Bluegem Blog

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.

Topics: Compliance eLearning Solutions Training Management Systems

10 Reasons You Need a Built-In LMS

28/02/2019

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."

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

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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

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.

Topics: Compliance eLearning Solutions

Flexible Integrated eLearning

16/08/2017

Integrating eLearning into a holistic training environment could deliver valuable new and convenient options to any training organisation. If you’re a private RTO accepting fee-for-service bookings this could potentially generate a new revenue stream for your business with minimal upfront cost. If you're an Enterprise Training Organisation we don’t need to tell you how convenient it would be to have your busy staff members learning at ...

Topics: eLearning Solutions

Straight forward easy to use RTO software

04/07/2017

Topics: eLearning Solutions

2016 National VET Conference – Our Roadmap

03/08/2016

We are very excited to show you our new and improved Bluegem editions. We’ve made massive strides this year and we hope you’ll like the changes. Key changes include: faster response time, more flexibility, user-configurable dashboards, easier to use, comprehensive invoicing, full integration with Xero, better CRICOS and VET FEE-HELP tools… The list goes on.

Topics: Industry Insider Corporate Enterprise Training Business Integration Compliance eLearning Solutions What's New Web Technologies Training Management Systems

The world has changed – so too must learning management

02/08/2016

If you accept that learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience or being taught; then by association, learning management must be about facilitating learning processes and the acquisition of knowledge and skills. So in a world where once-stable platforms are shifting by the day, how does learning management need to change and adapt to a new environment?

Topics: Corporate Enterprise Training eLearning Solutions Training Management Systems

Are your Trainers and Assessors Fit and Proper People?

07/07/2016

According to the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (SRTO 2015), all training providers must demonstrate that all their personnel have characteristics and principles necessary to ensure the delivery of high-quality services and outcomes for VET Graduates. Do your trainers and assessors work out? How do you track and evaluate the quality of the services they deliver. What sort of tools do you use to measure their ...