4.6 on Trustpilot
LMS for GxP training
Any operator’s training record, on any SOP version, in minutes
Training tied to document revisions, electronic sign-offs on a time-stamped audit trail, and reports an inspector can follow. We build it around your quality system, you own the source code, and we run it as long as you need.
TEAMS WE BUILD FOR
● A WORD FROM OUR FOUNDER
In 12 years building Learning Management Systems, I’ve talked to thousands of learning businesses. When training records are part of a quality system, the stakes are a bit different, and I think the problems come down to three things.
Locked in
You’re on a platform somebody else controls. It got qualified once, years ago, and now nobody wants to touch it, so adding a site or changing how a training matrix works means a vendor ticket, a quote and a wait. If they change direction or put their prices up, you’re stuck.
Shaky records
Training lives on sign-off sheets, a spreadsheet and an old LMS export. When an inspector asks who was trained on revision 4 of a cleaning SOP, someone loses an afternoon stitching it together. A signature with no person and no time behind it doesn’t count.
Per-seat pricing
I think an LMS should cost about the same for 300 operators as for 3,000. Most charge per seat, so a second site or seasonal intake becomes a licensing conversation. And IT are stretched across ERP, the shop floor and all that kind of thing, so nothing gets built in-house.
They come back to the same thing. The system your records live in isn’t yours to change. The fix is owning the platform outright, built around your quality system, with us running it for you. Book a call and talk it through with me.
Kaine Shutler
Founder, Plume
● A WORD FROM OUR FOUNDER
In 12 years building Learning Management Systems, I’ve talked to thousands of learning businesses. When training records are part of a quality system, the stakes are a bit different, and I think the problems come down to three things.
Locked in
You’re on a platform somebody else controls. It got qualified once, years ago, and now nobody wants to touch it, so adding a site or changing how a training matrix works means a vendor ticket, a quote and a wait. If they change direction or put their prices up, you’re stuck.
Shaky records
Training lives on sign-off sheets, a spreadsheet and an old LMS export. When an inspector asks who was trained on revision 4 of a cleaning SOP, someone loses an afternoon stitching it together. A signature with no person and no time behind it doesn’t count.
Per-seat pricing
I think an LMS should cost about the same for 300 operators as for 3,000. Most charge per seat, so a second site or seasonal intake becomes a licensing conversation. And IT are stretched across ERP, the shop floor and all that kind of thing, so nothing gets built in-house.
They come back to the same thing. The system your records live in isn’t yours to change. The fix is owning the platform outright, built around your quality system, with us running it for you. Book a call and talk it through with me.
Kaine Shutler
Founder, Plume
● A WORD FROM OUR FOUNDER
In 12 years building Learning Management Systems, I’ve talked to thousands of learning businesses. When training records are part of a quality system, the stakes are a bit different, and I think the problems come down to three things.
Locked in
You’re on a platform somebody else controls. It got qualified once, years ago, and now nobody wants to touch it, so adding a site or changing how a training matrix works means a vendor ticket, a quote and a wait. If they change direction or put their prices up, you’re stuck.
Shaky records
Training lives on sign-off sheets, a spreadsheet and an old LMS export. When an inspector asks who was trained on revision 4 of a cleaning SOP, someone loses an afternoon stitching it together. A signature with no person and no time behind it doesn’t count.
Per-seat pricing
I think an LMS should cost about the same for 300 operators as for 3,000. Most charge per seat, so a second site or seasonal intake becomes a licensing conversation. And IT are stretched across ERP, the shop floor and all that kind of thing, so nothing gets built in-house.
They come back to the same thing. The system your records live in isn’t yours to change. The fix is owning the platform outright, built around your quality system, with us running it for you. Book a call and talk it through with me.
Kaine Shutler
Founder, Plume
What we build
SOP training, sign-offs and records, built around your quality system
We start from foundations we’ve already built and tested, then build the parts that match your procedures, sites and document control
What we build
SOP training, sign-offs and records, built around your quality system
We start from foundations we’ve already built and tested, then build the parts that match your procedures, sites and document control
What we build
SOP training, sign-offs and records, built around your quality system
We start from foundations we’ve already built and tested, then build the parts that match your procedures, sites and document control
HOW IT WORKS
From scope to records you can stand behind, in 2-12 weeks
01
Strategy Blueprint
Before any code, we turn your scope into a plan you can trust: the records you must hold, where data flows, the controls the build needs, all costed and agreed. Yours to keep, whoever builds it.
