Seven Ufi-supported organisations reach the Learning Technologies Awards 2024 finals
Congratulations to the seven Ufi-supported organisations that have been shortlisted for Learning Technologies Awards 2024.
The Learning Technologies Awards celebrate outstanding commitment, enthusiasm and passion for learning technologies across the world. Finalists were selected by an independent panel of judges organised by the Learning Network. The winners of this year's awards will be announced at the gala evening on 13 November in London.
Five Ufi-grant funded organisations and two Ufi Venture portfolio companies have reached the finals for this year's awards. We are incredibly proud and thrilled to have supported these organisations in developing vocational technologies to get more adults learning. Each organisation is making remarkable progress in helping to unlock the full potential of technology to transform how adults learn and gain skills for work.
The Learning Technologies Awards gala evening in 2023. Credit: Learning Technologies.
The shortlisted Ufi-supported organisations include:
CAPSLOCK for Excellence in the design of learning content - commercial sector (UK). CAPSLOCK removes barriers to reskilling in high demand sectors, enabling those looking to retrain to access quality work, without having to pay a penny until they’ve landed a high-paying job.
Into Games for Best use of social and collaborative learning technologies for their Ufi-supported programme, Next Level Up. Their online training programme supports game programmers, artists and designers to create world-class portfolio pieces while developing employability skills like teamwork, critical analysis and collaboration to help them secure their first jobs in the sector.
TeacherMatic and Klik2Learn have both been shortlisted for Most innovative new learning technologies product (UK). The TeacherMatic platform is one of Europe’s fastest growing generative AI toolsets for teachers. Klik2Learn has developed 3D simulations to help healthcare professionals gain clinical and communication skills for non-native English speakers.
Care Reality for Best use of simulations or virtual environments for learning for their Ufi-supported learning platform, FLO. This project has developed an immersive learning environment to help time-poor care workers to gain skills for work.
Data Literacy Academy for Best use of blended learning - commercial sector. Their learning platform provides clients and their employees with access to live and on-demand data literacy training.
Hull College shortlisted for two awards - Best use of social and collaborative learning technologies and Best digital learning transformation programme. Ufi have supported Hull College with their AI Translate project, a new approach using live translation, in multiple languages, to help build vocational language skills during digital and construction courses.
We wish the best of luck to all the shortlisted organisations for this year's award finals.
Students using Hull College's AI Translate project to deliver live translation of course content to help students with low levels of English proficiency succeed in digital and construction courses.
Five years of Ufi at the Learning Technologies Awards
This year will mark five years of Ufi-supported organisations being shortlisted for Learning Technologies Awards and hopefully going on to win at the gala evening in November. We are thrilled to see the projects and organisations we have supported, through grants or venture investments, being recognised for their exceptional contributions to the learning technologies sector since 2020. Their achievements reflect the incredible potential technology can have in adult learning and we are proud to have played a part in their success.
In 2023, six Ufi-supported organisations were shortlisted, two of which went on to win awards in their category:
- Bristol Braille won a Bronze Award for Most Innovative New Learning Technologies Product (UK).
- Learnerbly won a Bronze Award for Learning Technologies Organisation of the Year.
In 2022, six Ufi-supported organisations were shortlisted and four went on to win awards in their category:
- CAPSLOCK won Gold for Best online distance learning programme.
- Digital Unite won Bronze for Best use of blended learning – public and non-profit sector.
- Mobilise won Silver for Best use of social and collaborative learning technologies.
- Sempai won Silver for Excellence in the design of learning content – commercial sector (UK).
In 2021, Ufi were shortlisted in the "Learning Organisation of the Year" category for our work during the pandemic and our VocTech Challenge to tackle the digital divide. In addition, eight Ufi-supported organisations were shortlisted for awards.
At the awards ceremony, three Ufi-supported organisations went home with awards in their category:
- The NYA Youth Work Academy won Bronze for Best online distance learning programme
- CENTURY won Gold for Best use of learning data analytics to impact learner and business performance
- iDEA won Silver for Best learning technologies project - public and non-profit sector
In 2020, seven Ufi-supported organisations were shortlisted and five won awards in their category:
- Learnerbly won Silver for Most Innovative New Learning Technologies Product.
- Bodyswaps won Bronze for Most Innovative Learning Technologies Product.
- iDEA won Bronze for Learning Organisation of the Year.
- MyKnowledgeMap and CuppaCare submitted a joint entry and won Bronze for Best use of mobile learning.
- Grimsby Institute of Further Education won three awards - Gold for Learning technologies team of the year, Gold for Learning technologies organisation of the year, and Silver for Best UK digital transformation of a training programme in response to Covid-19.
