About Us

Open eLMS has been helping organisations to improve the knowledge and skills of their learners both in the corporate and education sectors since 2003.

Open eLMS adopts a user centred design which makes it possible to deliver a powerful AND easy to use learning solution. We challenge you to find a more comprehensive and user-friendly approach to learning!

Open eLMS works with hundreds of the companies from some of the world’s largest and some smaller ones too to provide the perfect learning solutions for them.

Why choose Open eLMS?

Any decision to adopt Open eLMS is usually attributable to two factors:

Comprehensiveness

Open eLMS includes:

Learning Management
Performance Management
ePortfolios
Library of Learning
Online Authoring Software
Bespoke Development
Video Conferencing Learning

See the tour for a full examination of all Open eLMS features.

Ease of use

Open eLMS is the ultimate in ease of use characterised by:

Learner interfaces are easy to use like video on demand services (e.g. Netflix)
Management interfaces are role specific (no need for training – just follow prompts)
elearning creation is more sophisticated than Storyline and Captivate but easier to use than PowerPoint

Management Team

Emil Reisser-Weston MSc MEng

Managing Director

Emil founded Open eLMS in 2003 and has been the creative driving force behind the company. Emil is a qualified ergonomist and has been working with human centred design, human behaviour modelling and artificial intelligence since the early 90s.

Emil is a holder of learning product awards from IOSH and Brandon Hall and is designer of the global top rated Learning Management System and eLearning authoring systems on Slashdot and Sourceforge.

Andrew Howie MSc

Director of Partnerships

Andy is a highly respected Education and Development Director with over 20 years of experience in leading work-based learning, digital training strategies, and education governance across the UK and internationally. Andy holds a European Master’s in Lifelong Learning from the Institute of Education (University College London).

Lauris Mikulans

IT Director

Lauris is responsible for the programme team and overall IT architecture used within the company.

Lauris has been working with the company for over 10 years and is valued for his extensive knowledge and honest appraisal of any situation.

Clive Barker

Finance Director

Clive is responsible for overall financial control and the accounting process.

Clive has been with Open eLMS for over 15 years. Prior to joining, Clive had 20 years experience at Intel.

Lasma Ulge

Head of Design

Head of Design, Lasma Ulge, is responsible of the unique look and feel of Open eLMS’s elearning.

Lasma has been with Open eLMS for over 15 years. Lasma is also accomplished photographer and artist.

Innovating since 2003

Although the management team have been together since 1993, eLearning WMB was formed in 2003. Since then, a lot has changed…

Timeline

2003: Open eLMS (originally called eLearning WMB) is founded

2003: Open eLMS Learning Management System V1 is launched

2005: Open eLMS Creator (formerly Jackdaw) authoring tool is launched

2009: Open eLMS for Business is launched

2014: Maidenhead HQ opens as company grows

2016: Open eLMS for Apprenticeships (formerly Apprentix) is launched to cater for apprenticeship delivery

2019: All products fall underneath the Open eLMS brand.

2020: Open eLMS for Schools, Colleges and University is created

2020: Open eLMS Classroom Launched

2022: Open eLMS Forms added

2023: Open eLMS AI

Company Metrics

Open eLMS is ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 certified. As part of this process Open eLMS monitors its relevant KPIs and reports on them on the company website. These metrics are updated live.

Support SLAs

Server Uptime

Asset Register

Roadmap

Carbon Emissions

Case Studies and References

Contact Open eLMS for a complete collection of case studies and references. An example client case study can be found on the site for Estio Training.

Further Information

YouTube: We recommend you check out Open eLMS’ YouTube channel, it is packed with information about the company.

Software Review: Don’t rely solely on our word. See this recent review of Open eLMS from industry gurus – Learning Light.

Ethical Business: At Open eLMS we aim to make a difference to the world in which we live. Our core values of honesty, fairness and inclusion are inherent in what we supply and how we treat people. Our code of conduct puts these words into action. This includes:

Creation of free learning resources to help society (e.g. free Coronavirus Awareness, Black Lives Matter etc. elearning)
We pay suppliers on receipt of invoice – we understand that waiting terms can kill small firms
20% of all profits are shared by employees – one of the reasons why our staff generally are long standing
Sponsorship of local sports teams, encouraging young people to adopt a healthy lifestyle
Encourage a diverse and inclusive atmosphere at work. Processes are in place to measure and foster diversity.
Open eLMS are committed to combating climate change, with 1% of all online sales going towards CO2 extraction.

See our code of ethics for further information.

Want to find out more?

If you have any further questions please email partnerships@openelms.com or arrange a meeting by clicking below.