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8 Key LMS Features: What Should The Best LMS Include In 2020

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Here's a list of essential features every LMS should have according to eLearning experts and developers.

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Google "learning management system" and you'll see about 683,000,000 results. 30 years ago, there were only 15 LMS vendors. Now, there are more than 700. How can you decide which one to choose?

I did some research and defined eight LMS features every system should have. Let's check out each of these criteria in more detail.

1. Ease of Use

Brandon Hall Group found out that half of the American companies that use eLearning, would like to change their LMSs. The main reason, cited by 86% of the respondents, was a complicated interface.

How to check

Once users head over to a learning portal, they need to immediately understand how to log in, where the learning content is, and how to find out their test results. If users have to click more than 10 times to open an e-course, the learning process will take too much time.

Get started with a trial of an LMS to evaluate its interface. Try to explore the system from both the admin's and the users' points of view.

From the learners' point of view: Is it clear where to enter your login and password? How do you open the course catalog? How do you find out about upcoming events? How do you see test results? How do you message another user?

From the admin's point of view: Do you understand how to enroll users and how to add and edit training materials? How do you assign training courses to employees? How do you create a learning path and track the progress of employees? Do you have to look up technical documentation all the time to sort out the LMS features?

Ease of use is an important criterion not only for end users but for system administrators as well. Analysts from Brandon Hall Group also found out that 74% of companies are considering changing their LMSs due to difficulties with managing the system.

How to check

The idea of getting started with learning management systems is to simplify the learning process, not create more of a headache. So, it's better from the start to choose a platform that doesn't take a long time to master. In that case, you won't need to staff up and hire a system administrator, as everyone will be able to manage the system.

2. Reliability

Imagine that you've assigned learners a course, and they cannot open it. System errors and failures annoy users and make it difficult to learn, so choose a platform that will save all statistics, and won't go down when 1000 employees log in at once.

How to check

The problem is that you'll be able to evaluate the LMS's reliability only after setup. However, there are two rules of thumb that can help you to make a better final decision.

Give the demo version a try. Use it in the way you expect it to use in the future: load the system as much as possible and test-drive all the necessary Learning Management System features at maximum. If there are failures at this early stage, it's better to look for another platform.

Study reviews from companies that have already used a vendor's platform, or (even better) contact them. Normally, during the trial period you can add only a few users, and of course, the platform works perfectly. However, once you get something like 200 learners logged in at the same time, the system can easily freeze up under the load. Reading reviews and contacting other organizations that already use the system will help you avoid such pitfalls. Try seeking out companies that are training the same number of users as you expect to train, and using the same LMS features that you need to use, for example running interactive onboarding courses or conducting webinars.

3. Support of Required Content Formats

Content is king, so it's better to think beforehand what type of activities you're going to use to keep your learners coming back for more: presentations, quizzes, video lectures, or instructor-led training.

It's especially important when you already have some learning content. If it turns out that the LMS doesn't support crucial formats, you'll have to spend extra money, time, and effort to convert files into the formats your LMS can read.

How to check

Before making a purchase, find out what types of eLearning content the LMS supports. For example, if you have a lot of PPT presentations, make sure that the system allows users to view slides. If you are going to train employees with video lectures, make sure the LMS is compatible with video files. If you're going to develop interactive e-courses, check the LMS for compatibility with eLearning authoring tools: iSpring Suite, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and Lectora.

Another important thing to ask vendors about is the storage, and if there are limits. Of course, it's better to choose an LMS which allows you to upload as many courses as you need with no limits. However, some vendors charge an additional fee for that.

4. Learning Paths

Even people who do the same job may have different skills and needs, and what a waste of time it would be to make an employee study something s/he already knows. Not to mention that the "one size fits all" approach is useless when it comes to teaching employees with different areas of expertise.

Another pitfall you need to avoid is unclear (or the absence of) user roles and functions. If a training admin has the same permissions as a learner in the system, order disappears and it can compromise your data security (including test results).

How to check

A good LMS allows you to assign users different roles. The hierarchy somewhat resembles a military command structure: the higher the rank, the more permissions. This helps you control the quality of training and creates a sense of order.

For instance, there are five different types of roles for people:

Account Owner

Administrator

Organization Administrator

Publisher

User

An LMS administrator can be sure that none of the learners are faking results; they simply won't be able to do so.

5. Detailed Statistics

One of the biggest advantages of using an LMS is full control over users' progress. However, some systems still have poor analytics. For example, you can see how long employees studied the course and their final score for the test, but there's no way to find out what questions were answered incorrectly.

How to check

A modern LMS should provide you with detailed statistics on learning content and learners' progress. Before signing a contract with a certain vendor, find out how many types of reports there are in the system, whether you can create custom reports, and if you have to pay extra to enable advanced reporting.

6. Mobile Learning Support

The results of a survey by Merrill Lynch showed that 32% of learners study during business travel, 24% while commuting, 26% at home, and just 18% in the office or elsewhere. Learning is going mobile, so choose an LMS that supports mLearning.

How to check

To avoid unpleasant surprises, make sure that your learning content in all formats is properly displayed in different browsers and on different mobile devices. The ideal option is to choose an LMS with a mobile app for the three major platforms: iOS, Android, and Windows.

It's very useful when the app also supports offline mode. With this feature, users will be able to learn even if there is no Internet connection.

7. Built-in Motivation Tools

Let's face the truth: people don't want to study. You need to encourage employees all the time so that they actively take courses.

How to fix

One of the most effective ways to engage learners is enhancing training with game mechanics.

Traci Sitzmann, a professor from the University of Colorado at Denver, studied the effectiveness of gamification over the course of a year. She found that when gamification principles were incorporated into learning, the results were better:

Skill-based knowledge level increased by 14%

Factual knowledge level increased by 11%

Retention of material increased by 9%

An LMS should allow you to use gamification. Learners become more engaged in learning when they can track their position among their colleagues, and earn points and awards for completed tasks.

You can also increase employees' motivation with the help of social tools built into an LMS. People digest content better when they collaborate with other learners: share opinions, ask for advice, and get feedback. That's why it's a big plus when your system offers you integrated forums, chats, and the ability to post, comment, and assign experts who can answer questions from employees.

8. Helpful Tech Support

Imagine a situation where you've created some e-courses, but were unable to upload them to the LMS. You tried to contact tech support, but only got a robo-menu. Finally, five days later, you got an email with a promise to fix the problem soon; and you have a large assessment in a few days that is impossible to reschedule.

It can drive anyone crazy when you get a generic reply by email instead of real help.

How to check

To avoid frustration, choose a system with reliable tech support. Here are three major LMS features of quality tech support:

Quick reaction. Operators respond promptly to requests.

Effective troubleshooting. Operators successfully solve any problems.

Availability. Operators can be reached in a convenient way: by phone, Skype, email, or messengers.

You can also use Capterra's advice to find an LMS with good support. This website posts reviews and feedback on 400 categories of software for business, including LMSs. One of the main criteria the LMSs are rated on is user support. Once a year, Capterra picks several LMSs with the world's best technical support.

Here I've described eight key LMS features each learning platform should have, and hope that this article will help you choose the best system for your learning project.

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8 Key LMS Features: What Should The Best LMS Include In 2020

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Google "learning management system" and you'll see about 683,000,000 results. 30 years ago, there were only 15 LMS vendors. Now, there are more than 700. How can you decide which one to choose? I did some research and defined eight LMS features every system should have.

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AICC Wrapper for PowerPoint, Word, PDF, and MP4

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AICC Wrapper for PowerPoint, Word, PDF, and MP4

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Find out what an AICC wrapper is and see how you can easily apply it to create full-fledged AICC courses.

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AICC. To some of you, these four letters might be even more frightening than the famous SCORM. But fear not! because I've got an "AICC 101". We'll learn about the history of the standard and find out if it's still of any use today. We'll also take a look at what an AICC wrapper is and how to wrap your existing PPT, PDF, and DOC files into full-fledged AICC courses.

Contents

History of the AICC Standard

Believe it or not, but AICC, which stands for Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee, was established in 1988, more than a decade before SCORM came into existence. As aviation was on the cutting edge of technology at the time, it was logical that they were the first to dip their toes into the computer training standardization field.

The committee laid down a set of rules for computer-based training that would allow learning content to work in more than just one particular learning system, thus making it interoperable, which had never been seen before. The technology was called AICC after the committee that brought it to the world, and this very thing helped reduce the costs of corporate training, ultimately leading to the e-learning revolution we're all witnessing right now.

In fact, this organization was the first to define an "unimportant" thing we now all know as a Learning Management System or LMS.

The best part about AICC is that its developers didn't want their technology to become a well-protected homebrewed secret. Instead, they were trying to make it available to other industries, which in 1998 led to SCORM being developed based on the AICC foundation.

The worst part? The committee disbanded in 2014, ending the standard's lifecycle and leaving it without any support.

How Relevant is it Right Now?

AICC is an example of a technology that didn't age well and, if you ask me, should've been replaced at least 10 years ago. However, despite all the concerns expressed by e-learning experts in regards to this standard's security and functionality, it's still widely used in the e-learning world. As a matter of fact, it's second to SCORM 1.2 in terms of popularity in the e-learning community, and some organizations still rely heavily on it.

