Bluegem Blog

Finally! A 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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Topics: Corporate Enterprise Training Business Integration Compliance eLearning Solutions Emergency Services Scorm API ERDP Incident Reporting

Why integrate billing and finance with your LMS?

30/05/2019

In our experience, over 70% of LMS customers request that their finance and learning management systems be integrated. In fact, as integration requirements go financial system integration is second only to HR.

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Topics: Corporate Enterprise Training eLearning Solutions Learning Management System

When Off-the-shelf LMS software won't cut it

13/05/2019

Your learning and development team have determined that none of the LMS solutions evaluated will meet the needs of your organisation. So you now have to pick the best of the bunch and make a decision to either customise it or integrate it with solutions that provide the missing bits. This article looks at what's involved in those choices and offers suggestions.

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Topics: eLearning Solutions Learning Management System

The Number One Reason People Abandon RTO Software. Lack Of Support

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 Compliance eLearning Solutions

How to make 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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Topics: Business Integration Compliance eLearning Solutions Case Studies Learning Management System

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 eLearning Solutions Training Management Systems

10 Reasons You Need a Built-In LMS

28/02/2019

 

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Topics: Corporate Enterprise Training Business Integration eLearning Solutions Web Technologies Training Management Systems Learning Management System

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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Topics: Corporate Enterprise Training Business Integration eLearning Solutions Training Management Systems

Corporate Training Software - 70:20:10 great in theory, but how does it work?

02/12/2017

This blog relates to corporate training software for learning and development. It provides practical tips on how to implement 70:20:10 in your environment. As an introduction, there are 3 reasons I like this article by Ryan Tracey: Provoking Deeper Thinking

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Topics: Industry Insider Corporate Enterprise Training Business Integration eLearning Solutions Training Management Systems

Student Management System - AVETMISS and USI Compliant

30/11/2017

What you desire in a technology partner is a vendor that will develop and support solutions that make your life easier, enabling you to get on with the important job of delivering vitally needed skills training and qualifications.

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Topics: Compliance eLearning Solutions