Do you have an online learning platform?
Yes
Who provides it
Learning Pool
Cost per annum – if possible
£43,500
Number of licences they pay for
15,000
Duration of contract
Annual
How many different learning topics do you have
We have over 400 courses covering over 14 distinct topics
What do you use it for i.e. mandatory training, personal development?
The e learning platform is used for induction, mandatory training and elective courses.
What topics do you cover?
Topic include, but are not limited to: adult safeguarding, children safeguarding, adult social care, children social care, highways, early years support, HR processes, leadership and management including change management and project management, health and safety, finance and procurement, information security, customer service, elected member training, compliance training
Does the learning provider who host it have a catalogue of resources that can be utilised?
Yes
Do you create their own content (in-house developers) if not who does?
Yes
Who can put content onto the platform (L&D or/and others)
Teams across the council can add content, including workforce development.
Do you curate content from other sources?
Yes
Does the system hold other resources quiz, documents etc.
Yes
Do they restrict access to certain courses/resources to specific audiences?
Yes
Is there a charging process in place for usage internal/external?
Yes
How many users access the site – demographic internal/external
Approximately 4,500 internal and 9,500 external
Are you able to report on users/completions/in progress etc.
Yes
Administration – are there admin processes
Yes
How do users get an account – self-registration/single sign on
Self-registration and administrator account creation.
How accessible is the site and resources i.e. transcripts, captions, audio etc.
The site supports this functionality but administrators of the site do not always utilise it to its full potential
Does it integrate with any other systems?
Yes
Is it adaptive content for different devices, i.e. phones laptops etc
Yes
Does it run on Macs as well as Windows?
Yes
Does it have offline functionality (download, use offline i.e. on a train)
No
It is intuitive based on the learner – i.e. SW logs in sees appropriate content for job role i.e. Safeguarding etc.
It has that functionality but we have yet to utilise it.