What is an AICC Wrapper?

Let's say you've got a PowerPoint deck that you want to turn into an AICC package. A program that can wrap your presentation into an AICC "coating" and output a file that can be uploaded to an LMS would be called an AICC wrapper.

An AICC wrapper adds the so-called API "hooks" to your content so that it's possible for the LMS to track how learners are advancing through the content and how much time they spend viewing it. It also gives you the possibility to set certain criteria to be met before a Passed/Completed status can be sent to the LMS. It might be as simple as "you need to view 80% of this slide deck to complete the course". Such basic tracking allows for instructors to monitor their learners' activity and assess their level of expertise.

How to "Convert" Popular Formats Using an AICC Wrapper?

I've listed a few most popular formats that one might want to package into an AICC module and added the tools that can deal with the task properly below. Note that these programs are for Windows only.

AICC wrappers for PowerPoint

This is an eLearning authoring toolkit that seamlessly integrates with PowerPoint and lets you convert your presentations into AICC, SCORM, xAPI, and cmi5. Here's how to convert to AICC with it.

This is another product that can package PPT presentations into AICC. Its full capabilities extend far beyond that, but it's definitely one of the features. Here are the how-tos:

1) Import PPT slides

2) Publish for LMS

AICC wrapper for Word and PDF

This commercial software is capable of turning PDF/doc files into interactive AICC e-books. You will need to have MS Office installed on your computer for it to work.

Here's the how-to on the vendor's website.

AICC wrapper for MP4

While tools like Articulate Storyline and iSpring Converter Pro can package an AICC project with one of the slides in it containing an MP4 video, they are not capable of truly wrapping the video itself. That means that you won't be able to track how the video is viewed and whether it's viewed in its entirety or not.If you want to find a solution specifically for video files, I would recommend that you look at Rustici Driver.

How to Test an AICC Module Without an LMS?

If you don't have an LMS but want to be able to test an AICC module, you might want to try SCORM Cloud. Here's an article to help you you learn more about it.

Final Word

AICC may just be a dying breed, but since many vendors still support it, it's destined to live for another few years before finally disappearing from the scope of the e-learning community. Use one of the tools above to wrap existing content into AICC-compatible packages and load these into your LMS.

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AICC. To some of you, these four letters might be even more frightening than the famous SCORM. But fear not! because I've got an "AICC 101". We'll learn about the history of the standard and find out if it's still of any use today.

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How a passing score is calculated in AICC

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Find out what AICC is, what its place in today’s e-learning is, and importantly, how to calculate a passing score in AICC.

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In this article, you'll learn what AICC is about, what its place is in today's e-learning and, most importantly, how to calculate an AICC passing score. Let's get started.

What is AICC?

Just like SCORM or xAPI, AICC is a data model that allows for things like Learning Management Systems (or LMSs) and online training content to exist. When AICC "rules" are implemented in both an LMS and learning content, it enables the LMS to record all learner activity on this content piece.
And just like SCORM, it's very old. In fact, AICC was the very first truly popular e-learning standard, and it helped us move towards interoperability. So, its importance can't be underestimated. In 2014, the very organization that created the standard disbanded, and left AICC without support. Luckily, most of the members of this organization moved over to the cmi5 project that would become the next step in e-learning evolution.
If you'd like to read more about the history of AICC, their website has been down since 2015, but fortunately, it is still available on the Way Back Machine. Also, there's a great article about the history of e-learning standards, including AICC, on scorm.com.

Here's how AICC is different from SCORM:

The latter only allows the use of the Javascript API method of communication between LMS, content, and learner. AICC also supports HACP (HTTP communication protocol), which made the communication between LMS content and learner more secure and also enabled the content to be stored on a separate server from where the LMS is hosted. However, both eLearning formats allow the tracking of learner activity and count the scores.

How is a Passing Score Calculated in AICC?

The CMI model that was first introduced with AICC features a few score types that can be passed from a learning module to an LMS. Note that the following parameters can only have numeric values that usually represent some kind of an abstract point-based system:

Cmi.score.raw - the number of points a student has at the current point of progress in an e-learning module. This is measured against the student data.mastery score to determine whether the module has been passed or failed.

Cmi.score.max - the maximum number of points available for completing all interactions in a module. Score.raw should always be lesser or equal to this value.

Cmi.score.min - the minimum of possible points for a module. Score.raw should always be bigger or equal to this value.

Student data.mastery score - this is the passing score that is hardcoded into the learning module by its creator. It's compared to the core.score.raw value to learn if the passing criteria for the module were met or not.

So, the student data.mastery score parameter is what we are actually looking for. But, how is it calculated? Well, it depends on the authoring tool that was used to create our learning module so, this would be the first answer to the main question of this article:
"The way you calculate a passing score in AICC depends on the authoring tool that was used to create the AICC module."
Still, there are some common principles in how learning modules are built, no matter what authoring tool was used to produce them. In a generic learning module, there's usually a slide segment that contains theoretical information and various media, followed by a quiz segment that's supposed to demonstrate how well learners have mastered the theoretical part.

So, if we take a hypothetical module that contains a theoretical part and a quiz, here's a simple explanation of how a total passing score would be calculated for it:
"Calculate the arithmetic average of all the passing scores in the module."
Here's a detailed explanation:
P = (T + Q)/2
Where:

P - total passing score for the module.

T - passing score for the theoretical part. It's calculated like this: take the number of slides with the theory you need to view to get the pass grade and divide them by the total number of slides.

Q - passing score for the quiz. Number of points acquired in the quiz divided by the maximum number of points you can score in the quiz.

If there are two quizzes in the module, the formula will look like this:
P = (T + Q1 + Q2)/3
Where:

SCORM is really similar to AICC because it was built using the same CMI data model that AICC created, so the same rules would apply to SCORM too.

Final Words

This is how an AICC passing score is calculated for a learning module. If you have any questions on the topic of this article or anything related to AICC or SCORM, please feel free to let me know in the comments.

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How a passing score is calculated in AICC - by David Brandt

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6 Top LMSs for Banking and Financial Services

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Are you considering an LMS for banking or other financial services? Check out these six e-learning solutions and find the one that best suits your needs.

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Learning management systems are a key component of every corporate L&D roadmap, but contrary to popular opinion, an LMS is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Depending on your industry, you likely have specific requirements that not every LMS supports, or require additional work to configure. This is especially true in the banking and financial industries where compliance and regulations can be much more rigorous than in other sectors.

So what do you need to consider when choosing an LMS for banking? In this article, we will look at what mandatory features should be on your shopping list for bank e-learning systems and LMSs for financial services. We will then compare six platforms and see how they stack up against the feature list. So, by the end of the article, you'll have a great foundation to draw from when selecting your LMS.

But first, let's take a quick side-by-side view of all the LMS solutions I reviewed.

Financial Service Sector LMSs: Quick Comparison Chart

A cloud-based LMS that focuses on being easy to use even for beginners, while still offering extensive options to author and deliver your training programs.

Easy to use and navigate

Built-in basic course builder

Integration with Zoom web meetings

Integrated course authoring toolkit

24/7 technical support

An LMS with powerful customization options, access to source code, and a variety of private cloud or on-premise hosting options.

Enterprise-grade security compliance

Accessibility requirements

Fully compliant with the WCAG-2, Section 508, and ADA accessibility requirements.

Skill management

Plentiful LMS integrations

3. Paradiso
A combined LMS that focuses on delivering four pillars - Utility, Price, Maintenance, and Mobile Compatibility.

Built-in tools for course and interactive video authoring

Multi-channel knowledge share options

Rich course library

Plentiful LMS integrations

4. Docebo
A customizable LMS with a modular system, offering opportunities for both formal and informal learning and AI support.

Modular system

Ample opportunities for informal learning

Advanced content management with AI technology

A rich course library

5. Dokeos
A privacy and compliance LMS that offers out-of-the-box support for regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements.

Regulatory compliance with financial industry standards

Certification supported by electronic signature verification

Knowledge sharing via collaborative chats

A built-in quiz editor

6. Gyrus
An LMS that allows you to manage all of your training, including e-learning and ILT - in classrooms and via webinars, assessments, and certifications.

Integration with course libraries

21 CFR Part 11 compliant

24×7 live support

Mandatory Features for Financial Service Industry LMSs

There are certain LMS features that I would consider non-optional for financial sector use.

Flexible organizational structure. By this, I mean that it will allow you to mirror your enterprise structure and hierarchy setup. So, whether your organization works with departments and sub-departments, cost center business units, or any other structure, your chosen LMS should be able to cater for this. For example, you can assign a course only to deposit operations managers or to the whole Central Audit & Inspection Department.

Blended learning. This just means that you have the ability to mix and match content and delivery types within your training programs, for example, an instructor-led module backed up with an online module and exam. Why is this important for banking and financial training? Many financial certification programs stipulate an instructor-led component, but that's no reason to make the whole course offline.

Certifications. This is a nice feature for almost all industries, but for finance, it's a must-have. Being able to not only certify your employees but also to verify their credentials if required by an audit is something every financial business should be concerned about.

