ABOUT VIRTUAL TRAINING PARTNERS

Virtual Training Partners was established to meet a specific need of its parent company, Shapiro Negotiations Institute (SNI).  In years past, much of the training industry translated its programs into online formats such as Webinars or video-based asynchronous training modules.  SNI never followed this lead because it felt that it was not able to maintain the interactivity required to effectively deliver its Negotiation, Influencing, Sales Optimization, and Conflict Resolution training.  In 2008, SNI President Mark Jankowski discovered Second Life, the most widely used Virtual Platform, and he immediately saw its potential to combine the cost and travel savings elements of online training with the interactive benefits of face-to-face learning.

Mark Jankowski is President of Virtual Training Partners and is considered one of the leading experts in the application of virtual technology for training and development of employees around the globe.

Mark's accomplishments include:

• Finalist at Federal Virtual World Competition
• Author of the "Virtual Expert" column for Training Magazine
• Featured in articles in Velocity Magazine, Hypergrid Business, and Second Life's @work

Mark has also been a featured speaker at the following conferences and meetings:

• Strategic Applied Learning Technology Conference
• American Society for Training and Development Technology SIG
• Strategic Account Management Association
• Virtual World Best Practices in Education
• Rockcliffe University
• GameTech Conference
• International Society for Technology in Education
• Executive Learning Exchange
• Federal Virtual Worlds Consortium Conference

Since 2008, Virtual Training Partners has developed over 50 hours of training content that is specifically designed for delivery in 3D Virtual Worlds.  Attendees in our programs come from companies including Linden Labs (owners of Second Life),  Duke Corporate Education, IBM, Michelin, American Honda, IGAF Worldwide, SkillSoft, Northern Trust, GrantThornton  Hallmark, Harley Davidson, NOAA, Walgreens, Abbott, Financial Executive Institute, Nationwide, International Society for Technology in Education, American Society for Training and Development, Creighton University, InformationWeek, The Nature Conservancy, Texas A&M, Colorado State University, and University of Delaware.