News from Virtual College

• 17 Nov 2013

  • Virtual College partners with the Charity Learning Consortium

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-11-17

    The partnership with the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) provides CLC members with easy access to a comprehensive list of online learning courses.

• 14 Nov 2013

  • Virtual College and the Housing Ombudsman Service introduce free comprehensive dispute resolution training initiative

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-11-14

    The Housing Ombudsman Service has announced a new training initiative, launched in conjunction with Virtual College - one of the UK’s leading e-learning providers - to offer free dispute resolution training to landlords across England.

• 11 Nov 2013

  • Virtual College Supports World Diabetes Day - Thursday 14 November

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-11-11

    Virtual College is urging as many people as possible to do a free online course from its Diabetes Safety Suite as part of its campaign 'Do a course save a life'.

• 03 Nov 2013

  • Virtual College’s Lean Healthcare Academy to sponsor Quality Improvement Healthcare Conference

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-11-03

    The Lean Healthcare Academy is sponsoring the Quality Improvement Collaborative Healthcare Conference 2013 on Saturday 16 November at the Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds.

• 31 Oct 2013

  • Virtual College provides access to vital information to prevent child abuse

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-10-31

    Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy has re-launched their website (www.safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk) dedicated to the protection and welfare of children. It is hoped that the access to vital information will help the prevention of child abuse seen in the cases of Hamzah Khan and Baby Peter.

• 18 Oct 2013

  • Virtual College: Huge Growth in Online Learning Reflected in Virtual Awards

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-10-18

    Celebrating individual and organisational achievements in e-learning, the Virtual Awards have been created by online learning provider, Virtual College, to recognise the staggering growth in e-learning.

• 25 Sep 2013

  • Virtual College & Smart Assessor: Six figure savings for training provider using online apprenticeship solutions

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-09-25

    Paragon Skills, one of the UK’s fastest growing private training providers, estimates that it will make a quarter of a million pounds in savings and increase its efficiencies by using online tools and resources as part of its apprenticeship delivery.

• 15 Sep 2013

  • Virtual College partners with pixelfountain to deliver interactive learning games

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-09-15

    Delegates at an upcoming workshop will discover how ‘serious games’ can inspire and improve resource management in community development. The games allow learners to apply real life decisions to a simulated game environment so they can see how the decisions they make impact on the whole community.

• 09 Sep 2013

  • Virtual College to host Lean Healthcare Sharing Forum

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-09-09

    The Lean Healthcare Sharing Forum will focus on the increasing demand for service improvement in healthcare settings and the delivery of quality and safety against a background of economic constraints.

• 29 Aug 2013

  • Virtual College Lean Healthcare Conference and Awards to be sponsored by North East Transformation System

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-08-29

    Virtual College is pleased to announce The North East Transformation System (NETS), hosted by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust will be one of the main sponsors of the annual Lean Healthcare Conference and Awards for the third year running.

• 12 Aug 2013

  • Virtual College is now taking entries for the Lean Healthcare Conference and Awards 2014

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2013-08-12

    Organisations have until Monday 7th October to submit their entries to the 6th annual Lean Healthcare Conference and Awards 2014, to be held at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds on Thursday 6th February.

• 31 Jul 2013

  • Virtual College predicts government international education strategy will stimulate demand for educational technology

    Virtual College by Netex | 2013-07-31

    Virtual College, welcomes the UK Government’s publications of its International Education Strategy. According to the report, the government will be offering extra support to the UK edtech industry to internationalise its world leading, innovative products and services.

• 14 Jul 2013

  • Virtual College assists NHS hospital trust to be awarded a Silver Certificate of Achievement

    Virtual College by Netex | 2013-07-14

    Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the first in the UK to be awarded a Silver Certificate of Achievement from NHS Improving Quality, for having trained at least 50% of its staff in the Safe Use of Insulin.

• 11 Jun 2013

  • Virtual College celebrates one millionth learner

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-06-11

    Online training provider, Virtual College, has passed the milestone of delivering online learning to over one million learners; Company forecasts further growth for 2013.

