What is the difference between the Learning and Development Portal and Percipio and how do they work together?

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Below are some "fast facts" to help you understand the difference between the Learning and Development Portal and Percipio and how these systems work together. 

  • You can access Percipio content from the Learning and Development Portal (L&D Portal), but you cannot access L&D Portal content from Percipio. 
  • The two systems may be accessed independently from one another. Students, faculty and staff have access to Percipio and the L&D Portal.
  • In the L&D Portal, ALL professional development activity is consolidated on the transcript including external conferences, seminars, certifications, CEUs, and academic degrees earned.
  • The L&D Portal is a "learning management system" designed for training administration. It integrates with Banner to make it easy for managers or training program administrators to assign, track, and report on training by division, department, classification, position type, etc. Percipio is a "learning engagement platform" - a massive library of online learning content (over 40,000 videos, books, and online learning) designed to suggest learning and keep learners engaged, similar to the "look" and functionality of Netflix. (Learning content can also be assigned within Percipio.)
  • The first 9 minutes of this recorded webinar provide a good overview of the functionality of the Learning and Development Portal and how it integrates Percipio. 

NOTE: Percipio is an extensive library of content that is provided as a convenience and for information purposes only. The university is not responsible for the content and does not endorse, support, or make any representations or warranties regarding their content or accuracy.

 

The table below provides a comparison of the two systems' functionality. Red indicates differences and green indicates similarities. 

  LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PORTAL PERCIPIO
PURPOSE A "learning management system" designed for non-academic credit-bearing professional development of adult learners. A "learning engagement platform" - a massive library of learning content (over 40,000 videos, books, and online learning) designed to suggest learning and keep learners engaged similar to the "look" and functionality of Netflix.
INTEGRATIONS Includes all Percipio content.
Daily feed from Banner.		 Does not include L&D Portal content.
AUDIENCE UNC Charlotte faculty and staff, students and some sponsored guests. UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff, students and some sponsored guests.
USER FEEDBACK Standard or custom evaluations to assess learning on levels 1 through 5.
Pre and post-learning assessments (tests or quizzes).		 Custom evaluations including pre and post-learning assessments can be uploaded or linked to Percipio for user access.
TRANSCRIPT All professional development activity (registrations, progress, and completions) initiated from the L&D Portal and Percipio are consolidated on a single transcript including external conferences, seminars, certifications, CEUs, and academic degrees earned.

Training completions initiated from within Percipio are consolidated on a single transcript.

Percipio transcripts can include external conferences, seminars and certifications if registration is set up in Percipio.
ASSIGNMENTS Learning can be assigned either manually by uploading a list of names, or dynamically by programming the system to automatically assign training to employees who meet specific criteria.  Learning can be assigned either manually by uploading a list of names, or dynamically by programming the system to automatically assign training to employees who meet specific criteria.
ACCESS Learners - can browse learning content, register for training, and view their transcript.
Managers can view their direct reports' learning assignments, activity, and transcripts. They can assign learning to their direct reports.
Instructors can access the following for the events and sessions they teach: rosters, attendance, and completed evaluations.		 Learners - can browse learning content, register for training, and view their transcript.
Managers cannot view their direct reports' learning assignments, activity, and transcripts. 
Instructors can access the following for the events and sessions they teach: rosters, attendance, and completed evaluations.
REPORTING Standard and custom reports available to managers and instructors. Standard and custom reports available to managers and instructors.

Contact the Learning and Organizational Development Office with questions at hrtraining@charlotte.edu 

 

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