MindLeaders was an
e-learning
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and
organizational development
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company with a global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and offices in the UK, US, South Africa and Australia which has been described by Bersin as a "global e-learning player" along with
Skillsoft
Skillsoft is an American educational technology company that produces learning management system software and content.
History
Skillsoft was founded by Charles Moran in 1998. Moran served as Chief Executive Officer and President from 1998 to 20 ...
and Element K (which was acquired by Skillsoft in 2011
). The company had a content library (about 4,000 courses in total), mainly in the business skills and IT professional area but also for social care, hospitality and more general compliance training in the UK. These courses were typically accessed through one of two
learning management system
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(LMS) platforms owned by the company. Whilst not a widely known brand, MindLeaders content was resold by consumer-facing channel partners including
learndirect
Learndirect Ltd, stylised as learndirect, is a British training provider founded in 2000, owned by the private equity firm Queens Park Equity. The company has a network of learning centres in England and Wales, and also runs some courses online. ...
,
Monster.com
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and
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. is a cloud-based people development software provider and learning technology company. The company was publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol until it was acquired by private-equity firm Cle ...
.
In September 2012, Skillsoft acquired MindLeaders, bringing together the two companies in the learning field. Skillsoft offered targeted learning assets that cover key business issues such as leadership development, IT certification support and talent management, as well as compliance needs including legal, food services and ES&H, hospitality and adult social care compliance needs.
History
MindLeaders was founded in 1981 by Carol Clark and Fran Papalios. In 2007, MindLeaders was bought by ThirdForce plc, an elearning company headquartered in
Dublin, Ireland
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and founded by current chairman and CEO, Brendan O'Sullivan. ThirdForce was an acquisition-based business which bought elearning companies Electric Paper and AV Edge in 2003 and Creative Learning Media in 2005. The merged company was known as MindLeaders ThirdForce. In October 2011, MindLeaders ThirdForce announced that from January 2012 it would be known as MindLeaders.
On September 10, 2012, SSI Investments II Limited, the parent company of Skillsoft Limited, announced its intention to acquire MindLeaders.
The closing of the acquisition was announced on September 25.
Products
Products include:
*
eLearning
Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning. When referred to with its abbreviation, edtech, it often refers ...
courses including vendor-approved certification courses
* Training developed in cooperation with Facebook
* Talent Development Platform
* PLuS personalised learning service
*
Software as a Service
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SaaS is con ...
Learning Management Systems
* ECDL / ICDL testing
* Functional Skills elearning and tutoring
References
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External links
MindLeaders in Web Archive
Companies based in Dublin (city)