Choosing an e-Learning Platform for Online Training

Training institutions, professional bodies, NGOs and companies are moving more of their courses online. Learners can study at their own pace, trainers reach people beyond one town, and administration becomes far simpler. But the platform you choose shapes the experience for everyone. Here is what to look for.

1. Course structure that matches how you teach

Look for a platform that organises courses into topics and lessons, supports video, documents and other materials, and lets you update content easily. If you run live workshops as well, the platform should support blended learning.

2. Progress tracking

Learners should be able to stop and resume exactly where they left off, and see how much of the course they have completed. Administrators should be able to see who is progressing and who has stalled.

3. Assignments and feedback

Real learning needs practice. Check that learners can submit work and that instructors can review it and give feedback within the platform, rather than through scattered emails.

4. Certificates that can be verified

Certificates are often what learners value most. They should be generated automatically on completion and carry a unique number that employers can verify on your website. Verification protects the reputation of your qualifications against forgeries.

5. Payments and enrolment

If you sell courses, learners should be able to enrol and pay online and get access immediately, with invoices generated automatically. Check which payment methods are supported, and whether you can record offline payments such as bank transfers.

6. Your brand, your domain

A platform under your own name and web address builds trust and recognition. Avoid platforms that bury your brand under theirs.

7. Ownership of data

Make sure you can export learner records, results and certificates at any time. Your learners are your institution’s most valuable relationship.

8. Support and training

Instructors and administrators need training and a responsive support contact, especially during the first intake.

A platform in use today

Our eLearning platform covers all of these points: structured courses, saved progress, assignments with feedback, verifiable PDF certificates, online payments and invoices, classrooms and announcements. TCR Learning – World Class Center runs its professional courses on it at tcrlearning.com.

Planning to take your training online? Request a demo and we will show you how your courses could look on the platform.