RESTON, VA (August 17, 2006) Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM: LTRE) announced today the addition of a new course, Strategic Planning, to its Learning Tree Management Institute Strategic Business Skills curriculum. During the 3-day course, an expert instructor will lead attendees through intensive workshops intended to provide the opportunity to apply strategic planning tools and techniques.

Participants will also be taught how to:

• Formulate and execute strategic plans to help advance and grow an organization
• Detect the opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses that drive a strategic plan
• Identify strategies to better position an organization for long-term competitive advantage
• Execute and deliver results through people and process
• Establish monitoring and controlling mechanisms for positive results

Jennifer Urick, Vice President of Product Development for Learning Tree International, said, "Professionals attending this course will gain exposure to the types of skills and knowledge that can help them implement strategic planning initiatives based on proven analytical techniques and models."

Strategic Planning is valuable for all managers, senior executives, business analysts and anyone involved in planning or implementing strategic initiatives at an organizational or business unit level.

Strategic Planning augments existing Learning Tree Management Institute courses, including Essential MBA Skills, Finance for Non-Financial Managers, Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving, Managing Change: People and Process and Statistics: Interpreting Data to Make Decisions.

The Learning Tree Management Institute intends to begin presenting Strategic Planning in North America in August 2006 and at its London Education Center in September 2006.

The initial course schedule includes:

• Washington, DC (Rockville, MD) — August 23-25, 2006
• London, England — September 13-15, 2006
• New York, NY — November 1-3, 2006
• Ottawa, ON — November 1-3, 2006
• Washington, DC (Rockville, MD) — December 13-15, 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.