e-skills UK in work

Work-based e-learning - Toward Maturity

Towards Maturity, the e-skills UK project aimed at helping organisations improve the impact of learning technologies at work has now come of age. Having successfully exceeded the objectives at its inception, Towards Maturity has taken on a new life of its own with the formation, in April 08, of an independent community interest company - Towards Maturity CIC.

Originally funded by the LSC to understand how employers are making use of learning technologies, the project currently supports a community of over 1000 organisations with research, case studies and contributions from an ever increasing virtual advisory network.

The effective, or 'mature', use of learning technologies has provided the opportunity to improve skills development for staff in the workplace. Its use is becoming more widespread but not all organisations are leveraging the benefits of their investment due to lack of awareness or capability. Towards Maturity CIC aims to continue to help organisations get more value from their learning technologies and help them improve their effectiveness in the workplace.

Karen Price, CEO of e-skills UK says "Technology is transforming the way that we live and learn – we started this project three years ago and are thrilled with the way that organisations and individuals from a broad range of sectors have contributed and benefited. This is the next logical step to extend this success beyond the project life and provide ongoing collaboration across such a diverse network."

A key part of Towards Maturity's development is its new partnership with Becta and the Next Generation Learning campaign, which aims to raise awareness among learners, parents and employers of the benefits of learning technology.

The web site www.towardsmaturity.org provides free research, updates and resources to organisations looking to improve the way they use learning technologies in the workplace.

Last modified: 05 Sep 2008