Comprehensive Continuing Professional Education Platform Development

Education

Identifying Challenges in Professional Education and Certification Management

The client faces the need to streamline and enhance its eLearning management capabilities, including course enrollment, resource access, certification processes, and compliance with industry standards like NASBA/QAS, to support nearly half a million professionals seeking continuing education in a competitive market.

About the Client

A leading provider of professional development courses serving healthcare, accounting, and project management professionals, aiming to enhance career growth and competitiveness.

Goals to Build a Robust and Compliant eLearning Platform

Develop a comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) capable of managing all aspects of the eLearning process, from course enrollment to certification.
Enable on-demand and live video streaming/webcasts for diverse training formats.
Implement advanced reporting and billing functionalities to facilitate efficient course management and compliance.
Incorporate advanced eCommerce features including single sign-on, basket purchase, and multiple payment gateways (e.g., PayPal, Stripe) with security measures.
Support branding customization and white-labeling options for flexible marketplace branding.
Establish rigorous automated testing pipelines to ensure high system quality, support concurrency, and automate critical workflows such as payments and media streaming.

Core Functional and Content Management System Features

User registration and course enrollment modules
Access to multimedia learning resources (videos, presentations, webcasts)
Support for both on-demand and live webcast streaming with real-time delivery
Automated notification and email confirmation system for course updates and completions
Secure integrated eCommerce with payment processing and single sign-on
Content creation and publishing tools for instructors
Monitoring, assessment, and grading tools for student performance evaluation
Flexible course scheduling, updating, and disabling capabilities
Comprehensive internal and external reporting dashboards for tracking participant progress and compliance status

Technological Platform and Framework Preferences

Java-based backend development with frameworks such as Play Framework

Streaming engines capable of handling live and on-demand media, e.g., Wowza Streaming Engine

Automated testing tools including Selenium, TestNG, and Allure

Continuous integration with Jenkins for automated pipelines

Essential External System Integrations

Payment gateways such as PayPal and Stripe
Security solutions for payment and data protection (e.g., Verisign or similar)
Industry standards compliance modules for AICC, SCORM, NASBA/QAS
Single sign-on (SSO) authentication systems

Performance, Security, and Scalability Expectations

System must support concurrent user testing and real-time streaming with minimal latency
Automated functional testing coverage reaching at least 90%
Cross-browser compatibility and seamless webcast functionality
Comprehensive regression testing pipelines to reduce stabilization sprints
Payment workflows that are fully automated and secure

Expected Business Benefits and Project Impact

The proposed platform aims to significantly improve operational efficiency, enhance user experience, and ensure full compliance with industry standards, enabling the client to better serve a large professional population. The platform is expected to increase course enrollment, streamline certification processes, and reduce testing and deployment costs through automation, ultimately reinforcing the client's market leadership in professional education.