Hi everyone,
This release just crept up on us; All of a sudden we noticed there were masses of new functionality to be included in the product set. We needed to get these items in circulation as there as some REALLY big product developments coming shortly – VET Campus is getting some serious investment at the moment and expect to see some real value for money in the next release; but first this release….
- Release is going out to our shared servers [only] on Tuesday morning subject to testing.
- Please test your enrolment form customisation first up on Tuesday morning!
- Customers with their own servers please contract Troy to schedule your update.
Cherry CMS 13.8.2 26th August 2013
New Feature
- New table display format that includes searching and re-ordering items
This is a very powerful tool we have been working on for some time; you have lots of data from VETtrak displayed on the site but it hasn’t been that accessible. Yes you could have a custom report written in VETtrak however we want you to be able to sort data by the columns and set a date range and maybe … even … download an XLS file. It’s here! Watch for the changes as we roll the new functionality out across the product range.
VETtrak Online 4.1 26th August 2013
New Feature
- Can now configure notifications when student indicates disabilities or literacy issues on application What is the point of collecting data on how well a client speaks English or if they have a disability if it is locked in VETtrak? Auditors want evidence of process – this feature gives it to them. The functionality is free however there will be a set-up fee.
- Option to display a NRT logo per programme page for website What is the most common non-compliance issue for web sites? Adding the NRT logo to the site template – this is a BIG Fail – the logo needs to be within the training information for a specific course. Now you can turn it on for a programme J
- New simple one page application form available There are two reasons to use our enrolment products; save money on Admin or to increase sales. This add-on is for increasing sales by reducing the distance between clicking the enrolment button and paying for the course. This is the first stage of the release; next month it will be incorporated among many other programme options 😉
- New option for ‘private programmes’ on website – can be viewed with the URL, but not linked from anywhere Our clients tell us that 50% of their training is private however they still want students to enrol online; by web publishing these private occurrences and ticking the box on the site your team will be able to email a link to a student or employer without the programme being displayed on the site AND yes the payment step can be turned off! J
- New extra functionality available to automatically email incomplete bookings to an address daily Do like to keep a close eye on people who start enrolments but don’t complete them? Now you can. You can have the list of aborted enrolments emailed to you daily or weekly – this is an add-on at additional cost.
Enhancement
- Display message in VET Campus when API is unavailable
- Trainer Education history available in VET Campus
- Standardise student name to replace spaces with hyphens for VETtrak compatibility
- Ensure pages published on site use friendly names for programmes and locations if set
- Show course resources for Trainers in VET Campus based on their occurrences, not classes
- Improvements to form for providing Assessment in VET Campus – can now handle more students simultaneously
- Improvements and compliance changes for VTG Application form
- Extended configuration options for age and parental consent checks on application
FIX
- Provide access to awards for all students, not just employees
LMS 2.7 26th August 2013
New Feature
- Payment plan support with integrated VETtrak website enrolment Ask John about the new LMS based payment plan if you sell programmes for more than $1000 that include LMS learning.
Enhancement
- Allow selecting occurrences from a broader date range for import from VETtrak
- Review and improve copy programme functionality
- Improved SCO embedding for students to minimise scrolling and work with timeout warning
- Staff can now be enrolled on multiple instances of the same course for marking / mentoring etc
- Further work on implementation of programme commencement and completion rules
- New completed enrolments tab for Students in admin
- Improvements to enrolment listing for a student in admin
- New status, Deleted, available for enrolments
- Listing for programme of students missing course enrolments for that programme’s courses with the option to add those enrolments
- Marking enhancements:
o Now there are tabs!
o Programme/course name is included in the report.
o Recent Assignments shows marked in the last 30 days, up to 100 records
- Assignment enhancements:
o You can now click to (re)view a submission – show details, access to the files etc
§ From the Students Assignments tab in admin
§ From VET Campus, on the trainer’s student listing, ‘ View Assignments’
FIX
- Prevent errors when managing a SCO in admin after preview
Thanks,
John Wooding
Sales & Marketing Manager