• 09 Jun 2013

  • Virtual College named in EdTech 20 top elearning businesses

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK | 2013-06-09

    Virtual College has been included in the European EdTech 20, a listing of the top 20 elearning companies in Europe, a strong endorsement of its innovation and academy-led strategy to build more meaningful elearning for companies and learners.

• 22 May 2013

  • Virtual College provides online course to support Dementia Awareness Week

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-05-22

    There are 800,000 people with dementia in the UK, and this number is set to rise to one million by 2021. Dementia Awareness Week, running from 19th-25th May, aims to promote awareness and understanding of this challenging condition.

• 20 May 2013

  • Virtual College supporting Adult Learners’ Week with First Aid courses

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-05-20

    Leading online training provider, Virtual College, is making its online First Aid courses available at no charge to coincide with Adult Learners’ Week.

• 05 May 2013

  • Virtual College reports renewed interest in abuse awareness skills among housing providers

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-05-05

    North West housing provider Adactus has stepped up its abuse awareness training following the case review into the death of ‘child U’ in September 2011. Recommendations published earlier this year, revealed that child U’s mother had extensive contact with front line housing staff from Adactus, as well as other agencies.

• 02 May 2013

  • Virtual College releases three-day Lean Office course for NHS

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-05-02

    Virtual College’s Lean Healthcare Academy has released a three-day Lean Office training course to improve efficiency and productivity in the NHS.

• 17 Apr 2013

  • Virtual College enables Jarvis Training Management to benefit from online resources to enhance apprentice induction

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-04-17

    To help improve the quality and efficiency of foundation level learning, Jarvis Training Management now uses online learning material from Virtual College’s Apprenticeship e-Academy.

• 14 Mar 2013

  • Virtual College to celebrate one million learners

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-03-14

    Virtual College is fast approaching its one millionth online learner milestone and is running a competition to celebrate this amazing achievement.

• 08 Mar 2013

  • Virtual College enables Jarvis Training Management to benefit from online apprentice screening solution

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley England | 2013-03-08

    Getting the right apprentices into the most appropriate apprenticeships is a major issue for many colleges and training providers.

• 04 Mar 2013

  • Virtual College and The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement announce the launch of the Productive Leader e-learning programmes

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, UK | 2013-03-04

    The City & Guilds Accredited Productive Leader e-learning programmes will be launched at the Healthcare Innovation Expo, Excel London on 13th & 14th March. Virtual College is optimistic the addition of the on-line Productive Leader e-learning programme will continue to make a meaningful contribution towards the Government’s £20billion efficiency savings needing to be found by 2014.

• 15 Feb 2013

  • Virtual College Reveals Winners at the Lean Healthcare Academy Awards “Entirely timely and hugely inspirational” said Roy Lilley

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-02-15

    Virtual College, based in Ilkley, have revealed the winners of ‘Best Lean Healthcare Practice’ at the company’s largest Lean Healthcare Academy Conference and Awards Event to date and a high profile event in the healthcare calendar, hosted at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds on Thursday 7th February.

• 10 Feb 2013

  • Virtual College gives New Year boost for colleges and training providers on Apprenticeships

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-02-10

    Online Apprenticeship foundation level resources for colleges and training providers are being made available through an initiative announced today by awarding body OCR and the Apprenticeship e-Academy, a division of the Virtual College.

• 06 Feb 2013

  • Virtual College addresses fresh challenges in the housing sector

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-02-06

    2013 will bring numerous changes and challenges to the sector which is why a leading training specialist is carrying out research to establish what is causing the sector most concern and how housing providers intend to deal with the issues they face.

• 01 Feb 2013

  • Virtual College’s Lean Healthcare e-Academy Announces Finalists for its Prestigious Awards

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-02-01

    National online training provider and specialist in Lean Healthcare, Virtual College, has announced the list of finalists for their awards event to be held in early February. A total of eight categories are included in the awards and three finalists have been selected per category from across the UK and Europe.

• 28 Jan 2013

  • Virtual College's fully-funded bite-sized efficiency training provides a solution to manufacturers’ headaches

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2013-01-28

    YP Training, the Ilkley-based division of Virtual College, is the only training provider in the North of England to be able to offer fully-funded, bite-sized efficiency training programmes to small and medium sized manufacturers.

