Ufi's COVID-19 response

Part of Ufi’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was to put in place support for immediate need of the vocational learning sector in the UK.

We did this through a focused funding call VocTech Now and sector-specific funding for FE, through our VocTech Partnership programme.

Through VocTech Now we supported more than 30 organisations across the UK during this period, and it is believed that more than one million people have benefited as a result.

We also produced a series of expert 'How To' webinars to help trainers and teachers negotiate the world of online delivery.

Ufi COVID Response

Recording of the live webinar from Week of VocTech, Jan 8, 2021.

This webinar explored how Ufi developed a number of partnership projects with organisations whose collective reach could deliver real impact and offer much needed support in the vocational sector across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this webinar, you'll hear from partners about the challenges of delivering vocational learning during the pandemic, what's been learnt, and what this means for the future.

How to move training online

A highly practical look at what you can do to get started with online training as quickly as possible. With Mark Berthelemy.

This workshop was delivered by the Ufi VocTech Trust in March 2020 to help trainers and teachers negotiate the world of online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More "How to" videos to supporting trainers and teachers to negotiate the world of online delivery at www.ufi.co.uk/insights/how-to

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Remote Assessment During Covid & Beyond

Adapting to changes in how we access learning and assessment
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Using time in lockdown to secure required qualifications
Increasing Learner Engagement During Lockdown

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Ufi Funded Project Makes Social Care Training More Accessible

A recognised need to prepare new candidates in social care
Northern Training Academy

Increasing learner engagement during lockdown

You can explore additional projects in our VocTech Directory.

VocAcademy

Giving vocational teachers the technical and the learning design skills to produce and curate their own short instructional videos.
KMC-TV

Building an online community providing access to unique interactive content for learners and apprentices.
Canvas Virtual Learning

Introduction of the Canvas Virtual Learning Environment due to the sudden change to remote working.
Transitions

Transitioning face to face training programmes in the health and social care sector to an online format for 1800 learners.
Virtual Training

Engaging apprenticeship learners using an online video platform.
Self-employed Key Care Workers Training

Providing self-employed workers access to Ofqual certified training.
E-portfolios for apprenticeship standards

Transferring all content for the apprenticeship standards (2&3) onto an LMS.
Transition To Remote Learning

Converting 25 courses into a blended learning model on Google Classroom.
VocTalks & Training

Upskilling lecturers through a programme called ‘What does good online teaching look like?’.
Apprenticeship Teams

Using Microsoft Teams to enable digital and remote learning and prevent apprenticeships being lost.
Transforming Training

Digital delivery of professional training to 5000 key homelessness and housing workers.
Online Training of Engineering Apprentices

A long term, sustainable online learning solution for 500 apprentices.
PHX Transform

Providing a platform for remote/virtual delivery for 575 learners.
My Career In Logistics

Developing online learning for potential new entrants into the logistics sector.
Digital Classroom

An online platform for over 200 current learners, and expanding digital delivery across the whole college.
Virtual Learning For Hard-To-Reach Learners

Integrating a virtual learning environment with MS Teams for learners who face barriers to accessing digital learning.
Utilising Digital Technology For The Benefit Of Our Learners

Ensuring every Tutor and Learner is competent and practiced at online meetings.
The Life You Want

Digital tools allowing 200 under-skilled individuals experiencing domestic abuse to access home learning.
St Monica Trust - Quality Care Online

Video training for residential care providers reducing the need for face-to-face training for 1200 learners.
Online Instructor Led Course Delivery

Online Periodic Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training to drivers of LGVs & PSCs.
Key Workers - Business as Usual in an Unusual Way

A blended learning solution for 150 new and 500 existing key worker apprentices.
Digitising IntraQuest CIC Training

Training in Attachment Theory, Key Life skills and Therapeutic skills to 400 professionals.
Bring Lincolnshire’s Community First Responders Online

An electronic multimodal education programme was with core monthly e-learning modules and weekly videos.
CTC's induction online

Digital provision to reach 100 learners who are dispersed across Dumfries and Galloway.
From Online to Frontline: COVID-19 Health and Social Care Toolkit

An online toolkit to provide students with critical resources for infection prevention and control, and end of life care.
COVID-19 Response

Best practice from the FE sector to help the sector respond to the COVID-19
Job Gym Online

Developing a remote learning offer to continue to train these key workers in the logistics sector.
Digital Platform For Vocational Training

Developing a new learning design and delivery, in the form of a digital platform for vocational learning.
Supporting Disadvantaged Young People to Learn and Achieve Remotely

Upgrading Barnardo’s systems to a Virtual Learning Environment and training staff to deliver digitally.
Futureworks DigiVoc

A virtual open week for students to experience courses before enrolling, plus digital mentoring and guidance.
Remote Learning Now and Beyond

‘Emergency remote delivery’ staff training webinars and on-demand support to teachers and instructors.
Building the Digital Capability of ACE Providers

Developing content for 6 online tutorials, plus bespoke advice on developing digital Adult and Community Education.
Functional Skills – Home Assessments

Scaling up remote invigilation of controlled assessments (exams) for Functional Skills assessments.
Digital Delivery

An online course for a team of engineers within a specific department with specialist engineering requirements.
Digital Training for Manufacturing Trainers

Allowing students to complete workshop-based activities through understanding and watching live/recorded tutorials.
Food Production Training & Upskilling

Using Blended Learning Consortium resources to support 31 low paid, low skilled staff in ESOL and food production skills.
Sector Resources for Distributed Learning

A bespoke website that direct providers to digital materials and resources that can be used in technical teaching and training.

Ufi COVID Response

How to move training online

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