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Lennon Training is now using the Coursedate online course booking system

Queensland based training provider Lennon Training is now using Coursedate to promote its courses online and take course bookings online.

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You can now track learner attendance on courses with Coursedate

Coursedate now comes with attendance tracking. Admins and course tutors can optionally decide to record learner attendance on courses - particularly important for....

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Coursedate’s new learner area includes a CPD friendly timeline view of previous courses

When you log into Coursedate as a learner - someone who has booked on a course or made an enquiry about a course - you see the new redesigned learner homepage.

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Coursedate now has new a training directory page for courses with multiple dates

There is now a new alternative course directory page in Coursedate. The original course directory page - the page that visitors to Coursedate browse through when they....

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Lennon Training is now using the Coursedate online course booking system

Queensland based training provider Lennon Training is now using Coursedate to promote its courses online and take course bookings online.

Course Booking Systems
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How training companies can use Coursedate to improve customer relationship management

Coursedate is a great CRM solution for any training or course provider that wants to use the data it collects to improve the way it engages with client organisations....

Training Management Systems
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How Coursedate will help you streamline your training course admin

Coursedate works particularly well for training and course providers that want to replace a spreadsheet based back-office system with a modern, easy-to-use and secure....

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5 great training management systems for training providers in 2024

Training generates a lot of data - information about courses, bookings and learners. Small training providers and freelancers often start with MS Excel, but the data....

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CRM ideas for small training companies that increase course bookings

How can a small training provider use customer relationship management (CRM) to increase course bookings? Here are six ideas. All of them are relatively simple and....

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A quick guide to course booking systems for small training companies and other course providers

Some training providers start with spreadsheets and then discover that as their business grows, the spreadsheets soon become unmanageable. Others begin with a generic....

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Coursedate’s new calendar feature makes it even easier for learners to find your courses

Coursedate now has a simple calendar view of upcoming courses. That’s different from the default course directory page because the calendar view only shows upcoming....

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How to create and schedule MS Teams based courses with Coursedate

You can create webinar based courses with the latest release of Coursedate. That could be a course (or workshop) that’s delivered through MS Teams, Google Meet or any....

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7 Coursedate benefits for schools and academies that want to develop their own teacher CPD offer

Coursedate is a great platform for schools and academies that develop and deliver CPD programmes for teachers. It is very easy to use and has features that work well in....

Schools & Academies
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CRM for training providers - Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics 365?

A good customer relationship management system is essential for any training provider that wants to leverage the data it collects to increase course bookings, improve....

Training Management Systems
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What makes a really good CPD programme for teachers?

How do you design a programme of top quality CPD courses for teachers? We looked at two recent evidence based studies of teacher CPD to find some top level principles....

Schools & Academies
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How to measure the impact of your teacher CPD courses

One way to measure the impact of your CPD courses is to use the Kirkpatrick model. Donald Kirkpatrick first published his ideas about training evaluation in 1959 and....

Schools & Academies
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Training company and course provider CRM with Coursedate

The data you collect with Coursedate becomes a searchable database of accurate information about the people who make enquiries about your courses and/or book onto your....

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Training provider CRM solutions - what about Hubspot?

A small training company needs a strong marketing strategy to connect with a target audience and grow the business. You want to track enquiries from potential clients,....

Training Management Systems
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What's new in the latest release of Coursedate?

The latest upgrade to Course includes a few features that make it even easier to publish courses in your course directory and manage course bookings.

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ChatGPT generates marketing ideas for training companies

I thought it would be fun to check out the truth behind the hype and ask ChatGPT to generate some marketing ideas for a small training company.

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How to link your Coursedate course directory to your training company website

Use our Coursedate widgets to embed your course directory inside one or more of the pages in your website. That way, visitors to your site can browse your courses....

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Our guide to 7 free online certificate makers

Do you give out certificates at the end of your training courses? One way of generating the certificates is to use a free online service - there are lots of them. We....

Training Ideas
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Our quick guide to 10 great class booking systems

People and organisations that run yoga classes, language tuition or fitness classes in the local park all need to book clients and manage appointments. A class booking....

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How to design a great training company website

What makes a good training provider website? What are the simple things you can do to reach more learners and employers and in the end convert more website visits into....

Training Management Systems
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3 training management systems for small apprenticeship providers

Finding the best training management system as a small apprenticeship provider can be tricky. There are lots of systems offering the basics – course booking, reporting,....

Training Management Systems
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CRM software for training providers – 5 Low cost options

Like other businesses, training providers need to collect data about enquiries, sales leads and customer engagement. You can start with Excel - data stored in....

Training Management Systems
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Things a small training company should know about Moodle

With over 300 million registered users, Moodle is possibly the most popular learning management system in the world and there are some good reasons why Moodle has....

Online Learning
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Online course ideas for small training providers

Using learning management software for the first time as a small training provider can be daunting. How do you deliver high quality learning to your learners so they....

Online Learning
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How to find the best online course booking software for your training company

So you have decided to take your course bookings online. Here are some important features you’ll need to make sure you’re choosing the right course booking software for....