• 22 Jan 2013

  • Virtual Colleges demonstrates how LMSs can establish a perpetual appraisal process at Learning Technologies 2013

    Virtual College by Netex | 2013-01-22

    Virtual College, one of the UK’s leading providers of online training will be taking to the floor at the Learning & Skills Exhibition 2013 next week to deliver a presentation entitled ‘Job roles, competencies and appraisals don't have to be just once a year’.

• 07 Jan 2013

  • Virtual College Announces Short-list for the Lean Healthcare Academy Awards 2013

    Virtual College by Netex | 2013-01-07

    Virtual College has today announced the eagerly awaited shortlist for its Lean Healthcare Academy Awards event being held at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds on 7th February.

• 05 Dec 2012

  • Virtual College's Safeguarding e-Academy funds sensory garden for Autistic Children - opened by Coronation Street Star

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-12-05

    Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy Account Manager John Bradbury attended the opening of the Together Trusts Woodlands School new sensory garden for children with autism. The garden was officially opened by Sue Nichols of Coronation Street fame and was made possible by a £2000 donation from Safeguarding Children e-Academy’s charitable fund.

• 15 Nov 2012

  • Virtual College's Safeguarding e-Academy supports Lord Mayor of Bradford's appeal

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-11-15

    Virtual College has made a donation of £2,000 to the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s appeal, aptly named ‘Sprinkle Sunshine’.

• 08 Nov 2012

  • Virtual College releases Choose to Stop, the first ever app aimed at abusive partners

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-11-08

    Virtual College, a leading provider of e-learning in the UK worked with Lincoln Integrated Domestic Abuse Services (LIDAS) to produce and release the 'Choose to Stop' app.

• 25 Oct 2012

  • Virtual College’s Housing e-Academy introduces initiatives to enhance Customer Service in the social housing sector

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-10-25

    The provision of excellent customer service has never been more important within the social housing sector and Virtual College's Housing e-Academy, is holding a series of free networking events across the country to highlight the value of good customer service and how to comply with various regulatory guidelines. An accompanying online Customer Service course will be available shortly.

• 18 Oct 2012

  • Virtual College shortlisted for several e-learning awards

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-10-18

    Virtual College is very proud to announce having been shortlisted for a number of e-learning awards including Best e-Learning Project - non-profit category - for the 2012 e-learning awards organised by e-Learning Age.

• 03 Oct 2012

  • Virtual College’s Learning Management System ‘Enable’ chosen by Youth Hostel Association to broaden its online training provision

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-10-03

    Prominent UK charity the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) has chosen Enable by Virtual College as a Learning Management System to help extend its training provision across its workforce.

• 27 Sep 2012

  • Virtual College 2013 Lean Healthcare Academy Conference and Awards Event

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-09-27

    National online training provider and specialist in Lean Healthcare, Virtual College, is to hold its 5th Lean Healthcare Academy Annual Conference and Awards event at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds on Thursday 7th February 2013.

• 29 Aug 2012

  • Virtual College Honours 750,000th Learner

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-08-29

    Virtual College is celebrating reaching a staggering 750,000 unique online learners, an increase of quarter of a million on this time last year. One of the UK’s leading online training providers, Virtual College continues to buck the economic trend and now boasts a team of over 80 at its offices in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.

• 24 Jul 2012

  • Virtual College’s Trades e-Academy's online training initiative to tackle increasing skills shortage

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-07-24

    Virtual College’s Trades e-Academy is offering firms the opportunity to trial online training for free as part of a new initiative to tackle the skills shortage in the construction industry.

• 27 Jun 2012

  • Virtual College’s Housing e-academy hosts ‘Virtual’ Awards Ceremony

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-06-27

    Virtual College’s Housing e-Academy recently announced the winners of its first ever award scheme which recognises excellence in e-learning throughout the housing sector.

• 20 Jun 2012

  • Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy supports Summer School for children with Cerebral Palsy with a £2000 donation

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-06-20

    Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy marked their attendance at the recent 8th British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Congress in Belfast, by supporting The Lighthouse Trust Summer School for sufferers of cerebral palsy with a donation of £2000.

