Overview

Spark by EdCast is a mobile-first learning experience platform designed for small to mid-sized businesses, unifying personalized learning, skilling, and career development in the flow of work. It delivers daily curated content from over 40,000 sources, supports internal expert knowledge sharing, compliance training, and interactive formats like live streams, Journeys, and Ask‑Me‑Anything sessions.

Features and Capabilities

• AI-driven personalized feed: Daily content recommendations tailored to each employee based on interests, roles, and business needs.
• Content marketplace access: Integrates premium providers like Coursera, edX, Harvard Business Publishing, GO1, and General Assembly without separate subscriptions.
• Micro-learning authoring tools: Create and curate content via SmartCards, Pathways, and Journeys for bite-sized training.
• Mobile-first experience: A turnkey app on iOS and Android that supports learning anytime, anywhere.
• Social and collaborative learning: Enables teams to interact through likes, comments, tagging, and shared streams.
• Compliance and retention tracking: Helps SMBs manage compliance training with secured recordkeeping and zero administrative overhead.
• Monetization via SkillCoins: Employees earn SkillCoins by contributing knowledge (e.g., videos, posts) and engaging content, which can tie to real rewards.
• Analytics & reporting: Offers insights into learning engagement, completion rates, and learner performance for better talent development.
• White-labeled micro-organizations: Businesses can create their own branded tenant within Spark, handling user accounts and identity.
• HR platform integrations: Seamlessly integrates with HR systems like Zenefits and ADP for managing training plans, performance alignment, and employee development.