FITS launch new online course at BETT

[Barbara]

Visit Us on Stand K56 at BETT 2011

This year we are exhibiting at BETT on stand K56 as a guest of ROAR Educate. We will be showcasing our Practitioner and Advanced accredited courses, our new online Practitioner course which we are providing as a collaborative exercise with VITAL and The Open University and the new ICT Maturity Assessment service.

Come and talk to us about:

Professionalisation of your ICT workforce
Getting a better return on your ICT support investment
Boosting staff confidence in your ICT infrastructure
Having a positive impact on teaching and learning outcomes

[Little-Miss]

Online course sounds good!

[nephilim]

I agree little-miss...I haven't been able to get out much to take my exams or go to proper courses (except for self study)...but I should be able to do an online course at work!

[bodminman]

I agree, this sounds right up my street!

On a different note, I'm gutted as I won't be able to make it to Bett next week!

[wagnerk]

...We will be showcasing our Practitioner and Advanced accredited courses, our new online Practitioner course which we are providing as a collaborative exercise with VITAL and The Open University and the new ICT Maturity Assessment service...

Does this mean that we can get credit for the Open Univeristy if we have the Practitioner and Advanced certs?

-Ken

[GrumbleDook]

Does this mean that we can get credit for the Open Univeristy if we have the Practitioner and Advanced certs?

-Ken

Not yet ... and they still haven't responded back to my questions on it either (OU that is), so going to chat with the VITAL folk whilst at BETT to see what can be done.

[chrbb]

Any idea of the cost?

[GrumbleDook]

Any idea of the cost?

The details will be part of the launch. As soon as it goes live you can be sure we will tell you.

[Barbara]

In case you can't wait for the launch of the online course at BETT, you can contact Vital for further information or book online:

web: ICT support in education (Practitioner) - wholly online
email: yorkshumber@vital.ac.uk
phone: 07769 234235

[nephilim]

as it is wholly online, does this mean that we self study??

[Barbara]

as it is wholly online, does this mean that we self study??

Yes, two hours a week for eight weeks.

[nephilim]

if we finished the self study sooner, could we take the exam sooner?

[plexer]

Mon 24 Jan 2011 - Fri 18 Mar 2011

Doesn't give people much time to get approval etc... I presume it will continue to run throught the year.

It's not face to face but could still be lecturer led online or that type of scenario where you have to do the 2 hours at the same time as everyone else?

Ben

[Barbara]

if we finished the self study sooner, could we take the exam sooner?

This pilot course will take eight weeks to complete. The course does not include the exam which can be booked separately.

For more information, please contact Vital:
web: ICT support in education (Practitioner) - wholly online
email: yorkshumber@vital.ac.uk
phone: 07769 234235

[Barbara]

Mon 24 Jan 2011 - Fri 18 Mar 2011

Doesn't give people much time to get approval etc... I presume it will continue to run throught the year.

It's not face to face but could still be lecturer led online or that type of scenario where you have to do the 2 hours at the same time as everyone else?

Ben

This course is a pilot and additional dates are likely to be arranged throughout the year. It is expected that everyone will study at the same pace with support through a forum.