Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter
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Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter
Improving the Visual Basic skills of your technical team Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter™ Tools & Resources Reference Area Practice Labs Project Center Featured Topic Learning Roadmaps Connect with Experts External Links Your work force is your single biggest investment. In today’s fast paced corporate environment, it is not enough to provide a breadth of learning resources and have employees use them as they can. Time is too valuable and resources are stretched too thin. It is imperative that your team gets the information it requires in a way that matches the urgency of the need. At the same time, your software development team sits in varying places on the Visual Basic learning curve. Meeting the needs of your entire team is therefore complex. SkillSoft’s Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter introduces an array of resources designed and chosen to challenge and motivate every learner on your team. This one stop portal allows learners to gain knowledge through articles, courses and online books, but, more than that, each KnowledgeCenter includes handson Practice Labs and Projects allowing your software developers to learn and use Visual Basic programming skills in a real-time environment. Coding skills learned in our Project Center can be immediately translated into the actual work environment, adding a tangible benefit to the training received through our KnowledgeCenters. A Focus On Performance The Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter provides resources for: • Visual Basic 2005 and 2008 • Visual Basic Certifications • VB.NET What is a KnowledgeCenter? A SkillSoft KnowledgeCenter is a single, focused interface where your Visual Basic developers can receive instant and ongoing skill development and performance support. The KnowledgeCenter offers a breadth of targeted learning resources including formal learning paths; informal, on-the-job learning; and a range of other resources. These tools and resources are carefully selected by SkillSoft subject matter experts and presented in a user-friendly environment that allows the learner instant access to trusted content from the leading public e-learning provider in the Industry. Reference Area The Reference area of the Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter has: • View selected or all Books24x7® titles that pertain to Visual Basic • Search & Learn access to all assets in the KnowledgeCenter • Access to Books24x7 Instant Code books Roadmaps include content pertaining to Visual Basic 2005 and 2008, VB.NET, as well as Visual Basic Certifications. The Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter includes a broad selection of resources to meet different learning needs. Practice Zone The Practice area of the Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter has: Connect with Experts Access to experts on Visual Basic via chat or e-mail. • Practice Labs—Provides an opportunity to test Visual Basic skills. Each lab is delivered as a course containing simulations or coding exercises External Links Links to Microsoft’s Visual Studio Developer Center. • Project Center—Involves complex, hands-on development activities leading to completion of an application containing several thousand lines of code. Each project contains two to five individual tasks and consists of some six hours of coding practice, spaced over a number of step-based tasks Featured Topic • S uggested Reading—Recommended reading on Visual Basic •C ourse Spotlight—Spotlight on a specific instructional topic within Visual Basic within a SkillSoft course A solution for everyone An inherent challenge of training your work force is the need to train people of many skill levels and varied levels of proficiency. SkillSoft’s Visual Basic KnowledgeCenter was created to address the various needs of your entire software development team, from the novice through to the advanced professional. Your learners can enter the KnowledgeCenter looking for beginner information on Visual Basic programming, intermediate information for the experienced developer or advanced information for those seeking performance support, work support or updated knowledge on a particular aspect of the technology. •C oding Challenge—Access to exercises and expert feedback on the solution Learning Roadmaps Learning maps based on user’s proficiency within Visual Basic 2005, 2008 and VB.NET, targeting those needing introduction through those seeking certification. Maps include courses, exercises, books, etc. www.skillsoft.com Copyright © 2010 SkillSoft Ireland Limited. All rights reserved. Corporate U.S. Headquarters SkillSoft EMEA Headquarters SkillSoft Asia Pacific Headquarters 107 Northeastern Boulevard Nashua, NH 03062 Phone: 603-324-3000 800-327-6960 [email protected] Compass House 2nd Floor 207-215 London Road Camberley GU15 3EY UK Phone: +44 (0) 127 640 1950 Fax: +44 (0) 127 640 1951 [email protected] Level 27, 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia Tel: +61 3 9653 7484 Fax: +61 3 9653 7373 [email protected] KCVB.100.1210
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