New learning formats are main source for progress in the international business
Saarbruecken, January 14th, 2014
IMC – specialized in e-learning solutions and headquartered in Saarbruecken, Germany with further offices in Munich, Freiburg, Graz (Austria), Zurich (Switzerland), Sibiu (Romania), London (UK) and Melbourne (Australia), increased its annual turnover in 2013 by 12.5% compared to the previous year. Preliminary turnover in 2013 amounts to 15.3 million euros. New customers in Australia, New Zealand and in the USA have contributed to the sales growth, as well as the development of long-term business relationships in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, explains IMCs CEO Dr Wolfgang Kraemer.
Due to new business models and due to publicly accessible and free learning opportunities (Massive Open Online Courses – MOOC) the global education markets are in transition. New learning formats such as explanatory videos, learning games (Game based Learning), which can also be used on mobile devices (mobile learning), increase the acceptance of learners significantly. New technological possibilities, as for example outsourcing of learning infrastructures completely into the cloud and payment for the appropriate software systems only when demand arises (Software as a Service), allow simplification of complex and lengthy procurement processes in organizations. The changing legal conditions (compliance) require more transparency and a complete documentation of qualification measures in areas such as occupational safety, hygiene of foodstuff, Code of Conduct or anti-corruption and anti-trust.
Sustainable importance of lifelong learning as an educational mission in companies and public institutions, coupled with the need for cost-effective educational processes and offerings, supports the further growth of the international distribution of digital learning solutions from IMC.
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About IMC:
Since it was founded in 1997, IMC AG has developed into a leading international full service provider for individual eLearning content as well as learning and talent management solutions. Multimedia and video productions, business process guidance and compliance solutions are all integral parts of the IMC portfolio. Using applications and services provided by IMC, companies and public organisations of every size and from every industry implement efficient training and further training measures; training providers and universities also trust the many years of experience and sophisticated technologies of IMC.
More than 1,000 customers are supported by IMC in the planning, development, implementation and execution of sophisticated human resources development and further training strategies with an extensive range of technology and services. Flexibility, integration capabilities, customer and process orientation remain the focus as regards development of IMC products.
With the IMC Learning Suite, the Talent Suite and the Compliance Suite, IMC provides a consistent approach to solving the implementation of comprehensive learning and talent management processes. The business process guidance solution offers users of diverse software context-sensitive assistance during their daily work and thus simplifies company-wide roll-outs of new applications in particular. The IMC Content Studio is used as a multifaceted approach to the creation of individual eLearning and mobile learning content. IMC eLearning content services round off the product portfolio. Interdisciplinary teams of experts work on developing standardised and customised media in close cooperation with customers from all over the world. On the MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platform www.opencourseworld.de, interested parties from students through to managers benefit from free publically available academic teaching.
Founded by Prof. Dr Dr h.c. mult. August-Wilhelm Scheer together with Dr Wolfgang Kraemer, Frank Milius and Dr Volker Zimmermann, the company has its headquarters in Saarbrücken, branches in Munich and Freiburg and subsidiaries in Australia (Melbourne), Great Britain (London), Austria (Graz), Romania (Sibiu) and Switzerland (Zurich). IMC is also represented with partner offices in numerous other countries.
