Press / 2006 / 27th July
InfoBasis and Thomson NETg help HR directors plug skills gaps
Reseller agreement combines skills analysis and training deployment in single service
LONDON, UK – InfoBasis, the skills management expert, has teamed up with learning solutions provider Thomson NETg to launch Skills Now platform.
Based on InfoBasis Enterprise Skills Infrastructure™, the Thomson NETg Skills Now platform provides a clear route to organisation-wide competency-based training. Skills Now is used to analyse skills gaps against a suite of ready-to-go competency models developed by industry leaders, including the SFIA Foundation. Training can then be deployed to rectify these skills gaps, though a combination of e-Learning and instructor-led interventions
“Enterprises will be able to understand the training needs of their personnel and ensure the right people have the right skills, all in one service,” said Joe Marcelle, UK managing director at Thomson NETg. “Skills Now is comprehensive, quick to use and available immediately. It addresses customer demand to help identify training needs and have solutions which support their talent management strategies. We anticipate the market for it will be international.”
“Organisations now understand the imperative to incorporate skills management into Employee Performance Management,” said Ashley Wheaton, CEO of InfoBasis. “Skills Now makes this easy and efficient. HR directors will be able to identify precisely what training is required and satisfy that need instantly. This is key in helping HR directors take a more strategic approach to selecting training for company personnel.”
For further press information:
Donald Taylor
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 540 140
Fax: +44 (0) 1235 534 869
Email: donaldt [at] infobasis [dot] com
For sales enquiries:
Tom Sandman
Tel: +44 (0)1235 540 140
Fax: +44 (0) 1235 534 869
Email: toms [at] infobasis [dot] com
