EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
CeriFi | April 11, 2022
CeriFi, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, today announced the acquisition of MarkMeldrum.com ("MarkMeldrum.com" or the "Company"), a leading provider of exam preparation and review materials for levels I, II and III of the Chartered Financial Analyst® ("CFA®") exam. MarkMeldrum.com prepares CFA® candidates globally with a robust set of exam preparation materials, including lecture videos, question banks, practice guides and mock exams. MarkMeldrum.com represents the eleventh acquisition for CeriFi, a leading provider of premium financial education, training and certification solutions to the financial services industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"MarkMeldrum.com is undeniably a leader in financial education solutions, providing the best CFA® exam prep, and we are thrilled to welcome another top solution to our CeriFi family, Mark and his team are the respected authority worldwide in this space, and we look forward to helping even more financial professionals achieve their career goals."
-Matthew Given, CEO of CeriFi.
The strategic combination further enhances the value CeriFi can provide to its financial institution customers through a broader and deeper product portfolio. Today, CeriFi's product portfolio includes education, training and certification in accounting, financial crime, financial planning, financial risk management, insurance, securities licensing, tax and financial curriculum and courseware.
Dr. Mark Meldrum, Ph.D., founder of MarkMeldrum.com, said, "CeriFi shares my deep commitment to quality, including delivering the best learning outcomes in the industry. I could not be more excited for MarkMeldrum.com's future as part of CeriFi, which continues to change the game in financial services training through investment and innovation."
"The acquisition of MarkMeldrum.com is an exciting next part of CeriFi's long-term strategic plan. CeriFi is uniquely positioned in the market as the only player exclusively focused on holistically addressing the needs of institutions, students and professionals across the financial services industry. We will continue to leverage our unique and highly actionable set of opportunities to continue to drive growth both organically and through add-on investments,"
- Eric Geveda, Managing Director at Leeds Equity Partners.
About CeriFi:
CeriFi is a diversified education, training and certification provider serving professionals across the financial services market. To date, CeriFi has acquired eleven highly complementary companies, including Dalton Education, Money Education, Keir Financial Education, Pass Perfect, the CFP assets of LoneStar Financial Education, the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists, Bionic Turtle, CPMI, Fast Forward Academy, Spidell Publishing and MarkMeldrum.com.
About MarkMeldrum.com:
MarkMeldrum.com has helped candidates prepare to take and pass levels I, II and III of the Chartered Financial Analyst® exam since its founding in 2017. The company provides students and professionals around the globe the resources they need to ensure strong outcomes on the exam and success in the financial services industry. Meldrum delivers a range of premier exam preparation materials, including eLearning courses with lecture videos, question banks, study planners and mock exams.
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European Schoolnet | July 02, 2020
On 6 April, IMPACT EdTech, the European incubator-accelerator that helps EdTech start-ups turn their ideas into market-ready products, has launched its first open call to select some of the most promising EdTech start-ups/SMEs to be supported with up to €195,300 equity-free funding and incubation-acceleration services adapted to their needs. Until 30 June 2020 at 13:00 CEST, EdTech disruptors providing solutions to educational challenges either targeting formal (school-based) compulsory education, or solutions for further formal and informal education can submit their applications through the project website.
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CORPORATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Altium | January 13, 2022
Altium LLC announced today that Upverter Education has become an official Google for Education Partner and the first and only browser-based printed circuit board (PCB) design curriculum available on the Google Chromebook App Hub. Google for Education Partners are a select group of organizations recognized for their delivery of high-quality professional development to educators. Upverter Education is now among this select group of partners that provide progressive tools and technologies to more than 100 million students, teachers, and administrators worldwide.
Upverter Education, an Altium electronics design education initiative used worldwide in over 50 countries, guides students through the design, prototyping, and manufacturing of printed circuit boards.
“We're excited that Upverter Education can now be accessed through the Google Chromebook App Hub, making Altium’s free electronics design curriculum and professional tools more accessible to the next generation of electronics designers worldwide. As an official Google for Education Partner, we’ve included tools such as Google Single Sign On, Classroom Share, and Classroom Rostering that makes it that much easier for educators to teach electronics design.”
Rea Callender, Vice President of Altium Education
The award-winning educational program is designed by educators for both individual students and for high school and college STEM educators who are teaching electronics engineering. The modular approach of the program gives educators the flexibility to select units that enhance existing coursework, or to follow the entire six-week course.
Upverter Education covers everything from PCB design to robotics, enabling students to develop hardware engineering skills and design PCB layouts. The curriculum concludes with the delivery of students' hardware designs.
About Altium
Altium, LLC is a global software company headquartered in San Diego, California, who are accelerating the pace of innovation through electronics. For over 30 years, Altium has been delivering software that maximizes the productivity of PCB designers and electrical engineers. From individual inventors to multinational corporations, more PCB designers and engineers choose Altium software to design and realize electronics-based products.
About Upverter Education
Upverter Education, launched by Altium in September 2020, addresses an essential societal need by empowering STEM educators teaching engineering, electronics design, and robotics with free key tools and classroom resources. The program has been honored with multiple awards in 2021, including the EdTech Breakthrough Award for Best Engineering Learning Solution and the Gold STEVIE® American Business Award in the Virtual Learning Solution category, further validating Altium’s innovative approach to supporting STEM education.
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Elevate Education | April 30, 2016
From the temptation of social media, to the constant contact provided by smart phones, it can be almost impossible to concentrate. So we've compiled a list of some of our favourite apps to make study life that much easier. This thing is amazing. It’s an app that lets you block any site on all browsers for any period you like. You can adjust the settings to match your needs and goals. I keep it simple and just block Facebook for periods of 3 hours when I really need to get through study. This one is really similar to Self-Control, and has lots of added functionality and premium versions for those who will do anything to ‘not study’. Edrolo will actually test you on the subjects you’re learning, help you identify weaknesses, and train you to fix them. It’s like a personal tutor in your pocket.
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