After Overhauling Training System in ’11, TargetSolutions Produces More Innovative Development in ’12

Another year is nearly in the books and TargetSolutions couldn't be more pleased with the platforms' advancements in 2012 – as well as what's to come in 2013. After redesigning the training and records management system last year, the company spent this year enhancing numerous features and has even more innovative development planned for the coming year. "We've always been committed to creating the very best training management applications possible, but I think we made a lot of significant upgrades to our system in 2012 that clients are really going to benefit from for a long time," said Product Manager Misty Pratt. "That being said, I'm really excited about what's to come. We're going to continue looking for ways to create better, more robust tools that help our clients streamline training activities. Our goal is to never stop innovating." Here is a look at a few of the upgrades clients saw in 2012: Reporting Capabilities: TargetSolutions' team of engineers have made several interface upgrades that have made the reporting engine more intuitive. The team also enables administrators and supervisors to run reports on individual users, search more thoroughly with additional filters and utilize components more effectively. In addition, the team developed an automatic reporting mechanism that makes retrieving valuable employee training records quicker than ever before. We listened to feedback from some of our clients for improving the usability of our reporting capabilities, said Pratt. With components now working the way they do, its easier than ever for departments to pull the exact type of completion data they need. File Center: The File Center serves organizations as an online location for storing all types of electronic files, word documents, videos, etc. In 2012, TargetSolutions created a tool that allows multiple files to be uploaded at once – and then managed and updated directly from the upload page. The way files are viewed during processing has also changed. It is now easier to tell when files have been successfully uploaded. File size restrictions have been removed, as has the session-timer limit on the upload page, said Pratt. That means that you can upload a large file and there is no risk of being logged out due to inactivity. SCORM: Pulling reports from customized content, such as SCORM gives clients the ability to upload their own courses and deliver them through our platform, said Borghi. This helps clients pull more data than if they were delivering content with a custom activity. We've got a number of clients who are benefitting from this powerful tool. "We wanted to make the new feature as easy to use as possible and I think we've done that," said TargetSolutions' VP of Operations Alex Day. "We find that our users log in to the platform at different rates, but most people check their e-mail regularly. Having these alerts go directly to e-mail made sense for clients. Now they will be able to know right away when they have new training that needs to be done and it will help improve compliance." With those highlighted accomplishments now completed, TargetSolutions is turning its attention to 2013. As far as what's to come next – you can be confident TargetSolutions will continue to innovate and find answers to our clients training challenges. The best enhancements, however, are a direct result of recommendations from clients. TargetSolutions welcomes and encourages clients to provide feedback so it can continue to deliver the best, most powerful and productive tools for managing training. "Our platform wouldn't be what it is today if not for the feedback from clients," said Day. "We have always listened to their ideas and worked to make our platform more functional for the people using it. We truly value the insight our clients have provided over the years because that is what has helped us create tools that help fire departments increase operational efficiencies and reduce costs." About TargetSolutions TargetSolutions is the leading provider of web-based technology solutions for fire and EMS departments. These solutions enable departments to maintain compliance, reduce losses, deliver curriculum, and track all station-level tasks, certifications and training activities.