New training website

Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) has launched its new training website.

Since launching its first training course in September 2013, DHF has assisted almost 4,000 candidates in completing a DHF training course.

DHF’s first training website was launched in 2016 and offered refresher courses to those who had taken a face-to-face training course. Over time, the training programme developed significantly and, in April 2020, amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, DHF launched its Distance Learning Programme (DLP).

The organisation recognised that a website was needed with the capability to host the learning support for the newly launched DLP, as well as all refresher courses – a website that would future-proof DHF’s training offering.

The new training website is the single, biggest investment DHF has made to date, and will enable users to access training information quickly and easily, providing a thorough overview of courses available to delegates.

DHF’s head of commercial operations Patricia Sowsbery-Stevens said: “Of the many benefits of the new training website, we will be able to update presentations in-house for our delegates and allow learners to sit accredited examinations online. It also delivers our Distance Learning Programme (DLP) remotely; there is no need for learners to co-ordinate with their Distance Learning tutor, instead they can learn online, controlling their own pace and learning journey. In addition, those who did not pass the face-to-face training course can now resit their examination, remotely.”

The new website will deliver its training presentation in bite-sized chunks, which will remove the need for delegates to sit through eight hours of presentations ahead of sitting an examination. Learners can go back through the various presentations to better absorb the information. The new website is also IOS compatible.