Axia NetMedia Corporation has signed a contract to develop an Internet-based personal development package with the Scottish University for Industry.
The initial project, part of a deal to promote lifelong learning throughout Scotland, is worth approximately $442,000, Calgary-based Axia (AXX-TSE) said recently.
The application, to be known as learndirect Scotland Futures, uses the Web to deliver interactive diagnostic tools to help people identify what kind of work and learning suits them best.
It also offers up-to-date information about courses and job qualifications, and includes training exercises to help users sharpen their job-hunting skills.
The content will be tailored to reflect the Scottish education system and local job prospects. The university — also known as Sufi — is a strategic arm of the Scottish parliament that was established to promote learning in partnership with career-guidance services, colleges and employers.
Sufi will sponsor users, who can access learndirect Scotland Futures from their home or work computers, or from a network of 300 learning centres to be situated throughout the country. (About 100 centres are now operating.)
Free telephone help-line access will also be offered.
“We can now offer to all Scots an integrated service that provides both guidance and online courseware,” said Sandy Smith, Sufi’s learning information manager.
“We’re pleased to have been selected to support Sufi in its goal to drive lifelong learning in Scotland,” added Bronwen Robinson of CitizenConnect, Axia’s U.K. personal performance improvement operation.
“This relationship places Axia firmly as partners of choice for online personal-development solutions, especially in working with local governments around learning and inclusion.”