01
02
Designed for the shop floor
Our founder-led design team turns the plan into screens an operator can use at the line. You click through a prototype before anything gets built.
02
03
Build you can watch
We build on components already proven on live platforms and custom-engineer the rest, in short sprints you review as you go. Each sprint is tested and documented for your files.
03
04
Records migrated intact
We move your training history across from the old LMS or spreadsheets. Completed records carry over intact.
04
05
Launch site by site
Full launch or site by site, at a pace that doesn’t disrupt the business. Backed by the team behind 200+ launches.
05
06
Yours outright, run by us
You launch on a platform you own. We host and maintain it, and make changes under your change control, for as long as you want.
06
HOW IT WORKS
From scope to records you can stand behind, in 2-12 weeks
01
Strategy Blueprint
Before any code, we turn your scope into a plan you can trust: the records you must hold, where data flows, the controls the build needs, all costed and agreed. Yours to keep, whoever builds it.
01
02
Designed for the shop floor
Our founder-led design team turns the plan into screens an operator can use at the line. You click through a prototype before anything gets built.
02
03
Build you can watch
We build on components already proven on live platforms and custom-engineer the rest, in short sprints you review as you go. Each sprint is tested and documented for your files.
03
04
Records migrated intact
We move your training history across from the old LMS or spreadsheets. Completed records carry over intact.
04
05
Launch site by site
Full launch or site by site, at a pace that doesn’t disrupt the business. Backed by the team behind 200+ launches.
05
06
Yours outright, run by us
You launch on a platform you own. We host and maintain it, and make changes under your change control, for as long as you want.
06
HOW IT WORKS
From scope to records you can stand behind, in 2-12 weeks
01
Strategy Blueprint
Before any code, we turn your scope into a plan you can trust: the records you must hold, where data flows, the controls the build needs, all costed and agreed. Yours to keep, whoever builds it.
01
02
Designed for the shop floor
Our founder-led design team turns the plan into screens an operator can use at the line. You click through a prototype before anything gets built.
02
03
Build you can watch
We build on components already proven on live platforms and custom-engineer the rest, in short sprints you review as you go. Each sprint is tested and documented for your files.
03
04
Records migrated intact
We move your training history across from the old LMS or spreadsheets. Completed records carry over intact.
04
05
Launch site by site
Full launch or site by site, at a pace that doesn’t disrupt the business. Backed by the team behind 200+ launches.
05
06
Yours outright, run by us
You launch on a platform you own. We host and maintain it, and make changes under your change control, for as long as you want.
06
Engineered to hold up under inspection
A system of record is only worth owning if it holds up under load and scrutiny. We build for the year-five inspection as much as launch day.
Proven foundations
We build on thousands of components hardened across live platforms: audit logging, role-based access, assessments, certificates, reporting. The parts an inspector checks first are stable before your project begins, so your budget goes on what’s specific to you.
75%
built before we start
Proven foundations
We build on thousands of components hardened across live platforms: audit logging, role-based access, assessments, certificates, reporting. The parts an inspector checks first are stable before your project begins, so your budget goes on what’s specific to you.
75%
built before we start
Tested and documented
Specialist QA engineers who know how learning platforms fail, plus regression testing, automated alerts and load testing across devices. Test plans and results are documented and handed over, so they can sit alongside your own qualification evidence.
100k
users load-tested
Tested and documented
Specialist QA engineers who know how learning platforms fail, plus regression testing, automated alerts and load testing across devices. Test plans and results are documented and handed over, so they can sit alongside your own qualification evidence.
100k
users load-tested
Built to scale, by senior engineers
Senior developers design and build your platform to carry every operator, contractor and site from day one. We’ve built platforms designed for over a million learners, so a plant of thousands is within range.
