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Information Transfer and Priory Group scoop award

Information Transfer and Priory Group have won the award for 'The best e-learning project securing widespread adoption' at the E-Learning Awards 2006.

The programme, Foundations for Growth, is an ongoing project supporting learning and development activity at Priory Group.

"We're delighted to have been recognised for this collaboration," said Owen Rose, the Information Transfer partner responsible for spearheading the project. "Priory has been great to work with. We've all put in a great deal of effort, and their enthusiasm and commitment have been fantastic."

The blended learning programme has, at its centre, 25 bespoke e-learning modules which help meet key learning objectives for staff working across all of Priory's care services.

The learning, delivered to over 5,000 staff at 47 sites, is managed and tracked via bespoke learning management technology developed by Information Transfer. The e-learning also links to offline learning activities, which the learner completes locally, in addition to incorporating classroom training and other development activities.

The content and learning management technology of Foundations for Growth was specifically developed to meet the needs of carers working in a people-focussed environment. According to Information Transfer, communication, change management and launch events helped create a user response better than the most optimistic projections. At the end its first 12 months, 73,000 e-learning module completions had been recorded, representing over 38,000 training hours delivered.

Mandy Stevens of the Priory Group's Farmfield Hospital, said: "I am delighted to hear that Foundations for Growth has been recognised with an e-learning award. The Senior Management team at my hospital fully endorse Foundations for Growth as an innovative, thorough and user-friendly tool which promotes learning and development both within the hospital and company wide. It also gives credence and assurance that there is a high standard of learning, growth and development across the entire workforce. It has been embraced by all."

Dr. Chai Patel, Priory Group chief executive, said: "Our work at Priory is very personal and very human. We strive to make a difference to people's lives. By helping each of us to improve our skills, our knowledge and our performance, Foundations for Growth has made an enormous contribution to the realisation of our vision."

Information Transfer and Priory Group have also been short-listed for the IT Training Awards, to be announced early in 2007.

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