Work-based Learning Milestones

Work-based Learning brings your paper-based placement management into aXcelerate with, digital logbooks, evidence capture, and supervisor sign-off. 

Milestones takes it further, letting you structure placements into defined stages with clear criteria that learners must meet before progressing.

• Structure placements into ordered stages that learners must complete before progressing to the next block
• Set precise hour and activity criteria at the activity, unit or milestone level
• Supervisors and trainers can review and sign off on milestones directly within aXcelerate
• Generate milestone reports at any stage capturing all evidence, criteria, and signatures in one document

To get started with Work-based Learning, book a demo with our team, and for more information about Milestones visit our support guide.

Improved Competency and Authorisation Matrices, and new Training Needs Analysis matrix

The matrix interfaces in Skills have been significantly enhanced with new filtering, display, and analysis tools, giving admins and managers more control over workforce competency and authorisation data without needing to export to a spreadsheet. A new Training Needs Analysis mode lets users select a role and instantly view each worker's progress against that role's competencies.

Admins and managers can now:

• Filter the Authorisation Matrix by authorisation status, days until expiry, organisation, and restriction
• Filter the Competency Matrix by competency status, days until expiry, and organisation
• Choose which competency columns are displayed in the Competency Matrix
• Toggle expiry dates on or off inside matrix cells for both matrices
• Reset all active matrix configuration options in a single action
• Use Training Needs Analysis mode to select a role and view workers' progress against its mandatory and additional competencies, with "Not Started" shown for any competency not yet begun

AI Features navigation added to Settings

A new AI Features menu item has been added under Settings, providing easier access to AI-related configuration and functionality.

Updated warning messages in Assessment and Item Authoring

Warning messages throughout Assessment and Item Authoring have been updated to use clearer, more user-friendly language. Error indicators and field styling have also been improved to better highlight issues across assessment content, feedback, evidence, notes, and related authoring areas.

Contact quick search now includes middle names

The contact quick search feature now includes middle names in search results, improving the ability to locate contacts.

New report filter for classes with missing learning activities

A new filter has been added to the Classes - Warehoused report to identify classes where the number of assigned assessments or e-learning activities is lower than the number defined in the linked Learning Plan. This helps administrators quickly identify incomplete class configurations.

Managers can access Skills Role Progress reports

Managers can now run the Role Progress Report in Skills, with results automatically filtered to workers within their reporting structure.

Client Portal enrolments for classes already in progress

Client Portal users can now enrol contacts into classes after the class start date has passed, as long as no close days value has been configured. This better supports organisations using rolling enrolment workflows and aligns Client Portal enrolment behaviour with how enrolments work in the rest of the system.

Assessment matrix columns now sort alphabetically in the Client Portal

Assessment columns in the Client Portal assessment matrix are now sorted alphabetically by assessment name, making information easier to locate.