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Council staff first to graduate from e-learning management course

Staff at Coventry Social Services are the first students in the country to graduate with a BTEC Certificate in Management Studies (CMS), gained through the use of new e-learning material produced by awarding body Edexcel, in partnership with Adval KeyKnowledge and MyKnowledgeMap.

Rick Firth, BTEC Director at Edexcel, with John Bolton, Director of Social Inclusion and Housing, Coventry City Council in attendance, presented the certificates to the twelve students at a ceremony yesterday in Coventry Council’s Chambers.

"Congratulations to all the students who have graduated today having used this motivational and interactive route", said Firth. "As well being a highly respected course with rigorous assessment, by providing BTEC CMS course material and assessment electronically it puts the student at the centre of the learning experience, ensuring they can develop at a pace that suits their work and home commitments. The e-learning and assessment also reduces the time, effort and cost of achieving the qualification."

Coventry Social Services chose the new e-Learning BTEC Certificate in Management Studies as part of their approach to achieving National Care Standards qualifications. Learners working towards the NVQ Level 4 in Care will be using the BTEC qualification as part evidence to achieve this award.

"The e-Learning BTEC Certificate in Management Studies proves that soft skills can be taught well by e-Learning - it is truly engaging and has a real impact on the learner" said Lynne Bassett NVQ Training Manager at Coventry Social Services.

"Now we can use the e-Learning BTEC to improve the soft skills that our staff require to manage and lead effectively. I believe one of the most important elements of the programme is that it combines tried and trusted learning techniques and materials such as tutorial and printed material with the very best of modern technology. We are satisfied that we have an improved management and leadership course at reduced cost in terms of time away from the operational job, less time spent on the learning materials with no detriment to understanding, and reduced travel time and cost."

Dennis Quilter, Founder and Deputy Chairman of AdVal Group plc, commented "The use of e-learning and e-assessment in all areas of the private and public sectors is increasing at an impressive rate. The BTEC CMS e-learning application is another example of how flexible, efficient and sophisticated e-learning can be designed to meet the needs of organisations and business in all sectors. We congratulate the students graduating today and look forward to our continued work with all bodies concerned in making sure this e-learning BTEC Certificate in Management Studies Qualification goes on from strength to strength for future generations of students."

BTEC Academy CMS modules, which can be studied independently or as part of a programme building up to the BTEC CMS full qualification, are available as both an online option and on CD-ROM and can be supported by the online Bloomsbury Business Directory.

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