E-Learning courses
To register for both these facilities, please contact Gill Doyle at the Staff Development Section on 0161 603 4191. Please ensure you have your managers permission before accessing the courses.
E-Learning modules can be very flexible in their application, one approach would be to use it as a stand alone process that meets “Just in Time” objectives by directing an employee to a specific E-Learning package where they are able to immediately address a learning need around a particular project or issue that they may be involved in.
Alternatively, E-Learning can be also used as part of a blended learning programme. For example, by undertaking modules prior to attending an instructor led training (ILT) course, participants are equipped with underpinning knowledge, or they may have used the materials to refresh knowledge thereby reducing the classroom time needed which will reduce costs and time away from the workplace.
By using E-Learning prior to attending ILT it can also provide more classroom time to be spent on activities such as role play, workshops etc, which can allow for different learning styles to be accommodated.
There is some evidence to suggest that because E-Learning packages use elements of multimedia (i.e. presenting information via text, graphics, audio or animation) that the individual is more likely to retain what they have learned and are able to reach competency levels up to 50 per cent higher than those receiving training via ILT .
In order to get you started with E-Learning, the Salford Care Training Partnership have purchased licenses to two sets of materials that are available via the Internet to all workers within the partnership:
Ivy Software provides online access to the most up-to-date courses on-demand.
The courses are arranged into manageable sections so that they are completely focused on what you want to learn.
Several related course modules could be taken to develop the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge in the various topic areas or categories, such as health and safety.
Course areas:
- Health and safety in the workplace
- Human relations
- Workplace legislation
- Personal effectiveness
Scils (Social Care Information and Learning Services). This website contains a range of materials that can be undertaken either on-line or as downloadable workbooks. The materials are linked to the various training requirements and qualifications of social care such as induction standards, national occupational standards (NOS), the learning disability award frameworks (LDAF) and the registered managers occupational standards.
The website also has the following facilities:
- Newsdesk that keeps managers and workers up to date with the key issues and documents relating to policy, legislation and research.
- Discussion Forum for registered users to ask questions and start discussions with other users
- Question and Answer facility where staff can ask questions and guarantee an answer within 48 hours.
This page was last updated on 20 October 2008
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