Your New Go-To for Seamless Team Training: ACD U Training Administrator Initiative

To help ACD members make their training efforts more efficient and effective, we have launched the new ACD U Training Administrator Initiative —a smart, time-saving tool built to manage training for your entire team.

This new functionality is built into ACD U’s advanced learning management system (LMS), making it even easier to manage your team’s training and professional development. Within just a few clicks, Training Administrators can now conveniently enroll individuals and teams into courses and learning plans, track progress, generate reports, and more.

ACD U—our dedicated training portal—offers over 200 on-demand, self-paced courses designed to enhance the knowledge and expertise of professionals in the chemical distribution supply chain. Now, with the Training Administrator Initiative, HR managers, training supervisors, and team leaders can simplify how they monitor and manage the educational needs of everyone within their business, no matter their location. 

ACD is committed to supporting continuous improvement and professional development, providing all the necessary tools and resources for members to improve their skills. ACD U is powered by ACD’s third-party LLC, ASK Distribution Consulting.

Last year, our LMS had a complete revamp with a new easy-to-navigate interface, giving users greater control over their customized courses and learning plans. The new ACD U Training Administrator Initiative is part of our ongoing efforts to further enhance the platform.

Users can now:

• Streamline employee enrollment. Assign courses and learning plans and send notifications/reminders about training deadlines.
• Monitor progress. Access the training status of individuals and teams in real time via graphs, transcripts, and certificates, to ensure your training goals are met.
• Instantly access reports. Eliminate the need for manual tracking and spreadsheets. Gain immediate access to detailed, customizable reports to keep your team on track.
• Add external training and certifications. Training activities completed outside of ACD U can be added to our LMS, bringing an individual’s training history together in one place.

“The new ACD U Training Administrator Initiative eliminates all the pain points that we consistently hear from training manager and HR teams,” says Joseph Donadoni, Executive Director of ASK Distribution Consulting. “It gives them the opportunity to assign courses to either an individual or a team and track their progress. Users have access to real-time reporting – and they can even create their own reports if they want to see something very specific.”

“We’re also really pleased to offer the ability to import outside training,” he continues. “Maybe you want to look at someone’s training transcript from their ACD U courses, but know they have separately trained for an ISO certification? Our platform allows you to pull all that information into one place to give you a true picture of what they have been learning.” 

Since the launch of this capability in November 2024, the response has been fantastic, says Donadoni, with many ACD members already requesting demos.

“The reporting available in ACD U [for the Training Administrator Initiative] exceeded my expectations,” said Sharelle Miller of The Warner Graham Co.

Paul Costa at Roberts Chemicals Company, Inc. was also impressed, adding: “The ACD U [Training Administrator Initiative] has been a fantastic solution for managing our company’s training needs. As the administrator, I find it incredibly easy to assign and track employee training progress.”

So, if you’re ready to transform your training process, you can find out more via the website at www.auditsafetyknow.com/knowledge/online-self-paced-training/acd-u/acd-u-training-administrator-initiative/. Prices start at $995 per year for one company admin. Discounted pricing is available for multiple admins.

“The ACD U Training Administrator Initiative saves users so much time and effort and allows you to easily and efficiently manage all your training in just a few clicks,” says Donadoni. “It will help to improve working practices and is perfect for organizations of all sizes.” 

Any questions? Reach out to Gayle Ogletree at gogletree@auditsafetyknow.com to learn more or schedule a brief overview.