1M+
learners, in platforms we’ve built
Built to scale, by senior engineers
Senior developers design and build your platform to carry every operator, contractor and site from day one. We’ve built platforms designed for over a million learners, so a plant of thousands is within range.
1M+
learners, in platforms we’ve built
Designed so training gets done
Overdue training is an easy find for an inspector. We design modules operators can finish at the line, with reminders that chase for you, so completion rates rise and the overdue list shrinks.
3x
increase in completions
Designed so training gets done
Overdue training is an easy find for an inspector. We design modules operators can finish at the line, with reminders that chase for you, so completion rates rise and the overdue list shrinks.
3x
increase in completions
Training management, linked to document control
Training sits in one system, SOPs in another. We connect them so revisions, roles and records stay in step.
Trained on the current revision: when a new SOP version is released, the training requirement updates, so retraining is assigned against the live revision
Joiners, movers and leavers: when HR adds someone or moves them to a new role or site, their training requirements and access update with them
Bend it around your stack: connects to the QMS, document management, HR and ERP systems you already run; if it needs to plug in, we build the integration
One source of truth: one record per person, per procedure, per version, so the week before an audit is a normal week
Training management, linked to document control
Training sits in one system, SOPs in another. We connect them so revisions, roles and records stay in step.
Trained on the current revision: when a new SOP version is released, the training requirement updates, so retraining is assigned against the live revision
Joiners, movers and leavers: when HR adds someone or moves them to a new role or site, their training requirements and access update with them
Bend it around your stack: connects to the QMS, document management, HR and ERP systems you already run; if it needs to plug in, we build the integration
One source of truth: one record per person, per procedure, per version, so the week before an audit is a normal week
Training management, linked to document control
Training sits in one system, SOPs in another. We connect them so revisions, roles and records stay in step.
Trained on the current revision: when a new SOP version is released, the training requirement updates, so retraining is assigned against the live revision
Joiners, movers and leavers: when HR adds someone or moves them to a new role or site, their training requirements and access update with them
Bend it around your stack: connects to the QMS, document management, HR and ERP systems you already run; if it needs to plug in, we build the integration
One source of truth: one record per person, per procedure, per version, so the week before an audit is a normal week
Portfolio
See what we’ve built for other training businesses
Portfolio
See what we’ve built for other training businesses
Steve, Trustpilot, October 2026
The Plume team has remained engaged, thoughtful, and willing to challenge our assumptions when there may be a better way to accomplish what we're trying to achieve.
Jack Ford, Trustpilot, November 2022
Their team is very process driven (they are clearly experienced). There have been very few hiccups along the years, but when something isn't quite right, they have been quick to rectify issues.
Steve, Trustpilot, October 2026
The Plume team has remained engaged, thoughtful, and willing to challenge our assumptions when there may be a better way to accomplish what we're trying to achieve.
Jack Ford, Trustpilot, November 2022
Their team is very process driven (they are clearly experienced). There have been very few hiccups along the years, but when something isn't quite right, they have been quick to rectify issues.
Steve, Trustpilot, October 2026
The Plume team has remained engaged, thoughtful, and willing to challenge our assumptions when there may be a better way to accomplish what we're trying to achieve.
Jack Ford, Trustpilot, November 2022
Their team is very process driven (they are clearly experienced). There have been very few hiccups along the years, but when something isn't quite right, they have been quick to rectify issues.
Frequently asked questions
Have more questions? Send us a message or schedule a call with our founder by clicking here
What should a GxP training LMS record, and how is it different from a general LMS?
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A GxP training LMS records who was trained on which procedure, at which revision, when, by whom, and with what evidence, and it keeps that record unaltered for as long as your retention policy says. A general LMS tracks completions. The difference is what happens when document control releases revision 5 of an SOP: the people trained on revision 4 are flagged for retraining, their old record stays on file, and an inspector can see both. We build each of those behaviours around your quality system, so the training record and the controlled document agree.
Is this a 21 CFR Part 11 LMS, with audit trails and electronic signatures?
