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Tata Interactive Systems
18 Grosvenor Place, LONDON, SW1X 7HS
tel 020 7235 8281; fax 020 7235 8727; web: www.tatainteractive.com
10th January 2007
Tata Interactive Systems and Solutions Training partner
Health and safety management specialist Solutions Training & Advisory
Limited, has embarked on a partnership agreement with the global
e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), to produce a
series of e-learning materials covering safety issues for 'first
response units', including fire and ambulance services. These
e-learning materials are intended for fire fighters and ambulance crews
working on the front line.
Solutions Training is supplying the subject matter expertise for the
programmes and TIS is designing, developing, producing and hosting the
e-learning materials.
Paul Meek, founder and managing director of Solutions Training,
commented: "At Solutions Training, we offer of a combination of
instructor-led training and e-learning courses designed to help
employers meet legal and regulatory compliance responsibilities and,
most importantly, protect and manage the risks of their employees
within the workplace. We believe this learning approach will be
significantly more economical and when complimented with instructor-led
training provide far better learning outcomes.
"Our philosophy is to meet best practice standards and compliance
obligations but to keep it as simple and practical as possible - so
that it sticks with our learners! We design all our courses using
experienced health and safety professionals with industry sector
knowledge.
"We began our partnership with TIS recently by producing a programme on
fire service related health & safety issues," he continued. "The course
we've produced is called, 'Manual Handling for the Fire and Rescue
Services'.
"There is a real market need for the sort of blended learning
programmes that we are producing with TIS - especially because the
learners tend to work shifts, which can make it difficult for them to
attend 'traditional' classroom-based training courses," Meek added.
"Having a wealth of vital information available to them in e-learning
form means that learners can access these materials at any convenient
time - such as quieter periods at work.
"The key benefit of having these programmes is that they deliver
up-to-date vital safety information to front line professionals at
their work bases - which will not only help these professionals to
perform their duties but will also help them to keep the rest of us
safe!"
TIS's Sunil Mehta commented: "Although TIS has many years experience in
producing e-learning materials - and has completed over 1,000
individual e-learning projects - we're delighted to be partnering
Solutions Training and feel sure that the learning materials that we
are producing will attract a great deal of interest from 'first
response units' throughout the UK.
"Moreover, TIS's partnership with Solutions Training now enables us to
offer all our corporate clients access to this wealth of health and
safety-related subject matter expertise, instructor-led training and
e-learning approaches," he added.
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Notes for editors
About Solutions Training & Advisory Limited
Founded by Paul Meek
in 1992 and based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, Solutions Training &
Advisory Limited specialises in training and consultancy in health and
safety risk management in the workplace. To date, its:
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classroom training has
been received by over 40,000 people,
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video resource pack
has been received by over 50,000 people and
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e-learning platform
has been used by over 5m people.
Moreover, over 85 per
cent of the UK's ambulance services use Solutions Training; over 100
local authorities have used its service and its courses are rigorously
assessed and endorsed by seven Accreditation Bodies.
Solutions Training &
Advisory Limited focuses on changing attitudes, behaviours, knowledge
and skills to manage and reduce risk in clients' workplaces.
It specialises in catering for the learning needs of those in the
emergency services; transport; health; local authorities; charities,
and commercial operations. It provides:
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Moving and handling
programmes, accredited with EXEXCEL / BTEC awards
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Conflict Management
programmes, accredited by EDEXCEL
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First Aid training,
approved by the Health and Safety Executive
About Tata Interactive Systems (TIS)
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) is a global pioneer in e-learning, with
more than 15 years of experience in designing and developing innovative
and cutting-edge e-learning solutions. TIS is a part of the $18 billion
Tata Group - one of the largest and most trusted business conglomerates
in India.
TIS employs a global team of over 900 multi-disciplinary specialists -
a unique mix of project managers, software engineers, instructional
designers, content developers, visual designers and animators. Its
service bouquet includes Simulations, Systems Training, New Hire
Training, Business Processes and Skills Training, Regulatory and
Compliance Training, Sales and Customer Service Training, Adaptive
Assessments, Story-based Learning Objects, M-Learning and EPSS. TIS
also has a K12 math practice and a K12 content practice, as well as
having substantial experience in developing learning content and tools
across keystages and subject areas.
Powered by creative talent, sound processes and technological
excellence, TIS has developed e-learning solutions for more than 300
clients - including 50 Fortune 500 companies - across the US, the UK,
Australia, Mainland Europe, Japan, UAE and India. Its client roster
includes leading corporations, renowned educational institutions and
government bodies such as American Airlines, British Airways, Citibank,
Colgate-Palmolive, ExxonMobil, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, HP, McGraw-Hill,
ntl, Orange, Pearson Education, Qantas, Qwest, Royal Mail, Swiss Re,
UNICEF, University of Phoenix, University of Maryland and Vodafone,
along with Hodder, Oxford University Press, Granada Learning, Nelson
Thornes, Research Machines PLC, Compass Learning, Florida Virtual
School, Harcourt, Prentice Hall and, in the government sector, BECTA,
UFI and DODEA.
Apart from holding ISO 9001 certification, TIS is the only e-learning organisation in the world to be assessed at Level 5 in both the SEI-CMM and P-CMM frameworks. TIS’s quest for excellence is reflected in numerous prestigious industry awards, including a Silver - Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Award 2005 and 2004, APEX 2005 Award of Excellence, BETT 2004 Best Product Award, and 2 Business World-NID Design Excellence awards.
For more information log on to www.tatainteractive.com
About the Tata Group
The Tata Group, established in 1904 by the great visionary Jamsetji Tata, is one of
Indias largest and most trusted business houses. The group pioneered the industrial revolution in India by founding, among other things, the first steel plant, power plant and chain of luxury hotels.
The Group employs more than 330,000 people in 91 companies across diversified industry sectors including steel, automobiles, cement, telecom and IT. Generating revenues to the tune of £7bn per year
2.6 per cent of Indias total GDP it is recognised as a leader in several industry segments such as such as steel, power, software exports and chemicals. It is also the parent company to Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS), Asias largest software producer.
Further information from:
Alan Samuel, Tata Interactive Systems, 020 7905 0156, www.tatainteractive.com
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, 01727 860405,
www.boblittlepr.com
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