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About the vendor
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Customers
  • Large Enterprises (>10,000)
  • Non Profits
  • Small/Medium Businesses
Use Cases
  • Customer Training
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Training
  • Franchise/Dealer Training
  • Microlearning
  • Social Learning
  • Workforce Development
Industries
  • Food & Beverages
  • Gambling & Casinos
  • Hospitality
  • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
  • Retail
  • Wine and Spirits
Deployment
  • Software as a Service / Cloud
Platforms
  • Mac
  • Windows
Browsers
  • Apple Safari
  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
Training
  • Documentation
  • Online Tutorials
Support
  • 24/7
  • Email
  • FAQ
  • Knowledge Base
  • Online Community
Supported Specifications
  • xAPI/Tin Can API
Languages Supported
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LinkedIn Page
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What is Small Batch Learning?

We’re on a mission to unlock confidence at work. Confident teams = satisfied customers = motivated staff = successful businesses. That’s why we’re obsessed with great beverage training, and re-thinking how product knowledge is transferred to teams.

Born out of real-world experience, our digital training solutions set themselves apart from other learning management systems on the market – largely one-size-fits-all platforms, built for compliance training – by addressing the specific needs of hospitality and retail. 

We love listening to the challenges shared by managers, staff and brands, and answering them with customer-centric design. We champion friction-free user experiences and relevant, job-optimised training that sifts out the inessential and respects the learner’s time. We want teams to see instant value from their participation. 

Small Batch Learning is already delivering over one million lessons per year to retail and hospitality teams, with 84% of learners finding our training successfully prepares them to deliver great customer experiences. 

If you’re a forward-thinking operator in hospitality or retail striving to boost sales readiness and service confidence among your teams, or a beverage supplier re-thinking advocacy and channel enablement for your brands, book a demo on our website.

Overview of Small Batch Learning benefits

Small Batch Learning’s frictionless training experience, delivered on web or mobile app, easily scales across your organisation, while its versatility and intelligent design handles all your product training challenges.

 

Onboard teams faster

Hire for attitude, then get new staff up to speed on key category and product knowledge in less than two weeks.

Achieve campaign readiness at scale

New products, range reviews or promotions? Whatever the goal, ensure teams are confident and 100% customer-ready.

Develop speciality stores

Respond quickly to shifting consumer demand by deploying relevant category and product training at speed.

Drive targeted initiatives

Improve outcomes at underperforming stores by running focused training programs and promoting manager buy-in.

Maintain staff confidence 

Foster continuous, self-directed learning by empowering teams with accessible training that supports their roles.

Features

Learn more about Small Batch Learning features that set it apart from the competition. Discover how its unique tools and capabilities enhance your processes.

Accounts

Add a new user Allows administrators to add new users directly to their LMS for streamlined user management.
Archive users Deactivate and store user accounts without deleting them.
Browse list of users View all registered users in the system.
Bulk User Actions Manage multiple user accounts at once.
Custom/Mandatory User profile fields Define required or optional fields for user profiles.
Upload users Import users via spreadsheet.

Activity grading

Course History View completed and ongoing courses for each user.
Gradebook Centralized view of all learner grades.
Gradebook audit trail Track all grade changes over time.
Gradebook comments Add comments to learner grades.
Manual Grading ("Marking")
Multiple grading scales Support for different grading systems.

AI Features

Adaptive Learning
AI Powered
Chatbot
Content development
Content Translation
Intelligent recommendations
Natural Language Processing
Predictive analysis
Quiz generation
Text-to-speech

Authentication

Active Directory/LDAP Integration
Custom User login page Personalized login interface.
Manual Accounts
No login
SAML2/API Integration
Self-Registration Users create their own accounts.
Self-Registration w. Admin Confirmation User signup requires admin approval.

