A-Plant uses e2train's Kallidus Authoring Tool to reach 225 branches with critical training
A-Plant, one of the world's leading hirers of non-operated plant and construction equipment, is to introduce the concept of e-learning using e2train's Kallidus Authoring Tool. The new courses will compliment other forms of training across its 225 branches throughout Britain.
A-Plant, one of the world's leading hirers of non-operated plant and construction equipment, is to introduce the concept of e-learning using e2train's Kallidus Authoring Tool. The new courses will compliment other forms of training across its 225 branches throughout Britain.
A-Plant's initial business requirement is to introduce an online version of its induction training packages and paper-based tests. A further issue highlighted by A-Plant was the user training of the company's internal software system Insitu. Insitu manages areas such as point of sale, asset movement and accounts functions. A-Plant is looking to build upon its current training offer and alternative methods of training that could be given over the firm's high speed intranet system, ensuring consistent accessible and timely delivery.
Explained Sarah Muirhead, A-Plant's Training Manager: "Kallidus impressed us with its usability. This is important to us because we have a lot of very effective existing training material and we wanted to maintain the quality of this content, but instead run it online in a quick and cost effective manner. Kallidus enabled us to accomplish this easily and effectively."
Currently the A-Plant training team is putting together the initial training packages, with the help of training and support from e2train's team. In addition, e2train have also authored the preliminary learning material for users of Insitu to help A-Plant meet the company's initial mission critical training needs.
The next step will see A-Plant using Kallidus further for pre and post evaluation, to ensure compliance with A-Plant's Induction requirements such as undertaking basic health and safety training. Sarah added, "Sales support, the help-line and training has been very good too."
Rob Caul, Managing Director of e2train added, "we are very pleased to see Kallidus being used by this industry sector. It just goes to prove the flexibility of Kallidus and e-learning in meeting the needs of the trainers as well as compliance issues."
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Editor's notes: Founded in 2000 from the training division of Audiosoft Limited, e2train is a leading provider of learning systems and solutions to major organisations around the world. Its products include Kallidus® Learning Management System and Kallidus® Authoring system, as well as reselling products from Questionmarkä, Impaticaä and leading content providers such as Thomson NETg, Xebec and Harvard. e2train also provide bespoke content, integration and hosting services.
Other organisations currently benefiting from using e2train solutions include: O2, Chubb Insurance Europe, Bank of Ireland, House of Fraser, Waitrose, South Wales, West Mercia, Kent and Dorset Police, Mencap, Royal Air Force, Slaughter & May, Norton Rose, Carmarthenshire County Council, The Environment Agency.
For more information about e2train and Kallidus®, please visit our website www.e2train.com or contact Martin Belton direct on 01285 883909, email [email protected]
About A-Plant
A-Plant is one of the world's largest non-operated equipment rental companies and operates through three product-focused business divisions - Main Plant, Tool Hire Shops and Specialist Products. The company hires non-operated heavyweight plant, tools and construction equipment - from power tools, cement mixers and accommodation units to excavators, compressors, scissor lifts and other types of equipment for industry and construction.
A-Plant's fleet of equipment available to hire comprises over 110,000 itemised pieces of plant, tools and equipment. The company invests a multi-million pound figure each year in new equipment and state-of-the-art technology, to ensure A-Plant customers are able to hire the very latest equipment from world-class manufacturers such as JCB, Terex, CompAir and GenSet.
The company has a network of 225 depots in England, Scotland and Wales, with outlets in every major town and city. The company has a workforce totalling more than 2,300 employees, based at locations nationwide, including its head office in Warrington, Cheshire. A-Plant forms part of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) quoted Ashtead Group, which also comprises Sunbelt Rentals based in Charlotte, USA, and Ashtead Technology Rentals, which has offices in the UK, Singapore, the USA and Canada.
For more information about A-Plant, please visit the company website at www.aplant.com, call 01925 281000 or e-mail: [email protected]