Type A Learning Agency

Type A Learning Agency wins Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards

CHICAGO (4 April 2005)- Type A Learning Agency is proud to announce that it has won a 2004 Gold Excellence in Learning award from Brandon Hall, the e-learning industry's leading research and consulting firm. Now in its tenth year, the Brandon Hall awards program showcases exceptional work by providing feedback and benchmarking to entrants in an effort to recognize the best and most innovative learning.

"We're honored by this recognition of Type A contributions to the industry and community," says Type A's CEO Anna Belyaev. "Collectively, Chicago-based companies walked away with more awards this year than any other city in the country!"

"The winning entries this year show that innovation in our field is continuing at full speed," said Brandon Hall, Ph.D. of Brandon-hall.com and chairman of the Excellence in Learning Award program. "The winners are excellent both in terms of creativity and range of application. These winners are the new cutting edge."

Excellence in Learning award entries were submitted in three categories: Outstanding Learning Programs and Initiatives, Custom Content, and Innovative Technology. Entries were evaluated by judges with expertise in instructional design, online learning, and the implementation of e-learning.

Type A received the Gold award in the Custom Content category for photofinishing training for a major drug store chain. In addition to the Gold Award, Type A also took home a Brandon Hall Silver award for Custom Content in the Full Course Category. Type A received both awards at a ceremony held on Tuesday, October 12, 2004, in San Francisco, California, as part of the 2004 Fall Training Conference & Expo

To learn more about Type A's award-winning photofinishing training, visit the Type A portfolio. For the complete list of Excellence in Learning award winners, visit www.brandon-hall.com.

CONTACT:

Anna Belyaev
Type A Learning Agency
312.274.9430
info@typea.net

About Type A Learning Agency LLC
Type A develops blended learning solutions that drive performance across the enterprise. The company offers custom e-learning development, consulting in learning services, and a line of off-the-shelf products. Type A is a privately held corporation and a certified Woman Business Enterprise.

About Brandon-hall.com
The Excellence in Learning Awards program is chaired by one of the leading authorities on e-learning, Brandon-Hall, Ph.D. Dr. Hall is the CEO of Brandon-hall.com and author of the groundbreaking Web-Based Training Cookbook. Since 1992, Brandon-hall.com has been providing independent expert advice in the form of published reports and consultations on the tools and best practices of e-learning. Dr. Hall participates regularly as a featured speaker at the Training Fall Conference & Expo. He earned his doctorate in educational psychology and has served on the faculty of San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program. He has been interviewed by The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, Inc. and many other publications.