ILKLEY based Virtual College has been named among Europe’s top 20 e-learning companies.

The company, which has delivered online courses to 1.3 million learners, is included in the European EdTech 20 listing. Virtual College has a target of teaching 20 million learners by 2020 and be the UK’s number one provider of remote vocational courses.

Rob Knox, chief executive, said: “This is a strong endorsement of the company’s innovation and strategy to build more meaningful e-learning for companies and learners. We are honoured to be listed in the EdTech 20.

“It is a testament to the continued growth and success of Virtual College.

“Our innovation does not confine itself to product development; we also thrive at customer service, marketing and specialised routes to market.

"A key example of this is our recent VOOC initiative, which launches with the Career ‘Vocational Open Online Course’ model.

“We are working with some very exciting key sponsors to transform career guidance.