Acorn

Avantages

Onboarding was as painless as could be expected. Reporting is simple but comprehensive, and the local support has been amazing at answering any of our questions.

Inconvénients

No real negatives from my side except maybe a larger content library, but I know this is on the roadmap and being built currently. Plus integrations with content providers mean there's lots available.

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Avantages

Price comparison was great. We can import all our training records into Acorn for reporting. Good look and feel for users.

Inconvénients

The reporting functions need more options.

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Avantages

[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is very responsive and clearly communicates how easy this product is to use.

Inconvénients

People with admin access cannot view the learning profile/history of users.

Avantages

The platform has been easy to set up with the support of the Pursuit Technology developer. The course set up structure is also easy to use.

Inconvénients

There is no option to have a course changed from self-enrolment to admin enrolment only. There is limited functionality to choose different selections in setting up cohorts to use fields not equal to. The set up of new users is clunky with having to upload the whole user dataset again as we don't have a HR system to draw the data from. The other issue is the inability to change the home page to feature the elements we want to have eg a blog.

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Avantages

I really like that it assist with making learning more convenient.

Inconvénients

There is nothing specifically I dislike about the product.

Avantages

Customer support is incredible, [sensitive content] is an amazing help and always goes above and beyond. [sensitive content] is very responsive and always makes time for meetings and assisting in any way possible. [sensitive content] has been essential for us getting courses and tenancies set up. Massive thankyou for all of [sensitive content] efforts. Acorn is easy to use and has great features.

Inconvénients

A feature that would be a huge benefit will be bulk enrolments. At this stage we must rely on Acorn support team so will be great to be able to facilitate that function ourselves. There are some reoccurring issues with video size/ length.

Avantages

Acorn is easy to implement and administer, and intuitive for users.

Inconvénients

The Acorn workflow system is relatively new and still needs more work.

Avantages

The support is really helpful and effective.

Inconvénients

More templates would be useful and sharing across how other Agencies and Companies are using the LMS.

Avantages

It's easy to find training that i'm required to complete. The system sends automatic reminders when my mandatory training is due to be refreshed.

Inconvénients

The default dashboard is very basic and could do with an overhaul, but I believe this can be customised by system adminstrators.

Avantages

course creation and onboarding, uploading files, videos and sub-course management.

Inconvénients

would be good if the onboarding course could have sub-course capability.

Avantages

I like that it is easy to navigate with a variety of functions available.

Inconvénients

There is no spell check available and it is not integrated with the APS Academy's APSLearn platform.

Avantages

Acorn is very affordable and offers a great experience for the learner/user.

Inconvénients

Setting up new users can be a little bit of a pain.

Avantages

Training history, capability and active development plans, ability to create a mandatory training program, attendance features and reporting functions are most useful and used daily.

Inconvénients

The Career Pathway although necessary for people to navigate their different career development journeys is not easy to use. It's difficult updating the job roles and its capabilities, difficulty navigating between the job roles list and individual roles, it's really not user friendly.

Avantages

Easy to use, good interface, user friendly

Inconvénients

Maybe a navigation menu on left with all the features

Avantages

The great, prompt and professional service

Inconvénients

NA, loved Acorn and Pursuite Technology, everything has been positive

Avantages

Easy to use and integration was straightforward

Inconvénients

Some course links are broken because the course is old. Getting updated courses and information is difficult.

Avantages

Training catalogue, setting cohorts and training themes, recording completed training and workflow functionality are very impactful. Fuss free in setting up - we were starting from scratch and had limited expertise in setting in an LMS.

Inconvénients

Integration with our business was great. I'd like to see this product further developed into a Knowledge Management System. Would be happy to discuss.

Avantages

This learning management system has really provided us with a one stop shop for all learning and development requirements for our staff. The product is user friendly, visually pleasing, modern and upbeat in style. The integration of the learning management system was an overnight success with staff having the functionality to self register for multiple face to face courses and complete online learning. The great part about the learning management system is that you can print off attendance sheets for facilitators to reconcile records. The system also provides a range of reports that are 100% accurate because a staff member cannot register twice for the same program. We have also been able to design other online learning and development forms specific to staff's requirements and have recently added annual refresher modules for all staff so we are customizing the system to suit our needs as we go.

Inconvénients

We have only had a few glitches over the last six years but on each occasion the issue was rectified within a couple of hours.

Avantages

We have really enjoyed transitioning to Acorn as our LMS, and are finding that the software is particularly pleasing from a learner's perspective. We have had positive feedback from students and trainers when it comes to navigating course content. There are a host of useful features and functions including flexible enrolments, resources and activities, plus a great range of reports. I have been most impressed with the technical support received from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and regular updates from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN], which has made the experience much less stressful.

Inconvénients

Due to the size of our RTO and the number of courses we need to create, the system can run slowly at times - this is being improved gradually. We are looking forward to seeing a user profile feature become available soon.

Avantages

As an RTO organisation this product is easy to navigate for both the administrators and the learners. It is clean and offers a fresh look to e-learning.
There a number of excellent features that have been developed with e-learning in mind, for example, the live learning function where learners can book for live learning events and see their calender of up coming events.
Reporting functions also help us keep us update with what are learners are up to and where extra support might be needed.
Intergarition with other systems is a massive advantage

Inconvénients

At this stage, inability to customise some sections of the platefore eg change fonts and colours of text.

Avantages

This platform was intuitive, easy to setup and even easier to use. The fact that I could easily customise the branding to match our existing style guide ensured that the system fit seamlessly into our existing ecosystem.

Inconvénients

This software platform suited our organisation extremely well, it would be nice for some small stage startup pricing to be available. However with that said the team were extremely flexible with our options while we were setting up the system.

Avantages

It’s so easy to use, it’s very affordable and the support is awesome. Reporting is pretty comprehensive and it’s just a great LMS.

Inconvénients

It’s still pretty new so it has limited customization and features.

Avantages

Easy to use, affordable and great service and support. I recommend this product to anyone I know looking for a LMS.

Inconvénients

Self-registration of users would make life easier for us as we scale

Avantages

The easy upside of the product and the use can be described as being simple as a walk in the park

Inconvénients

You really have to read every detail on the upstarting page to understand the product

Avantages

I am trainer / policy person and have not used LMS before. I liked that I could get into it and use the system easily (with support staff such as [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]) to get things up and running.

Inconvénients

The quiz functions are limited and the lay out is pretty basic.