Advanced reporting and analytics. Following on from the last point about certification, it's crucial for financial businesses to know exactly who has been trained on what and when and what results they achieved. Regulations are constantly changing, and you need to know the version of the regulation or SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) that each employee was trained and assessed in to determine and prove compliance.

High security. It goes without saying that any LMS being used by financial organizations should have strong platform security that complies with industry regulatory requirements.

I've pre-selected six LMS banking platforms that tick all those boxes and should fit your basic needs, so I will focus on the extras, additional options, and USP of each LMS in the following breakdown.

1. iSpring Learn

Rating: 4.7/5 from 80 reviews (Capterra)
Vendor's statement: "Fast LMS for your mission-critical project".
iSpring Learn is a cloud-based LMS that focuses on being easy to use even for beginners, while still offering extensive options to author and deliver your training programs.

Deep Dive

iSpring Learn is a user-friendly LMS that aims to take the headaches and tech issues out of corporate learning. To deliver on the promise of simplicity and friendly user experience, it features a simple interface that makes it easy for learners to access, navigate, take courses and assessments, and view their results.

Administrators will find it easy to upload new training content, manage users, and create reports without training. A major plus point of this platform is that it can be administered by almost anyone in your organization, HR professionals, or bank managers.

Some advanced LMS systems now feature their own built-in editors and basic course building tools, and iSpring Learn is no exception - it has an editor to create content with images, quote blocks, video, and quizzes.

This is great for basic courses, but will not always be suitable for complex financial training programs, for example, risk management.

The good news is that this LMS is integrated with the iSpring Suite authoring toolkit. iSpring Suite lets you build interactive courses, including slide-based courses, quizzes, assessments, and dialog simulations. You can also convert existing PowerPoint slides to HTML5 or any eLearning format and enhance them with tests and screencasts.

Once you've created a course, it only takes you a couple of clicks to upload it from the authoring toolkit to iSpring Learn. Then you can assign the course to your employees, as well as keep track of your learners' results.

From the LMS, you can combine your courses with Zoom-integrated video conferencing to build blended learning solutions. Via web meetings, you can keep your staff informed on the latest updates on your financial products and share other important information on services.

If you do run into any issues, iSpring Learn's award-winning 24/7 technical support is ready to assist. The company claims that 83% of all cases are resolved within 2 hours after requesting support.

Pricing

The price of an annual subscription for iSpring Learn is based on the number of learners. It starts from $3.66/user/month for up to 100 active users.

Goodies I found

Easy to use and navigate

Built-in basic course builder

Integrated course authoring tool

Integration with Zoom web meetings

24/7 technical support

My final opinion

iSpring Learn is a great banking LMS solution for institutions looking to effortlessly deliver e-learning and blended compliance training. With the integration of the iSpring Suite authoring tool, it's also a great option for financial organizations to create and deliver financial product and service training that leverages the in-built dialog simulation tool.

2. eFront

Rating: 4.6/5 from 34 reviews (Capterra)
Vendor's statement: "One learning platform, limitless functionality. eFront is the enterprise learning management system engineered to support the most demanding and complex learning ecosystems".
eFront LMS is designed to be a learning management system that allows you to build an enterprise training platform exactly as you want it. This means powerful customization options.

Deep Dive

The main promise of eFront is to be able to tailor your LMS solution to be exactly what you want it to be. You will have access to the platform source code, and starting right from how you want your LMS to be hosted, you will have a high degree of customizability. Hosting options are aimed at supporting compliance with your country data residency requirements and regulations by hosting your service on AWS infrastructures based in the U.S., EU, Asia, and Australia.

The look, feel, and structure of eFront can all be customized, so you can present a front end to your learners that makes sense for your organization.

eFront is of interest as a banking LMS, particularly due to a high level of security features, filters, and administrative tools. It goes without saying that any LMS featured in this article will have advanced data encryption - eFront extends this to provide a variety of access controls, audit logs, 2FA, and other enterprise-level security features.

You can build courses directly in eFront using a native H5P editor. For those unfamiliar with H5P, it's an open-source HTML5 standard. I would consider it useful for creating basic courses, but it's a far cry from the simplicity and usability of many other modern course builders.

There's also support for blended learning, video courses, but the most interesting feature, in my opinion, is the ability to perform skills gap tests, then assign courses and learning paths based on your trainees' specific skills to keep close track of their development.

Pricing

Prices start from $750 per month for up to 1000 registered users - Billed annually.

Goodies I found

Enterprise-grade security compliance

Accessibility requirements

Fully compliant with the WCAG-2, Section 508, and ADA accessibility requirements.

Skill management

Integrations via Zapier

My final opinion

A good LMS that is particularly suited to organizations that are looking for deep source code-level customization options, and have multi-region data compliance obligations. However, it will not be the best choice for those who want to create courses right on the platform since it has a course builder that can be a struggle for non-instructional designers. It may also require you to hire tech specialists for managing the LMS.

3. Paradiso

Rating: 4.6/5 from 9 reviews (Capterra)
Vendor's statement: "An all-in-one e-learning solution. Helping you reach your potential with the best in e-learning".
Paradiso is a combined LMS and e-learning platform that focuses on delivering four pillars - Utility, Price, Maintenance and Mobile Compatibility.

Deep Dive

Paradiso has great potential to create different kinds of e-learning content. To author courses without any coding, there's the browser-based Paradiso composer. This allows you to build HTML5 based courses that can be accessed using any device. Paradiso also has a built-in tool for creating immersive interactive videos. Authored courses and videos can be packaged as blended learning solutions that incorporate video conferencing.

There's also support for knowledge sharing via document repositories, blogs, wiki pages, social networking, chat rooms, video channels, and discussion forums.

In terms of performance management, you can do appraisals, competency-based learning, performance reviews, and Individual Development Plans (IDP) and link these to content and learning programs.

Aside from all the features reviewed, Paradiso boasts a SCORM and AICC compliant course library that has 5000+ on-demand employee training videos. They cover business training topics such as communication skills, leadership and management, sales and customer service, compliance training, and anti-harassment, amongst others.

Pricing

No price listed by vendor, must contact for a quote.

Goodies I found

Built-in tools for course and interactive video authoring

Multi-channel knowledge share options

Rich course library

Plentiful LMS integrations

My final opinion

This LMS may be of interest to financial institutions wishing to supplement custom industry training with more standard soft-skills modules from the existing library to reduce the cost of building learning pathways.

4. Docebo

Rating: 4.2/5 from 104 reviews (Capterra)
Vendor's statement: "The learning management system you'll love to use. Train employees, partners, and customers worldwide."
Docebo is a customizable LMS platform that offers a wealth of configuration options. You can set up various training programs that include not only formal but also informal training. All of this can be done in a virtual collaborative environment.

Deep Dive

Docebo employs a modular system, which may be unfamiliar if you have experienced more traditional LMS platforms. The core module, Docebo Learn, provides all the basic LMS options, including course management, user management, and tracking and reporting, but is not intended to cover every training base.

Some other modules that support other functions and are available on a separate pricing scale are:

Coach & Share. An informal learning module that allows learners to share their knowledge among themselves and interact with subject matter experts. This is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) that makes it easier to upload content and share it, as well as deepens search capabilities.

Extended Enterprise. A module designed for training external users. You may need it if you're going to train somebody beyond the walls of your financial organization, like partners or customers.

Docebo is an LMS product in which courses can be created as e-learning and combined with courses from a variety of third-party providers, including LinkedIn training and Lynda.com. Like Paradiso, it provides access to a rich learning library, covering topics from compliance to soft skills. However, access to this catalog comes at an additional cost.

Pricing

No price listed by vendor, must contact for a quote.

Goodies I found

Modular system

Ample opportunities for informal learning

Advanced content management with AI technology

A rich course library

My final opinion

Best suited for organizations that prefer a modular approach to the L&D infrastructure and perhaps have an eye on future scalability whilst keeping initial implementation costs down. It's also a good choice for those who already use the add-on course libraries, e.g., LinkedIn training. The only disadvantage is that a lot of the desirable features are only available for an extra fee.

5. Dokeos

Rating: 4.3/5 from 3 reviews (Capterra)
Vendor's statement: "#1 training platform for the modern trainer. A super-easy LMS to create training paths for your employees, partners, and customers!"
Type of solution

Dokeos is somewhat unique in our line up today, as it was designed as a privacy and compliance LMS. So it's well suited for bank e-learning. In addition to standard LMS features, Dokeos offers out-of-the-box support for regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements.

Deep Dive

To create training content in Dokeos, you can integrate an array of outside platforms covering e-learning authoring tools, presentation software, screencasting tools, and animation platforms. This means you can choose the most suitable tools for each project. The standard Dokeos output format is HTML5, so any training will be accessible from all devices, and SCORM reporting can be analyzed directly from Dokeos.

There's support for collaborative features, such as contextualized chats, that can be attached to training activities and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing via chat.

There are plenty of assessment options to help create evaluation tests and knowledge checks with the built-in quiz editor. Once learners pass a course or module, their certification can be supported by electronic signature verification, which is perfect for banking regulatory training.

Administrative processes are automated and compliant with your chosen industry regulations, including FDA and HIPAA compliance.

