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When it comes to training your workforce, an online learning platform provides you with a convenient, effective, and efficient manner of delivering eLearning content to your teams, empowering them with the tools needed to learn new skills and software that will help them excel in their roles.

We’ve put together a list of five crucial things to help you understand how to choose a learning platform.

This sounds like a no-brainer, but platform administrators should have the ability to assign specific eLearning lessons and courses to users as needed. These admins should be able to easily create course campaigns based on the knowledge and skills needs of their organization and the roles of individual learners. 

A comprehensive online learning platform should allow administrators to access, view, and download data from the system that they can use to inform and optimize their learning strategy. At a minimum, this data should include: 

• Number of active users 
• Number of video views by timeframe (weekly, monthly, yearly) 
• Quiz and supplemental assessment performance 
• Most popular lessons and courses 

As business becomes increasingly globalized and remote and hybrid work become the norm, eLearning content needs to be offered in multiple languages to provide a consistent training experience for employees across the board and around the world. The eLearning content that is included in the system you’re looking into should be offered in your workforce’s preferred languages in order to give learners a streamlined, thorough, and uniform approach to training. Taking it a step further, if you can target individuals in your organization with their native language, research suggests they will learn better and retain the information better. 

If your organization has its own eLearning content developed, it is important to know if the platform you’re looking into using will allow you to provide that content directly through the platform. A system that doesn’t allow organizations to deliver their own eLearning content through the platform is extremely limited and very clearly not a good fit. 

When it comes to choosing a learning platform vendor, you’ll want to make sure that the company you’re going to be working with is a true partner and not just a provider. The company whose solution you choose to go with should provide platform service and support, and they should also work to understand your unique learning needs and make sure their platform addresses them fully. 

There are a variety of eLearning online platforms to accommodate people's individual learning differences. However, most platforms can be categorized into one of three types:

• Learning management systems (LMS): Learning management systems are portals helpful in disseminating readings, videos, audio recordings and lessons. Essentially, they serve as an online classroom where teachers and students alike can connect, discuss and complete coursework, both synchronously and asynchronously. Depending on the type of LMS you choose, they can be hosted on local software or online in the cloud.
• Learning experience platforms (LXP): LXPs gather information about each employee or member's demographics and job title, then suggest lessons based on what the system thinks they need. Over time, the LXP will learn about each member's interests and assign them more pinpointed options to choose from.
• Learning content management systems (LCMS): Many companies choose to create their own learning modules instead of pulling from existing courses to further their staff's education. An LCMS aids in the creation and dissemination of self-created lessons. With an LCMS, you can design courses from start to finish and publish them so all or some of your employees can access them.

Choosing the Best eLearning Platform for You

Whichever eLearning platform you choose, these features will play an essential role in how you teach and how others learn:

• Accessibility: Above all, you want an eLearning platform that's easy for you to set up and for your students to navigate. The platform should offer intuitive options for setting up your learning modules and enable students to approach learning on their own time. 
• Security: While the platform should be accessible and easy to navigate for students, it should also feature protection measures that keep those with malicious intentions from disrupting your site. Check for features like firewall protection, encryption and auditing processes as you consider your options, and know that you may need to invest in more security solutions if the platform does not already have them built in.
• Interactivity: Your online course platform should cater to your learning processes. Consider how much of the platform you are able to design and interact with, and thus adjust to become more specific to your needs. The more ways you can adjust the learning sphere to be unique and engaging, the more likely students are to retain information and actually enjoy learning.
• Support: Finally, even the best learning platform will fall short if you can't access the support you may need. Before making your decision, take time to connect with the platform's staff or support team. Take note of the methods of contact, how long it takes for them to respond and whether they offer any resources to help you troubleshoot on your own. All of these can tell you how responsive they will be if you experience an issue.

Intellezy’s New World-Class Learning Platform 

Our newly launched, industry-leading learning platform gives your organization’s learners access to thousands of award-winning skills training videos that help you effectively train, upskill, and reskill your team on the most popular business applications, such as M365, Google Workspace, and Adobe Creative Cloud. 

We systematically update the eLearning content on our platform to remain current with the latest software updates. Our eLearning content also includes training videos focused on today’s in-demand power skills such as running virtual meetings, maintaining work-life balance, and practicing professional etiquette. Our streamlined platform is easy for both end users and administrators to navigate. 

Nearly all our expertly designed training videos are available in 20 languages through closed captions and feature instructors who remain on-screen for the duration of our lessons, giving learners an engaging, face-to-face learning experience. Complete video lesson transcripts are available in these 20 languages, and learners have the ability to create and download annotated bookmarks on what they’ve learned directly in the platform itself.  

Our platform also allows companies to deliver their own eLearning content through the platform. In addition, with our custom eLearning development services, we can work with your company to create and implement eLearning content focused on your business goals and your organization’s specific knowledge and skills needs. Our easy-to-use system offers selective white-labeling to reflect your branding as well for the most seamless experience for your users. 

Want to learn more or request a free trial? Get in touch with us at info@intellezy.com to see for yourself how our new learning platform can help you empower your teams with the skills they need, drive performance and growth, and bring added value to your organization.