The eLearn2work project in South Yorkshire is an action research project to understand how e-learning can help small businesses improve their productivity.  This interview with Michael Thornton of Knowlegebase UK ( a lead partner in the project) is suitable for any education practioner looking to engage small businesses and work more effectively together.

 He looks at

• How e-learning can help us respond to small business needs
• qualifications in small and micro businesses
• The benefits of educators and businesses working together

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Summary Video of interview

Related case studies and testimonies with small businesses from the e-learn2work project

Overview of initial research findings

This article was originally created by the Work based e-learning project at e-skills UK and is reproduced with kind permission.

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