Wintry Conditions Bring Large Numbers of Secondary School Students Online in UK & Ireland

Galway, Ireland, January 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- As the sub-zero temperatures continue to cause misery and disruption across Ireland and the United Kingdom, increasing numbers of students, teachers and workers are going online and choosing ALISON to provide the materials for their learning and up-skilling programmes. Anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can log-on at www.alison.com and access a range of free online courses to learn at their own pace and in their own homes undeterred by the weather conditions. Significant interest is being registered for computer training courses such as the Microsoft Literacy Digital Curriculum and Touch Typing with Health & Safety and Financial courses also attracting large numbers of new learners.

ALISON is excited by the surging interest in online learning and is currently preparing to announce an exciting initiative to create a highly-scalable IT Literacy programme for local communities across Ireland and the UK. The programme aims to increase IT literacy skills and allow graduates to access the services and opportunities that are increasingly being transferred online through the skills they have acquired on the course. Discussions are ongoing with the relevant local bodies and more details will be announced when these discussions are complete.

To access the ALISON courses as a learner go to www.alison.com/courses and follow the instructions provided. Teachers, tutors or instructors can access their courses and set up a learning group by visiting www.alison.com/manage and signing-up.

About ALISON

ALISON provides free online learning via interactive multimedia for basic workplace skills. With registered learners in every country and territory worldwide, ALISON free learning includes IT Skills, Health and Safety, Languages, Psychometric tests and Financial and Health Literacy. ALISON offers premium services such as content hosting, content development and bespoke Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training programs among other services to corporations, academic institutions and government agencies. Headquartered in Galway, Ireland, ALISON is a privately-owned social-enterprise with an international office in Morristown, New Jersey, USA.

Register at www.alison.com. ALISON stands for Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online.

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