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Administrate is the premier training operations platform designed to scale and manage the complexities of enterprise training. Organizations such as Royal Caribbean Group, Siemens Healthineers, and Maersk leverage one configurable interface to automate manual processes, manage complex training schedules and logistics, and create robust intelligence reports from previously untapped and siloed data. This leading cloud-based technology helps enterprises uncover insights that drive strategic business decisions and future-proof their learning technology, demonstrating real ROI and the business impact of effective corporate training. The company was founded in 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has offices in Bozeman, Montana.

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Year Founded: 2012
Number of Employees:
  • Under 50

Target Market

System Type: Learning Operations
Top Use Case:
  • Employees
  • Customers
  • Extended Enterprise
  • Training Companies
Typical Client Size:
  • Enterprise - 10K or more users per year
Minimum 1st Year Investment:
  • $50K - $100K
Top Industries:
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Software
  • Transportation
Top Geographies:
  • North America
  • Western Europe

Critical Differentiation

Purpose-Built Training Management System - Administrate is designed specifically for training operations, helping organizations manage instructor-led training, scheduling, resources, locations and logistics beyond what traditional LMS platforms typically support.

End-to-End Training Business Operations - The platform connects training delivery with business operations, including scheduling, resource management, eCommerce, invoicing and financial reporting for organizations running large-scale training programs.

Enterprise Integration and Automation
Administrate integrates with CRM, finance and marketing systems such as Salesforce and HubSpot, enabling training organizations to automate workflows from course registration through revenue tracking and operational reporting.

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Administrate is a high-end training resource management solution that excels at using AI and advanced integration to automate all types of manual administration activities associated with high-volume ILT scheduling, resource planning and learning plan execution. The Administrate solution unlocks serious ROI in the world’s largest training organizations in a way that standard LMSs can’t touch.

- John Leh, CEO and Lead Analyst, Talented Learning

Administrate TMS at a glance

  • Platform Type: Training management system (TMS)
  • Primary Use Cases: Instructor-led training management, commercial training operations and training business administration
  • Target Market: Training providers, enterprise training organizations and commercial learning businesses
  • Deployment: Cloud SaaS
  • Learning Approach: Operational management of instructor-led and blended training programs
  • Mobile Support: Mobile-responsive administrative and learner interfaces

Vendor Overview

Administrate is a training management system designed to support the operational and commercial aspects of delivering training programs. The platform helps organizations manage instructor-led training, course scheduling, resource allocation, registrations and financial administration in a single system.

Unlike traditional learning management systems that focus primarily on content delivery, Administrate focuses on the operational side of training businesses. It supports organizations that run large-scale instructor-led training programs, corporate academies or commercial training operations.

Ideal Use Cases

  • Commercial training providers delivering instructor-led programs
  • Enterprise training organizations managing complex training schedules
  • Corporate academies and workforce development programs
  • Training companies managing course logistics and resources
  • Organizations offering blended or instructor-led training at scale

Key Differentiators

  • Purpose-built platform for managing instructor-led training operations
  • Combines training delivery management with business and financial workflows
  • Supports scheduling, resource management and course logistics
  • Integrates with CRM and business systems for end-to-end training operations
  • Designed for organizations running large-scale or commercial training programs

Strengths

Administrate stands out for its focus on training operations rather than traditional LMS functionality. The platform supports organizations that need to coordinate complex instructor-led training programs across locations, instructors and schedules.

  • Strong operational management for instructor-led training
  • Supports complex scheduling and resource coordination
  • Useful for commercial training providers and corporate academies
  • Connects training delivery with operational and financial workflows

Potential Limitations

  • Primary focus is training operations rather than traditional LMS content delivery
  • Organizations focused primarily on self-paced digital learning may prefer a traditional LMS
  • Often used alongside an LMS in blended learning environments

Typical Customers

Administrate typically serves commercial training companies, corporate training departments and organizations that deliver instructor-led training at scale.

The platform is often used by organizations managing complex training operations, including scheduling instructors, coordinating training locations and managing course registrations.

Talented Learning Analyst Perspective

Administrate fills an important role in the learning technology ecosystem by focusing on the operational management of training programs. While many LMS platforms focus on digital course delivery, Administrate helps organizations run the business and logistics of training.

