ROCHESTER, NY – February 2, 2010 – Element K® was recognized among learning providers on TrainingIndustry.com's first annual 2010 Top 20 Leadership Training Companies list.   Element K also currently ranks on the Top 20 IT Training Companies List, and for four years running, on the Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies list as well.

Considerations for selection to the Top 20 Leadership Training Companies list include thought leadership and influence on the leadership training industry, industry recognition and innovation, breadth of programs offered and audiences served, and experience in serving the market.

“Leadership Training represents one of the broadest content segments of the training industry,” said Ken Taylor, Chief Operating Officer of Training Industry, Inc. “Our list of Top 20 companies highlights the best in class organizations focused on the leadership skills critical to driving business performance.”

“TrainingIndustry.com’s review committee worked to ensure a comprehensive view of the Leadership Training sector to include companies that demonstrate superior capabilities in the customized design, delivery and methodology,” said Doug Harward, Chief Executive Officer of Training Industry, Inc. “Our Top 20 companies represent more than $600 million in 2009 revenue from this multi-billion dollar segment of the training industry.”

"We're pleased to be included on TrainingIndustry.com's 2010 Top 20 Leadership Training Companies list, and feel this recognition conveys the unique value that Element K brings to the field of leadership training.  In particular, our exclusive Real World Blended Learning Subscriptions provide leaders with a mix of modalities designed to work together from the start for optimal effectiveness and efficiency," said David Snider, Senior Marketing Director at Element K.

The 2010 Top 20 Leadership Training Companies list is intended to help buyers of training services evaluate leadership training providers. Please provide any thoughts or feedback on this list by emailing info@trainingindustry.com. 

About TrainingIndustry.com
TrainingIndustry.com creates an intelligence center that provides best-in-class business strategies, practices, and processes to facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships between training suppliers and corporate executives.  For suppliers, TrainingIndustry.com provides the most targeted portal strategy for the delivery of lead-generating information about their capabilities and services through our learning community structure.  For the corporate and government executives and training professionals, the site is an objective and trusted information source. We focus on the relevant business issues, processes and practices as well provide up-to-date news, trends and research within the training industry.

About Element K
For almost 30 years, Element K has provided clients with learning solutions to develop their employees, enable their partners, and educate their customers.  Element K offers content collections that include e-Learning, e-Reference, instructor-led, and blended materials to provide learning and performance support in topic areas ranging from management skills to information technology skills to workplace compliance.  We also provide custom learning program design, course development, and deployment.  Element K enables learning delivery with flexible delivery technology, including the KnowledgeHub LMS and ContentHub Integration Server, and a broad set of administrative and advisory enablement services.

Element K is headquartered in Rochester, NY and employs over 700 professionals.  For more information, please visit www.elementk.com.

Element K Contact
David Snider
Senior Director, Marketing
(585) 214-6327
dave_snider@elementk.com