This is always a busy time of year - whether it's just the new calendar year or the new fiscal year as well. But just take a few moments to reflect on these nine New Year Resolutions. They should stir the creative juices, says Alan Bellinger of the IITT's Learning Directors

Firstly, I would like to wish all of our members a very happy and healthy New Year. It's been a momentous year of change and progress at the Institute - notably, we have now aligned our membership with the national standards and qualifications for the training, tutoring and teaching profession,

Pardo Fox, the leading specialist provider of market intelligence and strategic consultancy to the IT training industry, has joined the IITT's specialist group for IT Training Providers - Learning Directors Network - as its specialist research arm.

Today, the Institute of IT Training has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2009 IT Training Awards, which take place on 5th February at the Dorchester in London.

A new survey of 400 business decision-makers found that 81% admitted to being influenced by awards when buying training/HR services for their business.

During the past six years we have raised �135,000 for our selected charity ChildLine. This has in the main been achieved at the IITT Charity Auction held as part of the annual IT Training Awards ceremony.

We have set up an online discussion forum for all NHS trainer members.

The first organisations to be approved IITT Authorised Qualification & Assessment Centres have been announced by the Institute of IT Training today.

The IITT has launched a special collaboration group for its increasing number of NHS trainer members: the NHS Trainers - Collaboration Group.

IITT members have a great opportunity to learn more about the growing trend of talent management. A number of tickets are available for members to attend a free, all-day seminar on skills and talent management. The InfoBasis Skills Summit 2008 takes place in London on October 14th and looks at how

In a ground breaking move following extensive research and development, the Institute of IT Training (IITT) has today launched a nationwide programme to upgrade and monitor the performance quality of trainers of all disciplines.

World renowned learning and development commentator Nigel Paine is to give the Keynote Session at the IITT Conference & Exhibition next week at the Oxford Belfry. Paine will be highlighting what Social Networking can teach the corporate world.

You have just two weeks to get your entries in for the IT Training Awards 2009, with the closing date of 30 September looming.

'Entries are now coming in thick and fast,' explains Colin Steed, chief executive of the IITT. 'However, I know from previous years that many companies leave

Professor William Scott-Jackson is to keynote at the IITT's forthcoming Conference & Exhibition at the Oxford Belfry on 18th September.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is delighted to announce the call for entries for the IT Training industry's most prestigious awards event, the IT Training Awards 2009 sponsored by the British Computer Society (BCS).

Henry Stewart, of Happy Computers, is taking on a massive cycling challenge to raise money for Childline, the Institute of IT Training's chosen charity.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is delighted to announce the launch of a new category at the IT Training Awards 2009; The Innovation in Training Services Award.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is delighted to announce that winners of the IT Training Awards 2008 are amongst the speakers at their annual conference and exhibition, Training 2008.

There are just two weeks remaining to book your place at Training 2008 at the discounted 'Early Bird' rates offering a massive saving on bookings taken before 30th June 2008.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is delighted to announce that 8 of the top 10 organisations listed in the Top 50 IT Training Companies (compiled by IT Skills Research) are IITT Accredited.

Are you intending to pay yourself for the training necessary to change your career or to update your own skills?

The Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards for 2008 were presented at a glittering gala dinner held at The Dorchester in London on 7th February. A capacity audience of over 450 people attended this year's awards, held at The Dorchester, in Park Lane, London.

The Institute of IT Training is delighted to announce the shortlist for the IT Training Awards 2008.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is pleased to announce that Prometric will be the sponsor of the Training Company of the Year Award at the IT Training Awards 2008.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is pleased to announce that Pearson VUE will be a sponsor of the prestigious IITT IT Training Awards 2008.

Today the Institute of IT Training announced the call for entries to the IT training industry's most prestigious annual awards ceremony, The IT Training Awards (2008).

The UK's Institute of IT Training (IITT) today announced the appointment of InfoBasis director Donald Taylor to the board as a non-executive director. Appointed at the same time is Colin Thompson, former Deputy Chief Executive of the BCS.

The Institute of IT Training is pleased to announce that 8 of the top 10 organisations listed in the Top 50 IT Training Companies (list compiled by IT Skills Research) are IITT Accredited.

IT Training professionals could save up to half a day every week simply by switching to automated course technology, new research reveals.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is celebrating the resounding success of its annual conference, Training 2007. The event achieved its longest and most impressive attendee list in its five year history. Feedback received confirms that the IITT annual conference is a well organised, informative

A new accreditation programme, with a special logo, has been launched by the Institute of IT Training for training providers who sell directly to the public.

The Institute of IT Training and Watsonia Publishing, a leading IT training courseware publisher and developer of courseware-customisation technology, will use next week's Training 2007 Conference to conduct groundbreaking research into how IT Training Managers and other training professionals

Colin Steed, chief executive of the Institute of IT Training, was presented with an award by Countess of Wessex for his work in raising over �100,000 for children's charity ChildLine.

Exhibiting companies are providing excellent special offers for delegates attending the Institute of IT Training's annual conference, Training 2007.