Categories

Assign Courses to categories Organize courses under specific categories.
Create new Categories Add new organizational groups for courses.
Manage Categories Edit, delete, or update categories.
Priced Categories (Bundle)

Certificate management

Certification life-cycle Track generation, renewal, and expiration.
Manage certification templates Customize certificate formats.
Predefined certification templates Use ready-made certificate designs.
Unique Certificate by Course
Unique Certification by Curriculum Different certificate per learning path.

Compliance management

Certificate expiration notifications
Certification Expiration Management
Due Date notifications Notify learners of upcoming deadlines.
Soft/Hard Stop Due Dates Allow or block access after due dates.

Course Creation

Assignments Engine
Built-In Authoring Tool Create content directly inside the platform.
Can reuse PPTs, PDFs, Videos Upload and repurpose existing material.
Changing Course default settings Modify core course configuration.
Consume online video content Embed or stream video lessons.
Content Library
Course backup Options
Drag & Drop Interactions
Hybrid Learning Courses
Learning Paths (Curriculums) Sequence courses into structured programs.
LRS
Scheduling LIVE events
Survey Engine Create learner surveys.
Tests Engine Build quizzes and exams.
Upload courses Import courses into the platform.

Customization

Mobile Learning Support Optimize learning for mobile devices.
Personalized views Customize interface per user.

Enrollment

Attendance Tracking
Automated Enrollment (based on User data) Enroll users automatically by rules.
Guest Access Settings
Manual Enrollment
Progress Tracking Monitor learner progress in real time.
Self-enrollment Allow learners to join courses freely.
Self-enrollment (with a PIN #)
Survey enrollment (based on a response)

Format

Course Discussions Forum-style communication.
Gamification Format Add game elements to courses.
Learner Upload Allow learners to upload content.
LIVE Chat Option
Social Format Social interaction‑focused layout.
Topics Format Organize course by topics.
Video Conferencing Integration
Weekly Format

Gamification

Badge customization
Badges Award digital achievements.
Customize Gamification mechanics
Leaderboards Rank learners based on achievements.
Levels
Points Award points for activity.
Rewards Offer incentives for achievements.

Interface options

Additional external pages Add custom pages to the platform.
Block Management
Calendar Settings
Language settings Set default or custom system language.
Learning Accessibility
Location Settings Configure regional settings.
Media embedding settings
Multilanguage Support Provide support in multiple languages.
Ready-made Themes Prebuilt platform designs.

Learning types

Asynchronous Instructor-led
Asynchronous Self-paced Learners progress independently.
Blended Learning
Synchronous Virtual Classroom

Mobile learning

Offline (disconnected Mobile app)
Online (Internet connected) Access content with full connectivity.

Offline

Support for offline access to content

Reports

Automated Report Scheduling Send reports automatically.
Canned Reports
Dashboards and Graphic Reports Visual analytics dashboards.
Email delivery of Reports Send reports via email.
Exporting Reports in variety of formats Export data as PDF, Excel, etc.
Grading Report Settings
Learning Analytics Tools
Training Record Maintenance

Roles

Define roles Create custom permission roles.
Role Assignment Assign roles to users.
System Permissions per role Control access rights.
Teams and Team Hierarchies Organize users into teams.

Security

Anti-spam
Anti-virus
IP Blocker
Restrict registration to specific domains
Strong Passwords

Shopping cart

Built-In Shopping Cart
Shopping Cart as Plug-In

System reports

Automatic email reports in predefined intervals Send periodic system reports.
Custom reports generator
Email notification settings Control notification rules.
Live Logs Monitor system activity in real time.
Pricing

Learn more about Small Batch Learning's pricing options, cost, and plans so you can make a well-informed, business-wise decision on the best software to use for organization.

Pricing Model
  • Subscription
License
  • Paid
Starting Price
  • $5 per learner per month
Free Trial
  • No

Small Batch Learning is an enterprise-ready LMS + training library with hundreds of product lessons, and 50+ hours of best-in-class hospitality and alcohol retail training. We offer tiered subscription pricing and bundles based on customer requirements. Contact us for a demo & pricing guidance.

Integrations

Learn more about Small Batch Learning's integration options.

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