Gatlin Education Services awarded exclusive e-learning contract for China

BEIJING – Gatlin Education Services of Fort Worth, Texas, the largest U.S. provider of web-based career training courses, announced today that it has been awarded an exclusive contract by Chinese National Publications Import Export Corporation (CNPIEC), a Chinese government corporation, to aggregate all the major online course providers to supply the Chinese educational system with the world’s premier online learning products, beginning Summer 2005.

The CNPIEC is making the programs available to its partners in higher education, the government, and to foreign corporations that have a presence in Chinese markets. Due to the Chinese government’s stated initiative to become fluent in English before the 2008 Olympics, courses will be offered in English and some will be offered in both Chinese and English.

GES was awarded the exclusive contract by CNPIEC’s Director, Lu Moli, who says it was important that the Chinese government have one trusted vendor to provide all types of e-learning products to the people of China.

“We are very pleased with the variety of courses and career training that we are being provided by GES and their partners,” said Director Lu Moli. “They are continually adding courses and certificate programs to our portal, and we expect that eventually we will be able to offer our constituents training in virtually every field.”

Stephen Gatlin, GES founder and CEO, says that his company and CNPIEC have been working on the details of the contract over the last 12 months and finalized the deal this spring. The move is part of GES worldwide expansion plans, says Gatlin.

“We are honored to have been given this contract,” said Gatlin. “This creates a unique opportunity for us and for vendors that partner with us to showcase the finest online educational products from around the world to the people of China. Quality video game design training is one good example of the skill training that is in high demand in the Chinese market. Gatlin is the leader in developing online courses for the US, EU and now Asian educational markets.”

Providing education on the web since 1994, Gatlin Education Services (GES) is the largest provider of asynchronous web-based, instructor-supported training to colleges and universities. GES open-enrollment programs are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations as well as maintain those professional standards.

For more information on offering online learning products to China through the exclusive GES portal, contact Stephen Gatlin at 817-870-2870. Direct media inquiries to Sandy Bell at (972) 934-2850 ext. 106 or sandybell@sbellinc.com.