Element K Middle East announces release of new intranet-based e-learning solution

The e-learning solution is the first and only one of its kind in the world, providing Arabic and English capabilities, and works in a similar way to Element K's widely used 'KnowledgeHub' Learning Management System.

'KnowledgePlanner' demonstrates Element K's commitment and constant drive to offer the most advanced and innovative e-learning solutions to learners. Although similar to the KnowledgeHub, the comprehensive and fully hosted Learning Management System (LMS) that offers the latest course management, student management, assessment and reporting tools, KnowledgePlanner is hosted on an organisation's intranet, allowing training administrators to develop customized learning environments and offer proprietary content and assessments for internal users within their organizations.

"The benefits of 'KnowledgePlanner' can be vast and most importantly, immediate. A company will almost certainly see improvements in productivity, quality and return on investment by allowing employees to learn more efficiently and effectively. The system offers employers robust tracking and management of course content so that staff receive relevant and specific training that will create greater long term savings and improvements in business processes," said Jamil Ezzo, General Manager, Element K Middle East.

Created to address the fundamental learning needs of today's organisations, KnowledgePlanner simplifies the implementation of e-learning within an enterprise, with the ability to host third-party content that is SCORM compliant, the e-learning industry standard. KnowledgePlanner provides various levels of authentications for training administrators and privacy for learners. As the system is intranet based, there is no possibility of courseware being used by unauthorised persons outside the organisation. An additional benefit for in-house trainers, employers or HR departments is that they can monitor the progress of learners and measure their performance.

"Employers have, in the past, had to rely on internet access when offering e-learning to their employees. The new solution means that a company can offer courses from their internal technical infrastructure, enabling them to monitor the number of employees using the service as well as being able to offer courses relevant to their industry or even to specific jobs within the organization," said Ezzo.

"Intranet sites are largely beneficial to companies. Not only do they serve as an internal website for companies to relay information to employees, but it serves as an ideal way to deliver practical learning that will benefit employees in their jobs. Some companies do not provide Internet access to their staff for security, discipline or cost reasons, but with our intranet-based learning management system, employees can still benefit from e-learning."

"We have had a great deal of interest in the 'KnowledgePlanner' solution from universities, organisations and large corporate companies, including banks and airlines. The flexibility of the system is demonstrated in the ability to incorporate company proprietary courses and customise student learning paths. The system is also scaleable; depending on the internal infrastructure of an enterprise, there is no difference in performance if 10 students or 10,000 students are using the system. The learning process is self-paced so there is no pressure to study when a member of staff is too busy," said Ezzo.

"Employers in the Middle East need to realise the great corporate benefits of offering e-learning to their employees. As well as encouraging employees by adding value to their own portfolio, e-learning is a cost-effective, flexible and widely recognised form of increasing productivity in the work place. Ultimately, employees transform their knowledge assets into a competitive advantage for the company and that, in turn, leads to higher revenues and profitability," he conclude.