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Badge Readers

An Optional Scanner that clients can purchase to enroll their employees during a training session; speeds up the registration process

Base Station

Receives RF signals from remotes and is connected via the USB cord to a computer. It also is know as a Receiver

Batch Interface

Import of the Human Resources integration from a client that syncs with Manager and then later with Player and Coach (after a download/sync)

Class

An instance of training involving a course

Example: Forklift Safety take on 01/31/15 at 9:02: AM

Clickers

See Remotes

Company Specific Course

Client-made training lesson

Course

A subject-specific lesson

Example: Forklift Safety

Courseware

Library of industry-specific Food Safety, Workplace Safety, Human Resources, Supervisor and Life Skills training course

Coach

App that enables administrators to observe employees as they perform various tasks and processes

Creator

PowerPoint plug-in that gives the ability to create courses in the Alchemy Style, including Questions, Remediations and the Game Show

Download

A transfer of information from Manager (new users, company specific course information) to the associated Player. Each download is accompanied by a pop-up screen that logs the progress of the download, and verifies that it was either ‘Successful’ or ‘Unsuccessful’. Requires internet connection. See Upload

eLearning

Content delivered through the Manager website

Instructor Led Training

An options through Manager that can be used to track training activities that occur outside Player

Example: A monthly meeting at an organization

Kiosk Mode

Self-directed single user option; allows employees to login with their last name and user IDs with visibility to selected Playlists and Learning Plans. Option to set a Facilitator

Learning Plan

A reporting tool used to set up a plan of study that users can follow to achieve training goals

Example: List of annually required course or list of course for new hires

Linked Test / Evaluation

A custom test or evaluation that is “linked” to a course. When a test is linked to a course; it will run directly after the class has been complete and the results will be tied to the class recorded

Manager

Central brain of the Intertek Alchemy platform; a secure cloud database that tracks, documents and reports training activities. Records can be accessed across multiple training locations with admin log-ins. Users can access eLearning through Manager with student logins

Player

Training content and delivery software housed on client computers. Delivers training two ways: via interactive, group-based training with remote controls and via single user login with Kiosk Mode

Receiver

See Base Station

Remotes

Remote controls assigned to users during the enrollment process in a Player group-based training session. Remotes are used to answer questions that appear throughout the training session.

Alchemy remote controls use radio frequency to transmit answers to the base station connected to the training computer. Line of sight to the base station is not required with these remotes.

SCORM

Sharable Content Object Reference Model; a collection of standards and specification for eLearning. The Manager website is SCORM compliant

Stand Alone Test / Evaluation

Custom test or evaluation that is not linked to a course

Status

User’s state of completion towards a course. There are three statuses listed in the Manager Reports

Complete: User has demonstrated the required competency

In Progress: User has not demonstrated the required competency

Not Attempted: User has not attempted this course

Sync

A transfer of data (training records, content) between an Alchemy component (Coach, Playbook) and a client's assigned Manager website. This combines the data upload and download.

Upload

A transfer of information (training records, new users) from Player to the associated Manager. Each upload is accompanied by a pop-up screen that logs the progress of the upload and either verifies that it was ‘Successful’ or ‘Unsuccessful’. Requires internet connection. See Download

Worksite

Usually the city where the plant is located, the Worksite is tagged in the employee information field and can be used as an identifier for reporting

XML File

A small but powerful file that directs the Player setting and Manager connection to that Player

Playbook

Playbook is a mobile app that allows an administrator to develop training courses and job qualifications to qualify which employees are able to perform specific positions in your facility.

Playbook Admin

A Playbook admin level of access allows an individual to log into the Playbook app and perform limited functions.

Learner Mode

Learner Mode allows any employee the ability to install Playbook on their own device and take assigned training courses remotely

Job Qualification

A Job Qualification is a list of activities a person must complete in order to be considered qualified to perform a specific job or position within the company. Manager admins, Silver and above, may create and edit Job Qualifications in Manager.

Checkpoint

A checkpoint is a specific element within a Job Qualification that may signify a specific milepost or action that has been achieved by the candidate. There can be any number of Checkpoints within a Job Qualification and each must be signed by a Playbook Admin along with completed activities for the Job Qualification to be considered completed.

Qualification Admin

A Qualification Admin may Provisionally Qualify a candidate for a specific Job Qualification or is likewise able to Revoke a completed Qualification for cause. Because of the nature of this admin position, it is recommended that each company or worksite only have a limited number of Qualification Admins.

Playbook Course

A course built with the Content Builder in Playbook app or in Manager. Playbook courses may contain video, pictures, text, questions, and PDF documents.