Today there are over 700 learndirect centres with many more to come, and this means that anyone who wants to can get on-line and start using the Internet to learn from a huge choice of IT and business courses. Courses range from getting started with computers right though to advanced and specialist courses in finance, people management, customer care and business communications.
New courses helping with reading, writing and the basics of numbers are also on offer.
Other organisations that have already announced that they will be joining the learndirect network include BT, Unipart and the Army. Small businesses too will benefit from learndirect. Nearly 300 of the on-line courses on offer from today are designed to meet the skill needs of owner managers and small companies. Meeting the training needs of local enterprises is a key priority for most learndirect centres. It will put more people in easy reach of the skills they need to improve their employability and give businesses access to flexible, relevant and convenient learning to make them more competitive.