Press releases from Virtual College

Virtual College’s Housing e-Academy welcomes major charity Foundation as a new member

Virtual College | 17 May 2012

Leeds based charity, Foundation, has become one of the latest organisations to choose the Virtual College's Housing e-Academy, for its e-learning requirements.

Virtual College forms joint venture with the NHS Institute

Virtual College | 07 May 2012

Virtual College has partnered the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to develop a suite of 55 courses enabling healthcare staff to introduce the Productive Ward programme.

Virtual College helps Scottish landlords embrace e-learning

Virtual College | 29 Apr 2012

This month, the Scottish Social Housing Charter and the new regulatory framework from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) both come into effect. In response to this new legislation, Virtual College, a leading provider of e-learning in the UK, is gearing up to help Scottish landlords comply.

Virtual College's Housing e-Academy launches new Housing Award

Virtual College | 19 Apr 2012

The Chartered Institute of Housing is the main sponsor of the Housing e-Academy's new awards, recognising best practice within the social housing sector .

Virtual College encourages employers to take advantage of £1,500 ‘new apprentice’ grant

Virtual College | 09 Apr 2012

YP Training, a division of Virtual College, uses online learning to deliver apprenticeships to companies and is encouraging them to take advantage of a £1,500 Government funded apprenticeship grant.

Virtual College continues to buck the economic trend

Virtual College | 28 Mar 2012

As part of its expansion, Virtual College is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new members of staff to meet the ever increasing demand for its e-learning products.

Virtual College introduces mobile app to help victims of domestic abuse

Virtual College | 22 Mar 2012

Virtual College, a leading provider of e-learning in the UK with over 700,000 learners has worked with Lincoln Integrated Domestic Abuse Services (LIDAS) to develop a cross platform smartphone app aimed at providing useful information for victims of Domestic Abuse.

Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy raises awareness of the dangers of ‘resistant families’

Virtual College | 15 Mar 2012

The Safeguarding Children e-Academy recently organised a successful awareness raising event in Newcastle, aimed at highlighting the dangers to children arising from families that are hostile to or uncooperative with the various government agencies, tasked with supporting them.

Virtual College launches online PAT testing course

Virtual College | 12 Mar 2012

In response to its customers’ requests, the Trades e-Academy, a division of Virtual College, has introduced an online training solution that provides competency for Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) This enables companies to comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

Virtual College gets its teeth into helping dentists meet stringent Government standards

Virtual College | 01 Mar 2012

The Care Quality Commission, the body responsible for checking that Hospitals, Care Homes and Care Services meet stringent Government standards, has recently started to regulate private and NHS dental services and Virtual College has responded to this move by developing an online training course to assist dentists in meeting these legislative standards.