Virtual College at the Learning Technologies 2010 27th - 28th January 2010 Olympia 2 London
Rod Knox, Chief Executive of Virtual College will be hosting a seminar on the 28th of January 11.15 – 11.45 entitled ‘Over 150,000 new vocational e-learners in 12 months – how did we do it?’ Alternatively if you would like to find out how the Virtual College can help you benefit from e-learning come visit us at stand 196 where Virtual College staff will be on hand to answer your questions.
A quarter of a million users cannot be wrong! Virtual College celebrates 250,000th user of its learning management system.
When Firefighter Sam Wood of the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service logged on to E►nable, the learning management solution from Ilkley’s Virtual College, she triggered an alert as the 250,000th registered learner on the system.
Sam had recently transferred from South Yorkshire Fire Service and has been working through a number of firefighter modules to bring her up to speed with West Yorkshire's policies and procedures. The modules and online assessments provided her with an ideal opportunity for flexible learning that is easy to access and fits in well with both shift and work patterns.
"I wasn't sure how I would take to computer learning because I have dyslexia," said Sam. "The learning itself wasn't a problem, on occasions the subject matter was quite dry, but the material is presented in an engaging and interesting way, so I found it easy to understand and remember."
"My main concern was if I would struggle to finish the assessment questions because of the time limits, but so far I haven't had any problems"
E►nable is now used widely by large and small organisations across all sectors who want to provide their staff with e-learning material for induction, mandatory and refresher training.
It is also of huge value to training and human resources staff who want to record and track learner records for both online and offline training, manage training needs analysis, appraisals and e-portfolios.
Jenny Toase, IT Training & Development Manager for the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, commented: "We now have over 2,300 online learners with access to E►nable which has been branded and customised for our specific needs. Having our own corporate identity is important and gives learners a sense of ownership and confidence when using the learning resources.
"Whether working from the Fire Service Headquarters, one of 48 stations or from home, they need a reliable system that is simple to navigate and provides access to their training records anytime and anywhere."
If you would like to know how your organisation can benefit from working with Virtual College, then please visit us at stand number 196 Learning Technologies 2010 where Virtual College staff will be on hand to talk you through E►nable our complete Learning Management System.
Rod Knox, Chief Executive of Virtual College will be hosting a seminar on the 28th of January 11.15 – 11.45 entitled ‘Over 150,000 new vocational e-learners in 12 months – how did we do it?’
Alternatively, if you would like to pre-arrange a meeting with our team, then please contact Lesley Ord at Lesley.ord@virtual-college.co.uk
For further information about Learning Technologies 2010, please visit www.learningtechnologies.co.uk