In a banking use case, when an audit occurs, you must be able to easily print the individual monitoring charts and proof of their validity from your LMS. Dokeos supports this and more, including:

Individual monitoring charts

Traceability logs

SLA Banking to ensure the privacy of your data and LMS interoperability with your SIRH.

Pricing

From $0.05 per user/month - pricing only available on request

Pros

Regulatory compliance with financial industry standards

Certification supported by electronic signature verification

Knowledge sharing via collaborative chats

A built-in quiz editor

My final opinion

A great choice for organizations with additional or custom audit, reporting, and compliance requirements.

6. Gyrus

Rating: 5/5 from 2 reviews (Capterra)
Vendor's statement: "Training Management System that is easy to set up and manage, and intuitive to use for maximum impact."
Gyrus is a cloud-based training management system that gives you a full platform to manage all of your training efforts, including e-learning, Instructor-Led Training (ILT) - in classrooms and via webinars, assessments, and certifications in a scalable and cost-effective solution.

Deep Dive

Gyrus is a comprehensive system that aims to cover all of your training bases and be customizable while doing so.

The main point of difference I noticed with Gyrus is that there's no built-in authoring tool. Rather, it is expected that you will buy content, provide your own, or add the Gyrus recommended authoring tool as additional options with your price plan. What this boils down to is that if you want to author courses 'in-platform' then you will have to license and use Domiknow.

This limiting factor may be off-putting given the price. You can, however, import most types of content from your own authoring tools, with support for SCORM, AICC, and Tin Can/xAPI compliant content. The LMS partners with leading providers for online courses like OpenSesame and Vado, so you can buy and upload your courses right to the platform from the content catalogs they offer.

Gyrus focuses significantly on compliance, which is good news if you choose this as your banking LMS. Compliance and reporting are designed to meet EPA, OSHA, FDA, Joint Commission, Corporate Compliance, ICD-10, and HIPAA.

Pricing

Starts at $300pm for up to 100 users.

Goodies I found

Integration with course libraries

21 CFR Part 11 Compliant

24×7 Live support

My final opinion

With Gyrus, there's definitely a focus on the holistic approach to training rather than just e-learning, so if your organization is big in blended solutions, webinars, and using various types of content to map to competency and skills-based programs, this platform would make a good choice.

Wrap Up

That concludes my breakdown of LMS for financial services. I hope that this information helps you when it comes time to deciding on an LMS for your bank or financial institution.

Do you currently use any of the platforms I have looked at today? If so, I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions in the comments section.

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How do you test e-learning content? Do you spend hours loading several SCORM package versions to test an LMS just to make sure your modules work properly?

Whether you want to make sure your content is ready to be sent to a client or you're testing a new authoring solution, there's a good chance you could speed up the process of validating your SCORMs by using a special tool to test them.

Today, I'll look into the odd world of SCORM testing and give you three different ways of testing your e-learning:

1. In your LMS

I know that when it comes to testing SCORM, many of you still prefer doing it the old way. Upload the e-learning to your LMS, change the user role to Student, and give the module a few attempts before checking your grades in the gradebook.

To be honest, there's nothing wrong with that. If you have permanent access to a test LMS account that neither your boss nor your client will be looking at, that's a perfect choice for testing SCORM. Furthermore, all LMSs are different, and their SCORM implementations vary too, so this approach is the only one that can guarantee that your module is going to work in your LMS.

However, this method has a serious downside to it - only a small percentage of LMSs provide access to debugging options; that is, tools that can be used to see what's going on behind the SCORM API iron curtain. As it turns out, there's an easy way to solve this problem, no matter what LMS you're using.

For those of you who prefer this time-proven method of testing SCORM in their LMS, I present a tool called...

SCOverseer

SCOverseer is a bookmarklet. A bookmarklet is a program that looks just like any other bookmark in your browser. But, it contains a link to a JavaScript snippet instead of a link to a webpage. When you click it, this bookmark launches its internal code and starts an application in your browser.

So, what does it do? As the vendor's page says, it's a "free tool that will allow you to check the status of a Shareable Content Object (SCO), that is actively running on an LMS."

Basically, it captures the communication between your SCORM package and your LMS and shows you recommendations on what can be improved, along with some generic information like SCORM version and current suspend data usage. What's also important is that it supports both SCORM 1.2 and 2004.

How to get started

1. Enable the bookmark bar in your browser's settings.

2. Go to the SCOverseer website and drag the SCOverseer+ bookmark from the page to your bookmark bar.

3. Sign in to your LMS account and launch the module you want to be tested.

4. Click on the SCOverseer bookmark in the window where the SCORM module is displayed.

How to test

Take your module and try to break it. Look at the Completion and Success statuses in the SCOverseer window. You should see the status in the SCOverseer window change to Failed or Incomplete or both depending on the SCORM version you're using.

After you do that, restart the module and try to pass it. Now you should check if the Passed/Complete statuses are awarded when you meet the Success/Completion criteria. If something doesn't look right in the statuses you're seeing in SCOverseer, that probably means you need to go back to your authoring solution and review your module's completion settings.

SCOverseer also "knows" a great deal about SCORM 2004 specifications, so if there's something wrong with the implementation of the standard, either in your LMS or in your SCORM package, it'll show you in the Feedback section on the bottom of the window. Be aware, however, that it' not that great with SCORM 1.2, so don't rely on it too much when you use that version.

Pros

Doesn't need to be installed

Supports most popular web browsers

Supports both SCORM 1.2 and 2004

Allows you to debug both your SCORM module and your LMS

Cons

Launching 3rd-party JavaScript code in a production environment raises security concerns

Only works when a module is launched in an LMS

Last updated in 2017

2. SCORM Cloud

You've probably heard about the next product on our list. Over the years, SCORM Cloud by Rustici software has become extremely popular in the e-learning community.

Instructional designers like it, because it's reliable and has a wide range of debugging options which they can use to find any possible Achilles heels in their SCORM files. LMS support teams like it, because if a SCORM file doesn't properly report to their LMS, they can always send the author to test it on SCORM Cloud before generating a ticket.

Let's find out for ourselves how to get started with this service and what's so good about it.

How to get started

1. Now you can upload your first SCORM file to the service. (NOTE: The free trial only allows you to upload up to 100 MB)

2. Click +Add Content at the top right, then select Import a SCORM, AICC, xAPI or cmi5 package.

Click Choose File and locate the SCORM package on your PC.

Wait until the uploading process is finished, and then you can move on to testing.

After your module is uploaded, you will see the Course Sandbox page. The Course Sandbox is where the current status for the module is displayed, and where you can track all the attempts you've made on the module.

As you can see, your newly uploaded SCORM file doesn't have any stats. Click Launch to view your module and start a new attempt.

SCORM Cloud uses popups to display courses by default, so you'll need to allow it to open your module in a popup window.

When you see your module displayed in a new window, you can start testing.

Finally, after you finish this attempt, click Finish in your module, or simply close the tab with the course. This will bring you back to the Course Sandbox.

How to test

When you test a SCORM package in SCORM Cloud, you have to perform a minimum of two attempts.

The BAD attempt

The first one should be a "bad" attempt, where you don't meet the passing/completion criteria you set for the module; for example, viewing all the slides but failing the quiz. The actual criteria will depend on what settings you selected when you published the module.

After you finish the "bad" attempt and return to the Course Sandbox, look at your statuses. You should see either Incomplete, Failed, or both.

If you see either Complete or Passed, then there's something wrong with your module's settings, and you need to go back to your authoring tool and check your Completion settings for the module.

The GOOD attempt

After you review the "bad" attempt's success and completion statuses, you need to click Launch again to begin your "good" attempt. This time, you'll try to meet the Success/Completion criteria and do everything the right way: view all slides, pass quizzes, etc.

Combining test results from both attempts should give you a pretty good understanding of your SCORM module's inner workings.

Debug Logs

The thing I love the most about SCORM Cloud is that it lets me access detailed debug Logs for each attempt I make. This data provides a very important insight into what statements are being sent by my SCORM file and how they are handled by the "LMS" which is represented by SCORM Cloud.

To access the debug log for the most recent attempt, you need to click on it in the corresponding section of the Course Sandbox section:

Here's an example of a debug log:

By clicking on the plus icon (+) next to any SCORM API call, you can check for errors. If you see a red line in the log, that means there was an error with that particular call, so it's worth examining more closely.

Here are the most common statements you'll come across in a SCORM debug log:

LMSInitialize(): Establishes a connection between the SCORM package and the "LMS" (in this case, SCORM Cloud)

LMSGetValue( 'valuename' ): SCORM file tries to get a value from the "LMS"

LMSSetValue( 'valuename', 'value' ): Sends a value to the "LMS"

LMSCommit(): Saves a value sent via LMSSetValue() in the "LMS"

LMSFinish(): Closes the connection between the SCORM file and the "LMS"

Finally, when you need to reset all attempts for a module, use the Reset button to start from scratch:

Pros

Has a forever-free trial plan which is ideal for SCORM testing purposes

Cloud-based (fast and reliable, can be used on any OS)

Supports SCORM 1.2/2004, AICC, xAPI, cmi5

Provides access to detailed debug logs

Vendor is known for great customer support

Cons

Storage is limited to 100 MB in the free trial

Can only help debug your SCORM module, not your LMS

Interface may be a bit too complicated for casual users

3. Testing Locally

The last option on our list is for people who want to test their SCORMs locally without uploading their modules to an LMS or a cloud-based service like SCORM Cloud. It's a simple SCORM Run-Time Environment (RTE) that can emulate an LMS using your browser and show you a log of all SCORM API statements sent by your module.

