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24-Jul-2001 » Training Press Releases » Acquisition significantly increases GTSLearning's market penetration and breadth of portfolio
LONDON, ENGLAND - July 24, 2001 - GTSLearning plc, a leading international provider of education products and services for the IT sector, today announced the acquisition of UK-based CourseWare Company Limited. This acquisition significantly broadens GTSLearning's portfolio of courseware and consolidates its market position. The CourseWare Company was established in 1994 to market quality-driven instructor-led course materials to training providers and is currently selling over 500 different courses in 30 countries. The business and all personnel will be integrated into GTSLearning plc and the "CourseWare Company" brand will be retained. "Over the past twelve months, GTSLearning plc has embarked on an aggressive expansion plan to add new product ranges to our portfolio. We took the decision to enter the Internet learning space through a strategic agreement with iGeneration, we contracted with the Help Desk Institute to provide certification training for Help Desk Professionals, and now,with the CourseWare Company, we have significantly grown our portfolio of desktop and support courses" said Robin Adda, Managing Director of GTSLearning plc. James Minter, Managing Director of the CourseWare Company will assume responsibility of Courseware Director for GTSLearning plc. Minter added: "We are very excited about joining forces with a world class education provider such as GTSLearning. For some time now, we have recognised the strengths of GTSLearning's international operations. We are confident that our combined business offering represents a very strong content opportunity for learning providers across the globe ". With immediate effect, GTSLearning will begin marketing the CourseWare Company products (including the LearnIT self-study series for ECDL/ICDL and Microsoft Office XP courseware) to its network of GTSpartners. Existing customers of the CourseWare Company will also have immediate access to GTSLearning's broad range of products. - ENDS -
About gtslearning gtslearning is a global supplier of learning content for business skills and IT training. gtslearning products include printed courseware and licenses, CD-based interactive CBT (computer-based training) and a full portfolio of online and blended learning solutions. Represented through nine international sales offices, gtslearning supplies commercial and academic education providers, corporates and individual learners in more than 50 countries worldwide. gtslearning is a winner of several key industry awards, notably CompTIA's Gold Award of Excellence, Technology Award, Gold Training Materials Provider Award and A+ Committee Member Award 2006. gtslearning was also awarded Element K's 2005 Circle of Excellence award for online learning solutions gtslearning's Managing Director, Robin Adda, is the sole International Representative Board Member of CompTIA's Board of Directors.