EDF Energy partners with Brightwave to launch Financial Processes e-learning

Date posted: 28 January 2008

Meeting training challenges through a complete solution

Brightwave, the workplace communication, learning and performance specialist has been selected by EDF Energy, one of the UK’s largest energy companies, to design and implement a series of e-learning modules to help employees follow the company's financial processes.

The modules, now live and available to EDF Energy employees, are hosted on Brightwave's own, in-house developed 'Launch and Track' learning management system. Customised by Brightwave, the LMS meets EDF Energy's specific needs and is the first for the energy supplier, commissioned by the company to help them meet their development and training challenges.

The Financial Processes modules have been specifically designed to reduce errors and speed financial reconciliation and payment, saving the company money previously lost due to the errors in the completion, approval and monitoring of financial processes. As a follow up to the initial programme, EDF Energy is looking to expand their e-learning capability to support increasing demands for an alternative training delivery medium to traditional, resource intensive classroom based learning.

"As one of the largest energy companies in the UK, and as an employer of over 12,000 people, we understand the importance of strategic and focused staff training and development." said Craig Tonge, Organisation development Advisor at EDF Energy. "Implementing these modules as part of the company's financial management programme, means we can both introduce e-learning and the new Learning Management System to a wide employee base and become familiar with this training approach before more product specific e-learning is added, and ensure that a consistent message is given to everyone in the most time effective manner. With Brightwave's Launch & Track platform, we can also monitor the effectiveness of the training and evaluate our courses to ensure we provide the continuing staff development our customers expect of us."

This first implementation is helping to address some of the key challenges identified by the development and training team. The e-learning has relieved some of the classic constraints of time and resource, as what was classroom-based content is now delivered in less time and in a more focused manner online.

"We are pleased to have been selected by EDF Energy to design and deliver both their initial e-learning content and an e-learning management solution as they embark on a new blended learning strategy. Implementing change can be a challenge in any organisation, however we look forward to supporting them as they meet their development and training challenges for the coming years and move away from the constraints of classroom-based training." explains Charles Gould, Managing Director at Brightwave. "We are confident that with our experience and expertise, we can convey our energy, ideas and enthusiasm to help EDF Energy as they focus on meeting their training challenges."

Notes to Editors – About Brightwave

Brightwave is a specialist in integrating communications, learning and performance in the workplace. Our approach is highly collaborative, innovative and all our projects leverage technology to deliver efficient and effective training and ongoing support. Whether your needs are induction, compliance/regulatory, IT systems, management/sales skills or product/process knowledge, Brightwave has the skills and experience to help you. We have developed over 300 solutions that are used by more than 500,000 people in the UK and internationally. We work with a broad range of clients from a wide variety of industries. Our clients include BT, Bupa, Cable&Wireless, IKEA, T-Mobile, AIB, Swiss Re, The Royal Bank of Scotland, British Red Cross, First Choice and Sky, as well as public sector organisations such as the Healthcare Commission, City of Edinburgh Council, and West Sussex County Council.

Notes to Editors – About EDF Energy

EDF Energy is one of the UK’s largest energy companies. We provide power to a quarter of the UK’s population via our electricity distribution networks in London, the South East and the East of England. We supply gas and electricity to over 5 million customers and generate about 5GW of energy from our coal and gas power stations, as well as combined heat and power plants and wind farms. The company is also a key player in national infrastructure projects including management of private electricity networks serving four London airports and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the country’s first major new railway in 100 years. We employ nearly 13,000 people at locations across the UK. EDF Energy is a core part of EDF Group, one of Europe’s largest power companies.

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Jade Moore
Marketing Coordinator, Brightwave

+44 (0) 1273 828421

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