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Crisp Learning Announces Innovative Program For Training Development and Management

New Crisp Academy Makes It Easy and Economical To Customize, Deliver, and Track Corporate Learning

February 25, 2003

Menlo Park, CA -- Crisp Learning, a leading producer of workplace training and self-improvement products, has announced the creation of the Crisp Academy, an innovative program that enables organizations to develop and deliver major training initiatives quickly, easily, and inexpensively.

"There are 20 million reasons why we say that Crisp provides the most accessible and most effective training content," said Mike Stacy, Vice President for Sales and Marketing. "Twenty million Crisp books and media products have been used worldwide. Now, the new Crisp Academy program makes it easy for any trainer or manager to select and deliver just the right content to improve business productivity."

Once an organization initiates a Crisp Academy program, Crisp curriculum specialists help conduct a thorough needs assessment and map key competencies. The project team then assembles appropriate learning modules, drawing from both the Crisp library of more than 250 training titles and from internal company resources. "In addition to building a custom program, we also help organizations promote and administer the program," adds company President Mike Crisp, "providing distribution, testing, and tracking services --- development through delivery."

AT&T Broadband in Chicago recently piloted a Crisp Academy program for Workplace Communication and Business Operations training. According to Dennis Rossow, Director of Learning and Development, "Everyone at Crisp worked in a spirit of service and flexibility. I heard 'we can build that for you' from Crisp people at every phase of our project. And they delivered on that promise."

All Crisp Learning content is available for a Crisp Academy program: a comprehensive range of management, workplace skills, and personal improvement topics. All course modules are available in book or workbook format and many are also available as video, audio, CD-ROM, and online. Crisp Academy courseware integrates easily with materials created by in-house or outside developers.

"Trainers and managers trust our content," said Stacy. "With a Crisp Academy, we can now make their learning initiatives more successful and their lives easier. Our pilot programs have demonstrated high completion rates, high learner satisfaction, and major cost savings."

Crisp Learning is an employee-owned company known for its simple, straightforward, user-friendly corporate learning programs. Crisp has over 350 products in many media formats serving 20 million learners in 26 languages. Over the years Crisp has also designed more than 500 custom programs that meet organizational training and development needs for clients such as The Boeing Company, GE, Motorola, Pinkerton, and Williams-Sonoma.

To find out how a Crisp Academy can meet your needs, call 800-442-7477, extension 128. For more information about Crisp Learning, visit www.crisplearning.com. To explore the complete range of training titles, visit Crisp's online catalog or call to receive a catalog in the mail.