Riding the e-wave - Informatics Virtual Campus Launched in Singapore

Informatics and PurpleTrain.com have launched Informatics Virtual Campus, an on-line service provider, in Singapore. Among the first in Asia, it is an e-village where members are able to interact and communicate with a common interest - which is lifelong learning. This portal serves as a virtual platform for the development of webs of personal relationships among students, trainers and the centres. In launching the Virtual Campus, the learning experience of all Informatics' students will be greatly enhanced.

Informatics Virtual Campus leverages on the online facilities and resources of PurpleTrain.com to bring exciting features and activities to its users. With just a few clicks, one can find out about latest happenings in Informatics, the newest technology and market trends on the globe, as well as the convenience to discuss among other fellow users the current IT issues facing them today via the Internet.

Serving as a 24-hour learning centre, Informatics Virtual Campus enhances students' learning experience; providing them with instant access to the latest course and enrolment information, subject registration, class schedule, exam timetable and results, information to exemption and credit transfer for their further studies. Virtual tutorials are conducted with trainers for students to seek mentor-ship even after the classes.

Students can also register for a course on-line, make e-payment and participate in e-tutorial and e-discussion sessions via Informatics Virtual Campus students discussion rooms.

Informatics Virtual Campus will become one of the world's largest virtual communities where Informatics students, trainers and centres globally will be able to interact among each other. Informatics presently has a global network of more than 380 centres in 33 countries.

For more information on Informatics Virtual Campus, please contact:

Sandra See Toh
Assistant Director,
Product & Services Sales
Email: sseetoh@informaticsgroup.com
or
Cleo See
Executive,
Product & Services Sales
Email: cleosee@informaticsgroup.com
or
Winston Lee
Assistant Manger,
IT Infrastructure
Email: wchlee@informaticsgroup.com



ABOUT INFORMATICS GROUP

The Informatics Group, established in 1983, is a multinational corporation providing training and educational services in information technology and business management. Through its international franchising programme and strategic acquisitions, Informatics presently has a global network of more than 380 centres spanning 33 countries. The company presently offers five franchise products: Informatics Computer School, Thames Business School, CAL Computer Training Centre, Cambridge Child Development Centre and RACC. For more information, please visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com

ABOUT PURPLETRAIN.COM

PurpleTrain.com is an e-learning service provider offering a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services.

By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. Over 300 online courses are available, offering masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Our online learning community now stands at over 40,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Please visit our website: http://www.purpletrain.com for more news about e-learning.

For more information, please contact:

Adlina Chew Abdullah
Assistant Manager, Public Relations
International Business Unit
Informatics Holdings Ltd
DID: 568 0808
Fax: 562 5596
Email: adlinachew@informaticsgroup.com
Or
Jolyn Chua
Marketing & PR Manager
PurpleTrain.com
DID : 568 0810
Fax : 569 7060
Email : jolyn@purpletrain.com




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