Note: Fiddling with local SCORM RTEs can be time-consuming. If you're short on time, opt for SCORM Cloud instead.

How to get started

1. Go to and download one of two Wrap Test packages by Claude Ostyn, depending on your content's SCORM version. I'll be using the SCORM 2004 Wrap Test, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) for this guide.

2. Extract the downloaded .zip to a folder on your hard drive.

3. Extract your SCORM .zip package.

4. Find the main .html file in the extracted SCORM file (it's usually named index.html) and open it in Google Chrome.

Copy the local URL of this file from the Chrome address bar. We're using Google Chrome because IE11 isn't able to properly copy a local URL.

1. Go back to the folder with the extracted Test Wrap package. Open the 2004.html file in IE11. Here, we've switched to IE11 because the actual RTE won't work in Chrome.

2. Click on Allow Blocked Content at the bottom of the browser window.

Paste the link to the index.html file that you copied in step #5 to the empty field at the top of the page and click on Load SCO.

Now, your module should be displayed in the preview window on the right, and a detailed SCORM API log should show up on the left side of the window.

How to test

The Test Wrap package gives you access to a SCORM API log which should allow you to understand the communication between your module and your LMS. It's very similar to SCORM Cloud, so you can learn more about reading debug logs by visiting the "How to test" section in the SCORM Cloud documentation.

Pros

No limit on maximum file size

Doesn't require an internet connection to test

Provides access to detailed debug logs

Cons

Requires some fiddling to set up

SCORM 1.2 and 2004 RTEs need to be set up separately

Can only help debug your SCORM module, not your LMS

Hasn't been updated in a really long time

This article describes three very different ways of testing a SCORM module. Which one is the best? That's really up to you to decide. Depending on your task, you may find any or all of them particularly useful.

Try them out for yourself, learn their strong and weak points, and never let the "How to test a SCORM file?" question puzzle you again.

Know any other products that I can feature on this list? Let me know in the comments.

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When you have a SCORM file on your hands that you want to make viewable online, that doesn't mean you need an LMS to do so. SCORM packages are usually HTML content at their core, which means they behave just like other webpages. A few simple steps will allow you to host a SCORM course and turn it into a link you can share online.

Here are the methods of SCORM hosting that I'll cover for you in this article:

Note: The options above, except for SCORM Cloud, won't let you collect any stats from your SCORM package. So, they can't be considered alternatives to using a learning management system. If you're here to capture SCORM stats without an LMS, opt for SCORM Cloud.

1. Upload SCORM to a Website via FTP

In this post, I'll show you step by step how to upload an eLearning course to your website if you're a Windows user. If you have a Mac, go to this article .

Step 1. Find out if your website allows uploading HTML

There are services like wordpress.com that would only let you upload HTML files one by one, and that, unfortunately, won't work for us because we need to upload an entire folder.

There are also services like Dropbox or Google Drive that may seem like a good fit since they allow you to upload not only files but folders as well. However, while the folder-uploading aspect is true, they can't really "play" HTML files like a website does. Instead, they will simply serve those files as downloadable text documents.

So, in this step, you need to find out the following from your website provider:

Can I upload HTML projects that comprise more than one file to my website?

Can my website display uploaded HTML?

If you got positive responses, move on to step #2. If luck wasn't on your side, opt for GitHub or SCORM Cloud options instead. Scroll down to the end of the article to learn more about those.

Step 2. Extract the ZIP

Find the SCORM file on your computer, right-click on it and select Extract All. Then, open the extracted folder and look for any files with the .html extension. Open them one by one in your browser to see what file should be your "landing" point when you upload the entire folder to your website. Write down the name of that file.

Remember - the HTML file alone is not enough. There are images, audio, video, and fonts that can't be removed from your course if you want it to work. So, you will need to upload the entire extracted folder to be sure that there are no glitches.

Step 3. Upload the course folder

Now it's time to get your hands dirty using FTP. This is the name for a protocol that will allow you to manage your website's file structure and upload new files in batches (and that's exactly what we need to upload our SCORM package)

Install an FTP client. If you're not sure which one to download, try FileZilla. Run it and enter your FTP credentials that you should've received from your hosting provider:

After you've connected to the server, you should see its folder structure on the right in FileZilla's interface. Find the folder for HTML uploads on the server and click on it. Usually, it's named www or public_html (this is something your hosting provider should know best).

Locate the course folder on your PC on the left, right-click on it and select Upload. Now, your course folder should appear in the website's file structure.

Step 4. Create the URL

When uploading is finished, open the folder on the server-side. Then, right-click on the main HTML file that you figured out in step 2 and select Copy URL(s) to Clipboard

Combine your website address (starting with http:// or https://) and the link to the HTML file you just copied from FileZilla (ftp://), like this (only copy the parts in bold): 1) http://davidbrandt.website.com/+ 2) ftp://davidwebsite.net/htdocs /LMS_SCORM_1_2/story_html5.html

And you should end up with something like this: http://davidbrandt.website.com/LMS_SCORM_1_2/story_html5.html

Step 5. Test in a browser

Paste the link you got into your browser and press Enter. Ta-da, now you should be able to view your course online and share it.

2. Upload SCORM to GitHub

is where a large part of software development happens these days. Devs make "commits" and "fork" others' projects using this service. What has that got to do with SCORM, right?

Turns out GitHub lets you have your own online space for your coding projects for free, and that's what we can use to host a SCORM course.

Check out this article to learn the ropes of it. Your humble servant tried it out and was able to upload a SCORM online in just 15 minutes.

3. Upload to SCORM Cloud

SCORM Cloud is a web service that allows its users to host SCORM packages, retrieve and analyze stats on them, and dispatch uploaded modules into LMSs that are far from 100% conformance with the SCORM standard.

Overall, I would call it a solid alternative to SCORM hosting on a website. However, SCORM Cloud requires users to enter their information (name/email) before they can open a module. Hence, there will be an additional step that not every person will be willing to take to view your course.

If you haven't tried it out, check out my article on SCORM players to learn how to use SCORM Cloud.

Hosting SCORM courses on a website is a great way to showcase your e-learning online. The biggest downside is that you won't get any of the stats that SCORM would let you acquire when used in an LMS. So, if you're trying to up your e-learning game, definitely start looking for an LMS.

If your goal is just to showcase your e-courses, choose one of the methods described in my post. There might be some alternatives to them, so if you have one in your scope, let me know in the comments.

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In the modern workplace, the skills that your employees need to keep up with the changes in their domain are changing at a very fast pace. Traditional degree programs may not be able to keep pace. This is where professional certification programs come in to save the day.
Certification software helps streamline the certification process, from registration to issuing the certificate. Online software is not only beneficial to employees getting certified, but the organization also reaps the benefits. There is no manual effort involved. The entire flow is automated to ensure a smooth and error-free flow.

I've made a roundup of six certification software solutions to help you choose the one that's best suited to your needs. So, let's take the plunge!

Certification Software Comparison Chart

Flora LMS
Easy-to-use platform to quickly build, host and sell your online courses.

Perfect for organizations that offer learning services, including certification, to other businesses.

A good pick for companies that provide certification for their employees within their own organization.

1. Flora LMS
Vendor's promise: "Easy-to-use platform to quickly build, host and sell your online courses. No technical skills required to start."
Flora LMS helps you sell your courses on your own personal digital storefront. The information is indexed by Google and Bing search engines, bringing you more prospects. You can upload your videos, presentations, tests and other learning content items, and quickly put together a course right on the platform, or you can import ready-made SCORM courses, videos, and other training materials, and sell them as separate items. All purchased courses are available on the learner portal in the LMS. Learners can take them anytime and on any device.

Top features

Course creation: You can easily build step-by-step e-learning courses right in the LMS. The deadlines and completion rules are customizable.

Assessments: The platform allows you to create quick assessments for learners. They can be brief or detailed, based on your evaluation strategy.

Learning experience: Learners can take courses on their desktops or mobile devices, without any difference in the experience.

Analytics: The analytics are robust and include in-depth reports, which keep track of who takes the courses, which topics are popular among learners, where they stumble, how the quiz results stack up, how much revenue is generated, and so on.

Completion certificate: The system awards completion certificates automatically. You can even upload your own branded certificate to make it more personalized.

Gamification: You can encourage learners by adding gamification elements like points and badges.

Safety: The built-in SSL certificate ensures that learner information is safe. It's fully compliant with GDPR and similar regulations.

Support: The support team is always available to take care of any issues that hamper your online certification process.

Best suited for

Flora LMS is a perfect choice for organizations that offer learning services, including certification, to other businesses. It's also a good pick for companies that provide certification for their employees within their own organization.

You can try the demo version free.

