From enrolment to successful completion, Bud empowers you to manage all of your apprenticeships and skills training on one platform. You have peace of mind, knowing the system is driving compliance and enabling the best outcomes for your learners.
Using Bud empowers learners to take an active role in their education right from the start. The easy-to-use platform can be accessed on multiple devices, so Bud fits into the learner’s day wherever or whenever they need it.
“We have complete reassurance that, regardless of where the learner is in the country, they will have an approved, quality-assured learner journey. We can be confident it will deliver an outstanding teaching and learning experience, and drive high-quality outcomes for learners.”
Bud facilitates effective, high-quality and round-the-clock communication for learners and trainers.
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Easy to use - Designed for Gen-Z learners who expect their technology to be responsive, Bud’s interface is smooth and accessible. The simple and intuitive navigation allows users to move through the platform with ease.
Mobile first - Bud was designed for use on smartphones or tablets, meaning learners can access their learning plan at any time, in any place and on their terms. The result? Better engagement, fewer excuses for incomplete tasks and higher success rates.
Automatic - Trainers can support learners via Bud's instant messaging, automatic reminders and notifications. Events and feedback are captured and an audit trail is automatically created for Ofsted, showing naturally-occurring teaching and learner stretch and challenge.
An accurate start - Bud's skills assessment tool allows you to identify a learner’s true start point at enrolment. This provides evidence that prior learning has been thoroughly checked and the learning plan customised, the correct price charged and the course duration adapted.
Ongoing tracking - Learner progress is tracked throughout so you can recognise readiness for EPA and measure impact, with all reviews being evidenced by digital signature. Bud’s RAG (red, amber, green) rating feature means trainers can see who’s on track and who’s not.
End-point assessment - Bud’s EPA gateway process ensures apprentices have taken the appropriate steps and allows early identification of readiness. Bud enables progress reviews to be used in preparation for gateway, and collates the learner’s portfolio of work.
Keeping learners motivated and equipped to progress consistently on their journey.
Full visibility - Bud gives learners full visibility of their learning plan from any device so that they can access activities whenever and wherever they wish. By giving them this control they can progress, submit work and complete activities at their preferred pace.
Self starting - We understand that learning doesn’t always take place in the classroom or workplace setting. That’s why learners can schedule their own off-the-job training and capture evidence of their progression in knowledge, skills and behaviours developed through these activities.
Multimedia - Bud provides a rich learning environment where you can upload video and embed links. It even enables learners to launch SCORM content with one click, and automatically record the result, making the learning experience as seamless as possible.
There’s much more to delivering an apprenticeship or training programme than learners, employers and trainers can see. Simplify your delivery and ensure it runs smoothly with Bud’s industry leading platform, which ensures consistency, high performance and quality throughout.
“Bud provides rigid workflows based on the ESFA funding rules [that] cannot be circumnavigated ensuring the delivery by our own tutors and freelance trainers is always compliant.
Supporting you to meet with and evidence Ofsted and ESFA requirements.
Bud’s unique workflows are designed by our in-house industry experts, to drive best-practice for every action.
With Bud, trainers, learners and employers can’t go wrong. That's because they must enter all the information required to meet compliance regulations at each stage of a training programme.
Gathering, analysing real-time data to give you visibility over business performance
As a single, joined up system, Bud captures thousands of pieces of data from every learner every day and feeds it into its data warehouse. Using Bud’s dashboards, managers can build reports on the organisation, trainer, employer or learner, to gain an accurate measure of performance.
This means managers can identify those learners who are falling behind and initiate action to improve their outcomes. And, as your data builds, you will be able to see what drives the best learner outcomes for your learners and strengthen your offering accordingly.
Built from the extensive knowledge of our in-house programme creators
Whether you’re uploading an existing programme or creating something new, Bud’s Programme Design Suite allows you to add trainer instructions and resources, and standardise your delivery. You can be sure every learner receives the same high-quality training from every trainer.
Hosting your predefined programmes in Bud means you can easily showcase your curriculum to potential employers. And, as Bud is recognised as the leading platform for training delivery, this will be a key support to your sales process too.
For funding to be released, it isn’t enough to provide quality learning provisions – you have to prove you’ve delivered it too. Bud automatically tracks progress and uses built-in processes to eliminate human error, so you can confidently claim your funding.
“Our old platform was fine when we had a small number of learners. As we grew, I realised it just didn’t come up to the right level.”
Embed compliance from start to finish to ensure quality is evidenced and funding released.
Don’t miss vital evidence that will prove that you’re delivering and support your funding claim.
Streamline the enrolment process, reducing admin, minimising errors and driving best-practice
“Bud has simplified the whole remote enrolment process, there’s no need for face to face meetings which has meant that we have been able to keep signing apprentices remotely during lockdown."
