Epic scoops further award for PITstart

Epic has scooped the winning trophy in the Adult Learning category of the Learning On Screen awards, for its PITstart e-learning programme, created for PricewaterhouseCoopers. The award was presented at a ceremony on Wednesday as part of the Learning on Screen Conference 2002.

The PITstart programme, designed to develop the key skills of PwC tax professionals required to solve international tax issues, was previously highly praised by the judges of the 2001 Brandon Hall Excellence in E-learning awards held in Los Angeles, who gave it a silver award.

Donald Clark, Epic, said: 'After the Brandon Hall award in Los Angeles, this award comes as a further accolade for this excellent piece of work, and helps to show that the UK can produce world-beating content in e-learning.'

PITstart (Principles of International Tax) involves an exciting and ambitious use of narrative with the focus on the solving of international tax issues. A wide range of presentation and interaction techniques was employed to ensure learner engagement. The learner is immersed into a simulated world of 2004 with their global client. Their mission - to save the CEO, Max van Sand, from exposure to a range of international tax issues. The learner undertakes a number of journeys to different parts of the world, resolving tax issues and learning on the way.