• 14 Jun 2012

  • Virtual College hosts ninth annual YP Training Awards

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-06-14

    Over 150 guests from manufacturing companies across the north of England attended the recent ninth annual YP Training Awards at the Leeds Marriott hotel, hosted by Ilkley-based Virtual College.

• 31 May 2012

  • Virtual College’s Healthcare e-Academy is singled out as reducing potentially fatal medication errors with online training

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-05-31

    Hospital in-patients with diabetes are 10% more likely to die than those without the condition and nearly a third of patients with diabetes experienced at least one medication error in seven days in hospital. However, 75,000 registrations of Virtual College’s Safe Use of Insulin course are contributing to reducing medication errors, according to Anna Morton, Director of NHS Diabetes.

• 17 May 2012

  • Virtual College’s Housing e-Academy welcomes major charity Foundation as a new member

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-05-17

    Leeds based charity, Foundation, has become one of the latest organisations to choose the Virtual College's Housing e-Academy, for its e-learning requirements.

• 07 May 2012

  • Virtual College forms joint venture with the NHS Institute

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley | 2012-05-07

    Virtual College has partnered the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to develop a suite of 55 courses enabling healthcare staff to introduce the Productive Ward programme.

• 29 Apr 2012

  • Virtual College helps Scottish landlords embrace e-learning

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, england | 2012-04-29

    This month, the Scottish Social Housing Charter and the new regulatory framework from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) both come into effect. In response to this new legislation, Virtual College, a leading provider of e-learning in the UK, is gearing up to help Scottish landlords comply.

• 19 Apr 2012

  • Virtual College's Housing e-Academy launches new Housing Award

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-04-19

    The Chartered Institute of Housing is the main sponsor of the Housing e-Academy's new awards, recognising best practice within the social housing sector .

• 09 Apr 2012

  • Virtual College encourages employers to take advantage of £1,500 ‘new apprentice’ grant

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-04-09

    YP Training, a division of Virtual College, uses online learning to deliver apprenticeships to companies and is encouraging them to take advantage of a £1,500 Government funded apprenticeship grant.

• 28 Mar 2012

  • Virtual College continues to buck the economic trend

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-03-28

    As part of its expansion, Virtual College is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new members of staff to meet the ever increasing demand for its e-learning products.

• 22 Mar 2012

  • Virtual College introduces mobile app to help victims of domestic abuse

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-03-22

    Virtual College, a leading provider of e-learning in the UK with over 700,000 learners has worked with Lincoln Integrated Domestic Abuse Services (LIDAS) to develop a cross platform smartphone app aimed at providing useful information for victims of Domestic Abuse.

• 15 Mar 2012

  • Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy raises awareness of the dangers of ‘resistant families’

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-03-15

    The Safeguarding Children e-Academy recently organised a successful awareness raising event in Newcastle, aimed at highlighting the dangers to children arising from families that are hostile to or uncooperative with the various government agencies, tasked with supporting them.

• 12 Mar 2012

  • Virtual College launches online PAT testing course

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-03-12

    In response to its customers’ requests, the Trades e-Academy, a division of Virtual College, has introduced an online training solution that provides competency for Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) This enables companies to comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

• 01 Mar 2012

  • Virtual College gets its teeth into helping dentists meet stringent Government standards

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-03-01

    The Care Quality Commission, the body responsible for checking that Hospitals, Care Homes and Care Services meet stringent Government standards, has recently started to regulate private and NHS dental services and Virtual College has responded to this move by developing an online training course to assist dentists in meeting these legislative standards.

• 28 Feb 2012

  • Virtual College employee earns prestigious City and Guilds Gold Medallion for excellence

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-02-28

    Scott Jones became one of only 90 people out of more than one million to be awarded the City and Guilds medal for excellence after earning distinctions in all of his course modules.

• 23 Feb 2012

  • Virtual College unveils a new navigational bar to enhance the learning experience

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-02-23

    Virtual College is proud to unveil its new navigational bar designed to aid the usability of its online courses and enhance the learning experience for its many registered online learners.