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5 training activities that will engage your learners and improve training outcomes

Keeping learners engaged with your online training course can be difficult. The best way to tackle this is to make your training course as interactive as possible -....

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Inner Focus is now using Coursedate online course booking software

Norfolk based counselling service and training provider Inner Focus is now using Coursedate to publish its courses online and take course bookings online.

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How to sell more courses online with course booking software

How can you use course booking software to increase your course bookings? What can you do to sell more courses? Use a course booking system like Coursedate and you get....

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How to publish and promote your courses with Coursedate

Getting your courses online and open for bookings is easy with Coursedate. Let's take a quick look at what's involved.

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Course booking software - saving time with Coursedate

Coursedate will save you time. We've designed Coursedate so you spend less time on the back-office admin of both your course directory and course bookings.

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How to use Google Analytics to increase your course bookings #1

Coursedate is integrated with Google Analytics - potentially a big benefit for course providers and training companies that want to find out more about visitor....

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What are the best CRM systems for training providers?

How do you find the best customer relationship management system for your training business? Let's suppose you want an online, cloud-based CRM system that can do some....

Training Management Systems
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Insights and online course ideas from the Salesforce Trailhead learning platform

Trailhead is the Salesforce resource and learning website. It's a big collection of learning modules, videos, careers advice and other resources. Trailhead is worth....

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Salesforce CRM for Training Providers - What You Need to Know

From the Salesforce website: Salesforce is a customer relationship management solution that brings companies and customers together. It's one integrated CRM platform....

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What are the best low cost alternatives to Moodle for training companies?

Moodle is a popular open source learning management system. It's used by colleges, training providers and other organisations to deliver online learning, often to....

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Things you should look for in a training management system

What should you look for when you're trying to find a new training management system?

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Attention Online Creators: Ideas for Your Next Online Course

Online learning has grown in popularity over recent years, and during the Covid-19 health pandemic, most face-to-face learning went online at one point or another,....

Online Learning
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Training Providers - What You Need to Know

Is Microsoft Dynamics 365 a good choice for a training company that's looking for a future-proofed customer relationship management (CRM) system.

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Tips for creating and publishing courses in Coursedate

Publishing courses with Coursedate is quick. Give your course a title, set some basic parameters, add a description and then publish it to the web. The longest part of....

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Marketing ideas for small training providers that will increase your course bookings

There are some simple things you can do to bring more focus to your marketing, get more leads and in the end increase your course bookings. None of what follows is....

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What are the essential features of good online course design?

It's worth looking at some numbers to remind ourselves why good online course design matters.

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Cover Image for How to use Social Media Alongside Your Training Course Booking Software to Increase Enrolments

How to use Social Media Alongside Your Training Course Booking Software to Increase Enrolments

Here are some quick social media wins - fast, low cost things you can do to pull in more visits to your course pages on Coursedate. They are easy to implement and more....

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Why university short course providers should use Coursedate to promote courses and increase enrolments

Coursedate makes it easier for university short course providers to reach a wider audience, increase course enrolments and streamline back office admin.

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King Edward VII School Language College uses the Coursedate online course booking system

The KES Language College in Sheffield is now using Coursedate to publish its course directory and take online bookings.

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A practical guide to CRM for training providers

Customer relationship management systems are designed to make it easier to collect and manage information about customers - the products and services they buy, the....

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The bluffer’s guide to marketing your training courses with a Facebook page

Social media is a fast and inexpensive way to connect directly with your target audience and eventually recruit more learners. With a bit of content creativity and a....

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We Designed Coursedate to Increase your Course Bookings

A central goal in the design of Coursedate is to build in features that will make it easier for training and course providers to find and enrol more learners.

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Smart Ideas for Online Course Design

What is a good way to design an online course? Suppose you want to turn a day of face-to-face training into a series of short online 'lessons'. What is the best way to....

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How to create and share online quizzes and assessments with Google Forms

Google Forms are a great way to build and share sophisticated online quizzes and assessments that will help your students and streamline the way you process assessment....

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Training providers on YouTube - 4 good examples reviewed

The number of people who use YouTube is astonishing. Almost 5 billion videos are watched every day, 300 hours of video are uploaded every minute and the total number of....

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Online course delivery platforms for training providers

Many training providers want to sell and deliver courses online. One big decision they have to make is the choice of technology platform. How do you create online....

Online Learning
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The easiest way to turn face-to-face training into an online course

You're a small training provider that wants to begin to put courses online. Where do you start? How should you spend your time and what is the easiest way to turn a....

Online Learning
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Use Facebook Ads to Increase Course Bookings - 5 Easy Steps

You can use Facebook Ads to target particular groups of Facebook users that you think could be a good match for your courses. Ads on Facebook are not free, but you can....

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5 ways you can promote your training courses online

There are some simple things you can do to promote your courses and increase bookings/enrolments. They are not complicated and most are based on things we can learn....

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How to use simple analytics to increase course bookings

One of the big benefits of an online course booking system is that it automatically organises your data. You build up a central database of information about course....

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5 ways an online course booking system could benefit your organisation

An online course booking system is a great way to promote your courses, find more learners, handle enquiries and take enrolments. There are good reasons why even a....

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