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'E-learning vital to NHS success'

By Sue Mennell (03-05-2007)
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Speaking at Health e Learning, an event exploring the benefits of e-learning within the health sector held at the BMA by e-learning providers Course-Source last week, Dr Philip Candy, Director of Education, Development and Training with the NHS Connecting for Health programme emphasised the importance of e-learning in people development within the NHS.  He said:  "It\\\'s a no-brainer that e-learning must be part of a blended training solution because there are hardly any jobs within the NHS that won\\\'t be technically augmented at some stage in the future."

Dr Candy is responsible for overseeing the largest e-learning project in Europe: the NHS Connecting for Health ECDL programme, which provides basic PC skills training for over 200,000 users across the health service.  He highlighted many advantages of e-learning over conventional classroom training, citing the benefit of empowering users to learn at their own pace; the removal of restrictions on trainer and learner time, and e-learning’s ability to cope with the sheer number and geographic spread of learners while meeting requirements for training compatibility and quality assurance.

“From the learner point of view, e-learning gives access, confidence and relevant material, tailored to work patterns and lifestyle,” he added. “We must also remember that the expectations of next generation learners differ sharply from those from previous generations. E-learning can meet their specific demands.”

He warned, however, against the use of e-learning alone, giving support to the view that blended, rather than stand-alone e-learning, is the way forward.

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