Brighton company, The Learning People, have been awarded the ‘Rookie Partner of the Year’ award at SkillSoft’s Perspectives conference in Istanbul.

As an authorised SkillSoft distributor, The Learning People specialise in providing online training in Project Management and IT. The Rookie Partner of the Year award is a culmination of eighteen months of hard work and extraordinary growth.

Set up by Directors Chris Hayward and Patrick Aylmer, The Learning People have grown into a team of 13 and moved to new offices in Hove. With clients in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, 2012 will also be a year of expansion that includes a new and improved website, further growth in the number of staff and plans to increase the number of courses offered.

The Learning People pride themselves in the level of service they provide to customers and delivering a high quality product that is the leader in its market.

Patrick Aylmer, said “To be given the award is an amazing achievement for us and it is a reflection in the good work the whole team has put in along with an expression of the quality of product provided. We strive to do the best we can for students so they can get the best out of the process. Training is so important in todays employment market and we want to be there to help people get the right course for their career.”

Agata Nowakowska, SkillSoft Channel Director EMEA, also commented, “We are very proud of what The Learning People have achieved and this award reflects the efforts and success of their business. SkillSoft assess these awards on a number of factors including customer satisfaction, execution in the market and overall performance, all of which The Learning People excel at.”

The Learning People work with leading partners in the training industry, including Jobsite, Total Jobs and Telegraph courses (Why a Project Management course worked for me).