Skills for Life e-learning Provision Awarded “Good” Rating by Ofsted
leading e-learning provider in the hospitality and Skills for Life sector,
celebrates this week with its partner, Whitbread, the UK’s leading hotel and
restaurant group, having received an excellent Ofsted report. ThirdForce
partners with Whitbread to deliver the literacy and numeracy element of their
highly successful Skills for Life programme.
ThirdForce delivers Skills for Life to Whitbread employees through
U-Skills, an innovative blended solution centred on online teaching resources
coupled with face-to-face learner support. It has been designed to help
tutors and workplace employers deliver skills for life training quickly and
effectively.
U-skills breaks new ground in combining diagnostic tools to assess a
learner’s level and existing knowledge of literacy and numeracy with a
bespoke Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and engaging e-learning resources to
teach the additional skills required.
The Whitbread Ofsted inspection focused on specialist provision in
hospitality and catering and literacy and numeracy. For literacy and numeracy
ThirdForce received a very pleasing Grade 2, “good” rating with an overall
success rate of 93 per cent. The Ofsted report also highlighted the following
strengths in the ThirdForce delivery of Skills for Life provision:
- Very high overall success rates
- Good development of motivation, confidence and skills by
learners
- Very flexible arrangements to access learning
- Highly effective support
Success of the U-skills solution throughout the learner journey was
highlighted as; “Initial and diagnostic assessments are used effectively to
assess learners’ levels of literacy and numeracy” through to “most learners
achieve their qualification at their first attempt.”
The blended approach to Skills for Life delivery using the U-skills
solution is endorsed by the Ofsted inspection team, who commented that
“effective coaching and strong use of information learning technology
improves most learners’ literacy and numeracy skills and helps them to
achieve their qualifications.”
commented: “Improving the confidence of our teams by offering support with
literacy and numeracy is a key part of our Skills Strategy. Embedding these
key life skills has really helped individuals embrace their personal
development, boosting their self esteem and their work based competence. We
look forward to continuing to develop the programme in the future.”
explained “We are delighted to read the highly successful Whitbread Ofsted
report. To receive this level of endorsement from the inspection team
validates our belief in our U-skills blended solution and the dedication of
our team of Learning Support Managers. We would also like to congratulate
Whitbread on receiving an “outstanding” rating for the vocational Hospitality
and Catering element of their apprenticeship programme. We look forward to
sharing in the continued learner and business success of the programme with
Whitbread.”
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ThirdForce Corporate Backgrounder
With over 26 years experience, ThirdForce Plc, is a leading independent
e-learning solutions provider, with a proven track record in delivering state
of the art, technology enabled e-learning solutions to over 17 million
learners in leading companies in the commercial, hospitality, education,
government and healthcare sectors.
Blending technology, multimedia and pedagogy into unique learning
experiences that lift performance and raise standards, ThirdForce provides a
wide portfolio of e-learning solutions including IT Certification courses,
Compliance training and Business Skills.
E-learning courses and assessments prove to be highly cost effective and
change the way our clients do business. The ThirdForce business model is
flexible to the needs of each client, avoiding a `one size fits all’
approach. The extremely user friendly interface, makes the e-learning content
challenging, rewarding, relevant and, motivational.
ThirdForce plc is a global e-learning company, with commercial head
quarters in
http://www.thirdforce.com
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