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ECDL The Road to Wider Benefits. Tim Rush Learning & Development Consultant www.timrushlearning.co.uk. ECDL Drivers. E-government Best value in training Best value in service delivery Flexibility in learning Access to new learning opportunities Investors in People
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ECDL The Road to Wider Benefits Tim Rush Learning & Development Consultant www.timrushlearning.co.uk
ECDL Drivers • 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 • 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 • CD-ROM • Paper Based Materials • Automated Testing • Peer Support • Tutor Support in Open Learning Centre • Intranet Learning Forum
ECDL What Candidates Said • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • “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 tim@timrushlearning.co.uk