About Our Learning Workflow Platform

A Learning Management System (LMS), or a Learning Experience Platform (LXP), is setup to deliver content. The traditional LMS focuses more on the needs of administrators, and the LXP focuses more on the needs of the learners. It's important to remember that there is so much more to achieving behaviour change than delivering content, however well that is done. A Learning Workflow Platform (LWP) focusses on delivering activities and tasks to people to ensure that learning is translated into effective new behaviours, and therefore tangible results. Learning Management System (LMS) vs Learning Workflow Platform (LWP) – all you need to know

An LMS is good at delivering content and keeping track of who has consumed that content. If you want that content consumption to turn into changes in the way employees do their jobs, they need to do something with it. They need to experiment and practice their new knowledge to turn it into embedded skills that result in sustained behaviour change. An LWP can deliver content, but takes the process to its logical conclusion by also delivering activities to ensure the content gets used.

The learning outcomes we are usually looking for are changes in behaviour so that people are doing their jobs more effectively and getting better results for the organisation. The only way you will get reliable and sustained behaviour change is to get people started on doing things differently, and then ensuring they practice so the changes become embedded habits. For this, you need to provide a sequence of planned activities spread over time, and this is exactly what a LWP does.

The acronym LTP was coined a few years ago to refer to a Learning Transfer Platform. The People Alchemy Learning Workflow Platform has wider range of uses than an LTP but does encompass all the features you need for learning transfer. So yes, the People Alchemy platform is also an LTP.

The technical implementation of People Alchemy is quick and can be done in a few days or even quicker with default settings and off-the-shelf pathways. Having said that, there is usually some different thinking needed to implement the platform effectively and integrate it with new or existing learning programmes. We will help with that process as part of the implementation fee and can advise on likely timescales when we have a better idea of your needs.

We often say that coaching skills are useful because this helps with the philosophy of People Alchemy in terms of tasking people to promote change. Also, like any implementation, some project management skills are useful. You don’t need technical skills other than general IT literacy. We can help as much or as little as you need from providing advice and training through to building pathways for you. We see ourselves as your solution partner.

People Alchemy is hosted in a secure top tier secure data facility in the UK. All data at rest is encrypted. Our systems are regularly penetration tested and maintained in line with industry-wide data security best practice. Each user has a defined role and permissions which ensures they can only access the information that they need. People Alchemy complies with all relevant legislation including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Yes, the web-app is fully responsive and works very well on smartphones and other mobile devices. Also, when logged in on a mobile device a user can directly access the camera and upload video assignments to the system.

Unlike a Learning Management System (LMS) where all employees are typically given access, you would only make People Alchemy available to staff on a programme-by-programme basis. You can start with a pilot project and roll it out at a speed that suits you and your employees. TEST

A learning workflow is a sequence of learning and related activities that result in not just gaining knowledge, but also putting that knowledge to use by generating skills and new behaviours. Find out more.

It’s easy to see how critical managers are to the success of learning programmes. People Alchemy is setup to support the delegates' line managers with what they need to in turn support the delegates. The Learning Workflow Platform (LWP) will also hold the managers to account for doing what they need to do to support their learners as they progress though the assigned activities in the learning workflow.

Yes, you can add your logo. Further changes can be made with a skin feature and also the system can be hosted on your own or a custom domain.

The licensing is typically based on an annual license with optional plugins for features like extra languages, and then a once-only fee per Learner as they are added to the system.

People Alchemy has an optional qualifications addon that provides features that make running a programme linked to a qualification easy. It caters for extra users such as assessors and verifiers and provides a space for them to see the entire programme and e-portfolio, and to hold their notes and comments in a single place. No more juggling of emails, lost assignments and paper folders.

Yes. Files can be uploaded form a PC after recording or uploaded directly after capture from a mobile phone. The maximum file size is 1 Gb.

Learners will need a computing device with a browser and the internet to access People Alchemy. If the delegates don’t have access to a computer, you could provide some loan tablets they can use while they are on a programme, or they could use their phone if they are willing to do so. As for notifications, these can be sent by SMS, or email, or both.

We will help you design your programme, pathway and activities so they integrate into the delegate's workflow. We will help you ensure your pathway has balanced and sustainable activity and cognitive loads. It is obviously also important that delegates are supported to prioritise their development so you will need to work with their line managers.

Technically, not long at all. A simple pathway can be designed, built, and assigned to learners in a day although we would not recommend rushing it. The design stage can take time if the pathway is complex and remember, this is an innovative and different way of delivering learning which often requires a shift in thinking. People Alchemy is always on hand to help you get it right.

The short answer is yes. Any content can be updated after the pathway has been assigned to learners who are progressing through it. The system has several update settings so you can update only content that users have not yet encountered, or update everything. You can even hide future content from learners so you can get them going on a pathway that isn’t yet fully designed and built.

Yes. There are several ways to add notes that are visible to the learner, or hidden from the learner but visible to admin users.

The pathway can be paused if the learner is on sick leave or on holiday, or is just behind their schedule and needs some time to catch up.

The LWP is designed so that each learner has one nominated mentor, but further 'mentors' can be added if required. The nominated mentor can also be changed at any time by Admin.

Each learner, in addition to their assigned mentor, can optionally have other people assigned as observers, mentors, verifiers, assessors etc. These additional assigned people can add comments, and even act as the final signoff for QA purposes.

We have found that there are very few people who cannot use the simple and intuitive system. People these days can use Facebook and other social systems. If they can do that, then they can use People Alchemy.

Yes, the platform has an optional plagiarism checker plugin Plagiarism checking technology to enhance learning & development programmes