Company type | Private (since 2021) Public (prior to 2021) |
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Industry | E-learning |
Founder | Emad Rizkalla |
Headquarters | 18 Prescott Street St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 3S4 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 130[1] |
Subsidiaries | Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc. Bluedrop ISM |
Website | www |
Bluedrop ISM (formerly Bluedrop Performance Learning) is an e-learning company based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The company, founded in 1992 by President and CEO Emad Rizkalla, provides custom courseware and learning solutions[buzzword] for defence and aerospace, healthcare, small businesses and governments. Bluedrop Performance Learning has offices in Halifax, Fredericton, Ottawa, and Vancouver.[2] The company currently employs more than 100 people and has developed e-learning courseware and learning tools for clients such as Dell Inc., Sony, Prentice Hall Inc., Pfizer, ExxonMobil and McGraw-Hill.[3]
Bluedrop has two business units; The Defence and Aerospace (DA) Unit and the CoursePark Learning Services (CLS) Unit. Its DA unit produces mission training solutions[clarification needed] for international military and commercial aviation clientele. Work in this unit has seen Bluedrop listed in Canada's 2011 Top 50 Defence Companies.[4] Bluedrop's CLS is the developer of an online e-learning platform.[5]
On January 26, 2012, the company completed a reverse takeover transaction with Serebra Learning Corporation.[6] Completion of this transaction makes Bluedrop Canada's largest full service eLearning company.[7]
The company was purchased by Rizbollo Holdings Limited and Name 3 Capital Inc. in April 2021 with its stock being delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.[8]
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