Organizations delivering large-scale instructor-led training programs may find Administrate especially valuable for coordinating resources, scheduling programs and managing the operational complexity of training delivery.

  • Insights

Talented Learning partners with learning technology vendors to develop thought leadership including blogs, research reports, podcasts, webinars and case studies designed to inform learning system buyers, practitioners and the broader industry.

Below is content created by Talented Learning and
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Meet John Peebles, CEO and Founder of Administrate:

Check out the learning technology thought leadership content developed by Talented Learning and Administrate:

The Learning Show Podcast 82: LMS or TMS — Which is Best for Training Management?


Can a Training Management System Future-Proof Your LMS?

Can a Training Management System Future-Proof Your LMS?

As innovation and continuous learning become vital for businesses, integrating a training management system (TMS) with an LMS can streamline operations and boost agility. Today, Administrate CEO John Peebles clarifies the distinct yet complementary roles of a TMS and LMS, showing how they work together to enhance organizational effectiveness.


2024 Learning Systems Predictions

2024 Learning Systems Predictions

Four years ago, the pandemic triggered some of the most prolific years in learning systems history. Then in 2023, everything changed. Is the LMS industry poised for another growth surge, or will this be another challenging year? For an independent analyst’s perspective, join me as I look into my crystal ball at key trends that are shaping the year ahead…


What Drives Learning Tech Innovation Vendor Leaders Answer - Talented Learning blog

CEO Circle: What Drives Learning Tech Innovation?

Ever wonder why some software companies constantly seem ahead of the curve in introducing game-changing functionality? Fortunately, John talks regularly with learning tech founders and CEOs, so answers are never far away. In fact, many of these pioneers have joined him for interviews on The Talented Learning Show Podcast. And here’s what those conversations reveal…


Talented Learning Show Podcast 59: How Can Tech Make it Easier to Scale Training?

Podcast 59: Improving Training Infrastructure with John Peebles

Large and fast-growing companies often struggle to grow training programs. Do you want to expand your organization’s training reach, but your ecosystem isn’t robust or agile enough to scale with ever-changing business needs? Then don’t miss this podcast with John Peebles, CEO at Administrate.


How to Design Digital Infrastructure for Training. Wrenches, screwdrivers, and a hammer laying next to a laptop keyboard.

How to Design a Digital Infrastructure for Training

Organizations everywhere are stepping up to modern digital learning challenges. For most, this requires the development of a new or improved digital infrastructure for training. But what exactly does it take to build a foundation that will serve you well now and in the future? Focus on these factors…

  • Case Studies

One of the best ways to rate and judge learning vendors is by the quality and quantity of their public client case studies. Take a look at this selection of case studies from Administrate:


Talented Learning Case Study: Administrate + Boston Whaler

Semens Healthineers + Administrate

Siemens Healthineers uses Administrate to standardize instructor-led training for training hubs across the globe. Using Administrate, Siemens saves about 13,500 hours every quarter. They have used this time to focus on growing their training program. As a result, they boosted training participation at local hubs +233%, standardized training practices across a global network, and focused on improving training quality.


Talented Learning Case Study: Administrate + Boston Whaler

Boston Whaler + Administrate

Administrate’s training operations platform allowed Boston Whaler to access and report on 100% of their training data, pinpointing causes of high employee turnover and revealing where new training would improve employee performance and satisfaction. Boston Whaler was also able to reduce manual effort required to manage daily training operations by automating some aspects of training administration.


Talented Learning Case Study: Administrate + Royal Caribbean Group

Royal Caribbean Group + Administrate

Royal Caribbean Group faced many challenges with streamlining training operations. Administrate helped them automate many manual tasks, returning hundreds of hours to the team. Administrate also allowed Royal Caribbean Group to access and report on new views of training data, leading to a vastly improved training schedules resulting in events with no empty seats.


Talented Learning Case Study: Administrate + ForgeRock

ForgeRock + Administrate

Administrate helped ForgeRock build a single system of record for all of their training operations, implementing a complete platform approach to learning management. With Administrate, ForgeRock was able to connect multiple learning systems together into a single interface that – more importantly – shared data through deep, two-way connections.

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