Learning Tree Adds Two New Course Titles to Its Microsoft SharePoint Curriculum

Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM: LTRE) today added two new titles to its Microsoft® SharePoint® curriculum: SharePoint Governance: Best Practices for Managing SharePoint Environments and Branding and Customizing Sites with SharePoint Designer: Hands-On. Running two days and three days respectively, both courses feature expert instructors who lead attendees through extensive exercises and activities designed to provide practical, hands-on experience.

Learning Tree will begin presenting SharePoint Governance: Best Practices for Managing SharePoint Environments in the U.S. in March 2009, in Canada in May 2009 and in London, England in July 2009. Branding and Customizing Sites with SharePoint Designer: Hands-On will begin being presented in the U.S. in May 2009, in London, England in July 2009 and in Canada in August 2009.

For further information and the latest course dates and locations, call 1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733) or visit http://www.learningtree.com

During SharePoint Governance: Best Practices for Managing SharePoint Environments, course participants will learn to do the following:
Develop a consistent management approach for their SharePoint environment
Establish a governance body and plan for their organization
Employ a model to determine governance life cycles and management processes
Align tasks and procedures with governance policies to maintain continuity
Create effective communication and training plans for adoption across the enterprise

During Branding and Customizing Sites with SharePoint Designer: Hands-On, course participants will learn to do the following:
Design and maintain the look and feel of their site with SharePoint Designer
Integrate ASP.NET and SharePoint design and layout controls
Apply Cascading Style Sheets within SharePoint structure
Customize SharePoint sites to improve accessibility compliance
Implement Cascading Style Sheets, Themes and Master Pages for overall consistency

“The addition of these two courses exemplifies Learning Tree’s commitment to provide training to professionals who wish to enhance their SharePoint skills in support of their organizations,” said Jennifer Urick, Vice President of Product Development for Learning Tree International.

SharePoint Governance: Best Practices for Managing SharePoint Environments is valuable for those involved in the implementation, management, maintenance support and use of SharePoint technologies, including project managers and business analysts. Branding and Customizing Sites with SharePoint Designer: Hands-On is valuable for those working in a SharePoint environment who need to provide customization to their SharePoint sites to meet corporate identity standards, including color schemes, layout and overall graphic look and feel.

SharePoint Governance: Best Practices for Managing SharePoint Environments augments existing Learning Tree courses, including:
SharePoint Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction
SharePoint for Project Management
Building Data-Driven SharePoint Applications with SharePoint Designer: Hands-On
Administering Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007: Hands-On

Branding and Customizing Sites with SharePoint Designer: Hands-On augments existing Learning Tree courses, including:
Deploying Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007: Hands-On
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for Web Page Development: Hands-On
Developing ASP.NET Web Applications: Hands-On
Programming SharePoint Applications with .NET: Hands-On

About Learning Tree International

Learning Tree International is a leading global provider of truly effective training to management, business and information technology professionals. Since 1974, over 65,000 public and private organizations have trusted Learning Tree to enhance the professional skills of more than 1.9 million employees. The Company develops, markets and delivers a broad, proprietary library of over 240 instructor-led courses focused on project management, leadership and key business skills, Web development, operating systems, programming languages, databases, computer networks, IT/IS security and object-oriented technology. The Company also tests and certifies IT and business professionals, and Learning Tree courses are recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education and several leading Universities. In addition, Learning Tree is accredited by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy National Registry of CPE sponsors, and is a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Courses are presented at Learning Tree Education Centers throughout the world and delivered globally, on site at client facilities. For more information about Learning Tree products and services, call 1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733), or visit our Web site at http://www.learningtree.com

Contacts

Learning Tree International
Jackie Davey, 703-925-5585
jackie_davey {at} learningtree(.)com