[December 15, 2005]

Learning Tree Management Institute Adds New Course - Managing with Metrics: Statistical Decision Making

RESTON, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 15, 2005 -- Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM:LTRE) today announced the addition of a new course to the Learning Tree Management Institute's Key Business Skills curriculum. Professionals enrolling in the class, entitled Managing with Metrics: Statistical Decision Making, will have the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge required to support their organizations' business decisions using well-established quantitative methods.

Over 3 days, attendees will be led by an expert instructor through exercises for the purpose of learning how to...

-- Apply and interpret data to support effective decision making

-- Present results graphically and numerically to support negotiations

-- Minimize risk while assessing uncertainty and probability

-- Estimate outcomes and draw conclusions based on tested hypotheses

-- Forecast results based on trends, patterns and sequences

Jennifer Urick, Vice President of Product Development for Learning Tree International, said, "This course is designed to train attendees in the statistical tools that will enable them to format and present information for their employers with clarity and precision."

Managing with Metrics: Statistical Decision Making is valuable to anyone who manages processes, people or any other quantitative resource. The course is also of value to professionals needing to make decisions based on statistical findings or estimations in uncertain situations.

Managing with Metrics: Statistical Decision Making augments existing Learning Tree Management Institute courses in the Key Business Skills curriculum, including Negotiation Skills, Hands-On Business and Report Writing: The Art of Persuasion, Developing Dynamic Presentation Skills, Technical Writing: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, Power Excel: Hands-On Reporting and Decision Making, Project Risk Management: Hands-On, Management Skills and Project Quality Management.

Learning Tree intends to begin presenting Managing with Metrics: Statistical Decision Making at its North American Education Centers in February, 2006 and at its London Education Center in March, 2006. The initial course schedule includes...

-- Washington, DC (Crystal City, VA) - February 1-3, 2006

-- Parsippany, NJ - February 8-10, 2006

-- Philadelphia, PA - February 22-24, 2006

-- London, England - March 1-3, 2006

-- Washington, DC (Reston, VA) - March 8-10, 2006

This schedule is subject to change. For further information and the latest course dates and locations, call 1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733) or visit www.learningtree.com

About Learning Tree International

Learning Tree International is a leading worldwide provider of vendor-independent education and training to IT professionals and managers in business and government organizations. The Company develops, markets and delivers a broad, proprietary library of instructor-led courses focused on Web development, operating systems, programming languages, databases, computer networks, computer and network security, object-oriented technology, applied management, project management and key business skills. The Company also tests and certifies IT and business professionals, and Learning Tree Courses are recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education. In addition, Learning Tree is on the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy National Registry of CPE sponsors and is a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute (PMI). For more information about Learning Tree products and services, call 1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733), or visit our Web site at www.learningtree.com

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