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## [The Complete LMS for Today's Fire and Rescue Training](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/complete-lms-for-fire-and-emergency-training-2)

02/06/2021 

 Bluegem ALERT is a complete LMS for Fire and Emergency Training Management. It is the latest edition in the Bluegem product suite of LMS solutions. ALERT is everything you expect in an enterprise Learning Management System, PLUS all the features and capabilities you expect in an LMS designed for firefighting and emergency services.

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## [Post COVID 19 Technologies for RTOs](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/post-covid19-technologies-for-rtos)

17/06/2020 

 Despite its devastating effects across the world, the COVID-19 experience has led us to form many good habits. Many will stay with us forever. Among these are the use of convenient technologies that help to integrate physical, virtual and online training. Many of our customers now schedule classrooms that support both physical and virtual attendance. More of their courses are now available face to face and online. Students can enrol, ...

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## [RTO Tools for better Student Engagement](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/rto-tools-for-better-student-engagement)

17/06/2020 

 The most important message we regularly hear from our customers is "We need to improve our student experience". You probably wouldn't expect a student management system to provide all the answers. No surprise. You'd be right. But providing your students with a portal and a good set of engaging online tools is a great start.

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## [Morrison's Plan to Overhaul the VET Sector](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/morrisons-plan-to-overhaul-the-vet-sector)

17/06/2020 

 What will this mean for your RTO Systems? No doubt you’re aware of the Morrison government’s plans to overhaul the VET sector, so I won’t dwell on the details. The point of this article is to look at how those plans might impact the processes and systems your RTO relies on. What are the steps you could take now to benefit from or protect against expected changes before and after they’re enacted.

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## [Self Isolation - Remote Training and Assessment - Can your RTO cope ?](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/self-isolation-remote-training-and-assessment-can-your-rto-cope)

24/03/2020 

 Among the many global lessons we're likely to learn from the current pandemic would surely include:

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

13/01/2020 

 Bluegem ALERT is a complete LMS for Fire and Emergency Training Management. It is the latest edition in the Bluegem product suite of LMS solutions. ALERT is everything you expect in an enterprise Learning Management System, PLUS all the features and capabilities you expect in an LMS designed for firefighting and emergency services.

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## [Empowering your RTO With a Little Help From Microsoft](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/empowering-your-rto-with-a-little-help-from-microsoft)

02/04/2019 

 We all know what 'streamlining' means. We all aspire to the principles. So my goal here is not to get on my soapbox and deliver the gospel according to Microsoft. For the purpose of this article I'm going to take it as 'read' that your RTO wants the benefits of an integrated solution with minimal duplication, minimal risk of data entry errors, accurate - fast - and reliable business processing, etc.... As we've come to learn from so ...

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## [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.

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[![Face to face training - RIP](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/hubfs/Face%20to%20face%20training%20-%20RIP.png)](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/face-to-face-training-rip)

## [Face to face training - RIP](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/face-to-face-training-rip)

02/12/2017 

 "Online training doesn't work in our industry. Just a waste of time. How do you expect people to learn how to be a bricklayer watching cartoons on their iPad. Face to face training is the only thing that works."

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## [What we’ve learned about RTO Administration – a vendor’s perspective](https://blog.bluegem.com.au/what-weve-learned-about-rto-administration-a-vendors-perspective)

07/08/2016 

 The job of an RTO administrator can’t be taken lightly. Over the years I have spoken to hundreds of administrators addressing their frustrations, knowledge of the VET Sector and expectations of how systems can help them do their job efficiently and accurately. I’ve found that there are many good administrators who know the VET Sector, thoroughly understand the student management processes, are clear about reporting standards and keep ...

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