South Carolina Partners With LearningExpress to Provide Online Career and Academic...

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Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:50am EDT

South Carolina Partners With LearningExpress to Provide Online Career and
Academic Preparation Resources to State Residents
Agreement Marks 15th Statewide Contract for LearningExpress



NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- LearningExpress, LLC, the leading provider
of job and career advancement, test-preparation, and skill-building programs,
announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership with the
South Carolina State Library to implement the LearningExpress Library(TM)
online learning platform on a statewide basis. South Carolina residents,
including the growing number of patrons seeking career guidance due to the
current economic climate, now have free and unlimited access to over 800
career-oriented and academic resources and over 150 e-books through any of the
public, academic, and school libraries within the state. 

"One of the South Carolina State Library's highest priorities is helping South
Carolinians go back to work. The State Library is pleased to be providing
access to LearningExpress Library and other online library resources to all of
its citizens. All of South Carolina's libraries are supporting workforce
development. Public libraries, now seeing double digit increases in
circulation, door count, and computer usage, are particularly on the frontline
of this effort," says Amy Duernberger, Electronic Resources Management
Librarian for the South Carolina State Library.

The LearningExpress Library(TM) online learning platform, geared toward both
adults and students, provides the most up-to-date skill-building and
test-preparation resources available. With LearningExpress Library, patrons
can prepare for a wide array of career certification and licensing exams in
high-growth fields such as education, allied healthcare, civil service, and
the military, as well as academic tests such as the GED, SAT, ACT, and GMAT.
For job seekers, LearningExpress Library features a robust job search and
career skills help center, which guides patrons through the steps of the job
search process, from creating a great resume and honing interviewing
techniques to improving business communications skills. The platform includes
hundreds of interactive skill-building courses in reading, writing, and math
for all ages. The innovative platform also includes interactive, self-paced
study, instant scoring, and diagnostic feedback, and can be accessed from any
computer that has an Internet connection.

"We are pleased to partner with the South Carolina State Library in offering
our easy-to-use, proven learning platform on a statewide basis. We look
forward to helping its patrons get back to work, enhance their careers, and
obtain the 21st century skills so needed today to succeed in life," says Barry
Lippman, president and CEO of LearningExpress, LLC.

ABOUT LEARNINGEXPRESS, LLC
LearningExpress, LLC, founded in 1995, is a leading provider of print and
online educational and professional assessment, test-preparation, and
skill-building resources. LearningExpress' online platforms have a sweeping
reach, accessible by a population of more than 130 million people through over
4,000 libraries and 5,000 schools, preparing every level of learner--from K-12
to college to adult--for continual success. Visit LearningExpress, LLC online
at www.learningexpressllc.com.


SOURCE  LearningExpress, LLC

Chris Atkins, Director of Marketing of LearningExpress, LLC, +1-800-295-9556,
ext. 6438, catkins@learningexpressllc.com
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