About Fronter

Fronter provides easy-to-use tools for learning and collaboration online

The Company - Fast Facts
  • Founded in Norway in 1998
  • Over 1 million active users
  • Represented on 5 continents
  • Available in 24 languages
  • 5 time winner of European Seal of E-Excellence
  • Becta certified Learning Platform Services Supplier
  • A Pearson Company since 2009
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Founded in Norway in 1998, Fronter was acquired by Pearson in 2009, joining the world’s leading education company. Setting the standard for online learning solutions, Fronter provides a flexible learning solution for the next generation of global education.

Winning many prestigious awards, Fronter has been acknowledged as a leader in its market, and one of only 10 Learning Platform Service Suppliers to be certified by the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) in the UK. Experiencing rapid growth and expansion, the Fronter Platform is used by millions of teachers and learners in schools, colleges, universities, and professional organisations around the world.

Fronter takes part in all major European e-learning conferences, presenting the Fronter Platform to the greater educational community. Fronter is proud to be 100% focused on education, and is continuously evolving as a result of collaboration with its users and the dynamic educational market. Please see our Events page to find out where you can visit Fronter next.

Information on Pearson's Aquisition of Fronter

Awards and Accreditation

Fronter has received several internationally recognised awards, emphasising its credibility and long term sustainability.

ISO/IEC 27001: 2005 certification
  • Fronter has gained formal certification to ISO/IEC 27001, the international information security management standard.
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2005 provides the means to implement effective information security management in compliance with organizational objectives and business requirements. The standard is a risk-based specification designed to take care of the information security aspects of corporate governance, protection of information assets, legal and contractual obligations as well as the wide range of threats to an organization’s information and communications technology (ICT) systems and business processes (Source: ISO Management Systems, www.iso.org/ims)

  • Fronter is the first Pan-European Managed Learning Environment provider to achieve ISO 27001 certification (source: Logica)


  • The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) certifies Fronter as one of only 10 certified Learning Platform Services Providers in the UK.


  • European Seal of E-Excellence in Gold (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009), in silver (2008).


  • Dun and Bradstreet Gaselle – Bedrift (2007)

  • Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA (2006, 2008)

  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Norway (2005, 2006, 2008)
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