We are delighted to announce that, as from Monday 14th May, the new Institute website will be live.

Following Institute of IT Training chief executive Colin Steed's pledge to clean-up the personally-funded training market when he appeared on the BBC TV's consumer watchdog programmes Inside Out and Watchdog, this is about to come to fruition.

Learn about the latest views, products and methodologies within the IT training world at Training 2007 and take advantage of a fantastic opportunity to network with industry leaders.

IT training watchdog the Institute of IT Training has warned its Accredited Training Providers to cease the malpractice of using Google Adwords in order to direct Internet searches from competitor sites to their own.

The Institute of IT Training, the world's first professional body for IT training professionals, has selected Howden Professionals as its recommended broker to arrange civil liability insurance for its membership.

Assima (DACG) Ltd, in partnership with Xerox Ltd, has won the 2007 Gold Award from the Institute of IT Training for designing and delivering a blended learning solution to support Xerox in introducing a simultaneous multi-country, multi-language ERP implementation.

The Institute of IT Training, the world's first professional body for IT training professionals, has selected OutStart Participate to leverage its expertise exchange knowledge management systems and connect its members together in a knowledge sharing forum.

LINE Communications, a leading provider of learning and communications solutions, announced today that it won an award for e-Learning Project of the Year by the Institute of IT Training.

EMIS training department picked up two awards at the Institute of IT Training Awards on Thursday 1st February at The Dorchester Hotel, London with a capacity audience of over 450 people.

KnowledgePool, the managed learning services company, won the bronze award for Training Company of the Year, at the Institute of IT Training Awards 2007, held at the Dorchester, London, on 1 February.

At the Institute of IT Training's (IITT) annual award ceremony, InfoBasis strategic alliances director Donald Taylor was presented with the Colin Corder award for outstanding achievement to IT training.

The Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards for 2007 were presented at a glittering gala dinner held at The Dorchester in London last night. A capacity audience of over 450 people attended this year's awards, held at The Dorchester, in Park Lane, London.

The Institute of IT Training are to pilot a new vacancy advertising facility to its members.

Colin Steed, chief executive of the Institute, has written an article for corporate learning managers on 10 things to do this year. You can see the article on his Learning Matters blog: http://csteed.squarespace.com

The Institute of IT Training is pleased to announce a new membership benefit. A 20% discount is now available off training materials and reference books supplied by leading supplier, Harcourt.

Training solutions provider Training Synergy has had its Institute of IT Training (IITT) accreditation as an external service provider renewed for a further 12 month period. Training Synergy has held this accreditation since 2004.

Global Knowledge, a leading provider of enterprise learning services for IT and management professionals, has been accredited in the United Kingdom by the Institute of IT Training, the world's first professional body for IT training professionals that exists to continuously raise standards of

The Institute of IT Training is proud to announce the launch of the Learning Facilities Accreditation Programme (LFAP), the latest addition to their accreditation services.

The Institute of IT Training (IITT) is to improve the Gold Standard Accreditation (GSA) criteria helping training organisations highlight their commitment to staff development and quality to their customers.

Institute of IT Training chief executive Colin Steed vowed to clean-up the self-funder training market on the BBC TV's consumer watchdog programme Inside Out this week.

The Institute has announced a Call for Entries for the IT Training Awards 2007, as well as revealing details of two new categories - Training Department of the Year (Public Sector) and Learning Facilities of the Year. The Institute is continuing its commitment to children's charity ChildLine and

Last week's IITT Online Seminar - Marketing your training department - is now available on the site as a recording, enabling you to catch up on the seminar you may have missed.

We would like remind you of our upcoming South East Regional Group event on 20 June, which will prove to be as lively as it will no doubt be informative.

The Institute of IT Training has launched a new membership grade - which is open only for those with IITT Certificates - as well as revising the entry requirements of its remaining professional grades of membership to align with the National Qualifications Framework.

A new programme for gauging the 'openness' of IT solutions has been unveiled for UK local government by Open Source Academy - the consortium backed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister through the e-Innovations programme.

Attention all those of you who live in the Yorkshire and North East region. Group leader David Mason has announced a series of Regional Group meetings for the remainder of the year.

A sell-out audience of 450 people from all sections of the IT training industry attended the Institute of IT Training's IT Training Awards 2006 at the Dorchester on 2 February 2006. The event was sponsored by MWB Business Exchange.

The Institute of IT Training has launched a Professional Mentoring Scheme for members. This Scheme has been developed in direct response to Member needs.

Forty one organisations and 16 individuals have been named on the shortlist for this year's Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards 2006. The Award winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by international TV personality Lucy Alexander, at The Dorchester, in Park Lane, London, on 2nd

Learners are switching off because they're not empowered or supported to find relevant learning easily and often. This is the major challenge facing educators as outlined by learning and development thought leader Bob Mosher, in his keynote address at this year's IITT National Trainers' Conference.

In recognition of the growing importance of freelance trainers in the industry, the Institute of IT Training is pleased to announce a new category for this year's awards: Freelance Trainer of the Year. The award is sponsored by BroadSkill, the UK's largest supplier of freelance IT