www.corporatetraining.ie, Ireland's largest online library of corporate and professional training options, is a one-stop shop for information about training options available to businesses and personnel around the country. The website is operated by Learning Ireland.

CorporateTraining.ie incorporates The National Training Database - Ireland's only searchable online listing of education options available to Human Resources ( HR ), Personnel and Training managers around the country . There are currently almost 4,000 courses listed in the database (to add your listing, click here). Our aim is to supply HR, Personnel and Training managers with the most comprehensive information available about corporate training, professional courses and programmes nationwide. We also produce a quarterly newsletter, both printed and emailed, called ‘First Train’. This is distributed to 4,000 industry personnel every quarter.

We currently employ a total of eleven full and part-time staff from our base at Ranelagh, Dublin 6 and our Northern Ireland office at Adelaide St., Belfast.

But those are just the vital statistics; why not get to know the people behind the product? People like...

Corporate Direction: Kevin Branigan

With supervisory control of all of Learning Ireland's educational websites and print publications, Kevin's ultimate ambition is to help make education accessible to everyone. A man of many talents, he was employed as FM104's Production Director in a previous incarnation and still instructs wannabe DJs and broadcasters at the Dublin Media Centre, and hosts the odd four-hour afternoon slot for East Coast FM.

Direction: Mike Ormond
	Mike is responsible for the firm's commercial strategies, corporate financing, and in-house sales training. In common with many of his Learning Ireland colleagues, history has seen him work in broadcasting (he was a Media Consultant for FM104). He enjoys speedboats, fast cars, sarcasm and - uh - sweets...

Commercial Development: Bronwen Howells

Bronwen studied German and Business studies at Swansea University in Wales. She worked as Sales and Marketing Manager at an Irish interiors magazine before joining Learning Ireland in November 2004. Bronwen is responsible for sales strategies, marketing and forward planning. Originally from Oxford, her favourite hobby is scuba diving and she loves going to Connemara to tutor an open water diving course. She doesn't have time for any other hobbies as she has a young baby daughter, who always keeps her occupied...

College Liason: Hugh Arthur
	Hugh is responsible for the creation of new business and the maintenance of existing accounts. With a solid background in marketing and sales, he previously worked for Roberts Robert (the coffee people). He enjoys surfing, diving, skiing and rugby - all in all a tedious establishment type...

College Liason: Emer O' Shea
	Emer (with apologies for the photo!) has a degree in Business and a strong background in sales. Forming part of The New Business Development Team, her free-spirited heart remains pure in the quest for the spread of education. A sociable soul, Emer lives for good company, funky tunes and all that the world has on offer!

Graphic Design: David Kee
	David Kee joined Learning Ireland in October 2005 as Graphic Designer. David studied at Dundalk IT before joining us to work on production, layout and design of our increasing range of education publications and websites. David comes from Lusk, Co. Dublin and loves salsa dancing. (allegedly)

Graphic Design: April Meyer
	April was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Armed with a degree in Graphic Design from Virginia Commonwealth University she ventured to Ireland in 2004. She joined Learning Ireland in 2005 and is responsable for making sure everything we do looks great. She also does her best to keep all the neighborhood coffee shops in business.

Content Manager: Dermot Corrigan

Dermot Corrigan is responsible for the editorial across Learning Ireland's ever growing portfolio of publications and websites. He gets to write and research articles, features, guides and news stories on all subjects educational on a daily basis. Dermot emerged from DCU with a BA in Communications Studies and then got out of UCD clutching an MA in European Studies. Prior to moving in at Learning Ireland, he worked for Foresight Communications and Setanta Television. Pretty soon he is going to have give up his dream of playing professional football for Everton and Ireland. But not yet

Financial Controller: Owen McCarthy
	Owen McCarty is Learning Ireland's Financial Controller and looks after our accounts department. Owen Hails from Co. Cork and, between trips to Finland, deals with customers and suppliers of the company.

Administration: Michelle Browne
	Michelle Browne is originally from Australia but has been an Irish citizen for many years. She graduated with a Science degree majoring in Psychology in Australia and is currently enrolled in a course in complementary therapies here in Dublin. Michelle is reponsible for credit control and a whole range of administrative duties within our "head" office. Get it- Head, ha ha!

College Liason: Yoav Arkin
	Yoav Arkin, joined Learning Ireland in August 2006. Origionally from Milton Keynes north of London. Yoav learned his trade in various sales jobs before moving to Ireland were he joined us as a college liason officer after we moved to Dun Laoghaire. He enjoys poetry, red wine and curling up with a nice book on a winters night (although he would never admit it).

Company Success: You

It's an obvious assessment but, without your support, CorporateTraining.ie wouldn't be where it is today. This is why we're never satisfied, why we are continually updating our technology and software to make it easier for you to find the course of your choice in a hassle-free manner.

Thank you for helping us get to where we are - and just let us know if there's anything we can improve on!

Regards

The Learning Ireland Team