The e-learning and other College of Policing learning resources are made available to the 43 Home Office Forces and Associate Partners through the NCALT Managed Learning Environment (MLE). Partners include Scottish Police Service, Police Service of Northern Ireland, British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police & Guarding Agency, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, UK Border Agency and the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

The use of e-learning provides quality assured products which meet the national learning requirements for Police Officers and staff and greatly reduces abstraction costs locally for Forces. Each Force has its own 'domain', a segmented area of the MLE hosting local learning resources, as well as access to the national material provided by the College of Policing.

Once registered on the MLE, either via CJX Intranet or the Internet for non-restricted material, learners can benefit from 24/7 access to the e-learning which is usually delivered as part of a blended learning programme designed to support individual learner requirements.

The MLE ensures every learner's progress is fully tracked providing reports to ensure the effective management of training. The system has 300,000 registered users and successfully delivers over 80,000 e-learning course completions every month.

All of the College of Policing learning materials, including the national e-learning courses, meet the learning outcomes set in the National Policing Curriculum which is also accessible via the MLE.

NCALT has also provided practitioners with a rapid e-learning authoring tool called 'Panda', which allows Forces and Partners to develop their own e-learning to complement the national programmes. 'NCALT Live!', a secure web conferencing service available via CJX, is also available to Forces.

NCALT also has a remit to research and develop new learning technologies currently including a policing video library, learning content for delivery to mobile devices, and simulated virtual environments.

Developing e-learning for national delivery via MLE

If you are considering the development of e-learning for national delivery via the NCALT Managed Learning Environment please contact NCALT beforehand and be aware that you will need to meet the criteria in the E-Learning Development Guidelines.