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	<title>The FITS Foundation &#187; The FITS Foundation</title>
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	<description>The Framework for ICT Technical Support</description>
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		<title>Technology Advice &amp; Guidance For The Education Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello and welcome to The FITS Foundation. The FITS Foundation was formed in September 2009, with the help and support of Becta, as a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee to manage the on-going development and support of FITS so that it became self-funding. The aims of The FITS Foundation are to provide a resource for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FITS Accredited Service Provider</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BarbaraW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aims of The FITS Foundation are to spearhead the professionalisation of the ICT workforce in the Education marketplace, improve the quality of ICT technical support services through the use of a structured service delivery framework and have a positive impact on teaching and learning experiences and outcomes. In line with these aims, the ICT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Electronique moves towards FITS accreditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BarbaraW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February 2011, European Electronique put a group of their technical support staff through the FITS Practitioner course in the first stage towards becoming a FITS Accredited Service Provider on the DfE ICT Services Framework. The course, which was delivered on-site at European Electronique, was enjoyed by a mixed group of front-line technicians and support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FITS training for Suffolk technicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BarbaraW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trevor Greenfield, Chief Executive, was invited to speak at the recent Suffolk IT Support Network meeting where around 50 technical support staff attended a session outlining FITS and the training and accreditation provided by The FITS Foundation. The sessions were very well received and as a result 20 staff are now scheduled to attend the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit Us at BETT 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitsfoundation.org/thefitsfoundation/bett-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitsfoundation.org/thefitsfoundation/bett-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit Us on Stand K56 This year we are exhibiting at BETT on stand K56 as a guest of ROAR Educate. We will be showcasing our Practitioner and Advanced accredited courses, our new online Practitioner course which we are providing as a collaborative exercise with VITAL and The Open University and the new ICT Maturity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>** News Update **</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thefitsfoundation.org/thefitsfoundation/news-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at The FITS Foundation we are continuing to work to provide advice and guidance to not just the technical support departments in educational establishments but to people throughout the school. As we all struggle to come to terms with the difficult times that we are facing, we want to do all that we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Becta Announcement (posted 24 May 2010)</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thefitsfoundation.org/thefitsfoundation/government-becta-announcement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 12:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government announced this morning that Becta will be closed down. This has created concern with some people that FITS will also cease to exist. Whilst this move may have some impact on The FITS Foundation, the reason that we set it up in initially was to move FITS to a self-funded model and protect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Train the trainer courses &#8211; a success!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have now completed two &#8216;train-the-trainer&#8217; courses and they have been a resounding success. The course now runs for two days and attendees found this much more beneficial. The first day covers all of the processes of the practitioner accreditation and includes advice on the points that our trainers need to cover.  On the second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What benefits can be gained from FITS?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thefitsfoundation.org/thefitsfoundation/fits-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are just a few of the benefits that can be gained from introducing FITS: It gives you the benefit of hindsight over many years of development of IT support techniques. It contains tried and tested processes that have been adapted specifically with the school environment in mind. It provides simplified and ready to use [...]]]></description>
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