Back to Basics: Learning Management Systems

What is a learning management system?

A learning management system or LMS is a software solution for administration, documentation, tracking. It incorporates reporting, and delivery of educational courses, training programmes, or learning and development programmes.

What is the purpose of LMS?

The main objective of learning management systems is to enhance and strengthen the knowledge and skills of users through a learning process. The use of an LMS can motivate learners through the ability to offer interactivity through quizzes, for example. The LMS not only delivers content, but also handles registering courses, course administration, tracking, and reporting.

How does an LMS work?

A learning management system is a straight forward platform for both users and administrators. An employee simply logs into an LMS with their own personalised username and password to begin their assigned online training. This can be done from any internet connected device.  After completing the training, the employee can choose to take the quizzes or tests associated with the training material to validate their learning and receive certification.

The LMS itself will track the progress of each individual employee, allowing administrators to see how well the employees are progressing through the course content, who has already qualified, and who has not yet taken the training.

An LMS is used to support learning. This is done by providing a platform where training content, certification and other documentation can be stored and organised. The platform also allows for assessments to be given, and interaction between employees and employers and/or students and teachers using blogs, forums, etc.

Who can benefit from using an LMS?

There are a variety of people that make use of learning management systems. The most common being that of HR departments, to provide training to employees and managers. Organisations usually use LMS courses to advance employee skills and development or as a requirement to promote them. Colleges and universities are another group that make use of a learning management systems.  This can be used to both deliver online courses to off-site students and deliver blended learning.

What are the benefits of using an LMS over classroom-based training?

Some of the benefits of using an LMS include having all learning content in one central location, while easily tracking learner progression and performance.  It ensures consistency while significantly reducing learning and development costs and time. Learning management systems also assist in keeping organisations up to date with compliance regulations.

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Occupli offers our clients complete Safety Software Solutions around training records and delivery of online courses and inductions.  Our innovative Learning Management System (LMS) manages training records, generates training reports, dashboards, schedules, reminders, automated certificates and more. Find out more here

Forecast Report: Growth in Global Corporate Learning Management System Market

Market Research Explore recently carried out a study which illustrates the market trends, demand and sales forecast for growth in the global corporate learning management system (LMS) market between 2015 and 2025. In recent years there is a driving need for learning management systems among business’ and other enterprises. This is due to the ever-growing educational technology market, the introduction of cloud-based systems and the vital continuous learning for employees within a business; with the constant need for inducting and upskilling employees.

The report dives into market trends, demand and sales forecasts. It does so by offering valuable insight into the pace of the current market, while incorporating historical and present trends which are reliable and factual, which in turn, assists in giving the business operations direction. The report further defines the marketing segmentation, and highlights competitors as well as industry environments. The report breaks segmentation down by component (solutions, services, consulting, implementation and support), by deployment (cloud-based), by organisation size (small, medium, large enterprise) and by end user (academic or corporate). This is carried out in a systematic format.

The report pays tributes to the market scope, structure, the profitability and growth potential. For example, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools with E-Learning having the potential to drive growth within this market. This, in turn, provides crucial expansion of client knowledge of the present market’s pace. Furthermore, the report focuses on projections based on market size, share, production, sales revenue and development rate. Marketing factors discussed within the report that evidently can impact the growth in the global corporate LMS marke include changing dynamics, consumptions rates, market fluctuations and pricing structure.

Why is this report so valuable in 2020? Not only does it give in-depth analysis of market structure, scope, development perspective etc., it estimates for market growth rate, compound annual growth rate, and sales revenue. In summary, this report allows for market player to navigate their business more effectively. 

Sources:

·         Market Research Explore

·         Market Watch, 2020

·         WhaTech, 2020

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How Online Training Can Improve Employee Engagement →

Research suggests it is imperative that management engage their employees with their tasks and work projects. SHRM research indicates that engaged employees are more productive, innovative and therefore receive better results; strengthening an organisation for a better culture and competitive advantage. Monetary incentives are becoming less likely to motivate employees. Personal growth, increased career opportunities and ongoing development are at the forefront of what employees truly desire. According to the National Research Business Institute, 23% of employees are leaving their current roles due to lack of development and training. Many organisations are not providing enough opportunity for growth.

The question that management should be asking is ‘how do we address this challenge?’. The answer is simple, give employees what they crave in terms of development. This is where online training or e-learning comes into effect. Online learning provides interesting, relevant, and interactive content, that supports career opportunities and ongoing development.  Unlike that of classroom-based training, online training offers employees training that can be accessed everywhere, any time, on a variety of devices. It allows employees to complete the training at their own pace. This eliminates any worry about moving at the speed of a class. As well as the content benefiting employees in terms development, this also allow for an interactive and immersive form of learning. This, in turn allows for a more engaged employee!

Not only can online learning benefit the employees, but can also benefit the employer. Finding the best online platform can cut administrative duties in half! In order to find the best online learning platform to implement for your organization there are key elements to look out for, one of the most important being its affordability.  Finding a cost-effective solution, which is easy to navigate is of huge gain for an organization.

SAFEWARE is an online training and induction platform, launched by Occupli in 2019. Occupli is a leading provider of high quality, professional services focusing on Health and Safety, Environmental and Carbon Emissions. SAFEWARE can be used for both blended and online learning. The platform itself is completely customisable. Administrative tasks are made easy with SAFEWARE, as it keeps track of company training records and certification. It can also issue reminders when refresher courses are due. The UX for SAFEWARE is second to none, offering easy navigation through learning programmes, while also offering the functionality of gamification. This again highlights the interactive elements of learning. As Ireland’s largest EHS company, we continually see organisations spending large amounts of time and money on staff/contractor/visitor inductions and training. Not only is SAFEWARE affordable for large scale organisations, it is just as beneficial and convenient to small and medium enterprises alike.

We understand the needs of both employees and employers. Our services offer comprehensive reporting, lower costs, consistent flexibility, and increased engagement

Sources:

Society of Human Resource Management

National Research Business Institute