Master your Compliance Portal with Skillcast Academy
Skillcast Academy is our dedicated self-paced learning hub for portal administrators—those with admin permissions on the Skillcast platform. It’s designed to help you navigate the system effortlessly, optimise key features to suit your needs, and manage compliance activities with confidence.
Skillcast Academy is part of the Standard, Enhanced and Premium subscription plans.
Get in touch today to see how the Academy can support your training requirements as portal admin.
What you'll find in Skillcast Academy
- Step-by-step video tutorials – Learn at your own pace with easy-to-follow videos presented by the Skillcast team
- Wide-ranging content – Discover all areas of the Skillcast platform and learn about actions you can take, including user management, content editing and module assignment
- Bite-sized content – View concise guidance delivered in accessible segments
- Intuitive structure – Find the information you need quickly and easily
- Progress tracking – Monitor your progress using the bars on the learning tiles and easily locate videos you have previously watched
- Integrated assistance – Need more help? Access detailed articles on our Support Hub
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Why use Skillcast Academy?
Learn all about the platform
Dip in to learn about a specific area or work through the Academy to get up to speed on everything.
Keep up to date
Learn about the latest platform enhancements and features.
Save time
Get the answers you need instantly.
How to get the most out of the platform
With over 100 videos, Skillcast Academy empowers you to create, manage, and track key elements of the learning journey.
Explore a variety of essential topics designed to support effective learning and development for your team— from Enhanced Learning, which offers advanced strategies to boost compliance and engagement, to Users & Assignments, where you'll learn how to manage users, assign courses and monitor progress.
Learn more about Enhanced LearningWhat to expect when using the Academy
The content in the academy is neatly organised into structured categories for you to address at your own pace. It covers everything from the Policy Hub to user management and assignments. Simply click on any category to dive into a collection of short, informative videos that guide you through each feature.
Each video is designed to help you get the most from your platform, whether you're just getting started or looking to refine your skills.
Some tips for getting started
Introduction videos
These short videos provide a comprehensive overview of the Skillcast Academy and how to find the right content for your learning journey.
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If you see a tool or feature you'd like to use but don't currently have access to, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager.
Captions
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Track progress
Use the "My Viewing History" tab to keep track of what you’ve watched.
Need help?
Our Support Hub is always available, filled with helpful articles to assist you further.
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See how the Skillcast Academy can support your compliance programme and your role as compliance portal admin.
Your questions, answered
Are Skillcast courses SCORM-compliant?
What other tools are needed beyond training?
Is our training content still compliant with the latest legislation?
- You can check the latest course content updates in our library updates page: https://www.skillcast.com/compliance-course-library-updates
- For major legislative changes, we:
- Will send you email alerts to ensure you are notified
- Offer you a free trial of newly created or updated content
- Host webinars with compliance experts to explain the changes and how our training supports your ongoing compliance
Can you translate our content into other languages?
What file types are supported by the Skillcast system?
Features |
Supported file types and details |
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File Exchange |
File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB |
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SCORM files |
Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB |
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xAPI file |
Max file size: 2GB |
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Videos |
File types: MP4 or MOV. Videos must be optimised, with a max file size of 100MB. If the file is bigger, our Design Team can help |
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Images |
File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB |
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CPD evidence |
File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Policy documents |
PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Offline activities evidence |
File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Client logo files |
File types provided by client: EPS, PDF, AI and SVG |
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Registers |
PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, POT, PPA, PPS, JPG, JPEG, PJEPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP4, MOV, WMV, CPTX, CP, TXT, ZIP and MSG files |
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Declarations |
JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files |