Healthcare e-Academy launch plugs gap in market sector
A new standalone e-learning organisation for the healthcare sector has been launched.
A new standalone e-learning organisation for the healthcare sector has been launched.
The Healthcare e-Academy is delivering clinical and non-clinical online training programmes, with strategic modules covering key topics such as data protection and information governance, infection prevention and control, blended or e-induction training, and statutory and mandatory training.
Established by online learning pioneer Virtual College, the Healthcare e-Academy has grown from - and now supercedes - the flourishing TIGER e-Academy, which, since 2003, has successfully provided data protection and information governance-related training courses to 55,000 e-learners nationwide across more than 100 different organisations
The role of its successor has been enhanced and developed substantially. Judith Clarkson, divisional director of e-academies with Virtual College, explained: "The content of some courses offered by the new Healthcare e-Academy has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
"In fact, all modules are currently accredited for CPD by CPD UK and we are also in discussions with the Royal College of Nursing as to the suitability of the modules for RCN members."
Many provide access to over 70 interactive screens with multiple components - including video - and take no more than two to three hours to complete. On completion of a particular module and an associated online auto-marking assessment, participants will be able to print a certificate of successful completion.
Judith Clarkson said: "We first identified a niche in the healthcare sector for this type of training and have since undertaken extensive consultations with information governance and human resources officers, along with learning and development personnel within the NHS.
"We are confident we are now more effectively meeting the needs of our members by pooling and pulling together all relevant courses under one umbrella, at the same time opening up access to other organisations who may require flexible, cost-effective clinical and non-clinical training.
"As with all our e-Academies, we have created an advisory panel of existing customers and relevant partner organisations, which will help to guide the development of our products and services."
All former TIGER e-Academy members - some 30 in total - automatically qualify for membership of the Healthcare e-Academy, with three levels of membership, including a number of value-added packages, currently also available to potential new members
To find out more about the courses on offer or view a demo, visit http://www.healthcareea.co.uk/ or contact the Healthcare e-Academy on 01943 605976, email: [email protected]
Judith added: "The Healthcare e-Academy both complements and supplements our existing and tremendously successful Lean Healthcare Academy, which works in partnership with a 24-strong member network of NHS trusts, acute trusts, care trusts, primary care trusts and district councils.
"It has to date delivered online learning programmes that act as a foundation stone for sustainable service transformation to over 22,000 e-learners. The academy will continue to focus on all Lean-related issues."
Virtual College now has more than 200,000 online learners, over 100,000 of those in the NHS and local Councils, via its virtual learning environment.