Aberdeen City Council is making training and development easier for its 12,500 full and part-time staff by using the Cobent Learning Compliance Suite (LCS) to convert specific classroom training into e-learning courses – which can be accessed from any location and allow staff to work at their own pace.

This is expected to cut training costs because it helps reduce the need for classroom trainers and training facilities, and the need to take staff away from their jobs for an extended period.

The City Council will also develop bespoke courses, which are less expensive than bought-in products and which can be aligned more closely to staff needs.

Where classroom training is needed, staff will be able to use the Cobent LCS to book themselves on to courses, reducing administration.   

Michelle Shek, Aberdeen City Council human resources advisor and the Cobent LCS project manager, said: “Our vision is to provide staff with the training and development they want and need in a more flexible, convenient and cost-effective way."

In-house and off-the-shelf courses will cover subjects such as personal development and management training, appraisal, understanding business and finance, and recruitment and selection.  

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