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Singapore, 07 July 2004
According to Pacific Learning, which compiled data from the US Army, United Technologies, Federal Express and Xerox, e-Learning is 60% faster than classroom learning. Content retention is 25% to 60% higher. Learning gains are purported to be 56% greater, and consistency of learning is said to be 56% better. E-Learning also allows training to be delivered 38% to 70% faster. Industry analysts at IDC researched and concluded that e-Learning will constitute 40% of IT training market by 2005. It conducted a study of 250 companies in Asia-Pacific region and noted that while some companies still need to be convinced of the benefits, the adoption of e-Learning will increase as content improves and localization issues are resolved, and as the use of the Internet increases and telecommunications costs go down. University of Portsmouth's Head of Technology (Extended Campus) and Honorary Chairman of PurpleTrain.com's e-Learning Academy Dr Jonathan Britt comments on PurpleTrain.com's winning formula, "To do well in online environment requires a high level of motivation and discipline, much more than in a traditional classroom setting. The facilitation provided by PurpleTrain.com has been fantastic, and you can see the students have really benefited tremendously. I am sure that the skepticism surrounding online learning will disappear in no time and we will see more students willing to take up online learning as a means to achieve their academic and career aspirations." PurpleTrain.com has created an active and lively online student community by creating end-to-end services for our students in a very interactive environment. Both students and e-facilitators interact actively through threaded discussions, chats, virtual classrooms and email exchanges. ABOUT PURPLETRAIN.COM As the biggest e-Learning service provider outside the U.S, Virtual University PurpleTrain.com epitomizes the value of continuous lifelong learning and has provided students from all over the world with access to internationally renowned courses without having to leave their countries and without affecting their work schedules. 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 700 online courses are available, ranging from Master and Bachelor degree programmes, to diplomas and certificates in Business, IT and Health Sciences programmes. Its online learning community now stands at over 72,000 users. PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings
Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the
Singapore Stock Exchange. Informatics Holdings Ltd is a world class
institute for quality lifelong learning services and made the ranking
among Forbes Global's 200 Best Small Companies in the world. ABOUT INFORMATICS GROUP The Informatics Group, established in 1983, is a multinational corporation providing lifelong learning services in information technology and business management. Through its international franchising and licensing programmes and strategic acquisitions, Informatics presently has a global network of more than 647 centres spanning more than 50 countries. The company presently offers the following products: Informatics Institute, Thames Business School, Informatics Professional Development Centre, CAL Learning Centre, Cambridge Child Development Centre, RACC, NCC licensing and PurpleTrain.com licensing. For more information, please visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com For more information on course, please contact: Alan Phua For enrollment enquiries, please contact : Linda Teo All trademarks and registered trademarks are property
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release are forward-looking in nature and, accordingly, are subject
to risks and uncertainties. The actual results may differ from those
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More
and more Singaporeans are taking up e-Learning as revealed in the
Annual Survey of Infocomm usage in Households and by Individuals
for 2003 by Infocomm Development Authority
of Singapore ("IDA"), recorded a hefty increase
of 14% from 15.7% in 2002.