2. ExamBuilder
Vendor's promise: "The perfect combo of e-learning delivery and powerful exam software."
ExamBuilder combines a powerful exam authoring tool with videos, audio files, images, and PDFs in one interface. It allows you to store a full library of training content for your users that can be accessed either separately or as a part of an exam. Exam Builder has three templates for high-stakes exams, practice exams, and observational assessments. You can organize your users into groups and target them with specific types of questions. It's also partnered with Shopify to help you sell your e-learning.

Top features

Exams: You have several options to customize your exams based on access codes, time limits, question formats, answer randomization, etc. You can automatically schedule exam retakes.

Videos: The platform lets you upload videos directly to the cloud. They're seamlessly optimized for delivery across devices and connection speeds.

Reporting: The reporting package provides a detailed analysis of every question and answer. You can also zoom in on details like how many learners managed to answer the question correctly, which region performed the best or worst, how difficult the questions were ranked, and so on.

Certificates: The process of creating and awarding certificates is completely automated. The tool dynamically enters the learner name and certificate title, and awards it to the learner after completion.

Instructor role: The tool makes it easy to create additional instructor roles, which can be assigned specific permissions.

API: It provides full API access for developers who are looking to integrate with a third party. Some of the API functionalities include scheduling exams, running reports, grouping students, and generating SSO links.

Best suited for

ExamBuilder is perfect certification software for companies that deliver high-stakes exams to global audiences. It's also a great choice for people who sell exams.
You can start a free trial and then move on to the paid version, which starts from $11 .50 per user / per year.

3. Mettl Certify
Vendor's promise: "Assessment platform technologies for a seamless experience."
Mettl Certify is an online certification platform that helps you conduct certification exams with ease. It creates customized tests across the employee lifecycle. You can choose different kinds of question types, from simple questions (Multiple choice and True/False questions) to advanced ones (case studies and simulators) and enhance them with images, Flash, and videos. The platform currently has more than 10 million ready-made assessments in its library. It has a capacity of delivering 50k+ assessments to multiple locations daily.

Top features

Customization: You can pick a tailor-made test from their repository, or create your own . In the repository you can find content suited for all purposes, and you can also fine-tune it.

Reporting: They do not believe in templatized reports. You have the option to create customized reports, and the in-depth analytics help you tailor the reports to your requirements.

Remote proctoring: The platform is integrated with an anti-cheating solution. It allows you to detect any form of malfeasance through authenticity checks, monitoring, and secure browsing.

Support: You can request support 24/7 via email, chat, or phone.

Best suited for

Mettl Certify is best suited for companies that provide large scale exams or software/industry certification and need a special solution to prevent cheating.

You can request a price from the vendor.

4. YouTestMe GetCertified
Vendor's promise: "Create training courses, automated certification, exams & surveys, online or offline."
YouTestMe GetCertified is software used for training, surveys, and certification. It's a complete solution that allows you to deliver the whole certification process, from creating question banks and organizing users into user groups to assigning tests to candidates and creating informative reports and metrics. It allows various possibilities for customization.

Top features

Customization: You can create and customize each step of the learning experience. You have the option to create either computer-based or paper-based tests. There are several question types available for you to select based on your needs. You can set the question frequency, difficulty level, textual hints, and so on.

Reporting: You can track your users' progress with the help of the report builder. The tool allows automatic grading and feedback, and makes it easy to compare an individual's performance with others in their group, and research test data with the help of the report templates.

Profiling: You can create professional, engaging profiles and automate them with the help of weighted answers. There's an option to map surveys to different profiling.

Security: The platform offers advanced access control to particular functions and data by creating a custom security role. All communications are HTTPS encrypted, and you can also host the system behind your own firewall.

Best suited for

YouTestMe GetCertified is a good fit for every business and institution that requires automated certification and needs to provide it not only online, but offline as well.

You can get your price-related queries answered here.

5. ARMATURE Fabric for Accreditors
Vendor's promise: "Accreditation and certification software to support your mission."
ARMATURE Fabric is a web-based accreditation management solution used by certification bodies to manage standards, audits, and data collection. It's easy to configure the solution and track all programs, people, and organizations. With this software, you can measure and calculate risks with the help of issue capture and remediation tools. You can even link issues to standards and track compliance throughout your organization. ARMATURE helps you conduct audits and integrate the data with your current business systems.

Top features

People management: You can keep tabs on individuals and groups, and record your relationship history in one place. You can capture information like key contacts, accreditation history, surveyor information, committee membership, and so on.

Questions: Managing and configuring questions is easy with this system. There are several kinds of assessment questions, and you can customize the questions as well as the responses. You can link each question to specific standards in the Standards Library.

Non-conformance: You can record and classify audit issues and track their severity. The tool has an option to help you document issue resolution with relevant details.

Custom data services: Performing data hygiene services and creating actionable dashboards is fast and easy. You can create customized reports from the data anytime and anywhere.

Support: You can request support 24/7 via email, chat, or phone.

Best suited for

ARMATURE Fabric is more than simply certification software - it lets you manage your complex accreditation processes and track all of the people, programs, and organizations under your direction.

You can contact ARMATURE for pricing information.

6. HelloCert
Vendor's promise: "A centralized solution for managing staff training and certifications."
HelloCert helps you create and manage all your certifications from a single, integrated solution. You can monitor and track your employee certification status to ensure that they meet the policy requirements. You have the option to import certificates and supporting paperwork to validate each certification. The tool even sends automated email alerts for certifications that are about to expire.

Top features

Communication: You can use email to communicate training and certification requirement to all employees based on their roles.

Tracking: You can monitor the status of employee certifications and other documentation to ensure that your team is up to date with the regulation requirements. There are also features to help you maintain historical certification records and data.

Reports: Monthly reports are detailed, and you can automate them. They give you a detailed view of current, pending, and expired certifications.

Best suited for

HelloCert is a good solution for those who need to manage and monitor the certification process to make sure that the staff is up to date with company policy and regulation requirements.

HelloCert is still scheduled to launch this fall. To receive additional information and learn about pricing, you can fill out this form.

Final Thoughts

I hope you found this information useful, and are well on your way to selecting the certification software that's perfect for you. But before you settle for the solution you need, make sure that it scores high on authenticity, scalability, affordability, and efficient delivery. A good way forward is to sign up for a free trial of the tools that interest you, and then take it from there.

Do share your final choice with me in the comments below. I would love to know about your experience with these tools.

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Healthcare LMS Vendors Comparison: Find Your Perfect Match

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Medical professionals of the 21st century are expected to continuously update their skills and to keep abreast of the changing healthcare environment. That's why many healthcare organizations are considering implementing online learning in medical education.

With the help of a learning management system (LMS), they can make medical training more cost-effective while ensuring its quality.

I reviewed 4 LMS vendors most relevant to healthcare organizations: iSpring Learn, Docebo, EthosCE, and TOPYX. All of them have essential features for the medical industry: learning paths, webinars, advanced reporting and analytics, blended training, and mobile learning. Let's take a closer look at how these features can be used.

Learning path. This includes a number of courses that users have to take in a certain order. For example, you can combine video, interactive courses, and tests on emergency medicine or pharmacology to create full programs on these disciplines.

Webinars. Through video conferencing, you can keep doctors up to date on the latest innovations in their field. It's also possible to record sessions so learners can watch them later.

Blended learning. All the healthcare LMSs in the list allow you to manage face-to-face training as well as web-based training. For instance, you can assign theoretical e-courses to learners in the system and at the same time use it for planning and tracking practical classroom lessons.

Reporting and analytics. In an LMS, you can monitor the attendance and progress of students. There should be different types of reports in the system related to users, courses, groups, and learning plans.

Mobile learning. Courses should be accessible and look consistent across different web browsers and mobile devices. Additionally, some platforms have mobile apps for Android and iOS where learners can take courses and tests offline.

Best Healthcare Learning Management System Vendors: Quick Comparison Chart

Although all the LMSs reviewed have much in common, they have unique features too. Let's consider each learning management system vendor for healthcare organizations in greater detail.

1. iSpring Learn

Rating: 5.0/5 - 64 reviews ( Capterra)
Vendor's promise: "Flexible learning management system. Build a complete eLearning environment in record time."
iSpring Learn is an easy-to-use cloud-based LMS. You can start training your employees immediately after registration.

Distinctive features

Users appreciate iSpring Learn for its simple interface. It's easy for learners to understand how to log in, complete a course or a test, and see the results without special training. There's also no need for an admin to study the technical documentation to upload new training materials, add users to the system, or create a report. The platform can be managed by an HR manager, a training coordinator, or even a doctor without IT skills.

iSpring Learn comes with a built-in editor to create articles with illustrations, quotes, videos, and quizzes right in the LMS. No technical skills are required - it's even easier than Word.

Plus, the LMS is integrated with a powerful authoring toolkit, iSpring Suite. It allows you to build PowerPoint-based interactive courses as well as quizzes and conversation simulations.

After converting PPT to HTML5 and video, all presentation animation effects work exactly as in PowerPoint. Moreover, the original image quality is preserved. That's important, for example, if you are planning to create an eLearning course in ultrasound technology and want learners to see the pictures from the course in the finest detail.

