‘Hardest to Help’- Using Moodle in welfare

to workAndy Poulton

Careers Development Group

Scope of Presentation

• Our learners

• Our Moodle journey

• More than just a learning environment

• Flexibility for the future…whatever that may be!

• What’s next for ‘build’ and Moodle with CDG?

‘build’

Our learners

• Welfare to work– Variety of programs– Different aims to education sector

• Variety of learners– both ends of the spectrum and everything in between– Use of audio, video resources to support basic skills

requirements

• Barriers to work

Our Moodle Journey

• Pilot December 2008- 2 centres

• Full roll out March 2009

• September 2009- last centre added

• Development began on Staff Training site

• 2 track support– Support visits to centres– Developing new products and redeveloping existing content.

• Moodle admin

More than just a learning environment

• Communication tool– Chat sessions and guest speakers– Work focused action plans

• Training tool– Employability skills

– I.T skills

• Job focused features– Job/ placement database– Information, advice and guidance

Flexibility for the future

• Uncertain times within welfare to work• Only certainty is reliance on:

– Results– Personalisation of service– Added value

• Flexible delivery of training– Meeting the needs of each learning style

• Easily adaptable platform for innovation– Consistency for CDG brand and training

What next for ‘build’?

• Job focused developments– Job search database

• Expansion of Advice and guidance– Barrier removal– Linking with partner organisations

• Staff training site

• Capacity to adapt to wherever the industry goes

What next for ‘build’?

• Directed learning- progressive lessons

Thank you. Any questions?