Fame of Hall
The Institute of IT Training (IITT)'s John Hall MBE has been named as one of the IT training industry's ten 'hall of fame' members for 2003.
Hall, who has been an independent consultant for ten years, designed government-accepted courseware development standards on behalf of the IITT and continues to monitor, assess and accredit IT training organisations on behalf of the Institute. He also designs training strategies for regulated industries, such as defence, engineering and pharmaceuticals - and his skills are also much in demand by foreign governments.
According to Colin Steed, chief executive of the IITT: "We're delighted that John Hall's valuable contribution to establishing and maintaining standards within this industry have been formally recognised by his peers. As an Institute, we strive constantly to ensure that those who train others in IT skills adopt the highest standards of programme content and teaching.
"John Hall's pioneering work for the Ministry of Defence in the 1980s has helped to make e-learning what it is today. With his encyclopaedic knowledge of training and assessment techniques and technologies, he is a key member of our team in promoting and ensuring high standards of performance from trainers in this industry.
"Incidentally, all the other members of the 'hall of fame' this year are from organisations that are IITT-accredited," he added.
John Hall, who also serves on the committee of the eLearning Network - the UK's foremost professional body for users and developers of e-learning - commented: "The IT training industry is important to the wellbeing not only of Britain's defence forces but also of its entire economy. As IT skills pervade more and more areas of everyone's life, it is vital that these skills are taught in the most effective ways.
"In that context, I am delighted to be included in this year's 'hall of fame' as someone who specialises in striving for excellence in teaching IT skills."
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IT Training's 'hall of fame', 2003
IT Training's 'hall of Fame 2003' comprised:
- Alan Breese, head of IT and central training development at Abbey National.
- John Hall MBE
- Ettie McCormack, campus director for the Unisys University in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
- Paul McKelvie, director of Scottish Power Learning.
- Richard Malkin, training and development manager for property consultancy, GVA Grimley.
- Karen Mercer, head of IT training for law firm, Hammonds.
- Dave Miller, a National Health Infomatics Development programme manager at the NHS Information Authority.
- Alan Stevens, former chief executive of EDS.
- Kim White, head of training and development for West Mercia Constabulary.
- Simon Withers, IT and documentation manager (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) for DHL Systems.
The 'hall of fame' was organised by IT Training magazine.
About John Hall MBE
John Hall was an electronic engineer before joining the Royal Navy in 1979, where he spent 16 years pioneering computer based training. This culminated in his being awarded an MBE in 1994 for innovation in training technology. This honour was the result of a loan programme with the US Navy, during which Hall applied educational techniques to screen displays for the first time to teach personnel how to control, analyse and repair equipment. The US Government made the software that he developed available to the UK. This software shaved nine months off military training programmes and resulted in savings of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money.