Workforce Development Information
Dear Askham Bryan College,
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 organisation use a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee / staff training?
2. If no, 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. Who provides the e-learning courses that are used in employee training?
6. Provide the development themes of the eLearning courses that are used in employee training (i.e. Compliance, Safeguarding, etc.)
7. Value of the current contract, date of commencement and date of expiry.
8. Who is responsible for ensuring the LMS and e-learning provision meets your training requirements?
9. Can you please provide your current organisational structure for the college.
I would like the above information to be provided to me via email.
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, however 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,
Chris Sharman
Dear Mr Sharman,
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to me to respond to.
I acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request below and will aim to process your request within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.
On the basis that your original request was received on 5th June 2018, I calculate the 20 working days to expire 3rd July 2018.
I will come back to you, however, as soon as I can, once I have looked into your request further.
Yours sincerely,
Jethro Powell
Legal and Compliance Adviser | Corporation
Askham Bryan College, York | Askham Bryan | York | YO23 3FR
T: +44 (0) 1904 772277 | F: +44 (0) 1904 772288 | E: [email address] | www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
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Dear Mr Sharman,
I write further to our exchange of emails below.
In answer to your queries:
1.Does your organisation use a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee / staff training?
Yes – we have recently started working with Litmos Heroes to satisfy our LMS and e-learning needs. Prior to this our provider was Cylix.
2.If no, are there ongoing plans to purchase a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee training in the near future?
Due to our relationship with Litmos Heroes, there are no plans to explore alternative solutions in the near future.
3.What is the name of the Learning Management System (product name) and which company is it purchased from?
Litmos Launch by Litmos Heroes.
4.Provide brief information of the current e-learning courses that are used in employee training.
There are a number of mandatory training modules delivered through e-learning. These include safeguarding, manual handling, fire safety etc.
There are also a number of additional e-learning courses being introduced, these are listed here: https://litmosheroes.com/full-course-list
5.Who provides the e-learning courses that are used in employee training?
Litmos Heroes.
6.Provide the development themes of the eLearning courses that are used in employee training (i.e. Compliance, Safeguarding, etc.)
Compliance, Safeguarding, Management, IT, HR, Marketing.
7.Value of the current contract, date of commencement and date of expiry.
£9,300 (inclusive of VAT) commencing 25th June 2018 due to expire 25th June 2019.
8.Who is responsible for ensuring the LMS and e-learning provision meets your training requirements?
Richard Meyers, Learning and Development Manager.
9.Can you please provide your current organisational structure for the college.
Please see attached.
I trust that answers your queries.
However, if you are not satisfied with this outcome, then you have the right to an internal review, in which case you should email [email address] .
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, who can be contacted via the following link https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ .
Yours sincerely,
Jethro Powell
Legal and Compliance Adviser | Corporation Askham Bryan College, York | Askham Bryan | York | YO23 3FR
T: +44 (0) 1904 772277 | F: +44 (0) 1904 772288 | E: [email address] | www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
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