Dakota Software Extends Safety and Compliance Offering through Online Training Content Partnership

06/04/2021

CLEVELAND, OH – Dakota Software, a leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) compliance and management software, today announced a new partnership with The MARCOM Group, a leading producer of online safety and compliance training courses.

Through this partnership, Dakota Software clients now have access to an online library of more than 170 full-length and 1,100 Micro-learning training courses covering the topics of General Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Hazardous Materials and Waste, Human Resources, Laboratory Safety, and Construction Safety. This training content builds upon Dakota’s EHS management offering and extends their key differentiator of content-driven compliance management solutions.

MARCOM’s original, interactive training content is produced by their inhouse team and designed to engage learners. The courses are available in Adaptive-learning formats, which use pre-course questions to test each learner then adapt to present only the content required to fill the knowledge gaps, and Micro-learning formats, which deliver concise, mobile-friendly training and performance support. These innovative formats help learners retain information while reducing training time. All courses adhere to the SCORM industry standard for communication between eLearning content and Learning Management Systems (LMSs).

“The MARCOM Group has a reputation for high-quality, reliable training content which complements our regulatory content-driven EHS compliance products.” said Robert Kimball, Director of Marketing at Dakota Software. “Our ProActivity Suite has helped hundreds of industrial companies identify and comply with the EHS requirements that impact their operations. Through this partnership, our clients can now deliver the required training content to their teams in a consistent and engaging way.”

The Dakota Software and MARCOM Group partnership supports Dakota’s mission of providing high-quality compliance-focused solutions to industrial companies, specifically those with large workforces across multiple locations. The training content also builds upon Dakota Software’s vision of becoming vital to the day-to-day activities of the global EHS community helping to make the world a cleaner, safer place.

About The MARCOM Group

MARCOM has been providing companies throughout the world with Safety, Regulatory Compliance and Human Resource training for more than 30 years. A leader in innovative techniques for delivering training to employees, they have the largest libraries of Full-length interactive, Micro-Learning and Adaptive Learning Safety and Compliance content, with new and updated courses being added every month.

About Dakota Software

Founded in 1988, Dakota Software introduced the first software product specifically designed to support EHS compliance. Their ProActivity Suite is the only software solution that includes an integrated library of curated regulatory content. This unique content integration allows users to easily determine which regulations apply to their facilities, notifies users of relevant regulatory changes, and provides guidance and clarification on complex subject matter.