GSPK provides free on-line learning

GSPK Corporate Services Ltd’s Learndirect Centre has announced it is providing free IT on-line learning for the benefit of employees within the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing industries. The Learndirect centre is situated on the GSPK Technology Park in Knaresborough but due to learning being on-line, logistics are not a problem.The University for Industry (UfI) is the government flagship for lifelong learning with the brand name of Learndirect. Learndirect became operational in March 2000 and aims to get more people skilled and qualified, enable companies to keep employees and develop them through training, ensure cost savings and to raise business performance through increased skills.The free IT courses come in module format and are namely: Introducing Computers, Introducing the Internet, Word Processing (Word), Spreadsheets (Excel), Presentations (Powerpoint) and Databases (Access). Further courses are available from e-commerce, engineering and specialist business and management courses right through to basic reading, writing and maths skills. Companies who have already experienced the courses have commented that as a result, their employees feel proactively developed, stimulated and happier in their day-to-day working life. Source: PCBnewsline