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Advice NI has been ‘highly commended’ at the National eWell-Being Awards with their Advice and Guidance E-Quals programme - a blended learning training programme that accredits advisers to deliver energy advice.
This training aims to tackle the growing issue of fuel poverty, as more and more people are finding it difficult to pay their energy bills.
The Awards, supported by BT and Brother, are designed to promote the tangible benefits that ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) can bring to society, the economy and to the environment.
Advice and Guidance E-Quals empowers 20 individuals from disadvantaged communities to become local champions in informing and advising people on becoming more energy efficient, how to cope with increasing fuel prices and change behaviours. The project uses moodle as its Virtual Learning Environment and supports learners via face to face tutorials and workshops using laptops. Choosing an open source product helps ensure the long term sustainability of the project.
Over 135 entries were received this year and the judges had a tough job to whittle them down to the finalists. The lucky winners were announced at a gala dinner held at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London on Wednesday April 30th.
"We would like to congratulate Advice NI on making it to the final of the 2008 National eWell-Being Awards," said Richard Craven of SustainIT. "We were overwhelmed by the quality of entries received this year and competition has been very strong."
Bob Stronge Director from Advice NI commented, "Advice NI is delighted to be higly commended for this prestigious award. Development of this e-learning project has saved participants travelling 4,529 miles equating to 203 hours travel time and £1811.60. It has helped reduce the carbon footprint and as more people get involved it will have a more significant impact on environmental efficiency."
Since their launch in 2002 by SustainIT, an initiative of the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development (UK CEED), the Awards have attracted over 600 high quality entries from a diverse range of organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
To find out more about the eWell-Being Awards , visit the website or call SustainIT on 01733 311644.
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