Learning Management System and e-learning information

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Dear Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.
Please can you provide information on the following:

1. Does your local authority use a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee training?
2. If not, are there ongoing plans to purchase a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee training in the near future?
3. What is the name of the Learning Management System (product name) and which company is it purchased from?
4. Provide brief information of the current e-learning courses that are used in employee training.
5. Provide the development themes of the eLearning courses that are used in employee training (i.e. Compliance, Safeguarding, etc.)
6. Value of the current contract, date of commencement and date of expiry.
7. Who is responsible for ensuring the LMS and e-learning provision meets the local authorities training requirements?
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after receipt. I would be grateful if you could confirm that you have received this request.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for, my details are outlined below.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Felicity Bagshaw

Information Manager, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam,

I acknowledge with thanks your request for information; this request has been considered as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As such, your request may take up to 20 working days to be processed and has been passed on to an appropriate officer.

Please be advised that if an exemption applies to the information that you have requested, the statutory period may be exceeded in accordance with the provisions of that Act.

Should you have any queries, please contact: [Oldham Council request email]

Yours faithfully,

Information Management Team
Corporate & Commercial Services
Oldham Council
Level 11
Civic Centre
West Street
Oldham OL1 1UL

[email address]

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Andrew Arthurs, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Felicity Bagshaw

 

Please see below for the details Oldham Council are able to provide in
response to your recent Freedom of Information request:

 

1. Does your local authority use a Learning Management System and
e-learning provision for employee training?

2. If not, are there ongoing plans to purchase a Learning Management
System and e-learning provision for employee training in the near future?

3. What is the name of the Learning Management System (product name) and
which company is it purchased from?

4. Provide brief information of the current e-learning courses that are
used in employee training.

5. Provide the development themes of the eLearning courses that are used
in employee training (i.e. Compliance, Safeguarding, etc.)

6. Value of the current contract, date of commencement and date of expiry.

7. Who is responsible for ensuring the LMS and e-learning provision meets
the local authorities training requirements?

 

 

Our response:

 

1. Yes

2. Not applicable

3. Virtual College

4.. Our 5 most popular e-learning courses are Safeguarding, Health &
Safety in the workplace, Moving and handling of objects and people,
Managing information level 1, Medication awareness

 

5. IT and Project Management; Health & Safety; Legal Compliance;
Safeguarding Adults; Safeguarding Children; Business Skills; Leadership
and Management

 

6. £22,000, commencement date 1^st April 2016, end date 31^st March 2018

7. Learning and Development team, within Organisational Development,
People Services

 

 

Kind regards

 

Andrew Arthurs

Performance Analyst

Oldham Council

Corporate and Commercial Services

People Services

Level 4

Civic Centre

West Street

Oldham

OL1 1XJ

 

Tel: 0161 770 3671

Email: [1][email address]

 

*PLEASE NOTE: FOR SAT NAV PURPOSES THE POSTCODE IS OL1 1NL

 

Visiting the Civic Centre by Metrolink? The nearest stop is Oldham King
Street (2-3 minutes’ walk)

 

 

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