Part 11 and EU Annex 11 apply to your records and the system you operate, so meeting them is something you establish; what we build gives you the controls they expect. Every important action is written to a time-stamped audit trail: who did it, what changed, when and from where, and the entry cannot be edited or deleted afterwards. Read-and-understood confirmations and trainer sign-offs are electronic signatures tied to a named, authenticated user, with the time, document version and meaning of the signature recorded. Multi-factor authentication and role-based access sit underneath, so the signature belongs to the person it names.
How does the platform support our own validation?
Validation is yours to own, and the platform is designed to make it easier. The Blueprint produces the documented requirements and data map your user requirement specification starts from. The build is tested in stages, with test plans and results documented and handed over for your qualification files. The platform ships with secure defaults, role-based access and an audit trail already in place, and once live, changes go through your change control, with each release documented, so revalidation can be scoped to what changed.
How long are training records kept, and how quickly can we retrieve them?
Records are kept for as long as your retention policy requires, and retrieval takes minutes. You set retention periods per record type; nothing is purged without a documented decision. Any operator’s record on any SOP version can be pulled up on screen or exported, with its audit trail.
How long does building a GxP training LMS take?
Most builds take around three months from scope to launch, and a single-site system can be live in 2-4 weeks. The Blueprint comes first and settles requirements, data flows and controls before code starts. Build runs in short sprints you review, each tested and documented. Launch can be phased site by site, with your own qualification activities running alongside the build, so qualification keeps pace with delivery. Many clients keep extending the platform for years after launch, each change under change control.
What does a custom LMS cost compared with per-seat licensing across a plant?
A custom LMS is a larger one-time fee and a lower cost over time, because nothing is charged per user. The Blueprint fixes the figure for your sites and scope before anyone commits, and it can be paid once or over three years. Set that against per-seat licensing for every operator, contractor and temp across the plant, over the three to five years you’d keep the system. Ongoing costs are hosting and support, and you own the platform outright, so the asset stays with you.
Who owns the platform and the data, and where is it hosted?
You do. You hold the source code and all the data, and you can export everything in a usable format without asking us. Hosting is your choice: we run it for you, built and hosted to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 control standards, in the region your data residency rules require, or you host it on your own infrastructure. Encryption, tenant isolation, retention and deletion controls and secure defaults apply either way.
How do we change the platform after launch without breaking change control?
Changes go through your change control, with us doing the work. You raise the change, we scope it, build it in a test environment, document what changed and how it was tested, and release it when you approve. Because you own the source code, your team can take on that work whenever you choose, or keep us on a retainer to do it. Either way the platform is modular, so a new SOP workflow or integration is added alongside what you’ve already qualified.
Frequently asked questions
Have more questions? Send us a message or schedule a call with our founder by clicking here
What should a GxP training LMS record, and how is it different from a general LMS?
A GxP training LMS records who was trained on which procedure, at which revision, when, by whom, and with what evidence, and it keeps that record unaltered for as long as your retention policy says. A general LMS tracks completions. The difference is what happens when document control releases revision 5 of an SOP: the people trained on revision 4 are flagged for retraining, their old record stays on file, and an inspector can see both. We build each of those behaviours around your quality system, so the training record and the controlled document agree.
Is this a 21 CFR Part 11 LMS, with audit trails and electronic signatures?
Part 11 and EU Annex 11 apply to your records and the system you operate, so meeting them is something you establish; what we build gives you the controls they expect. Every important action is written to a time-stamped audit trail: who did it, what changed, when and from where, and the entry cannot be edited or deleted afterwards. Read-and-understood confirmations and trainer sign-offs are electronic signatures tied to a named, authenticated user, with the time, document version and meaning of the signature recorded. Multi-factor authentication and role-based access sit underneath, so the signature belongs to the person it names.
How does the platform support our own validation?
Validation is yours to own, and the platform is designed to make it easier. The Blueprint produces the documented requirements and data map your user requirement specification starts from. The build is tested in stages, with test plans and results documented and handed over for your qualification files. The platform ships with secure defaults, role-based access and an audit trail already in place, and once live, changes go through your change control, with each release documented, so revalidation can be scoped to what changed.
How long are training records kept, and how quickly can we retrieve them?
Records are kept for as long as your retention policy requires, and retrieval takes minutes. You set retention periods per record type; nothing is purged without a documented decision. Any operator’s record on any SOP version can be pulled up on screen or exported, with its audit trail.
