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ILX helps Croydon College meet demand for PRINCE2® training

...Improving project management skills through e-learning and classroom support...

LONDON - Wednesday 3rd November 2010 – ILX Group plc, the global software company delivering innovative Best Practice training solutions, today announced that it is working with Croydon College to help deliver PRINCE2® training for individuals currently out of work or on redundancy notice. The six week course involves 76 hours classroom support at Croydon College and access to the e-learning modules hosted by the ILX Group.

Eddie Kilkelly, Chief Operating Officer at the ILX Group plc

With over 13,000 students, Croydon College is one of the largest providers of Further and Higher Education courses in the South East. To date Croydon College has provided PRINCE2® training to 65 students in just six months and three delegates have secured permanent employment post completion of the course.

Mark Maddison, Senior employability manager at Croydon College, commented, “Last year we found an increasing number of students and applicants requesting access to PRINCE2®  due to the rise in job advertisements seeking this qualification so we looked for a partner to help deliver the PRINCE elements.  After a careful selection process we decided that the ILX Group would be a good fit.  Our programme has been successfully running now for several months and the results are continuing to improve each time we run the course. The combination of classroom and web learning makes this proposition a cost effective solution during a difficult economic time and also allows students to gain flexible learning at a pace that suits them.”

Eddie Kilkelly, Chief Operating Officer at the ILX Group, commented, “We are delighted to be working with Croydon College.  Linking the theoretical side to internationally recognised professional qualifications continues to be a big focus for students and educational institutions. As best practice techniques become more embedded in an organisation, it provides a familiar experience of project implementation thus increasing the potential for successful outcomes. It therefore comes as no surprise that more job applications are requesting this qualification because PRINCE2 is a de facto standard for project management in the UK and is now used throughout the world.”

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NOTES TO EDITOR
PRINCE2® is a process-based approach for project management, providing an easily tailored and scalable project management methodology for the management of all types of projects. The method is the de-facto standard for project management in the UK and is practiced worldwide.

** ILX other educational links include:

Birkbeck, University of London http://www.ilxgroup.com/news_090806.asp
The University of the West of England, Bristol http://www.ilxgroup.com/news_091021.asp
Canterbury Christ Church University http://www.ilxgroup.com/news_100826.asp

About ILX Group plc
ILX Group plc (ILX) is a global software company delivering innovative Best Practice training solutions.  It provides flexible and cost effective training and consulting services in programme and project management, IT service management and business finance through a blend of traditional classroom, workshops, multi-media e-Learning and mobile learning platforms.

The AIM quoted company delivers services aligned to industry best practice of the Office of Government Commerce and the Association for Project Management, primarily in PRINCE2®, MSP® and ITIL®. All of its training materials and quality systems are accredited by The APM Group, ISEB, CMI and APM as appropriate.  To date, ILX Group has trained over 500,000 people across 97 countries.

ILX’s expertise fall into three markets:

• Best Practice for Programme, Project and IT (ITIL) Service Management, to include strategic programme and project management consultancy solutions, instructor-led training, e-learning and new course development.

• Financial awareness through both e-learning and instructor-led training. 

• The development of bespoke training courses through e-learning and instructor-led training, for large-scale IT migration and transformation projects. 

Founded in 1988, ILX has over 5,000 corporate clients across 97 countries and include those in local and national government, the public sector and commercial businesses across all sectors.  The company has offices in the UK, Middle East, Holland, Scandinavia, Australia and the USA.
 
For further information visit www.ilxgroup.com

PRINCE2® is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce. MSP™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce. ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

About Croydon College
With over 13,000 students choosing to study with the College each year, Croydon College is one of the largest providers of Further and Higher Education courses in the South East. It offers more than 350 qualifications. For more information please contact +44 (0)20 8760 5914 or go to www.croydon.ac.uk.

Press contact for ILX: 
Lena@technologypr.eu
www.technologypr.eu
Technology PR
+44 (0)7908 725212

Press contact for Croydon College:
James Edwards
Croydon College
edwarj@croydon.ac.uk