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Bourne Training to develop IT skills courses for Ufi

e-Learning provider Bourne Training has won a contract from University for Industry (Ufi), who are responsible for the operation of learndirect, to develop part of the second phase of a new range of IT skills courses within the 'IT for Life' and 'IT for Work' portfolios.

Bourne Training says the contract is to develop four new courses; 'Presentations' and 'Databases' at Level 1, and' Internets and Intranets' and 'E-mail' at Level 2. It is scheduled for completion by Autumn 2006 and will create sixty hours of bespoke IT skills learning.

Kirsty Donnelly, director of products and services at Ufi, said: "This new contract builds on the existing highly successful 'IT for Life' courses which Bourne has developed with us over the last two years.

"We have a strategic target to helping learners achieve a Level 2 vocational qualification and, as part of this, it is important to provide a platform at Level 1 for learners who do not have the IT skills to directly enrol in a Level 2 course. The 'IT for Life' and 'IT for Work' portfolios are critical in helping us achieve this."

Bourne Training says the new courses follow the same four-stage approach to delivering IT skills as the initial six courses - interactive demonstrations, reinforcement exercises, summative assessment, and the opportunity for learners to consolidate their knowledge through activities in the live application. The company adds that learndirect tutors are involved at key stages to review the course outputs and facilitate discussions on the learner's progress.

Mike Ditchburn, managing director at Bourne Training said: "We are delighted to have extended our relationship with Ufi through this new contract. The model we have implemented for the 'IT for Life' portfolio has been more successful than we could have hoped for in a critical area for UK plc.

"This is testament to the foresight of Ufi in addressing a critical need in such a creative way, and the continued commitment of the team at Bourne to deliver high quality learning materials in often challenging timescales."

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