Logging on to the national e-learning strategy

1. Logging on to the national e-learning strategy Dr Julia Moore, DH SMO National Director e-Learning for Healthcare 22 November 2007

2. Drivers for change • Tension between service and training • Costly, unstructured & haphazard • Financial and service pressures • No objectively defined or assessed competences • Equity - many health professionals receive little training and development

3. E-learning’s potential • Available where and when needed • Equitable access • Ensure quality and quantity of content • Reduce duplication and costs • Better information about supply of staff • Customise study routes • Coordinate KSF, NOS, ESR • Improved return on investment

4. Successful NHS initiatives • Radiology Integrated Training Initiative (R-ITI) – now e-Learning for Healthcare • Core Learning Unit (CLU) • Beacons of good practice • NES e-portfolios

5. Strategic direction • Sept ‘05 - National e-learning strategy & best practice • April ‘06 - Modernising Healthcare Training - road map • UK Alliance for e-learning in Health - stakeholders • Formal collaboration CfH, ESR, DH, SHAs

6. The Vision • Single point of access • Learning available when and where needed • Longitudinal, transferable record of training • ‘Kite marked’ learning materials • Customisation of study routes • More equitable access to learning • Reduced duplication and costs • Better use of NHS purchasing muscle

7. Strategy: underlying principles • Maximise accessibility • Build capacity and capability • Highlight good practice where it already exists • Adopt a realistic phased approach

8. Strategic enablers • Delivery mechanism • Content and standards • User readiness • Trainer readiness

9. Local challenges - access • Technical • Empowerment • Flexibility • Time

10. Board ownership • Enhances business responsiveness • Messages consistent and customised • Content more timely and dependable • 24/7 learning • Trackability and transferability • Lower costs • Workforce development