Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange Launch Online Training on CoursePark
TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange today announced the launch of a new online training portal for issuers and other stakeholders through CoursePark, a cloud-based learning management solution developed by Bluedrop.
The CoursePark platform will provide online courses for issuers looking for a flexible learning option to supplement the Exchanges' existing in-class workshops. The courses provide training on the Exchanges' filing requirements and are offered in both English and French.
"We are pleased to offer two of our long-standing in-class workshops in a very convenient and time effective online format," said Loui Anastasopoulos, Vice President, Business Development & Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. "Using CoursePark has allowed us to develop exceptional courses, while providing an efficient tool to distribute these courses to a large audience."
Emad Rizkalla, President and CEO, Bluedrop Performance Learning added, "We are very excited to enter into this relationship. The online courses we developed will provide a great opportunity for Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange to offer world class e-learning to many of their clients in Canada and abroad. These new courses provided through the CoursePark platform offer the one thing executives value more than anything else - time savings."
The courses are available through the TMX Learning Network training area on CoursePark at TMX.coursepark.com.
About TMX Group
TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha Exchange, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montreal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, Natural Gas Exchange, Boston Options Exchange, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers, Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading markets, clearing facilities, data products and other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston and Chicago) as well as in London, Beijing and Sydney. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tmxgroup.
About Bluedrop
Bluedrop Performance Learning (TSX-V: BPL) is an innovator in effective workplace learning for individuals, corporations and the public sector. Through the development and implementation of pragmatic learning technologies and content, Bluedrop improves opportunities for individuals and the overall performance of corporations. CoursePark® (www.coursepark.com) is Bluedrop's cloud based learning management solution for learning in the workplace and contains over 5000 third party online courses from the world's leading publishers and the expert down the street. The CoursePark platform launched in 2011 and already has over 50,000 users in 100 countries. It aims to change workplace learning globally. Bluedrop is also a recognized leader in producing mission critical training solutions for Defence and Aerospace, and provides custom online courseware, virtual training devices and virtual reality simulation for international military and commercial aviation clients. Founded in 1992, Bluedrop has over 120 employees and is headquartered in St. John's, NL with 6 offices in Canada and the US.
SOURCE: Toronto Stock Exchange
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