THE EDCOMM GROUP PROVIDES FREE TELLER TRAINING FOR LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTION WITH PIONEERS INTERNATIONAL

(NEW YORK, NY) – August 9, 2006

The Edcomm Group announced today a special program offering their award-winning Teller eLearning training program — Achieving Teller Excellence — free-of-charge to Pioneers International, Inc. Edcomm also donated computer equipment to the organization to help facilitate the training.

Dr. Linda Eagle, President of The Edcomm Group, said, “We are pleased to contribute to Pioneers International’s efforts by providing our teller training course at no cost. We will participate with the local banking community to fortify the bright and ambitious trainees with a skill set that guarantees employment in today’s market.”

Pioneers International, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide technical training, entrepreneurial techniques and life-skills instructions to persons who were formerly receiving public assistance, to workers who are currently unemployed from private industry, to children of workers to prepare them for technology in the future, to individuals who desire to start new business ventures and provide comprehensive skills training for underemployed or displaced workers.

Eagle said, “This is a ‘win-win-win.’ Pioneers benefits by giving their students training with real world applicability. The banks win by hiring well-trained individuals who have been certified by Banker’s Academy. Edcomm wins by contributing to an organization that makes a difference in our community.”

Achieving Teller Excellence is a comprehensive eLearning training program that teaches the knowledge, skills and attitude that make tellers successful. The program teaches participants the tools necessary for careers in banking and provides them with both the skill and professionalism to excel.

The Edcomm Group has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of classroom instruction, print publication, video production, online documentation, interactive web systems and multimedia programs. In addition to the development of customized programs, The Edcomm Group offers many industry specific off-the-shelf products that have proven themselves effective in organizations around the world.

For more information about programs like this, or to find out how The Edcomm Group can customize any training program, log onto www.bankersacademy.com.

Pioneers International, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation formed in March 1997 by executives from two of the leading training-to-work programs in the Delaware Valley. Pioneers' Mission is to prepare the unemployed to upgrade the skills of displaced workers and prepare future entrepreneurs for business careers.

The Edcomm Group is an 19-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share — providing bottom-line results.

The Edcomm Group (www.edcomm.com) (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

For more information, please contact:

Linda Eagle
President, The Edcomm Group
1-888-4EDCOMM
linda.eagle@edcomm.com