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title: Bluegem Blog - Student & Training Management Software (3)
description: Bluegem's blog provides expert knowledge on industry news and updates that will help you understand your training management systems. Stay updated with us.  (3)
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## [The Number One Reason People Abandon RTO Software. Lack Of Support](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/vet-insights-10-reasons-why-good-support-beats-bells-and-whistles-every-time)

01/04/2019 

 Before you buy any new business software, it’s important to look beyond its features and ‘bells and whistles’. You will want to understand how the product will work in your business, and just as importantly, understand the level of support you will get if you become a customer. Here are 10 Critical Questions to ask BEFORE YOU SIGN UP. (It’s usually too late afterwards…)

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 Topics: [Industry Insider](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/industry-insider) [Compliance](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/compliance) [eLearning Solutions](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/elearning-solutions)

[![photo-1512621387945-efb0d554f388](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/photo-1512621387945-efb0d554f388.jpg)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/foreign-avetmiss-compliant-sms-providers)

## [Foreign SMS Providers Bearing AVETMISS Gifts](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/foreign-avetmiss-compliant-sms-providers)

28/03/2019 

 Now I cant say 100 percent that these SMS Vendors are incapable of supplying SMS solutions that fully comply with the VET sector reporting requirements, and I must preface this discussion by stating that it is an opinion based on theories and suppositions. At this point, there is no real evidence to support them. However, given the size, difficulty and potential returns of the Australian VET Sector I would doubt that any serious ...

[Read More](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/foreign-avetmiss-compliant-sms-providers)

 Topics: [Compliance](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/compliance) [Training Management Systems](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/training-management-systems)

[![7 Simple ideas for making eLearning work in your face to face environment](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/7%20Simple%20ideas%20for%20making%20eLearning%20work%20in%20your%20face%20to%20face%20environment.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/7-simple-ideas-for-making-elearning-work-in-your-face-to-face-environment)

## [How to make eLearning work in your face to face environment](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/7-simple-ideas-for-making-elearning-work-in-your-face-to-face-environment)

18/03/2019 

 If you ever felt you wanted to incorporate or test-drive eLearning in your training organisation but held back through concerns over its applicability in a face-to-face environment then this article is for you.

[Read More](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/7-simple-ideas-for-making-elearning-work-in-your-face-to-face-environment)

 Topics: [Business Integration](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/business-integration) [Compliance](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/compliance) [eLearning Solutions](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/elearning-solutions) [Case Studies](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/case-studies) [Learning Management System](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/learning-management-system)

[![avetmiss aqf blog](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/avetmiss%20aqf%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/aqf-and-avetmiss)

## [AQF and AVETMISS](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/aqf-and-avetmiss)

15/03/2019 

 The Australian Quality Framework (AQF) is the national set of standards which assures Nationally consistent, high-quality training and assessment services for the clients of Australia’s vocational education and training system.

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 Topics: [Compliance](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/compliance)

[![What is a Student Management System (SMS)?](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/What%20is%20a%20Student%20Management%20System%20(SMS)%3F.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/what-is-a-student-management-system-sms)

## [What is a Student Management System (SMS)?](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/what-is-a-student-management-system-sms)

01/03/2019 

 When friends and family ask me what my business does I tell them “we develop and market online student management systems”. Over the years since we started in 2004 I’ve learned to anticipate the inevitable question “what’s a Student Management System?” Here’s how I’ve learned to reply without getting into the technical details about: the VET Sector, AQF, AVETMISS, VSL and CRICOS.

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 Topics: [Compliance](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/compliance) [eLearning Solutions](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/elearning-solutions) [Training Management Systems](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/training-management-systems)

[![Untitled design (13)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(13).png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/the-complete-lms-for-fire-and-emergency-training)

## [The Complete LMS for Fire and Emergency Training](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/the-complete-lms-for-fire-and-emergency-training)

14/02/2019 

 Bluegem ALERT is a complete, secure LMS for Fire and Emergency Training Management.

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 Topics: [Corporate Enterprise Training](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/corporate-enterprise-training) [Training Management Systems](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/training-management-systems) [Emergency Services](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/emergency-services)

[![hands-holding-blue-jigsaw-pieces-over-background-words-signifying-training-management-systems](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/training-1848689__480-795863-edited.jpg)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/15-benefits-the-right-tms-will-bring-to-your-organisation)

## [15 Benefits the Right TMS Will Bring to your Organisation](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/15-benefits-the-right-tms-will-bring-to-your-organisation)

05/06/2018 

 In a competitive market where businesses and individuals constantly strive to identify value, having a workforce which is trained, competent and confident in what they do is an enviable business advantage.

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 Topics: [Training Management Systems](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/training-management-systems)

[![SRTO-checklist-352172-edited](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/SRTO-checklist-352172-edited.jpg)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/how-to-identify-tms-features-that-can-streamline-and-automate-srto-2015-compliance)

## [TMS Features that can Streamline and Automate SRTO 2015 Compliance](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/how-to-identify-tms-features-that-can-streamline-and-automate-srto-2015-compliance)

05/06/2018 

 Why would you invest a significant chunk of your hard-earned revenue in a Training Management System that doesn’t help you to streamline and meet your compliance reporting requirements?

[Read More](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/how-to-identify-tms-features-that-can-streamline-and-automate-srto-2015-compliance)

 Topics: [Industry Insider](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/industry-insider) [Compliance](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/tag/compliance)

[![single-tenancy-vs-mulit-tenancy-software-comparison-using-houses-1](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/single-tenancy-vs-mulit-tenancy-software-comparison-using-houses-1.jpg)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/single-vs-multi-tenancy-software-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters)

## [Single vs Multi Tenancy Software: What it means. And why it matters.](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/single-vs-multi-tenancy-software-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters)

09/05/2018 

 Multi-tenant software solutions are being touted as the newest best thing you have to have, the latest and greatest in cloud solutions - but what is single vs multi tenancy software, and does it really matter?

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[![Bluegem-User-Manuals-Screenshots](http://help.bluegemexplore.com.au/image.axd?picture=/POSTS%20PAGE/RELEASE%204.1/2.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/bluegem-release-avetmiss-8-and-rapt-3.1-compliant-rto-software)

## [Bluegem Release – AVETMISS 8 and RAPT 3.1 Compliant RTO Software](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/bluegem-release-avetmiss-8-and-rapt-3.1-compliant-rto-software)

26/12/2017 

 Release Overview This Release note provides information on areas in Bluegem that have significant changes, improvements, new features and technical updates. A brief description on each change is listed under the item heading. Additional information will be available in the User Manuals. Each client will be advised of their update date prior to the release through a Resolve ticket.

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