1. www.virtual-college.co.uk e-learning Solutions for Apprenticeships

2. www.virtual-college.co.uk The Virtual College and Yorkshire Productivity Virtual College, est. 1996 85 staff @ Ilkley HQ £5m turnover 676,090 online learners…>1% of adult UK population

3. www.virtual-college.co.uk Current e-Academies

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5. £1.2m SFA contract BIT, Warehousing, PEO, Team Leading 11/12: first year of apprenticeship delivery BIT, PEO, Business Admin, Customer Service …What a challenge! Yorkshire Productivity

6. www.virtual-college.co.uk Key Decisions October 2010 If funding reduces, how can we reduce costs? Reduce face to face delivery How do we enter the market? USPs How can we maximise achievement rates? Improve recruitment, learner engagement, tracking How can we increase flexibility? Ownership to learner, employer and assessor …What an opportunity! Yorkshire Productivity The Solution has to be Blended Leaning

7. www.virtual-college.co.uk Recruitment profilers

8. www.virtual-college.co.uk Equality & diversity e-module

9. www.virtual-college.co.uk ERR e-module

10. www.virtual-college.co.uk PLTS e-module

11. www.virtual-college.co.uk Tech Cert modules

12. www.virtual-college.co.uk Where next? Increasingly diverse offer Opportunity for growth (MCV) If we fall below MCV then we are an attractive proposition Unit funding trials – a flexible solution Programme for NEETs (explanation) Programmes for the unemployed Integration with schools Smart Phone Apps Yorkshire Productivity

13. www.virtual-college.co.uk Any Questions?