Element K Partners with Plateau to Expand iContent
<p><strong>Arlington, Va. — June 28 </strong><br />Plateau Systems, a provider of software for developing, managing, rewarding and optimizing organizational talent, has announced that Element K, a worldwide provider of e-learning content, will make more than 2,100 course titles available through iContent. </p><p>A multivendor Internet solution for procuring, distributing, hosting and managing custom and third-party talent management content, iContent provides customers with a single point of access to nearly 25,000 content assets and resources.<br /><br />“iContent will expand the availability of Element K’s premier e-learning content, specifically among business and IT professionals,” Paul Krause, Element K president, said. “Element K works to make e-learning accessible to learners through various platforms. By partnering with Plateau, we can ensure flawless interoperability between our courses and the various learning management systems available today.”<br /><br />Element K has more than 25 years of experience in designing, developing and managing learning solutions that incorporate off-the-shelf learning content, custom content, delivery and learning administration services. </p><p>The company’s online learning catalog provides a broad range of business and leadership, technology and compliance topics. </p><p>Through iContent, users can access Element K’s catalog in multiple formats. </p><p>Element K is a provider of IT training content and works with leading technology companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, IBM and Adobe to offer authorized content.</p><p>It updates its courses on an ongoing basis to ensure IT departments are current on the latest technologies and versions.<br /><br />iContent is a next-generation solution for managing and delivering talent management content. Introduced less than a year ago, it provides a single place where customers can locate, store and deliver thousands of third-party packaged content offerings, as well as customer-specific content. </p><p>iContent speeds the availability and delivery of content while decreasing the overhead costs and frustration associated with managing and storing learning and talent management content. </p><p>“Adding Element K to the extensive catalog we currently offer, Plateau has established the industry’s largest single resource for e-learning courseware,” said Paul Sparta, Plateau chairman and CEO. “By partnering with leading content providers, Plateau has been able to grow iContent to nearly 25,000 talent management assets in less than a year. Coupled with our ability to manage custom and packaged content testing, administration and hosting, Plateau is addressing and relieving a cost and labor-intensive pain for our customers. </p><p>"With iContent, we are enabling users to focus their time and money on the actual learning process as opposed to searching for and managing content.”<br /><br />Element K joins a growing list of partners that are making their training and development content and referenceware available through iContent. </p><p>iContent provides access to a wide range of talent management content and resources, including leadership and performance-related content, business, IT and compliance courseware, health care education, online safety training and technology-based drug and alcohol training courseware for the workplace.</p>
