The instructors Joel Makower and Rory Bakke bring over 20 years experience. Joel is a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. As a writer and strategist on corporate sustainability practices and clean technology, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental goals with business strategy. He is author of several books on business and sustainability, including his most recent, Strategies for the Green Economy; a frequent commentator in print, broadcast, and online media; and a sought-after speaker to companies and business groups.   Rory leads development of a new sustainability standard for companies, in partnership with UL Environment, and helping to incorporate sustainability practices into other GreenBiz Group products and services. She brings more than 20 years of experience as an environmental strategist and programs director for California cities, regional agencies and research institutes, where she has helped businesses and public agencies shift to sustainable systems and practices. She has created award-winning programs and public policies that promote environmental stewardship and save businesses money. Rory has served on several public bodies including the Mayor of Oakland’s Green Economic Development Task Force, and she has degrees in environmental policy and sustainable business management from the UC Claremont Graduate University and the Presidio School of Management.

“The Green Business course has received the World Education Council’s Seal of Excellence, verifying that this course meets the highest of standards in online education as established by the WEC,” says Laura Lewis, World Education Council President and head of the WEC’s Seal of Excellence review board.

If you are a college interested in offering this course, a person responsible for training in your organization or simply a student who would like to take the course through a local partner, please visit our website at http://gatlininternational.co.uk/catalogue/course/greenbiz. For programme and course descriptions, go to http://www.gatlininternational.co.uk.   For partnership enquires, please go to http://gatlininternational.co.uk/contact/partner.  For enrolment information, call (+44) 0131 208 3480 or e-mail enquiries@gatlininternational.com.

About Gatlin International LLC:

Gatlin International LLC (http://gatlininternational.co.uk) is the Internet’s foremost resource of elearning content. Gatlin International partners with businesses, governments and institutions of higher learning to create completely individualised portal Web sites where students have direct access to certificate and non-certificate, non-credit courses. The result is a comprehensive and user-friendly one-stop shop where students and business professionals can meet their continuing education needs and get on the fast track to a long and successful career.

About World Education Council Certification (WEC):

The World Education Council (WEC) http://www.worldeducationcouncil.org/ has established the global standard of excellence in online education and currently certifies educational courses that meet specific criteria as set forth by the WEC. The WEC seal a distinguished mark of approval, representing the World Education Council third-party certification program and is awarded to courses that have passed a rigorous evaluation by special committee.  This unique and timely program is destined to become the globally recognized benchmark for superiority in online education. Most notably in categories that are deemed beneficial in improving the lives of individuals and communities around the globe. These categories include but are not limited to:  sustainable living, health and wellness, green building, green IT and green business.

“This alliance represents a new step forward in introducing our products internationally through a benchmark company, as Gatlin International,” said José Ignacio Ustaran, General Manager of Formación Digital.

For programme and course descriptions, go to http://www.gatlininternational.es.   For enrolment information, call (+44) 0131 208 3480 or e-mail enquiries@gatlininternational.com.

About Gatlin International LLC:

Gatlin International LLC (http://gatlininternational.co.uk) is the Internet’s foremost resource of elearning content. Gatlin International partners with businesses, governments and institutions of higher learning to create completely individualised portal Web sites where students have direct access to academic degrees, professional certificates and soft skills. The result is a comprehensive and user-friendly one-stop shop where students and business professionals can meet their continuing education needs and get on the fast track to a long and successful career.

For programme and course descriptions, go to http://www.gatlininternational.co.uk.   For enrolment information, call (+44) 0131 208 3480 or e-mail enquiries@gatlininternational.com. 

About Gatlin International LLC:

Gatlin International LLC (http://gatlininternational.co.uk) is the Internet’s foremost resource of elearning content. Gatlin International partners with businesses, governments and institutions of higher learning to create completely individualised portal Web sites where students have direct access to both certificate and non-certificate, non-credit courses. The result is a comprehensive and user-friendly one-stop shop where students and business professionals can meet their continuing education needs and get on the fast track to a long and successful career.

Career Development Institute courses can help individuals at any stage of their career. Whether the student is interested in switching careers, obtaining advanced skills and certificates, or a first-time job seeker in need of specialised training, Career Development Institute and Gatlin International provide the necessary online learning resources.

Gatlin programmes blend various types of instruction in a unique format that provides a logical, comprehensive and effective education. The typical course combines online instructional content, traditional textbook material and instructor-facilitated lessons.

Though the courses are self-paced, personal instructors are available to guide every student. This blended learning differentiates Career Development Institute and Gatlin International courses from ordinary online courses.

“The dramatic growth in Internet access around the world has secured elearning as a viable tool in education,” said Jacky Cohen, Managing Director of Gatlin International. “Now Career Development Institute students can advance their skills and obtain career certificates through the convenience of working from their work or personal computer and at their own pace.”

For programme and course descriptions, go to http://www.careerdevins.com/onlinecourses2.php.   For enrolment information, call (+44) 0131 208 3480 or e-mail enquiries@gatlininternational.com.      

About Gatlin International LLC:

Gatlin International LLC (http://gatlininternational.co.uk) is the Internet’s foremost resource of elearning content. Gatlin International partners with businesses, governments and institutions of higher learning to create completely individualised portal Web sites where students have direct access to both certificate and non-certificate, non-credit courses. The result is a comprehensive and user-friendly one-stop shop where students and business professionals can meet their continuing education needs and get on the fast track to a long and successful career.

A pioneer in online education since 1993, Stephen Gatlin founded Gatlin International which provides elearning solutions through partnerships with top universities, corporations and governments around the world. Gatlininternational.co.uk holds adult continuing education programmes built by Gatlin International as well as content from the world’s best elearning providers. Offered in 12 languages, courses cover subjects including healthcare and fitness, business and professional, IT and software development, management and corporate, media and design, hospitality and gaming, as well as skilled trades and industrial.

After browsing the catalogue, viewing course demos and selecting a programme, visitors can use the Web site’s partner locator to find the closest location to register. In addition, users can take a free course by registering with their e-mail address as well as find partnership opportunities. Also available on the site, Gatlin International’s blog gives readers an inside look into the online learning industry and the media room highlights the company’s latest news.  

“Everyone deserves access to professional development and adult continuing education programmes no matter the location. That’s why over the past 15 years, we’ve been expanding our reach in providing the world the best when it comes to elearning” said Stephen Gatlin, founder and CEO of Gatlin International. “Our new site makes it easy to find information on the quality courses and services that our partners and customers have come to expect from our company.”

For more information, please visit www.gatlininternational.co.uk. Institutions of higher learning or corporations interested in offering quality online career training programmes can contact Gatlin International at info@gatlininternational.com.

About Gatlin International LLC:

Gatlin International LLC is the Internet’s foremost resource of elearning content. Gatlin International partners with businesses, governments and institutions of higher learning to create completely individualised portal Web sites where students have direct access to both certificate and non-certificate, non-credit courses. The result is a comprehensive and user-friendly one-stop shop where students and business professionals can meet their continuing education needs and get on the fast track to a long and successful career. Gatlin International also hosts the Internet’s largest collection of skills-based, career building courses from the world’s leading online education companies at www.worldeducation.net. The site’s more than 6,000 self-study programmes are available for direct sale to students anywhere in the world.

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