Educators and employers can upload any existing course content they’ve created directly into SkyPrep. SkyPrep accepts files including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and SCORM content. Once the content has been uploaded, it can be dragged-and-dropped into any of a user’s courses.
To add new content to your courses, click on the appropriate course name and then click the “Items” tab. Choose “Add New Material,” and then select from a list of supported materials. Included on this list are many different files types, including PDF, Word, Excel, and HTML files, along with YouTube and Vimeo links. You can also create a link or embed a website.
Uploading material to a SkyPrep course.
Using the Exam Manager tool, users can create quizzes and tests for their students. Any test that a user creates can be dragged-and-dropped into a course. Users have multiple formats to choose from when designing their quizzes. Quizzes can be auto-graded.
When you create a new exam, you’re able to determine things like time limits and percentages that are required to pass the exam. You can also categorize your exam, and select how many times a learner can take the exam per course. Next, you’ll want to add each of your questions, choosing between multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, or short answer.
SkyPrep’s messaging and notification platform allows instructors to remind learners about upcoming courses and due dates. Depending on the settings an instructor has selected, learners can be sent automated email reminders whenever new content is available.
Compose a message to your learners from within SkyPrep’s platform. You can select which individual learners should receive your message, or you can elect to send a message to a certain group or everyone enrolled in a specific course. As a trainer, you also have the option to receive messages from learners in your SkyPrep inbox.
Messaging learners through SkyPrep.
SkyPrep provides its instructors with the ability to download real-time reports about all of their learners. SkyPrep provides a wide variety of reporting options, all designed to outline users’ performance and analytics. The three main types of reports are user reports, group reports, and course reports.
Get access to a summary of all your courses by clicking on the “Data” tab along the top of the SkyPrep platform. Choose which type of report you’d like to build—courses, users, groups, or exams—and download the report. You have the option to download reports as CSV/Excel files or in Zoho Viewer.
Many students will pay to learn about topics in an online setting. SkyPrep provides educators with ways to sell their online courses to anyone, anywhere. In fact, learners can even switch the platform to access courses in their native languages. Instructors receive immediate payments whenever a user enrolls through the platform.
In order to sell courses, you’ll need to turn on SkyPrep’s “sell mode” feature. Click on the “Customization” tab from the homepage to begin this process, and then select “Settings.” When you check the box next to “I’d like to sell courses,” you’ll be able to start monetizing your courses to sell to students online.
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25 reviewers had the following to say about SkyPrep's features:
Having the added feature of sending personal identification is a plus too.
Allows tracking of training completion by class, group, individual, time requirements for completion, automatic periodic (ie, annual) reassignment of training.
The ability to have our managers track their team members' learning, ease of scheduling classes, course materials stored in one easy to access place, the specific permissions we were able to set up for users and managers, the reporting features, the "helpdesk" features/support, and the user-friendly design.
Pros
The customer support via SkyPrep has been phenomenal in everything from developing requested software features, "helpdesk" accessibility when we have questions, explaining things clearly, and being positive and upbeat in every interaction via E-mail or phone.
Cons
For any kind of software (LMS or non-LMS), there are always features you could dream up. I think that the value you get from the investment you make in the SkyPrep software is definitely worth it. (We have the Enterprise Plan.)
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Like any software, there are improvements to me made (it would be nice to be able to filter active vs. inactive users and have even better reporting features, but over the year we've used the platform it only keeps improving, it doesn't get worse.
Pros
Ease of use, features, layout, accepted files
Cons
Reporting, managing users
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering SkyPrep
Give it a try! Great product.
Good customer service was great. The portal is easy to navigate.
Pros
We've been able to create a portal that is easy for our customers to use.
Cons
We were unable to find and massive flays with the SkyPrep product and/or the Skyprep Team. They have been able to meet all of our needs.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
We've been using product for almost 2 years to manage courses where our new employees watch videos and take quizzes.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts Bryan. I actually wanted to let you know that we have a brand new interface that will make will all your daily tasks much easier!
We would be happy to show it to you.
CONS - when you enroll a new user into a group, they get past courses, the portal loads SLOWLY..even moving from page to page w/in the portal there is delay, quicker would be better!
Since the latest update Skyprep became one of the main tools for online learning and knowledge sharing at the company. We are using the system to educate our team in technical and business topics with a very useful, dynamic and intuitive tool.
Pros
very easy to grasp and working with. intuitive GUI easy to learn. many options for integration with other tools
Cons
some time lessons are not getting forwarded although the user has finish the module or the time is allowing it.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Weekly
Pros
Love the flexibility and ease of use - SkyPrep is Awesome and I can't imagine functioning without it.
Cons
The reporting is a little wonky and you can't edit some things after a training program has been created
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
The system has a very intuitive and user-friendly UI, our users require very little training to use it.
I love that we have the ability to truly make it our own with our company's logo and branding. We have had issues with clients not receiving the automatic enrollment email with the log-in information, but can easily edit a client's account to send them a new password.
We have used SkyPrep for three years for online staff and paraprofessional training. We have had good results and plan on continued use.
Pros
Highly effective at training large groups of people remotely You can track progress of trainees and add quizzes to ensure trainees are completing program Helpful and responsive customer service
Cons
Enrolling large groups of people needs to be done in 500 people groupings. Otherwise, no other cons.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Monthly
Likelihood to recommend
The customer service is amazing.
SkyPrep goes the extra mile for STARLINK each and every time! We highly recommend Kia and the SkyPrep team.
They have made lots of improvements over time that have really enhanced the user experience both for the learner and the administrator.
