The Towards Maturity Benchmark Study is a result of a unique industry collaboration.
It would not be possible without the contributions of:
- Towards Maturity Ambassadors (below) make this study possible as they share a passion for ensuring that independent advice is freely available to all.
- Towards Maturity Supporters who ensure that the study remains current and vendor neutral
Towards Maturity Ambassador Programme
Our aim as a not-for-profit organisation is to provide independent practical research in the application of learning innovation to support organisations looking to accelerate performance. We would like to thank Becta for making this possible by supporting the last two studies. Moving forward, we will be refreshing the Benchmark Survey on an annual basis thanks to the support of our Ambassadors from across the industry.
Our Ambassadors support the annual Benchmark Research and the identification and dissemination of good practice case studies. They work together as Ambassadors for change, identifying and improving good practice, raising awareness and driving the whole industry forward. Ambassadors sign up to and share Towards Maturity’s vision and values:
• Encouraging learning innovation that directly impacts results in the workplace
• Building on, acknowledging and contributing to collective good practice
• Supporting the learning and education of others
• Building transparent, trusted and open relationships with those we work with
• Encouraging excellence from within
• Celebrating success
The following organisations are our Founding Ambassadors for the 2011 report
- Brightwave
- Epic
- GlobalEnglish
- LINE Communications
- LMMatters
- SuccessFactors
- REDTRAY
- The Charity Learning Consortium
We are also pleased to welcome the following ambassadors:
- CERTPOINT Systems
- Speexx
- SkillSoft
- Fusion-Universal
- Information Transfer
- Learndirect
- Toolwire
- e2train
Find out more about our ambassadors, what they do and how to keep in touch below:
Founding Ambassador Expert in developing quality e-learning solutions that achieve a positive measurable impact, Brightwave provides a complete e-learning service, from bespoke content and platforms to capability building and consultancy | Charles Gould, Brightwave's managing director: "We are delighted to become a Founding Ambassador for an organisation whose values chime so well with our own in the pursuit of raising the bar for learning innovation, best practice and business impact." Follow on Twitter: @brighttweet |
Provides the award winner CERTPOINTVLS™ global learning platform, which are used by companies such as L’Oréal, Honda, Black & Decker, Toyota, etc. Forward thinking and visionary according to Gartner latest magic quadrant report. Advanced mobile delivery and social learning functionalities. | Maria van Vlodrop, General Manager, CERTPOINT Europe: "CERTPOINT is proud to play a role in helping raise the awareness of companies that are successfully using learning technology to improve their business results. We encourage our customers to benchmark with other companies with the view to learn how to further improve their own performance. As such, having access to independent benchmarking studies from Towards Maturity will further contribute to collective good practice and further drive our industry forward." Follow on Twitter: @CERTPOINT |
The global provider of award winning corporate language training focuses on software tools and blended solutions. Speexx works with many of the fortune 1,000 companies across 80 countries | Armin Hopp, President, Speexx said: “At Speexx, we provide global online language training services that help to improve the business communication skills of language learners around the world. Our mission is to set the standard for excellence and innovation in web-based language training and online tutoring services. That’s why we want to see exactly where we stand in today’s competitive market. We met Towards Maturity and knew immediately that we wanted to be part of their impressive research as we share the same high standards and goals. We are thrilled to stand behind Towards Maturity and we’re looking forward to what will surely be a successful cooperation.” Follow on Twitter: @speexx |
Our products offer the most comprehensive content alongside the most experienced and qualified consulting team in the e-learning industry |
Follow on Twitter: @Element_K |
Founding Ambassador As one of the first companies in Europe to develop computer-based training, Epic has been providing bespoke e-learning, mobile learning and blended solutions for over 25 years | Alec Keith, Marketing Director,Epic:"We’re delighted that Towards Maturity has approached us to join this prestigious scheme. These initiatives are important in building relationships, encouraging trust and raising standards within the industry.''
