Five years after the pilot scheme was launched the number of schools involved had increased significantly and the county council handed the responsibility of running and expanding the scheme to Direct Education, which became a private limited company in March 1992 This benefits our client schools and students because you can be sure that when you offer a course through Direct Education you are getting a fully trained, committed and professional teacher Our pioneering distance learning enterprise began as a county council project in 1982 Not only this but we ensure that all our teaching staff are fully trained in the use of video conferencing equipment and the tutouring techniques that will get the best from our distance learning students