It takes just a couple of clicks to upload an e-course from the authoring toolkit to the LMS.

iSpring Learn can also boast of excellent 24/7 technical support. In 2017, the analytical portal Capterra recognized iSpring Learn as the LMS with the best customer support. According to statistics, 83% of users receive a response within two hours after requesting support.

Pricing

The price of an annual subscription for iSpring Learn depends on the number of users. It starts from $3.66/user/month for 100 active users. There's also a custom plan for any number of users. You can use the free trial version for 14 days.

Pros

Built-in editor to create longreads

Fully ontegrated authoring tool for creating HTML5 courses

Excellent 24/7 technical support

Simple interface

2. Docebo

Rating: 4.0 / 5 - 75 reviews ( Capterra)
Vendor's promise: "The learning management system you'll love to use. Train employees, partners and customers worldwide."
Docebo is a flexibly customizable LMS with numerous options. It allows you to organize not only formal but also informal training in a virtual collaborative environment and combine it with skills management.

Distinctive features

What differentiates Docebo from its competitors is the modular system. The LMS includes four modules: Learn, Coach & Share, Extended Enterprise, and Perform.

Learn is a module for formal learning through e-courses and other training materials.

Coach & Share is a module for informal learning. It lets learners ask questions and get answers from subject matter experts.

Extended Enterprise is a module for training external users.

Perform is a skill management module. It allows you to detect skill gaps and assign courses to close each of them. The system offers 14,000 competencies. You can choose ones which you want to develop in learners, and make up a training program for each skill.

The Learn module is included in the basic pricing plan while the others are available for an extra fee. Moreover, you can buy Extended Enterprise and Perform only if you choose the most expensive pricing plan.

In Docebo, there are also many paid extensions that are standard in other healthcare Learning Management Systems. For example, ILT-Classroom App, Gamification App, White-labeling and Customization App are available only at an additional cost. Extensions can be enabled or disabled at any time.

Pricing

Pricing plans start from $390/month for 100 active users. For each user over the selected plan, you have to pay $5.90. Also, there is an enterprise plan with additional features and services.

Pros

Modular system

Skills management

Informal learning

Cons

Many features are available for an extra fee

3. EthosCE
Vendor's promise: "EthosCE is the leading learning management system (LMS) for medical associations, academic medical centers, health systems, and medical education companies."
EthosCE is a full-featured hosted learning management system created to automate the delivery of continuing education in nursing, pharmacy, and other healthcare-related professions.

Distinctive features

EthosCE has highly configurable credit and certification tools. It's a medical LMS that allows you to create different credit types (CE, CME, CNE, and others) and apply them to one course or full programs on various disciplines. You can set a number of credits for each assessment and establish a time limit when credits expire.

A great advantage for healthcare organizations is integration with ACCME web services, including ABA, ABIM, ABP, and MOC 2 programs. All external credits stored in third-party systems can be united with credits earned in the medical LMS. You can make EthosCE a single repository of credits. All data is automatically reported to boards and other external systems, including ACCME PARS, CE Broker, CPE Monitor, and others. You don't need to integrate and work with multiple Excel spreadsheets from different systems.

Pricing

Public pricing information is unavailable. You need to contact EthosCE to obtain current pricing. According to Capterra, the starting price of the LMS is $1,750/month.

Pros

Integration with ACCME web services

Highly configurable credit and certification tools

4. TOPYX

Rating: 4.5/5 - 15 reviews ( Capterra)
Vendor's promise: "Easy-to-understand platform that enables teammates to be more competitive and productive, as well as onboard faster."
TOPYX is an LMS that combines formal and informal learning. It has a full feature set of tools that allows users to learn at their own pace, collaborate with colleagues, and use different channels for consuming content.

Distinctive features

TOPYX offers great potential for social learning. It allows you to create communities revolving around any topics or courses. The platform offers six levels of social learning communities: site, course, group, program, and material communities and categories. By joining communities, learners can contact each other and share knowledge with their colleagues. For example, a user can share an article on a health topic and discuss it with other medical specialists in the comments. This feature accelerates content curation and peer-to-peer learning.

In TOPYX it's also possible to appoint experts in subject areas and make them responsible for each piece of content. Experts can share useful training materials and learners can ask them questions if necessary. Such an approach will help students gain a better understanding of the different aspects of medicine.

Other social learning features of this healthcare LMS include announcements, calendar, chat, events, forums, marketing tiles, sponsor links, and media gallery.

TOPYX can boast of a rich functionality. However, unlike other LMSs in the list, it has limitations on file downloads, depending on the chosen pricing plan. With TOPYX Expanded, you can upload 300 GB of training materials, while TOPYX Essentials allows you to upload only 100 GB.

Pricing

TOPYX Essentials costs $19,500/year for 3,000 users. The price of TOPYX Expanded pack is $29,500/year. It offers a wider range of features and can be extended to an unlimited number of users.

Pros

Full set of social learning features

Cons

Download limitations

Starting plan extends to 3,000 users

Final Thoughts

That concludes this comparison of medical learning management systems. I hope that this analysis has been a good starting point for assessing and selecting the best LMS for your needs.

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Employee onboarding can represent a significant cost for organizations, which works against their bottom line. The resources needed to onboard employees usually follow suit and the effort is the same regardless of whether one or twenty employees are onboarded in a particular session. Using an LMS, organizations can onboard individuals or batches of employees and scale resources as needed.

An LMS for onboarding ensures that all new hires get exactly the training content they need, facilitates easy delivery, and provides numerous other benefits, but some LMSs are better suited to this task than others.

The Benefits of Using An LMS For Employee Onboarding

Let's look at the benefits in a learning management system that I consider useful for employee onboarding:

1. Provide prior knowledge. When a new employee has successfully passed the interview and has been hired, but hasn't started working yet, they can be assigned onboarding courses so they'll be well prepared to start working.

2. Build a corporate culture. You can minimize the number of orientation meetings. All necessary information about the company, such as policies, rules, goals, and details about its departments, can be informed online.

3. Track each learner's progress. An LMS provides advanced reports and analytics on how well each employee is doing during onboarding, sales training, etc. With these results, you can formulate an individual training plan for a recruit or optimize your training programs.

4. Targeted learning. You can assign different courses to your employees depending on their roles and level of seniority.

5. Save time and money. You can reduce instructor and transportation costs and free yourself from having to find a time that's suitable for everyone. Learning can occur online - anytime and anywhere.

6. Fast assessment of new hires. With an LMS, you can easily evaluate the competences of new employees via tests and assignments.

Employee Onboarding LMS's Selection Criteria: Must-Have Features

There are some criteria that are essential to host a successful onboarding program on an LMS:

Quick start: It's a good idea to choose a cloud-based LMS so you don't need to install any software or follow difficult setup procedures and customizations. For the benefit of both the trainers and the learners, a simple and clutter-free interface is important so that onboarding can begin immediately without the need for LMS systems training.

Learning paths: Combining courses into different learning paths for various departments and employee types is a key feature, for example, your onboarding program could cover both retail and warehouse staff, and they would need the same introductory content with different procedural specifics. Another benefit is that by using an LMS, there's no need to keep track of each unit of a learning path manually, as courses can be automatically assigned and tracked.

Support for various types of content: To create an onboarding program that engages employees, it's a good idea to make sure that the content has enough diversity and uses different types of media. In an onboarding program, there may be, for example, an embedded video with an introduction from the managing director, procedural steps using text and images, plus an interactive dialog simulation on how to report a problem to HR.

Strong reporting engine: The whole point of your onboarding program is to set your employees up for success, and later this may include the use of competency frameworks and succession planning, in addition to further training for this reason. It's crucial to be able to track performance.

Mobile learning support: It's a given nowadays that any learning content should be consumable on mobile devices, and this is true for onboarding programs in particular as many onboarding strategies now include 'pre-work' that the new employee must access on their own device prior to the start date. This also allows training to be carried out remotely by pushing existing onboarding courses directly to a new employee's smartphone.

These are must-haves, so all of the LMSs for new employee onboarding that I review below have all of those features. I will concentrate on the value propositions for each LMS looking at things like ease of use, price, and unique/standout features.

Employee Onboarding LMSs: A Quick Comparison Chart

A full-featured LMS that is easy to use for beginners but also offers advanced features and extensive options to create and deliver onboarding training programs.

Intuitive UI and navigation

Powerful iSpring Suite authoring tool

Native mobile app

Well regarded 24/7 technical support

'Per active user' pricing model

An LMS made to help you to train your employees, partners, and customers. The platform is built to deliver high-quality corporate learning experiences in a scalable way.

Multiple learning portals

Built-in course creation tool

Testing and survey tools

Social learning features

SalesForce App integration

A streamlined and cost-effective LMS with an intuitive interface and easy workflow that uses blocks to build out content.

Easy to combine content for building courses

Automated assessments and surveys

Easy HR integration if you use Bamboo HR

Social learning features

An LMS that offers easy setup and a high degree of configurability. It allows the combination of informal and formal training programs in a virtual and collaborative environment.

Modular add-on system

Informal and formal learning mixes that are easy to create

Knowledge sharing with AI technology

A varied 3rd party course library

A modern LMS built with a mobile-first approach designed to train an organization's dynamic workforce.

