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Dear Bridgwater & Taunton 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

Marcus Holder, Bridgwater & Taunton College

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Dear Chris
 
Further to your Freedom of Information Request, please find our responses
in green below and our Organisation chart is attached.
 
1.Does your organisation use a Learning Management System and e-learning
provision for employee / staff training?
Yes. We host several staff training packages on the platform, such as
Safeguarding and Equality & Diversity.
 
2.If no, are there ongoing plans to purchase a Learning Management System
and e-learning provision for employee training in the near future?
Not applicable.
 
3.What is the name of the Learning Management System (product name) and
which company is it purchased from?
Our LMS is Blackboard Learn 9.1, from Blackboard.
[1]https://www.btc.ac.uk/students/staff-stu...
 
4.Provide brief information of the current e-learning courses that are
used in employee training.
SCORM packages installed on the LMS, including Safeguarding (including
Prevent), Equality & Diversity, Data Protection and more.
 
5.Who provides the e-learning courses that are used in employee training?
A company called Cylix currently provide the majority of the packages we
ask staff to complete.
 
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.
Compliance, Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity, Health & Safety, Data
Protection among more. The details of the contract are commercially
sensitive.
 
8.Who is responsible for ensuring the LMS and e-learning provision meets
your training requirements?
Staff and Quality Services.
 
9.Can you please provide your current organisational structure for the
college.
.
 
I trust this information is sufficient.
 
Kind regards
 
Marcus Holder |  Director of Finance
Bridgwater & Taunton College | Bridgwater Campus | Bath Road
| BRIDGWATER | TA6 4PZ | UK |
Tel: +44(0)1278 455464 Ext-1205 DDI: +44(0)1278 441205  | [2]Website |
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