Bridge to learning in Grampian

Bridge-Learning is providing European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) courseware and related computer-generated tests - initially for 1,000 students - to learning providers in the north east region of Scotland through Scottish Enterprise Grampian.

Bridge-Learning, which won the contract from SE Grampian - part of Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's main economic development agency and funded by the Scottish Executive – chose Electric Paper’s market-leading ECDL courseware and AutoTest software to meet SEG’s needs.

These learning and testing materials are being made available to learners throughout the Grampian region via local learning providers including colleges, Chambers of Commerce and commercial training providers. According to SE Grampian’s Gail Smillie: “Typically, those using the learning and testing materials supplied by Bridge-Learning, are those who are working for small to medium sized enterprises within the region, along with those who are unemployed and want to improve their skills through gaining an internationally-recognised IT skills qualification.”

Bridge-Learning’s managing director, Andy Stevenson, commented: “Increasingly, IT skills are becoming essential in all areas of life – at school and home as well as at work. SE Grampian is taking an important step in providing these basic IT skills learning materials to help further increase the skills pool within its region – which is already the only part of the UK to have consistently outperformed the growth of the global economy over a period of 20 years.”

July 17th, 2002