Accelerating Learning Across a Global Workforce
Amsted Industries is a diversified global manufacturer of industrial components. It has expanded through product innovation and strategic acquisitions, and today operates in 75 locations across 13 countries on six continents.
It operates as a unique employee-owned organization across multiple sectors, including rail, automotive, construction, and industrial equipment. The four business units operate independently and can set their own priorities and make independent decisions, allowing adaptability in diverse markets.
The company sought to transform its approach to learning and development while maintaining the flexibility that drives its continued success.
A Tech Strategy that Evolves With the Business
Amsted wanted to transform its human resources infrastructure by creating a seamless digital ecosystem that empowers employees and managers across its four business units. To accomplish this, they sought an enterprise learning platform with a user-friendly interface to work on any device, eliminating technical barriers and reducing the need for extensive training.
Amsted’s unified approach would connect previously siloed systems, providing unprecedented visibility into learning trends and performance across global operations. Through regular employee surveys and feedback loops, the company could continuously refine L&D initiatives to better serve its workforce, while adapting to evolving business objectives and cultural values. This data-driven approach ensures that technology investments directly support employee needs and organizational growth.
“Providing timely and easy access to information, resources, and connections is fundamental to improving employee experience and offering employees a smooth career journey.”
Jaronika Dancy, Manager of HRIS Operations, Amsted Industries
Improving Employee Experience
Amsted knows that success in dynamic markets depends on exceptional talent. The company has created an environment where professional growth is encouraged via learning and development opportunities. By investing in its people’s potential, Amsted offers a culture that attracts exceptional talent and inspires them to build lasting careers in the organization.
The journey to an improved employee experience began with an extensive study into how employees learn and grow. Through in-depth interviews and surveys spanning multiple countries and roles, Amsted uncovered crucial insights about learning preferences, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. The company found that employees want more flexible learning options, personalized development paths, and better access to knowledge resources.
“From the study data, we developed workforce personas to understand employee goals, motivations, and behaviors.”
Jaronika Dancy, Manager of HRIS Operations, Amsted Industries
Equipped with these insights, cross-functional teams defined requirements for a new Learning Management System (LMS) to support global operations. A unified implementation plan was created to balance the need for enterprise-wide consistency with the unique requirements of each business unit, ensuring that all employees have the tools and support to reach their full potential.
Common Platform, Unique Learning Experiences
While searching for an LMS to complement its decentralized organizational structure, Amsted assembled learning champions from across its business units. Together they would select and implement a platform able to serve the company globally. A key priority in the search was to find an LMS to support various training formats for different audiences and make learning management easy for system admins.
“Localization and multi-language features were essential to centralize our training management, alongside robust analytics and reporting functionalities.”
Michael Forest, Manager of HRIS Administration, Amsted Industries
The success of Amsted’s learning transformation hinged on seamless integration across its digital ecosystem. Schoox harnesses artificial intelligence to recommend personalized learning paths based on each employee’s role, skills, and career aspirations. By connecting directly with leading content marketplaces, the platform could give employees instant access to industry-leading courses and resources, ensuring the learning experience stays fresh and relevant.
Enhanced Compliance and Security
Operating across heavily regulated industries, security and compliance were two key priorities in Amsted’s learning platform selection. “We needed an LMS that could handle the complexities of global compliance training while maintaining the highest security standards,” explains Michael. With teams working across multiple time zones, 24/7 technical support wasn’t just a nice-to-have—it was essential to maintain our training operations.”
Schoox met Amsted’s rigorous security protocols while automating compliance tracking, ensuring that the frontline workforce stays current with industry regulations and internal standards.
Mobile-First Learning
Amsted aimed to simplify the employee experience by unifying learning on a single, mobile-friendly platform. The goal was simple: to bring all learning resources and tools together in one place all team members could easily access from any mobile device.
Schoox’s mobile app set it apart from the competition. It delivers essential training and tools to employees via an intuitive, customizable interface. Whether on the factory floor or traveling between sites, workers can access everything they need with just a few taps. The platform enables business units to operate independently while giving L&D teams comprehensive visibility into learning activities and progress across the organization.
Simplified LMS Administration
Amsted needed a system to handle everything from onboarding new employees to tracking professional growth, while being simple enough for everyone to use, including admins.
Schoox offered the flexibility and comprehensive oversight required for a global organization. “The integration with our HR systems created a seamless experience for our employees,” explains Michael Forest, Manager of HRIS Administration at Amsted Industries. “Now, everything is just one login away.”
The platform automatically welcomes new employees into the system on their first day, giving them immediate access to essential resources and making it much easier for system administrators to manage learning across the organization.
Easy Course Creation and Content Management
Amsted liked the efficiencies offered by Schoox. By limiting the time needed for administrative tasks, the L&D team could focus on designing impactful learning programs and supporting employee growth.
HR teams at Amsted used to spend hours manually uploading and managing training content. Now, they can instantly access thousands of professional courses via Schoox’s seamless integration with their content library. Adding new training materials takes seconds, not hours, and course updates are automatic.
The platform’s detailed reporting and analytics tools present Amsted with clear visibility into learning across the organization. Interactive dashboards show the most effective courses, track completion rates, and identify skill gaps. These insights help Amsted make smarter decisions about their training investments and ensure learning programs align with business goals.
A Foundation for Skills-based Development
With its selection of Schoox, Amsted aims to cultivate an environment where continuous learning becomes embedded in the organizational DNA.
Looking to the future, Amsted is preparing to weave skills-based talent development into its core L&D operations. One innovative application will use validated skill sets to authorize equipment operation privileges, creating a direct link between learning and workplace safety.
“Schoox’s robust analytics are game-changing. We can link training activities directly to key performance indicators like employee retention, for powerful insights on the impact of our learning programs. “
Michael Forest, Manager of HRIS Administration, Amsted Industries
The company’s vision extends into cutting-edge territory, with plans to harness AI technology for sophisticated learning needs analysis, comprehensive skills mapping, and tailored learning journeys.
With a strategic focus on digital transformation and employee-centric design, Amsted and Schoox are building a robust foundation for nimble, responsive learning and development. Careful alignment of technology investments with business goals plus seamless system integration favorably positions the company to accelerate learning and talent development and swiftly adapt to evolving workforce demands.
