Transcript The Wider Benefits

ECDL The Road to Wider Benefits
Tim Rush
Learning & Development
Consultant
www.timrushlearning.co.uk
ECDL Drivers
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E-government
Best value in training
Best value in service delivery
Flexibility in learning
Access to new learning opportunities
Investors in People
Promote Life Long Learning
ECDL in Islington Council
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Corporate Competence in PC Skills
Test Centre launched in February 2000
Plan to train 2000+ staff across the council
Currently 1400 candidates enrolled
140 candidates qualified
ECDL The Mechanics
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CD-ROM
Paper Based Materials
Automated Testing
Peer Support
Tutor Support in Open Learning Centre
Intranet Learning Forum
ECDL What Candidates Said
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79% easier or about the same as imagined
71% relevant or very relevant to work
76% CD-ROM method good or very good
75% Auto-testing easy or very easy to use
50% study at home. 45% at work
Average 1-2 hours per week studying
99% would recommend ECDL
ECDL Motivators
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64% want to improve their IT skills
21.5% want a recognised qualification
8% wanted to improve employability
5.6% because ECDL is a corporate standard
0.8% don’t want to do ECDL!
ECDL Individual Benefits
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93% improved competence in using a PC
90% improved confidence in using a PC
74% improved confidence in work
80% greater willingness to learn new skills
87% like to see other forms of training
available on CD-ROM, intranet or internet
ECDL Team Benefits
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50% reported improved communication
69% improved support in the team
72% improved skills sharing
65.5% more efficient use of IT
47.5% less reliance on the help desk
58% improved problem solving
53% improved service delivery
ECDL The Wider Benefits
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Improved skills transfer
Positive influence on team dynamics
Introduces a new learning culture
Provides a foundation for e-learning
Improved access to information and KM
Assists cultural change
Helps develop a learning organisation
Creates a positive attitude to the organisation
ECDL in Islington
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“I think that ECDL is one of the best
training initiatives that this council has
ever taken. I think it shows LBI as an
employer in a very favourable way, as
forward thinking and as an employer who
encourages its staff to improve
themselves by acquiring new but very
relevant skills.”
www.timrushlearning.co.uk
Tim Rush
Learning & Development
Consultant
0208 351 0593
[email protected]