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SkillsNET Corporation and iSeek Solutions Press Release
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SkillsNET Forges Strategic Alliance with iSeek Solutionsä
SkillsNET
to Integrate its Skills Communityä into the
iSeek Solutionsä Education and
Knowledge Portal Infrastructure
SkillsNET
Corporation, a leading workforce development company and developer of
the Skills Community™ suite of products and iSeek Solutions, developer
of the ISEEK™ internet site, plan to integrate the Skills Community
product set into the ISEEK application. This partnership provides the
two organizations the opportunity to deliver a comprehensive product to
the growing workforce development market nationally and abroad.
“This
alliance creates new channels for licensing our Internet applications
and positions ISEEK as the national standard for software that helps bridge
the gap between education, employment and workforce development.” Said
Dr. Gary Langer, Chief Executive Officer of iSeek Solutions (www.iseeksolutions.org).iSeek
Solutions, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, designs and builds internet applications
that streamline the career, education, employment, customized training
and e-learning decision making process for individuals and organizational
markets.
SkillsNET
is a leading Skills Community provider, which consists of Internet-based
skill management systems, Business-to-business skill content library,
and related services. SkillsNET uses a “common language” framework to
define worker processes and workplace characteristics using its innovative
SkillObjects™ technology. This technology enables companies to organize
job tasks into small clusters that are performed, learned, and evaluated
in a similar manner. These clusters provide powerful information that
adds currency to human capital job descriptions, training systems, e-learning
and job placement processes. SkillsNET Corporation is based in Waxahachie,
Texas having its’ web space at www.skillsnetcorp.com.
“Skills
Community services are designed to transform companies into more agile
businesses through precision learning and return-on-investment performance
measurement”, said Michael L. Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
of SkillsNET Corporation.“The iSeek Solutions alliance will accelerate
current expansion plans to establish Skills Communities for several States
and Federal Government agencies. The ISEEK application architecture allows
Workforce Investment Boards and their partners (business, industry and
education) to rapidly respond to service demands while providing the general
public a free array of useful services.”
SkillsNET
and its’ partner, the Vocational Technical Consortium of States (VTECS),
plan to use the ISEEK / Skills Community as the primary solution for secondary,
post secondary, and industry clients. Plans are in place to implement
the solution in Arkansas, Maryland, Virginia, Hawaii, Iowa, and the U.S.
Department of Defense this year.
“This
alliance will advance the twenty six years of applied Voc Ed research
that has establish V-TECS as a leader in the development of National Skill
Standards and Worker Certification Systems”, said Ronald McCage, Executive
Director for V-TECS.“The Career and Technical education environment has
been asking for web solutions and this alliance answers the demand.”
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more information, please contact:
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Antonio
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Michael
L. Brown |
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