Wintry Conditions Bring Large Number of Secondary School Students Online in UK & Ireland
ALISON a world-leading free online learning service for basic and essential workplace skills is reporting a significant increase in the number of secondary school learners registering on its website. Availing of the opportunity created by the inclement weather, learners are logging on at www.alison.com and acquiring new or additional skills through the free online courses on the site.
As the sub-zero temperatures continue to cause misery and
disruption across Ireland and the United Kingdom, increasing
numbers of students, teachers and workers are going online and
choosing ALISON to
provide the materials for their learning and up-skilling
programmes. Anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can
log-on at www.alison.com and access a range of free
online courses to learn at their own pace and in their own homes
undeterred by the weather conditions. Significant interest is being
registered for computer training courses such as the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum and Touch typing with Health & Safety and Financial courses also attracting large numbers
of new learners.
ALISON is excited
by the surging interest in online learning and is currently
preparing to announce an exciting initiative to create a
highly-scalable IT Literacy programme for local communities across
Ireland and the UK. The programme aims to increase IT literacy
skills and allow graduates to access the services and opportunities
that are increasingly being transferred online through the skills
they have acquired on the course. Discussions are ongoing with the
relevant local bodies and more details will be announced when these
discussions are complete.