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Scaling up e-learning

The military and e-learning

Attended by 70 delegates from the MOD, education sector and e-learning industry this symposium provided the participants with an array of presentations reflecting current experiences in e-learning implementations predominantly from the academic and public sector. The event was presented in four main segments; 'policy, vision and concepts', 'implementation and lessons learned', 'supporting the process' and 'the way ahead'. The 2-Day format provided a good balance of time between the formal presentations, Q&A for each, a number of panel-based sessions and excellent networking.

The clear focus to the event (the location was a bit of a give-away) was the MOD. Despite using e-learning in the form of state-of-the-art-simulators and generic content for many years, in enterprise-wide e-learning terms they are in fact 'late adopters'. It was a little over 2 years ago that the MOD Defence Training Review (DTR) was published to reveal outline plans for the consolidation of training across the MOD. At the time their annual budget for all training for their 250,000 military and civilian personnel was estimated to be in the region of £7 billion. The main objectives of the DTR were to 'purple-ise' (consolidate for all three forces) training establishments and training courses, - with ambitious targets for the conversion of appropriate courses, or parts of courses into e-learning or blended format. The perceived benefits were cost savings, reduction in time away from operational unit and families and increased reusability of learning content.

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Keynote: Commodore Bill Fairbairn
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