Essentially, the training video was a joke, because it was so laughable in tone. It was like a high school film, and definitely made me think I could do better" said Bort, owner of corporate training and e-learning company Clearly Trained, which is launching a new website.

Bort's experience with the training video helped pave the way for his eventual foray into the world of corporate e-learning and corporate training. His company develops custom interactive Flash animations and simulations that are used by corporations for a variety of situations, mostly related to corporate e-learning and corporate training. Bort's company has been in business since 1998, and the new website signifies not just an online facelift, but a re-branding of his company as well.

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