Firelearn celebrates first birthday
Louise Foster | Wednesday, July 01, 2009
The Fire Service College's online learning success
story
One year on since it was introduced, FireLearn - the Fire
Service College's virtual learning system - is delivering benefits
for thousands of delegates. Over 7,500 Fire Service College
learners were enrolled online during the first year of operation of
FireLearn.
FireLearn in the College's online learning management system,
which allows all FRS delegates to manage, monitor and conduct their
own learning and development with the College online, giving them
access to a permanent personalised learner record.
All College delegates are now able to access course-related
information and complete assessments online and, where appropriate,
complete pre-course learning and take part in online discussions
with peers and tutors.
Sally Sheen, Chief Executive of the Fire Service College said:
"FireLearn is playing a fundamental role in transforming the
relationship between the College and its delegates. It promotes
flexible learning, being accessible to all delegates 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, anywhere with internet access. Also anyone can
now access the College's entire catalogue of learning opportunities
online."
FireLearn also provides a platform for the College to deliver
purpose made online learning courses and modules. One such course
is 'IC008e Initial Response and Management', comprising ten hours
of interactive learning and assessment, and has been developed to
meet the entire range of knowledge objectives for operational watch
managers in respect of incident command.
Anyone interested in viewed FireLearn for themselves, should
just visit the College website (www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk)
and click on the FireLearn logo to view the public pages. For
more information on FireLearn, and a better insight into the
learner experience that it provides our delegates, or to receive a
free taster of the Incident Command e-learning module, contact the
Fire Service College's Relationship Management Team on frsrmt@fireservicecollege.ac.uk