Welcome to our news update. We have been very busy at DDL lately. We have just returned from demonstrating our bespoke learning materials at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham, a premier event which provides learning and development professionals with the latest in learning solutions and services. We spoke with many visitors who showed real interest in our existing products and expressed a desire to work with us in the future.

We are really pleased to have recently won a National Training Award for our work on Lucite International’s Technical Training Tool. There are more details about the product and our award below.

We have also revamped our website. If you have a moment, please do take a look. You will see our home page boasts ‘Digital Excellence’ and we are confident about making such a grand claim. As experienced educationalists, we like to think that we know a thing or two about learning online. www.ddluk.com

The site contains news and information as well as case studies about some of our bespoke products. These case studies demonstrate how we have fulfilled and exceeded the requirements of our clients. We hope they will inspire you to think about how DDL might find a solution to your learning needs and also show you that we can offer impartial, informed advice and technical know-how to enhance your online training and education.

DDL was delighted to win the region’s top accolade for our work with Lucite International. The North East Training Award for Partnership and Collaboration was presented to DDL and Lucite by top-class hurdler Colin Jackson at the National Training Awards 2008 ceremony at the Hilton in Gateshead.

The National Training Awards celebrate businesses and organisations that achieve outstanding success through training and development. Award winners are exemplars of training and development in the UK, committed to exceptional training that has real benefits for business, communities and individuals.

Lucite is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of acrylic based products. They required a simple, interactive system to aid the training of their staff at the Cassell Works Plant in Teesside. The system was required for the induction of new staff, the continual assessment of existing staff and for plant specific troubleshooting. The solution needed to be expandable and provide editing facilities for onsite administrators.

Following an in-depth consultation, we created a bespoke product that engaged workers using interactive diagrams, animations, videos and images supported by textual explanations and self assessment tests.

The product has helped to increase production by 14%, decrease High Potential Incidents by 82%, give an objective way to demonstrate competence and introduce consistent high quality work practices across the site. Lucite were so delighted with our solution that they decided to enter the product into the National Training Awards.

Click here to read the full case study on the DDL website

We have just heard the excellent news that we have been selected as a finalist in the BETT Awards 2009 for our Safe Learner learning materials. The BETT Awards is an annual scheme that highlights exemplar digital products intended for the education marketplace. More on this next time.

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