EdTech platform that manages all aspects of the e-Learning process, from enrolling in courses and accessing a variety of resources and tools to passing exams and getting officially certified.
Client: A leading provider of professional education, empowering accounting, project management and healthcare specialists via superior learning solutions and programs.
The client company serves the accounting, finance, and project management professions. As of 2014, nearly half a million specialists have advanced their careers through client’s exam reviews, and Continuing Professional Education courses.
Client made a strategic decision to create a complete custom LMS platform to gain a competitive edge. The LMS would primarily target accounting professionals in the US who wished to continue their professional education.
The platform would need to support on-demand media presentations and webcasts, comply with important industry standards such as AICC and SCORM, deliver advanced reporting and billing, and more.
In addition, full conformance with NASBA/QAS requirements for distance CPE platforms, including compliance and tracking, was critical.
GSC’s e-Learning solution development team was able to demonstrate its multi-year expertise in the business domain, as well as its hands-on experience with the required technology stack.
GSC was able to prove its know-how in several key areas crucial to the future project’s success. These included live and on-demand video streaming, the availability of knowledgeable architects, advanced Java skills, and an established QA automation process.
At the end of the day, it was the company’s recognized track record of successfully delivering complex EdTech solutions that tipped the scales and convinced Becker to choose GSC over other vendors.
Delivered by GSC, the resulting CPE LMS platform is a full-blown, complete system that manages all aspects of the e-Learning process.
The LMS enables registrants to easily enroll in courses, access a variety of materials (including multimedia), get credits, pass exams, and get officially certified. Instructors can create and publish content, monitor students’ participation, and assess their performance via tests and exams.
The LMS also provides built-in payment capabilities and a set of advanced eCommerce features.
To ensure the quality of the developed LMS, GSC brought in veteran test automation engineers, who defined and implemented a comprehensive AQA process and testing pipelines.
For test automation to succeed, the team had to address several challenges, including support for concurrent user testing, the need to test video recording functionality, and the ability to automatically test business-critical payment workflows.
By partnering with GSC, the client was able to successfully implement a full-fledged EdTech solution with a special focus on accounting. The solution reinforces client’s position as a market leader that delivers world-class teaching tools enabling its students to develop the knowledge and expertise necessary to one-up the competition in an ever-changing business world.