The Immigrant,Cork's multicultural newspaper
Published: By on September 19, 2007
Alison offers interactive multimedia training to individual users and enables anyone, anywhere to educate themselves online for free. It initial focus is to develop a portfolio of interactive multimedia courses on every certifiable subject relating to the modern workforce including ICT, Health & Safety and Diversity so that a complete library of certifications desired by an employer is available online. Among its popular offerings are courses for the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) and E-Citizen, two leading international standards of ICT literacy, Financial Literacy, Health & Safety and Touch Typing.
The e-Citizen IT user certification is offered by the British Computer Society in partnership with the ECDL Foundation worldwide; Microsoft Word - This course introduces the fundamental principles of using Word 2003 and also help understand the power of the Word 2003 word-processing system; The Microsoft Access course can help learn to use and create a database using Access 2003, to an intermediate level; The Microsoft PowerPoint course provides the user the ability to produce their own PowerPoint 2003 presentations; The course on Financial Literacy encompasses a broad range of information about personal financial management. Psychometric Tests offered in partnership with the Cut-e Group, the international experts in psychometric test development can help you to understand your personal strengths for employment with respect to personality and competency. New courses are being added rapidly, including English language course.
ALISON is a for-profit social enterprise, it has a resourceful and determined multi-national team of socially-aware technologists, educationalists and marketers who understand that today, we have the opportunity to make universal education FREE to access via the Internet.
Creators of the ALISON believe that this model of education can save governments and educational institutions billions of dollars every year if adopted.
Across the world, billions of people do not have access to high-quality skills-based interactive learning. The reason for this is usually distance and cost. The Internet changes this dynamic and now ALISON can provide an educational opportunity like none before.
I you wish to see ALISON for yourself, to study, or to set up a learning group, to refer a friend or colleague, please visit www.alison.com
