RESTON, VA (April 27, 2006) Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM: LTRE) today announced the addition of a new course to its Management Institute Leadership Skills curriculum. The 5-day course, entitled Essential MBA Skills, reinforces fundamental MBA concepts through a series of workshops led by an expert instructor.

The skills covered in the course include how to:

• Integrate business management theory with realistic practices
• Apply finance and managerial accounting techniques to support decision making
• Identify the elements of a comprehensive marketing plan
• Leverage organizational structures, operations and systems to achieve business objectives
• Develop a business strategy that creates a long-term competitive advantage

"This course offers professionals the opportunity to gain critical skills that will improve their knowledge of essential business practices, strengthen their decision-making abilities and enhance their value to their respective organizations," said Jennifer Urick, Vice President of Product Development for Learning Tree International.

Essential MBA Skills is valuable to team leaders, entry-level managers, supervisors and those interested in transitioning into upper-level management roles.

Essential MBA Skills augments existing Learning Tree Management Institute courses, including Finance for Non-Financial Managers; Power Excel: Hands-On Reporting and Decision Making; Management Skills; Hands-On Business Report Writing: The Art of Persuasion and Effective Leadership Skills.

The Learning Tree Management Institute intends to begin presenting Essential MBA Skills at its London Education Center in April 2006 and in North America in May 2006.

The initial course schedule includes:

• London, England – April 24-28, 2006
• Washington, DC (Rockville, MD) – May 8-12, 2006
• Washington, DC (Reston, VA) – June 19-23, 2006
• Philadelphia, PA – July 17-21, 2006
• Ottawa, ON – July 24-28, 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.