TheAcademy

Founded in 1999, The Academy is a fitness academy based in Stockholm, Sweden. They offer comprehensive and in-depth professional training in exercise and health. The Academy's ambition is to help students find their niche and shape their dreams in the fields of exercise and health. Their educators are distinguished professionals, including authors, researchers, and naprapats, who specialize in both medicine and sports performance. The Academy offers training that prepares students to become Licensed Personal Trainers, Licensed Dietary Advisors, or health consultants. Additionally, they provide the market's only education in medical training, producing Licensed Medical Trainers.

When the owners of The Academy first approached UKAD, they had an existing website but realized it required significant improvements to meet modern standards. They set the challenge to build a new eLearning portal that would enhance their online presence, reach more students, and simplify the learning and certification processes. Our proven experience in developing eLearning systems, extensive Umbraco expertise, and status as a certified Umbraco partner were key factors in their decision to choose UKAD as their development partner.

The Academy faced several challenges in transforming their online learning experience:

1. Enhancing the My School System: The existing personal learning account system needed new functionalities to support online studies, examinations, educational progress tracking, educational information searches, and schedule checking.
2. Mobile Compatibility: Making the My School system mobile-friendly was essential to provide students with easy access on various devices.
3. User Interface for Online Examinations: Creating an intuitive interface for handling online questions and exams was necessary to streamline the examination process.
4. Scalability: Designing a solution capable of handling over 1,000 students simultaneously to ensure smooth operation during peak times.
5. Online Payments: Introducing online payment options to make new courses more accessible.
6. Multiple Subscriptions: Offering various subscription plans to accommodate different budgets.

Solutions

To address these challenges, UKAD developed a robust and scalable eLearning platform using Umbraco as the content platform. Our solutions included:

1. Enhanced My School System: We updated the personal learning account system, adding functionalities for online studies, examinations, progress tracking, information searches, and schedule checking.
2. Mobile-Friendly Design: Ensuring the My School system was accessible and user-friendly on mobile devices.
3. Intuitive User Interface: Developing a user-friendly interface for handling online questions and exams, simplifying the examination process.
4. Scalable Solution: Creating a system capable of handling over 1,000 students working simultaneously, ensuring smooth performance during peak usage.
5. Online Payment Integration: Introducing secure online payment options to make course enrollment more accessible.
6. Subscription Plans: Implementing multiple subscription plans to cater to different budgets.

Our collaboration with The Academy resulted in the successful development and implementation of a state-of-the-art eLearning platform. The key outcomes included:

1. Improved Online Access: Fast, safe, and intuitive online access to courses, training materials, schedules, and the certification process.
2. Remote Exam Certification: Enabling students to take exams and receive certifications remotely.
3. Online Payment Options: Secure and convenient online payment options for course enrollments.
4. Flexible Subscription Plans: Offering various subscription plans and packages to suit different budgets.
5. Advanced Notification System: Implementing a sophisticated notification system to keep students informed about their courses and progress.

UKAD's ability to develop and maintain this eLearning platform for eight years, until The Academy was acquired by a large brand in 2021, showcases our expertise and commitment. Post-acquisition, we integrated Eduadmin CRM with the system, further enhancing its functionality.