Home improvement franchisor announces new e-learning initiative

Fort Lauderdale, FL June 4, 2008 – Rock Solid Granite USA,  dba as Granite Transformations, one of the fastest-growing franchisors in the home improvement marketplace, announced today that it has selected CertiLearn as its online training provider.  Granite Transformations’ more than 150 franchisees operate in all 50 states, Australia, Canada, Europe and New Zealand, providing consumers, designers, contactors and others an innovative, natural-stone alternative to traditional counters, floors and more.

“The flexibility and comprehensive features of the CertiLearn platform give us great choices for effectively presenting training materials, and their technology enables us to thoroughly manage our own content and downloadable resources,” said Yvonne Rorhbacher, Granite Transformations’ Director of Franchise Training.  “Better still, the staff at CertiLearn really knows what they’re doing, and that expertise goes a long way when it comes to helping create a genuinely custom e-learning environment.”

In fact, it was CertiLearn’s customizable features that were the deciding factor in Granite Transformations’ selection process. Granite Transformations is currently experiencing an explosive level of growth, and they felt it important to select a partner that was prepared to grow with them and accommodate their training needs at all levels.

In particular, Granite Transformations was searching for a platform that would allow them to manage and create their own content, deliver it directly to their network of franchisees and track results.  After extensive research, they recognized that CertiLearn’s broad experience building similar systems for other franchised organizations positioned the e-learning provider to successfully address their specific requirements.

Granite Transformations plans a June 2008 launch of their new training site.  The web presence will include downloadable resources, online testing for new franchisee employees, new courses developed from existing training videos and a selection of ready-to-use courses chosen from Certilearn’s extensive catalog.

About Certilearn
CertiLearn provides complete e-Learning services to associations, corporations, franchises, unions and other small-to-medium sized organizations. Through its EON! division it also partners directly with leading continuing education providers to design, build and manage customized systems for their customers.  Certilearn’s and EON!’s combined course catalog includes hundreds of courses that cover a wide variety of subjects including management, industrial and professional skills, IT & technology, regulatory compliance and persona ldevelopment .  For more information about CertiLearn, visit www.CertiLearn.com or call 877-CL4-LEARN.

About Granite Transformations
With offices and showrooms around the world, Granite Transformations offers new and exciting alternatives to traditional countertops, backsplashes, floors and more. Our unique product lines of beautiful Trend Stone, Trend Glass and Trend Mosaics are manufactured from the finest natural materials from the best quarries throughout the world. With new products and ideas being introduced throughout the year, Granite Transformations is used by homeowners, commercial and domestic interior designers, architects, builders and developers worldwide. More information is available online at www.GraniteTransformations.com.