Pilkington signs agreement with SkillSoft

Telecomworldwire, May 16, 2006

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-16 May 2006-Pilkington signs agreement with SkillSoft(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Pilkington, a manufacturer of glass and glazing products, has awarded SkillSoft (Nasdaq:SKIL), an online learning provider, a contract to supply management, business, health & safety, IT and desktop-skills training to its 24,000-strong workforce.

According to the company, Pilkington has purchased SkillSoft's entire management, business and IT curricula together with selected health & safety courses. The content will be available in Spanish, Castilian, Polish, Russian, French, German, Italian and Mandarin, and the e-learning will be deployed via SkillSoft's learning management system, SkillPort, and will be accessible to employees through the Internet, the company claims.

The value of the three-year contract is nearly GBP380,000.

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