Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with TargetSolutions Learning LLC/CentreLearn for $140,748.00 to continue the Division of Fire's Distance Learning program. Since 2008, the Columbus Fire Division has been contracting with a computer based training content provider for their Distance Learning Project. The Fire Division's Distance Learning project was implemented to provide remote training in all fire stations via computer network. A computer based training content provider is used to continue to provide and implement training, scheduling, and logging of employee training history, as well as software updates and support for the Fire Division.
In 2008, Columbus Fire entered in contract with then CentreLearn Solutions, LLC to deliver on-line Fire and EMS continuing education. In September 2014, CentreLearn Solutions merged with TargetSolutions under the parent company Vector Learning. At that time the platform that Columbus Fire was using became “CentreLearn Classic”. In 2015, the CentreLearn Classic platform was eliminated for the “new” CentreLearn or the TargetSolutions platform. TargetSolutions offers more features and content over both the Classic CentreLearn and the revised “new” CentreLearn package. The Training Bureau also researched different online learning packages including Firehouse Software, but none offered the same features that incorporated both RMS (Record Management System) and LMS (Learning Management System) capabilities.
Target Solutions is expandable and customizable, offering credentials tracking for many different specialties including DART, Haz-Mat, FAO, Investigator, Professional Standards, and ARFF training. TargetSolutions can track and notify members plus add informative videos to help fire personnel members meet their fitness and nutrition goals, and is also being used to track performance measures and identify training deficiencies. All Columbus Fire membe...
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