Multi-portal setup (based on use cases)

Inbuilt onboarding content

Tools for building courses and assessments

1. iSpring Learn

Rating: 4.7/5 out of 83 reviews (Capterra)

Type of solution

iSpring Learn is a full-featured LMS that is easy to use for beginners but also offers advanced features and extensive options to create and deliver onboarding training programs.

Deep dive

iSpring Learn is a user-friendly learning management system that is well suited for hosting onboarding programs.

Intuitive UI and navigation. A major strength of iSpring Learn is that it can be managed and administered by almost anyone in your organization, so whether you have a dedicated HR department responsible for onboarding or a cofounder putting together something more informal, it will be easy to do. When it's time to build your onboarding programs, creators will also find it easy to upload new training content using a variety of media, manage learning pathways, and create reports - and all without needing vendor support or training.

Built-in editor. This LMS has a built-in tool that allows you to create simple courses split into chapters from your existing material with illustrations, quotes, videos, and interactions. This type of content is ideally suited to on-boarding and as 'take-away' reference content to supplement it.

Powerful iSpring Suite authoring tool. If your business finds itself needing to build more complex courses to use in your onboarding, iSpring Learn is integrated with the iSpring Suite authoring toolkit. This allows you to create interactive courses, dialog simulations, quizzes, and video tutorials. If you have existing content in the form of PowerPoint slides, with iSpring Suite you can easily convert these to online courses and add assessments, knowledge checks, and other interactive elements. Once you've created or uploaded a course, it only takes a couple of clicks to build and assign learning pathways and set the courses up for delivery to your new hires. For example, you could create a step-by-step learning path, such as a three-week-long induction program for sales trainees.

Native mobile app. Employees can access training easily online from the cloud, and for a custom mobile experience, there is a native app that will allow your trainees to download and access your courses offline.

Well-regarded 24/7 technical support. If you encounter any setup or technical problems, iSpring Learn has award-winning 24/7 support that is ready to help. The vendor states that 83% of all cases are resolved within 2 hours after requesting support.

Pricing

The annual subscription price for iSpring Learn is based on the number of learners. It starts from $3.66/user/month for up to 100 active users, which should cover most small businesses, and scales up from there based on the number of users.

The ' per active user ' pricing model used by iSpring Learn is particularly suited to onboarding, as once the onboarding is completed, the LMS account can effectively be 'recycled' if no upcoming training is scheduled for the individual.

My final opinion

iSpring Learn is a great LMS solution for organizations looking to build and deliver employee onboarding programs effortlessly. The simplicity of use combined with advanced authoring tool integration makes this platform a great choice. You can get started with iSpring Learn by registering for the free trial.

2. LearnUpon

Rating: 4.9/5 out of 61 reviews (Capterra)

Type of solution

LearnUpon is an LMS made to help you train your employees, partners, and customers. The platform is designed to deliver high-quality corporate learning experiences in a scalable way.

Deep dive

LearnUpon boasts an excellent blend of intuitive aesthetic design and functionality with a UI that will work the way you need it to work. This LMS is very user friendly from both the management and the learner side. It is visually pleasing and you don't need any coding experience to customize the content and environment to fit your organization's or the customer's needs and brands.

Multiple learning portals. Larger organizations may wish to customize onboarding across different brands of internal business units, and for this, there is the ability to partition onboarding projects across different branded portals for self-contained user groups, such as within specific business units.

Built-in course creation tool. LearnUpon has a quick and easy content development tool that lets you build diverse courses without technical expertise - for example, you can create an onboarding course by combining PDF files, PowerPoint slides, and video. To gather feedback and analyze the success of your onboarding program you can easily build assessments and surveys.

Social learning features. To immediately provide your new hires a personalized learning experience, LearnUpon allows each user to have a complete profile with a picture and nickname. This profile can also be used for knowledge sharing and social learning.

SalesForce App integration. If your organization uses Salesforce, there is full two-way integration that can be easily set up by adding LearnUpon as a Salesforce connected app. You can then automatically sync the two platforms with ease and embed LearnUpon directly into your Salesforce user dashboard to deliver your onboarding in an environment they already know. This also ensures you always have access to accurate training data.

Pricing

LearnUpon pricing starts at $599.00 per month.

My verdict

LearnUpon is a solid choice for businesses that are already in the SalesForce ecosystem and want to leverage that platform to deliver their onboarding via integration with an easy-to-use LMS.

3. Talent LMS

Rating: 4.6/5 out of 311 reviews (Capterra)

Type of solution

TalentLMS is a streamlined and cost-effective LMS with an intuitive interface and easy workflow that uses blocks to build out content.

Deep dive

TalentLMS has an uncluttered interface, and it's easy to configure the setup to work with your business without seeking expert assistance.

Easy to combine content for building courses. There is a baked-in course builder that is simple to get going with, and you can use many different content types including presentations, videos, and SCORM eLearning objects to set up an onboarding course. To assess how 'sticky' your onboarding efforts are, there is a built-in tool that enables you to create a selection of question types and provides reporting on the results.

Automated assessments and surveys. To build onboarding programs you start by creating assets, for example, a quick start guide to company email, then add these to 'buckets' called learning objects, for example, 'core IT systems,' and finally combine them to make pathways.

Social learning features. A key aspect of onboarding programs is often the use of social media at work, so rather than just presenting the do's and don'ts of social media policy, you can leverage the social learning features of TalentLMS and allow new hires to learn via personal messages and discussion forums. For example, new staff members could exchange their experiences about the program and what could be improved in a discussion forum.

Easy HR integration if you use Bamboo HR. There are integrations for Human Resource systems like Bamboo HR, which is ideal for integrating the employee training aspect of the onboarding process with the HR piece. You can also create integrations with Zapier for almost any other app or software.

Pricing

Starting from $59 per month.

My verdict

Talent LMS is a good choice for businesses that are looking for a cost-effective onboarding solution that also supports HR.

4. Docebo

Rating: 4.2/5 out of 105 reviews (Capterra)

Type of solution

Docebo is a learning management system that offers easy setup and a high degree of configurability. You can combine informal and formal training programs in a virtual and collaborative environment suited for onboarding initiatives.

Deep dive

Modular add on system. Docebo works via a 'modular system', where different modules allow you to do different things and are available on separate price plans. The core LMS module is Docebo Learn, which provides course management, user management, and tracking and reporting, but is not intended to cover every single training need, for example, materials and course development.

Informal and formal learning mixes are easy to create. Some other modules support different functions that may be useful for onboarding and are available with separate pricing. One of these that may be of interest when developing onboarding is the Coach & Share module. This is an 'informal learning' module that allows learners to share their knowledge among themselves and interact with subject matter experts.

Knowledge sharing with AI technology. Coach & Share module is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) which makes it easier to upload content and share it, and deepen search capabilities. A great use for this in an onboarding program could be assigning a coach to each new hire for the first month of employment, with knowledge sharing sessions scheduled regularly and tracked via the LMS.

A varied 3rd party course library. With Docebo, courses can be created as eLearning and combined with courses from a variety of third party providers including LinkedIn training and Lynda.com. This could be useful when creating onboarding if you wanted to include off-the-shelf content on more generic but still important subjects for new hires, for example, time management or other soft skills. However, access to this catalog comes at an additional cost.

Pricing

No price listed by the vendor, must contact for a quote.

My final opinion

Best suited for organizations that may already have existing courses and materials and are looking for an LMS to package their onboarding program. It is also a good choice for those who already use add-on course libraries, e.g., LinkedIn training. The disadvantage is that a lot of the cool features like coaching, which are ideal for onboarding, are only available at an additional cost.

5. Abara

Rating: 5/5 out of 3 reviews: (Capterra)

Type of solution

Abara is a modern LMS built with a mobile-first approach designed to train an organization's dynamic workforce.

Deep dive

Inbuilt onboarding content. Abara leverages an HTML5 user interface and is somewhat unique in this lineup as it has a suite of onboarding-based material/features like a central repository of onboarding-related courses that can be set up to be automatically accessible to all new employees. The customizable topics covered by these courses include Company History and Overview Training, Company Policy Training, Workplace Health and Safety Training (HSE), On-the-Job (OJT), Supporting Training, and Role-Specific Training.

Tools for building courses and assessments. With Abara, you can also create courses from scratch by building reusable learning assets, and they are easy to deploy as custom learning paths that can combine online content, webinar, and scheduled classroom sessions which is great for onboarding. The LMS also integrates a full suite of tools to build assessments and surveys to use in your programs. Post onboarding assessments allow you to test the training impact, ensuring that all new employees are ready to start performing as required.

Multi-portal setup (based on use-cases). Abara supports both single and multi-portal setup depending on the structure of your organization and employees.

Pricing

From $5000 annually for up to 100 active users

My verdict

Abara is a good choice for organizations that want to build a basic onboarding program hassle-free and without the commitment and effort of developing their own content.

Final Thoughts

That wraps up this guide to the best LMSs for employee onboarding. I covered a number of different platforms and each have their own strengths and weaknesses, but any of them would make a good choice to begin creating your organizational onboarding program. Have you used any of the LMSs I covered today to deliver onboarding? If so, I'd love to hear about your experiences in the comment section.

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