The Vital professional development programme for teachers is to move from The Open University to a new provider, education charity Jisc.
From 1 April 2013, Jisc Advance will take over the established subject and special interest web portals which provide support for teachers and practitioners using ICT in the classroom.
The portals will complement Jisc Advance’s new subscription offer to schools which is due to be launched in Spring 2013. Access to the portals themselves will be free.
Current users of Vital will be contacted over the next few months to inform them of the changes and increased benefits. Jisc will also be offering to transfer current user registrations to Jisc to retain continuity of service.
Jisc is an independent education charity, owned by AoC, GuildHE and UUK. It supports UK higher education, further education and skills sectors in the use of digital technologies.
It provides advice and guidance through Jisc Advance and through a subsidiary company, Jisc Collections and Janet Ltd, it operates an academic telecommunications network and content services for over 18 million users across the UK.
For more information, see OU media release.