• 21 Feb 2012

  • Virtual College creates “precious memories” for disadvantaged children

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-02-21

    A donation from the Safeguarding Children e-Academy of over £2,000 has paid for seven disadvantaged children to attend a residential centre in the Sussex countryside. The e-Academy, a division of online training provider Virtual College, donates 5% of its turnover to children’s charities and has donated over £150,000 to date.

• 20 Feb 2012

  • Virtual College helps tackle the child obesity epidemic

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-02-20

    Virtual College has introduced a brand new online course aimed at helping tackle the obesity epidemic among young children. ‘Right from the Start with HENRY’ has been developed to provide parents and carers with detailed information on how they can help provide their family with a healthy lifestyle right from the start.

• 17 Feb 2012

  • Virtual College Lean Healthcare Academy 'Award Night Success'

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-02-17

    National training provider, Virtual College, held its annual Lean Healthcare Academy Conference and Awards event this week in Leeds. 180 healthcare professionals from across the UK attended the event where 27 finalists presented their lean process improvements during the day, followed by a 'BAFTA' style awards event in the evening.

• 16 Feb 2012

  • Virtual College's Housing e-Academy enters partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2012-02-16

    Several housing associations recently attended the launch event of a partnership between e-learning experts Housing e-Academy and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). The partnership will see CIH members given access to Housing e-Academy training in order to work towards their Continuing Professional Development record.

• 15 Oct 2010

  • HENRY’s helping hand from online training pioneer

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire | 2010-10-15

    HENRY, an award-winning national charity that helps parents provide a healthy environment for their young children, has received a £2,000 windfall from online training pioneer Virtual College in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.

• 29 Sep 2010

  • Safeguarding Children Academy’s e-learning boost to Turks & Caicos islands

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2010-09-29

    A safer future is in prospect for children and young people in the Turks & Caicos islands following an offer by the UK-based Safeguarding Children e-Academy to provide online child protection training worth up to £3,000.

• 27 Aug 2010

  • Safeguarding Children e-learner milestone a joint achievement

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire | 2010-08-27

    Two professionals in the north-east regional children’s workforce have jointly become the milestone 7,000th people to successfully pass online child protection courses.

• 29 Jul 2010

  • Virtual College bucks trend as expansion continues

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England | 2010-07-29

    Online training pioneer Virtual College, in Ilkley, is experiencing major growth during its 15th anniversary year.

• 20 Jul 2010

  • New NHS course injects safety into insulin administration process

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire | 2010-07-20

    The national Healthcare e-Academy, in collaboration with NHS Diabetes, has implemented a new online training course on the safer use of insulin.

• 23 Jun 2010

  • George Osborne says "Get more for less". We say "we'll show you how"

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-06-23

    In his first budget statement yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, said that he will control spending in government departments to 'get more for less'. The Lean Healthcare Academy can show you how.

• 09 Jun 2010

  • PROJECT it becomes the latest Lean Healthcare Academy Product Partner

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-06-09

    The Lean Healthcare Academy's Product Partner service has picked up another member in the shape of PROJECT it, one of the most experienced Events Production companies in the UK.

• 03 Jun 2010

  • Lean Healthcare Academy launches the 'Rapid Improvement Event - In a Bag'

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-06-03

    The Lean Healthcare Academy, leaders in the field of training, implementation and sustaining improvement activities across the whole health economy, have distilled all of their Lean knowledge on running Rapid Improvement Events for the NHS, and created a new product simply named the Rapid Improvement Event - In a Bag.

• 01 Jun 2010

  • Lean Healthcare Academy holds ‘Getting MORE for Less’ - Healthcare seminar

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-06-01

    An oversubscribed Healthcare event held in Sheffield last Tuesday (Tues, May 25) introduced professionals from across the NHS to valuable cost and time saving techniques that don’t come at the expense of service delivery and quality.

• 26 May 2010

  • Safeguarding Children e-Academy charity donations top £50,000

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2010-05-26

    Cash windfalls from the national Safeguarding Children e-Academy continue to provide a financial boost to charities working with children and young people across Britain and overseas.