Follow on Twitter @epictalk |
Inspired by innovation, Fusion is determined to bring about real change to the people and organisations it works with |
Follow on Twitter @FusionUni |
Founding Ambassador GlobalEnglish is the only company dedicated to advancing Enterprise Fluency™: the communication and collaboration that drives high performance in a global economy | Mahesh Ram, Executive Vice President of Product Development, Office of the CEO: “We are honoured to be a founding member of Towards Maturity’s Ambassador Program. GlobalEnglish’s vision is to provide unprecedented success for global enterprises and professionals. Toward Maturity’s Benchmark study provides a thorough analysis of the learning technologies and programs that drive innovation, productivity and performance. This research helps us inform our clients about best practices and trends, and also enables us to deliver the best possible solutions and services to the marketplace.” |
An award-winning company delivering bespoke communication and learning solutions that make a difference for people and organisations
| Owen Rose, Managing Partner, Information Transfer LLP: ''Information Transfer is dedicated to delivering outstanding learning solutions for our clients. We share the commitment of Towards Maturity to spreading best practice and embedding learning technologies at the heart of enterprise, and so we’re delighted to have the opportunity to support the Ambassador Programme." Follow on Twitter @infoTransfer |
learndirect use technology to transform lives and businesses through learning, helping 3m+ people to get the skills they need for work | Colin McDonald, Head of Service Offer and Marketing, learndirect:‘At learndirect we know from our experience of working with a range of employers that the use of online learning portals and flexible online learning assets are really effective in helping to upskill staff. However, these benefits are not always well understood which is why we see varying levels uptake and implementation. We’re really excited to be supporting the Towards Maturity Benchmarking Study as we believe it will help to pinpoint and respond to the e-learning deployment challenges facing employers:” Follow on Twitter @ufi_learndirect |
Founding Ambassador The UK market leader for bespoke e-learning solutions, including mobile and blended learning. It also has a comprehensive learning and technical consultancy capability | Steve Ash, Sales and Marketing Director of LINE Communications: "LINE has an ongoing commitment to help our clients become more efficient and competitive by delivering innovative learning and communications solutions. We are proud to be Founding Ambassadors for a programme which provides such compelling evidence of the impact our industry continues to make." Follow on Twitter @LINEComms |
Founding Ambassador The UK partner for Harvard Business Publishing providing high quality resources to develop Leadership and Management Excellence | Martin Baker, MD, LMMatters: “I’m proud to support Towards Maturity’s work, which is unique in identifying the most effective way to harness learning technologies. Technology-led solutions are increasingly a critical part of a blended approach to Learning, Talent and Management Development, it’s essential for businesses to know what works, and what doesn’t – especially as there is greater recognition than ever before that improving skills has a direct result on business results.” Follow on Twitter @LMMatters |
Founding Ambassador A leading provider of cloud-based Business Execution Software that includes performance and goal management, recruiting, core HR, and learning management solutions | Ed Cohen, CTO, SuccessFactors: “Learning and development have a significant impact on improving the engagement, loyalty and productivity of the workforce. It’s also a pivotal time for learning technologies, as social, video and mobile platforms change the way we all find and consume information, both personally and professionally. As a leader and innovator in learning and talent management, SuccessFactors is proud to support the work of Towards Maturity in bringing independent research and advice on learning technology to a broad range of organisations so that they can mature in their use of learning technologies and increase the impact of learning technology across the organisation.” Follow on Twitter @successfactors |
Founding Ambassador Designs, delivers and deploys award-winning blended learning solutions including certification-led training, virtual classrooms, e-learning and ALTO LMS | Vicky Jones, Managing Director of REDTRAY: "As a provider of blended learning solutions, REDTRAY is proud to support the Towards Maturity Ambassador Programme and the important benchmark research they carry out across the full spectrum of learning and development. We are experiencing fast-paced and exciting times when it comes to learning technologies and the work Towards Maturity does is incredibly valuable to organisations." Follow on Twitter: @REDTRAY |
Founding Ambassador Enables cost effective eLearning in the Third Sector. The largest group of UK based charities collaborating to make eLearning affordable
| Martin Baker, CEO of the Charity Learning Consortium: "I think that collaboration will be the buzz word of the decade, not just in learning and development. I'm delighted to see more cooperation in the eLearning industry and the ambassador programme is a great example of where we can make a real difference, by supporting Towards Maturity and the invaluable work that it does."
Follow on Twitter: @charitylearning |
Toolwire is a leading Learning Solutions provider by bringing learning to life through immersive, real world hands-on experiences | John Valencia, President and CEO of Toolwire: "We are delighted to be associated with Towards Maturity. Toolwire has an immersive ‘learning by doing’ approach to develop productive skilled people and we believe that having a research organisation dedicated to identifying great practices that align with proven outcomes will surely accelerate the innovation and adoption of new learning technologies in the marketplace." Follow on Twitter: @toolwire |
e2train is an award-winning supplier of learning, performance, talent management and succession planning technologies | e2train’s CEO, Rob Caul,”e2train have been closely involved with Towards Maturity for some time and is now delighted to join the ambassador group – we value independent evidence and are passionate about sharing good practice.”
Follow on Twitter: @e2trainltd |
Please contact nigel@towardsmaturity.org if you would like to find out about become a Towards Maturity Ambassador
