Learning platform: assign once, everyone's trained

Training lived in a shared drive, plus the occasional "did you read the doc?" message. Nobody could tell who had finished, and paying per seat for an enterprise LMS to host a handful of internal courses didn't make sense. So I built a learning platform that fits how the company already works: SSO, directory groups and Slack.

What I built

• Training builder. A training is a flow of modules and steps. A step can be:
  • rich text;
  • a slide deck (PowerPoint files are converted automatically);
  • an embedded step-by-step guide;
  • a video;
  • a quiz.

  Steps live in a shared library and can be reused in any training.

• Self-grading quizzes with pass thresholds and instant feedback.
• Assignments to people or whole directory groups, with due dates. Group assignments stay live: anyone who joins the group later is enrolled automatically on their next sign-in. Users and groups are provisioned over SCIM.
• Slack built in:
  • DMs for new assignments and reminders;
  • completion announcements;
  • an optional DM to the manager each time someone on their team finishes.
• Certificates. Finishing a training can award a shareable completion certificate.
• Manager views. Team managers see their team's progress and assignments without needing admin access.
• Feedback loop. In-app feedback goes to Slack and can open a ticket automatically.

How it saves time

• Onboarding training happens without anyone setting it up. A new hire lands in the right group, so their first-week training is already waiting.
• Managers stop chasing. Slack tells them when each person finishes, and the team view shows who's behind.
• Build once, reuse everywhere. A security module written once can be added to every training that needs it.

How it saves money

• No per-seat LMS licence. Commercial learning platforms usually charge per user, per month. This runs on infrastructure the company already has.
• Faster ramp-up. New hires get structured, trackable training in week one instead of piecing it together themselves.
• Compliance evidence on demand. Completion records and quiz results answer "who's been trained?" without a scramble.

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