• 28 Apr 2010

  • Continence specialist keynote speaker at ground breaking Spanish conference

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2010-04-28

    Kath Wilkinson, nurse consultant and continence service manager with NHS Bradford and Airedale, was a keynote speaker at a ground breaking conference in Barcelona targeting urinary incontinence healthcare professionals from both Spain and the UK.

• 06 Apr 2010

  • Partnership gives new hope to lung cancer patients

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2010-04-06

    Lean Healthcare Academy's ground-breaking work with Yorkshire Cancer Network pays dividends

• 18 Mar 2010

  • Safeguarding Academy ‘Aiming High’ with new courses to help disabled children and their families

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2010-03-18

    The new courses are ‘Short Breaks’ and ‘Working with Autistic Children.

• 08 Mar 2010

  • Safeguarding Children e-Academy expands Integrated Working courses

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 2010-03-08

    The Safeguarding Children e-Academy has added to its existing stable of ‘Integrated Working’ e-learning courses.

  • Safeguarding Children e-Academy moves into adult training

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 2010-03-08

    The Safeguarding Children e-Academy has extended its remit to incorporate adult social care training for the first time.

  • Healthcare professionals learn how to get more for their money

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 2010-03-08

    Lean Seminar well received by NHS delegates - Healthcare professionals in the NHS learned valuable lessons about how to generate savings, without it coming at the expense of service delivery and quality, at a 'sell-out' seminar in Sheffield.

• 05 Mar 2010

  • Healthcare e-Academy course receives RCN accreditation

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2010-03-05

    'The module equips healthcare workers across the country with a better understanding and ability to respond to what is a growing problem nationwide': Judith Clarkson, Virtual College.

• 27 Feb 2010

  • Lean Healthcare Academy unveils Product Partner model

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 2010-02-27

    'All partners will be carefully selected and vetted to ensure they offer only the most relevant and value for money products required throughout the NHS': Judith Clarkson.

• 01 Feb 2010

  • Recipe for e-learning success

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-02-01

    Offering a variety of courses, the Food, Drink & Hospitality e-Academy is the latest ‘dish of the day’ from online training pioneer Virtual College.

• 28 Jan 2010

  • Lean Healthcare Academy opens doors on free 'Getting More for Less' seminar

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-01-28

    Our 'Getting More for Less' national seminar will introduce you to new ways of training, new ways of working and new ways of thinking that have been developed to help you use your budget effectively and efficiently while continuing to improve your service offering and improve the patient experience. Network with high level NHS professionals and see how they are getting more for less.

• 22 Jan 2010

  • Virtual College at the Learning Technologies 2010 27th - 28th January 2010 Olympia 2 London

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-01-22

    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.
    
    
    

• 18 Jan 2010

  • Calderdale Royal Hospital improves service delivery with Lean Healthcare Academy BIT NVQ 2 course

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2010-01-18

    You've heard the old saying ‘how do you eat an elephant? - a BIT at a time!' Well the saying is equally true of implementing Lean into big organisations with complex pathways and issues.
    
    

• 17 Dec 2009

  • Double Safeguarding accolade for NTW NHS Trust

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire, England | 2009-12-17

    The national Safeguarding Children e-Academy, a leading UK provider of online child protection training, has achieved a major milestone after signing up the 100,000th learner for one of its signature online courses.

• 10 Dec 2009

  • Healthcare professionals offered slimming course

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2009-12-10

    Healthcare professionals across the UK are being offered a slimming course. The early Christmas present comes courtesy of the West Yorkshire-based Lean Healthcare Academy, leaders in the field of training, implementation and sustaining improvement activities across the whole health economy.

• 26 Nov 2009

  • Kirklees takes lead in community care transformation

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2009-11-26

    Kirklees CHS is a pioneer in the field of Lean - and well ahead of the game in beginning to meet its PCSP obligations.

• 25 Nov 2009

  • Lean Healthcare Academy announces 2009 award winners

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2009-11-25

    Winners have been announced in the 2009 Lean Healthcare Academy Awards for Excellence.
    

