Virtual College News
Europe's leading showcase of technology supported workplace learning
Virtual College were exhibitors at Europe's leading showcase of technology supported workplace learning - the Learning Technologies and Learning & Skills Conference and Exhibited at Olympia 2 London on January 27th and 28th 2010.
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Lean Healthcare Academy Awards evening
Our Lean Healthcare Academy annual Exhibition & Awards was hosted on
Thursday 12th November at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
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NDNA’s Quality Improvement Programme is Finalist for Two National Awards
15 September 2009 – National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) were finalists for two
categories at the prestigious Charity Times awards for its quality improvement
scheme e-Quality Counts at a glamorous awards ceremony on 9 September 2009.
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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.
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Virtual College chairman welcomes government minister.
Dr Robert Gomersall, chairman of Ilkley-based online training pioneer Virtual College,
rubbed shoulders with Business Secretary Lord Mandelson when he visited Shipley
to officially open the new offices of the Advanced Digital Institute (ADI).
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West Yorkshire Police use e-Learning to safeguard children.
West Yorkshire Police has become one of the first forces in the country to tap
into e-learning as it delivers an innovative approach to child protection training.
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Engineering e-Academy launched with partners Emta Awards Ltd (EAL).
We are delighted to be able to introduce you to the Engineering e-Academy which we have established
to help create a more flexible delivery solution for skills development within the engineering and
technology sector.
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Chartered Institute of Housing accredits Level II Certificate in Housing
Dutton Dodd Consultants is an Accredited Centre to deliver professional Housing Courses for the Chartered
Institute of Housing (CIH), as well as Leadership and Management Courses for the Institute of Leadership
and Management (ILM).
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The fifth annual Yorkshire Productivity Awards held at the Leeds Met Hotel on 22nd April 2008..
The Yorkshire Productivity Awards 2008, held at the Leeds Met Hotel on 22nd April 2008, recognised the
significant steps being taken by manufacturing companies to improve their efficiency and competitiveness.
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5 June 2008 - Lean Healthcare Academy Wins Medilink Award!
The Ilkley-based Lean Healthcare Academy, which offers a vehicle that accelerates
the adoption of Lean working practices as a foundation stone for sustainable service
transformation across the healthcare sector, has landed a major industry-related accolade.
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UK Virtual College gets a makeover
The Virtual College launched the UK Virtual College (UKVC) in November 2005 as a vehicle to
promote and sell our on-line training courses and modules to smaller organisations and indeed
the general public. Since then we have sold 1,000s modules, some awarding a Virtual College
certificate of completion and others linked to an accrediting body.
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Safeguarding Children e-Academy welcomes its 44th member
February 2008 and we welcome our 44th member of the Safeguarding Children e-Academy
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Lean Healthcare Academy welcomes its 10th member
January 2008 and we welcome our 10th member of the academy with Stockport PCT joining the existing members
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Yorkshire Productivity gains coveted Matrix standard
The matrix Standard is the national quality standard for any organisation that delivers
information, advice and/or guidance on learning and work
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Virtual College and EMTA Awards Ltd launch the Engineering e-Academy
We are delighted to be able to introduce you to the Engineering e-Academy which we
have established to help create a more flexible delivery solution for skills development
within the engineering and technology sector.
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Yorkshire Forward Commends Work Of e-Learn2work
Over 60 local stakeholders, businesses and VIPs gathered at York Race Course to
hear how a European funded action research project will help improve small
business productivity and survival in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.
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Online Payment for Online learning
The first of Virtual College's suite of e-learning resources is now available
to purchase online. Learners can now purchase the 'Food Safety and Hygiene' online
for instant use.
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e-wyse portal launch proves e-learning accessibility
The e-wyse portal web launch brings learning several steps closer to the learner
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Yorkshire Productivity Awards Go from Strength to Strength
The Yorkshire Productivity Awards 2005 ceremony took place at the Metropole Hotel,
Leeds on 5th April 2005.
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TIGER Trail Heads South West
The TIGER message is spreading. On Thursday 21st April 2005, the second TIGER
conference was held at Worcester Rugby Club.
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Yorkshire Productivity offers fully-funded 'Skills for life' Training to Yorkshire Companies
Through its 'Skills for Life' programme, Yorkshire Productivity offers simple
and straightforward steps which a business can take to improve performance and
increase profitability.
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Conflict resolution training utilizes e-learning
First user trials are taking place currently with new e-learning modules which
have been created to complement and enhance traditional methods of conflict management
training.
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Yorkshire Productivity membership races past half century
In just two years, over 60 companies, representing over 16,000 employees,
have become members of Yorkshire Productivity.
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National Training Awards present Virtual college with Highly Commended Award
Virtual College was presented with a coveted National Training Award by athlete
Roger Black at a prestigious ceremony held at Sheffield's Cutlers' Hall.
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Free training and your staff paid as they learn
Sounds too good to be true? Check out this great opportunity,
for manufacturing companies in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire.
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TIGER burning bright for NHS
Specifically created to tackle the challenge of information governance at
the ground level, The Information Governance Education Recognition (TIGER)
solution could be just what you are looking for.
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