Consorita
Over recent years, Skills2Learn have formed and led several successful consortia, each consist of a number of organisations involved in research, education and learning technologies.
The following Consortia have been created and led by Skills2Learn:
The Consortia support the education sector and industry by developing a portfolio of advanced, online, virtual reality based e-learning programmes. The consortia give Skills2Learn an advantageous insight into the latest research and current thought in your sector and enable us to give valuable support to our corporate clients subject matter experts when we develop bespoke programmes.
Subject matter for these programmes has included health and safety training, sustainability and environmental awareness and both functional and technical skills. The content has been aligned to units of the National Occupational Standards and can be used as a support tool whilst studying for the appropriate vocational qualifications
Partners (click for more information)
The following are members and supporting parties of our consortia:
Appropriate consortia have been supported by:
Programmes (click for more information)
The following e-learning programmes have been developed by the consortia:
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Gas & Plumbing
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Heat Pumps
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Bricklaying
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Fire Safety
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Electrotechnical
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Solar Thermal Hot Water
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Carpentry & Joinery
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Food Safety
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Health & Safety
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Solar Photovoltaic
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Painting & Decorating
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Retailing Health & Safety
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Childcare
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Solar Radiation Calculator
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Plastering
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Human Resource Legal Requirements
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Introduction to Renewable Energy
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Heat Loss Calculator
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Wall and Floor Tiling
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Responsible Retailing
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Books (click for more information)
In partnership with Cengage Learning, Skills2Learn have developed 5 supporting workbooks to the construction e-learning programmes. This initiative offers our clients and customers the option of a blended learning solution.
Over the coming months Skills2Learn and Cengage Learning have agreed to continue to develop the portfolio of publications to support our suite of e-learning programmes.
Conferences (click for more information)
- “Renewable Energy Skills and The Green Deal”, 7th June 2011 (Click for more information)
- “Building Construction Skills for the Future”, 22nd March 2011 (Click for more information)
- “Closing the Renewable Energy Skills Gap”, 18th November 2010 (Click for more information)
Skills2Learn and its consortia partners have organised, managed and sponsored several conferences for senior delegates from educational establishments, research bodies and industry.
The conferences were designed to provoke debate and thought on the issues that UK has in ensuring an adequately skilled workforce will be in place to face the challenges of the Green Deal, the growth of renewable energies and the changing face of the construction sector.
Keynote speakers attended from Awarding and Certification Bodies, EU Skills, National Skills Academies, Trade Associations, Industry and Training Providers.
For more information about our latest conference:
