HWL and Learning

Microsoft 365 Skills Hub

In partnership with NHS Education Scotland, we are pleased to announce the release of a new Microsoft 365 learning resource which is available to all Corporate staff from Tuesday 17 September.

The 365 Skills Hub offers a wide range of online learning and training on M365 and is being rolled out across other local authorities and Health and Social Care Partnerships.

What are the 365 Skills Hub key features?

Self-paced guided learning modules from Microsoft along with tailored and custom guidance for M365 users. You can review entire modules on an app or just the bits you're interested in e.g. a particular feature.
Watch recorded training sessions covering different app within M365.
Sign up for future live training sessions.
Learn about the recent features seen across M365.
Sign up from a monthly roundup email newsletter for a summary of what's new in the hub and upcoming training opportunities.

How do I access it?

To access the Hub, you must have the Microsoft Authenticator app installed on your mobile phone in order to verify your identity.

Follow this step by step instruction guide which explains how to request access to the hub via a link, how to set up the Microsoft Authenticator app, and how to access and bookmark the Hub.

Once you've gained access, please refer to the guidance document on using the Hub, as shared in the recent email alert.

What if I have trouble accessing it?

In the first instance, please contact your local M365 Champion who may be able to help as many Champions have already set up their access to the Hub.

If your issue persists then please email Maria Botha-Lopez (maria.botha-lopez@nhs.scot) from NHS Scotland to request support.

PEEP information session

East Lothian Council has been offered spots on the PEEP training course through the Scottish Government’s Learning Together Program as part of the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund.

PEEP groups and Stay and Play sessions are a time for young children, parents, carers and practitioners to have fun playing, talking, singing, and sharing books and stories. We share ideas for quick and easy activities to try at home, and info about how these things help your child's development and give them a flying start. Peep groups are a great opportunity to get to know other families, and to share some of the ups and downs of life with small children.

Find out more by watching the 'what is peep' video which is available to watch online.

UK charity Peeple is offering an opportunity to all services who are interested in receiving funded Peep training/accreditation.

Peeple will be running an information session for managers to provide a full overview of who the organisation is and what its programmes and accreditation entails. There will be opportunities to ask questions. This is a great opportunity for strategic leads of services who may be undecided whether they should get involved, or those that are keen but aren’t really sure in the potential reach and would like ideas. It will also support with creating a sustainable model as there will be an overview of expectations from staff trained too.

There are still funded spaces on Learning Together Programme (LTP) training and very limited spaces on Antenatal training. Only a limited number of funded places are available to early years staff, please get in touch for further information

The info session will be on 10 October 2024, 1pm to 2.30pm

You can access the information session here

Further information about Peeple and the training that they can provide can be found here.

Lunchtime Learning - Community Wealth Building

Staff are encouraged to join Lunchtime Learning on Community Wealth Building – a cross-cutting theme for our Council

East Lothian Council joins an increasing number of local authorities across Scotland adopting Community Wealth Building. It places the community and environment at the heart of economic development and as such is relevant to all departments. Staff are encouraged to attend a Lunchtime Learning session which will provide an overview and discuss adoption of Community Wealth Building into work practices.

Sessions will run on from 12:30 to 2pm on Teams on:

Wed 11 Sept
Wed 25 Sept
Wed 9 Oct

To book, or for further information please contact cwb@eastlothian.gov.uk

Improve your Excel skills for free with Edinburgh College

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Edinburgh College in Partnership with East Lothian Council are delighted to offer Excel Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Courses. These courses are designed to improve your excel skills, with funded places offered through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Multiply Programme.

This free course will introduce learners to gain a range of practical skills and acquire relevant underpinning knowledge, learn how to create visualisations such as graphs and charts from data and interpret their meanings. They will learn the foundational understanding of Excel that is necessary to create and work electronical spreadsheets organise, calculate, analyse, revise, update and present data in a numerical and visual form. Learners will also learn the power of data analysis and presentation and explore issues relating to data security and data bias to make informed, intelligent organisational decisions. All courses will be delivered in the evenings at Milton Road campus. Course Levels: Introduction to Excel Beginners and Excel Intermediate/Advanced.

	September	October	December	January	March	Time	Location
Excel Beginners	12.09.24	10.10.24	03.12.24	07.01.25	04.03.25	6-9pm	Milton Road Campus
Excel Intermediate/ Advanced	26.09.24	22.10.24	10.12.24	21.01.25	18.03.25	6-9pm	Milton Road Campus

Please note: these courses are not run by ELC Organisational Development.