The contract will allow 1,000 participants at the University at Buffalo to access 106 on-line courses from their own internet portals that will be provided by SkillSoft.
All courses are of at least one hour's duration with some requiring up to six hours for completion.
Participants will be able to see the courses that they have begun and the progress towards finishing them. The system allows learners the opportunity to begin a course, work as long as their time permits, bookmark the page, and return to complete the course requirements at a later time. Certificates of completion will be awarded to participants who master designated courses in certain skill areas. For example, an employee can earn a certificate for completing five specified courses of instruction in fundamental supervisory skills. The learning time for the five courses totals 12.5 hours.