• 28 Oct 2009

  • Shortlist Announced for the Lean Healthcare Academy - Exhibition & Awards 2009

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2009-10-28

    Over 100 projects of the highest calibre have been submitted for the Lean in Healthcare Awards 2009. The judging process over what was a very closely matched set of applications in each category has now finished and the shortlist has been drawn up. Has your organisation made the cut?

• 16 Oct 2009

  • NHS on course for e-learning

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England | 2009-10-16

    The Healthcare e-Academy has staged its second best practice conference. Feedback from delegates concerning the benefits of e-learning were extremely positive.

  • Lean Healthcare Academy - Exhibition & Awards 2009 receives over 100 applications

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire | 2009-10-16

    The Lean Healthcare Academy, leaders in the field of training, implementation and sustaining improvement activities across the health economy - is holding its annual Exhibition and Awards 2009 on November 12th.
    

• 30 Sep 2009

  • A Lean NHS? - Meeting the Challenge of 'How?'

    Virtual College by Netex | Leeds, England | 2009-09-30

    There is little argument these days that the application of Lean is proving a successful method of bringing about sustainable improvements within the NHS. However, we are all still very much aware of the numerous high profile reports clamouring for the NHS to make more improvements, more quickly and at the same time cutting more costs. How can Lean help?

• 22 Sep 2009

  • Airedale NHS Trust reinforces commitment to Lean

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire UK | 2009-09-22

    Airedale NHS Trust's Head of Lean Improvement Sue Speak is one of the UK's foremost champions of Lean.

• 11 Sep 2009

  • Lean Healthcare Academy response to McKinsey Report

    Virtual College by Netex | West Yorkshire, England | 2009-09-11

    The Lean Healthcare Academy, leaders in the field of training, implementation and sustaining improvement activities across the whole Health Economy are championing 'Lean' as an effective solution to ward off potential job cuts in the NHS.

• 09 Sep 2009

  • HENRY's major impact on childhood obesity

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorks UK | 2009-09-09

    An award-winning training scheme designed to improve the health of the nation's youngsters is making a major impact.
    

• 28 Aug 2009

  • NHS Leeds Community Healthcare embarks on ‘Lean Machine’ journey

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire UK | 2009-08-28

    Virtual College's Lean Healthcare Academy is working closely with NHS Leeds to transform the way it works across Children and Family Services.

• 27 Aug 2009

  • TAROE launch innovative partnership with the Housing e-Academy

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire UK | 2009-08-27

    Virtual College's Housing e-Academy has announced a new e-learning partnership with TAROE, the national tenants and residents’ representative body for England.

• 19 Aug 2009

  • Virtual College celebrates 250,000th user of its learning management system

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire UK | 2009-08-19

    Online trainer pioneer Virtual College has achieved its milestone 250,000th e-learner

• 14 Aug 2009

  • Bradford e-learning partnership extends child protection training provision

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire UK | 2009-08-14

    The Virtual College's Safeguarding Children e-Academy has helped Bradford Safeguarding Children Board deliver child protection training to more than 3,000 people.

• 12 Aug 2009

  • Tenant Plus set to revolutionise UK housing sector training

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire UK | 2009-08-12

    The Housing e-Academy has launched its new Tenant Plus training package, delivering tenant training via the Internet. It can be adapted to meet the needs of all organisations within the housing sector.

• 11 Aug 2009

  • Lean Healthcare Academy to stage 2nd annual awards

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire | 2009-08-11

    Entries are now being invited for the 2nd annual Lean Healthcare Academy's Awards for Excellence in November. Sponsorship opportunies for the prestigious healthcare event are also available.

• 19 Jul 2009

  • Using e-Learning to support self care

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire | 2009-07-19

    The Healthcare e-Academy, part of online training pioneer Virtual College, based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, now offers an important and original new e-learning module for healthcare professionals engaged in supporting patients' self care and self management strategies.
    

• 30 Jun 2009

  • Foundation for Deaf Children bolstered by Safeguarding Children e-Academy Donation

    Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, Yorkshire | 2009-06-30

    Established 25 years ago by Shirley Metherell and her husband David, the Elizabeth Foundation works tirelessly in the field of early diagnosis and education of deaf children.

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