RESTON, Va., Aug 20, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NGM: LTRE: 11.08, -0.09, -0.81%) has announced the introduction of a new urse entitled Implementing XBRL in Your anization: A Hands-On Introduction. Over three days, an expert instructor will lead attendees through practical exercises designed to provide hands-on experience using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).

Learning Tree will begin presenting Implementing XBRL in Your anization: A Hands-On Introduction at its cation Centers in the U.S. beginning October 2009. The current schle includes:

-- New York, NY - October 7-9, 2009

-- Washington, DC (Rockville, MD) - November 11-13, 2009

-- Chicago, IL (Schaumburg) - November 18-20, 2009

-- Washington, DC (Reston, VA) - December 16-18, 2009

For further information and the latest urse dates and locations, call 1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733) or visit http://www.learningtree.m

Attendees will also learn how to:

-- Leverage XBRL technology for enhanced business and financial reporting

-- Tag financial statement line items with XBRL elements

-- Identify facts to be reported with a taxonomy ncept file

-- Create business report instance documents

-- Render XBRL documents as Excel or other formats

-- Design new and custom taxonomies by extending an existing taxonomy

Jennifer Urick, Vice President of Product Development for Learning Tree International, said, "Professionals tasked with providing business and financial reports will have the opportunity during this urse to gain the skills they need to implement XBRL effectively for the benefit of their anizations."

Implementing XBRL in Your anization: A Hands-On Introduction is valuable for anyone wanting to gain more knowledge about XBRL, including IT professionals, acunting personnel, financial analysts and business analysts.

Implementing XBRL in Your anization: A Hands-On Introduction augments existing Learning Tree urses, including:

-- XML: A prehensive Hands-On Introduction

-- Securing Web Applications: Services and Servers

-- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): A prehensive Hands-On Introduction

-- Java Programming: A prehensive Hands-On Introduction