EdgePoint Learning and Compassion International Partner to Protect Sensitive Information
December 16, 2009
EdgePoint Learning Builds Custom elearning Courseware to Ensure Sensitive Information is Protected
Phoenix, AZ – EdgePoint Learning and Compassion International, a leading Christian child development ministry, have partnered to create interactive e-learning training modules that ensure sensitive information remains secure.
Compassion International focuses on spiritual, physical, economic and social needs of children throughout the world. Through a variety of programs including child sponsorship, AIDS Initiative, Malaria Intervention, as well as partnerships with leading music artists such as Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Rebecca St. James Compassion is able to reach out and positively impact the lives of more than 1 million children in 24 countries.
Ensuring the safe handling of information within an organization of this size is imperative. Making sure that employees comply with not only Compassion’s internal policies and procedures but also with U.S. Federal laws and regulation practices prompted Compassion to look for a partner that could assist in delivering this much needed training. EdgePoint Learning is delivering an interactive e-learning course focusing on Information Security. Initially the course will be released in the United States as a beta test with a global rollout to follow later.
“Compassion is serious about stewardship,” says Mike Byrd, Global Staff Development Director. “We are entrusted by our clients, sponsors and donors to handle extremely sensitive information. Therefore, our ability to provide a secure environment with which to conduct transactions is vitally important to the way we do business.
The course simply called Information Security is one of many courses that Compassion is developing as part of their extensive internal training and development program. Compassion uses an advanced Performance Management Process approach to addressing the needs of their organization. Leveraging best of class tools including the LMS they selected, Compassion is able to make high profile training such as the “Information Security” course required and report on the overall success of the course.
“Working with Compassion International is an honor,” says Krista Kalish, Senior Custom Services Manager of EdgePoint Learning. “Their passion for their work—on all levels—is inspiring and I am pleased we are able to assist and contribute to the success of an organization that makes such a difference in so many people’s lives.”
Information Security is the first of many courses that Compassion International is working with EdgePoint Learning on.
About EdgePoint Learning
Founded in 2001, EdgePoint Learning helps organizations develop world-class custom self-paced elearning and instructor-led programs by embracing a passion for service, maintaining the highest expertise in our industry, and ensuring success through our comprehensive development process.
More information about EdgePoint Learning can be found on the company’s website at http://www.edgepointlearning.com.
About Compassion International
Compassion International is one of the world’s largest Christian child development organizations. It works with more than 65 denominations and 4,500 indigenous church partners in Africa, Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Since 1952, Compassion has touched the lives of more than 1.8 million children and has been recognized for its financial integrity with top ratings and recommendations by several of the nation’s leading not-for-profit “watchdog” organizations.
