About BeLA

A number of the UK's leading e-learning companies have joined forces with Wired Sussex to form the Brighton e-Learning Alliance (BeLA) , which aims to develop and promote the city as the European Centre of Excellence for e-learning .

As well as having more graduates per capita than any other UK location, Brighton and Hove, the 'learning' city, is home to the UK's leading e-learning development and research community.

Research, carried out by Wired Sussex and Brighton & Hove City Council in 2004, demonstrates that Brighton and Hove hosts an internationally significant e-learning cluster. The survey revealed that e-learning companies based in the city account for over 10% of the UK market share, worth more than £50 million per year, which is equivalent to London.

With a strong focus on improving e-learning skills and standards, innovation and demonstrating the benefits of e-learning to a wide audience BeLA aims to shape the future of e-learning, ensuring Brighton and the UK is at its centre.

BeLA aims to be the European Centre of Excellence for e-learning by:

•  Demonstrating the benefits of e-learning through seminars, workshops and whitepapers to help education, business and community groups engage learners

•  Developing new ways of helping people learn through investment in R & D e.g. research links with the Universities of Brighton and Sussex to trial new methods, media and technology

•  Improving skills by encouraging and developing talent to work in the industry e.g. the Post Graduate Certificate in e-learning design developed in a ground-breaking collaboration with the Universities of Brighton and Sussex

•  Shaping the future of e-learning by working closely with key government, education and business partners

•  Leading international competition by constantly innovating and improving standards and services

BeLA members: Academy Internet, Brightwave, Cognitive Applications, digitalbrain, Driven Systems, Epic, Futuremedia, Imparo, KnowledgePool eLearning, Worth Media

BeLA partners and supporters: University of Brighton, University of Sussex, City College, Brighton and Hove Council, Sussex LSC and SEEDA

BeLA was set up, and is managed, by Wired Sussex

For more information contact: info@be-la.co.uk