With Coronovirus now having a major impact on both businesses and individuals across the globe, a number of elearning companies have recently made online courses and training resources on Covid-19 and related topics available free of charge. Some providers have developed learning content and resources specifically on this disease, while some are broader infection prevention and control courses that are extremely useful at this time.
DeltaNet – Preventing the Spread of Infection
To help businesses prepare for the threat of Coronavirus, DeltaNet are making this course available free of charge.
DeltaNet continually invest significantly in products and solutions to reflect the latest in modern trends and styles.
The company uses advanced instructional techniques such as interactive video and gamification to create highly engaging and enjoyable learning experiences that set the benchmark in the industry.
Loughborough
LE11 3GE
Tel: +44 (0)1509 611 019
https://www.delta-net.com/infectious-diseases
ej4 – Free Learning & Advice Videos
ej4, one of the leading providers of video-based elearning, have made a range of free guidance videos (18 at the time of writing) available via this YouTube channel. One example is shown below:
They cover important topics such Coronavirus Precautions and Prevention, Travel Safety, and Hand Washing. For the broader topic of Pandemic Planning, there is useful learning content on managing Internal and External Communication, Office Illness and Business Continuity.
Founded in 2004, ej4 are a multi-award winning video learning company who have worked with some of the world’s leading brands. They create content that is enjoyable and easy to use, as well as highly effective.
VeryViz – Signposting Top Coronavirus Data Visualizations
With there being so much raw data on the spread of coronavirus around the world, and often complex and conflicting advice and opinion on how to deal with it, it can be hard to decide which media and people to listen to. This blog post from VeryViz seeks to distill some of the best coronavirus data learning resources in the way of visualizations such as charts, maps and graphs from credible sources.
These useful learning resources will be regularly updated as new information and visualizations emerge.
VeryViz is a website focused on helping organisations to make better use of data and to reduce misuse of data on spreadsheets, which frequently leads to costly errors.
Virtual College – Infection Prevention and Control
Learn about the most effective method you can use to help stop the spread of infections and viruses in the workplace with our free infection prevention and control course.
Virtual College is a technology-focused team headquartered in West Yorkshire UK. It is a leading provider of low-cost online training courses, and provides LMS and bespoke elearning solutions.
Stephensons Way
Ilkley
LS29 8DD
Tel: 01943 889480
https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/courses/health-and-safety/introduction-to-infection-prevention
OpenSesame – Coronavirus Preparedness and Remote Working
As businesses, their employees and the wider general public are grappling with the impact of Coronavirus, OpenSesame have curated and made available a list of elearning courses that will be available free of charge until 15th May 2020.
Based in Portland, Oregan in the US, OpenSesame was established in 2011 and help organisations to align elearning courses from top publishers to employee learning and competency needs.
1629 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97205
USA
Tel: +1 (503) 808-1268
http://go.opensesame.com/free-offer
If you are a business leader or manager looking to manage the threat of Coronavirus to your staff, then these free online learning courses are well worth a look.
