Duke Nuclear, a division of the largest electric holding company in the
United States, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is weaving learning and
professional development into its business using SumTotal Talent
Expansion® applications. In a new
case study released today, SumTotal
Systems, LLC, a Skillsoft company and a leading provider of
next-generation HR solutions, detailed Duke Nuclear’s success in
improving regulatory compliance in a highly regulated industry by
delivering training to employees when and where they need it.
Duke Nuclear operates 11 electricity generating units at six sites.
Safety comes first when managing nuclear energy facilities, which is why
the electric utility industry is among the most highly regulated. The
case study describes Duke Nuclear’s holistic approach to training and
compliance, which has transformed learning from an isolated set of
activities to an integral part of the business’ goals.
“Instead of keeping learning in a silo, we had a vision to incorporate
training into the day-to-day work of our employees,” said Al Sweney,
Duke Nuclear’s lead IT business consultant. “SumTotal’s open
architecture and ability to integrate with other solutions allowed us to
achieve those goals.”
Highlights of Duke Nuclear’s learning and development programs include:
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Reducing costs and risks associated with identifying and scheduling
employees qualified for specific tasks
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Improving safety protocols and business processes by integrating the
learning management system (LMS) with 14 business systems, including
security and workforce management
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Eliminating duplication of training of contract employees by linking
LMS to national training-record database, reducing average number of
training activities needed from 25 to two
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Lowering occurrence of license/certification expirations through
automatic notifications and reminders
Attendees of SumTotal’s global user conference, TotalConnection
2014, will have the opportunity to hear about Duke Nuclear’s
accomplishments firsthand from Al Sweney and Maria Hester, who will
present “The
Power of Systems Integration” on Wednesday, Oct. 29. SumTotal
customers can register for the event through Oct. 24 at http://events.sumtotalsystems.com/tc2014/registration.html.
See how other organizations, such as US
Airways, Experian
and the Good
Samaritan Society, are achieving success with SumTotal Talent
Expansion solutions at www.youtube.com/sumtsystems
or www.sumtotalsystems.com/resources/.
To learn more about SumTotal, visit www.sumtotalsystems.com, and
check out the SumTotal
Blog for more innovative HR ideas and discussions.
About SumTotal Systems
SumTotal
Systems, LLC, a Skillsoft company and a leading provider of
integrated HR solutions, is increasing the performance of some of the
world’s most successful organizations, including AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN
[ADR]; London: AZN), Amway (KUL: AMWAY), and Seagate (NYSE: STX).
SumTotal’s people-focused Talent Expansion® applications, available on
premise and in the Cloud, enable contextual, just-in-time development
designed to help organizations discover, develop and unleash the hidden
potential within their workforce and business ecosystem. Today, more
than 3,500 organizations, including several of Fortune’s “Best Places to
Work,” rely on SumTotal’s award winning solutions to empower their
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