Evaluation of the impact of a diabetes education eLearning program for school personnel on diabetes knowledge, knowledge retention and confidence in caring for students with diabetes

•The effect of eLearning diabetes education was examined for school key personnel.•eLearning improved diabetes knowledge of school key personnel.•Diabetes knowledge was retained for 12 months post education.•Confidence level in caring for students with diabetes was demonstrated. To study the impact of a novel comprehensive eLearning approach in delivering diabetes related education program that includes knowledge and sets of practices to the school personnel in Kuwait to enable them to provide a supportive environment for students with diabetes. The program was designed with three components namely; knowledge, skills and recommendations. The diabetes knowledge was delivered through an interactive eLearning program, the effectiveness of which was assessed using diabetes knowledge questionnaires which were deployed pre- and post-course delivery. Additionally, the participants’ knowledge retention and confidence in caring for a student with diabetes were evaluated at 6 or 12 months post-intervention. A total of 124 public schools’ personnel participated in the program. Post e-Learning delivery, diabetes knowledge increased significantly from baseline (p