How long does building a GxP training LMS take?
Most builds take around three months from scope to launch, and a single-site system can be live in 2-4 weeks. The Blueprint comes first and settles requirements, data flows and controls before code starts. Build runs in short sprints you review, each tested and documented. Launch can be phased site by site, with your own qualification activities running alongside the build, so qualification keeps pace with delivery. Many clients keep extending the platform for years after launch, each change under change control.
What does a custom LMS cost compared with per-seat licensing across a plant?
A custom LMS is a larger one-time fee and a lower cost over time, because nothing is charged per user. The Blueprint fixes the figure for your sites and scope before anyone commits, and it can be paid once or over three years. Set that against per-seat licensing for every operator, contractor and temp across the plant, over the three to five years you’d keep the system. Ongoing costs are hosting and support, and you own the platform outright, so the asset stays with you.
Who owns the platform and the data, and where is it hosted?
You do. You hold the source code and all the data, and you can export everything in a usable format without asking us. Hosting is your choice: we run it for you, built and hosted to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 control standards, in the region your data residency rules require, or you host it on your own infrastructure. Encryption, tenant isolation, retention and deletion controls and secure defaults apply either way.
How do we change the platform after launch without breaking change control?
Changes go through your change control, with us doing the work. You raise the change, we scope it, build it in a test environment, document what changed and how it was tested, and release it when you approve. Because you own the source code, your team can take on that work whenever you choose, or keep us on a retainer to do it. Either way the platform is modular, so a new SOP workflow or integration is added alongside what you’ve already qualified.
Frequently asked questions
Have more questions? Send us a message or schedule a call with our founder by clicking here
What should a GxP training LMS record, and how is it different from a general LMS?
A GxP training LMS records who was trained on which procedure, at which revision, when, by whom, and with what evidence, and it keeps that record unaltered for as long as your retention policy says. A general LMS tracks completions. The difference is what happens when document control releases revision 5 of an SOP: the people trained on revision 4 are flagged for retraining, their old record stays on file, and an inspector can see both. We build each of those behaviours around your quality system, so the training record and the controlled document agree.
Is this a 21 CFR Part 11 LMS, with audit trails and electronic signatures?
Part 11 and EU Annex 11 apply to your records and the system you operate, so meeting them is something you establish; what we build gives you the controls they expect. Every important action is written to a time-stamped audit trail: who did it, what changed, when and from where, and the entry cannot be edited or deleted afterwards. Read-and-understood confirmations and trainer sign-offs are electronic signatures tied to a named, authenticated user, with the time, document version and meaning of the signature recorded. Multi-factor authentication and role-based access sit underneath, so the signature belongs to the person it names.
How does the platform support our own validation?
Validation is yours to own, and the platform is designed to make it easier. The Blueprint produces the documented requirements and data map your user requirement specification starts from. The build is tested in stages, with test plans and results documented and handed over for your qualification files. The platform ships with secure defaults, role-based access and an audit trail already in place, and once live, changes go through your change control, with each release documented, so revalidation can be scoped to what changed.
How long are training records kept, and how quickly can we retrieve them?
Records are kept for as long as your retention policy requires, and retrieval takes minutes. You set retention periods per record type; nothing is purged without a documented decision. Any operator’s record on any SOP version can be pulled up on screen or exported, with its audit trail.
How long does building a GxP training LMS take?
Most builds take around three months from scope to launch, and a single-site system can be live in 2-4 weeks. The Blueprint comes first and settles requirements, data flows and controls before code starts. Build runs in short sprints you review, each tested and documented. Launch can be phased site by site, with your own qualification activities running alongside the build, so qualification keeps pace with delivery. Many clients keep extending the platform for years after launch, each change under change control.
What does a custom LMS cost compared with per-seat licensing across a plant?
A custom LMS is a larger one-time fee and a lower cost over time, because nothing is charged per user. The Blueprint fixes the figure for your sites and scope before anyone commits, and it can be paid once or over three years. Set that against per-seat licensing for every operator, contractor and temp across the plant, over the three to five years you’d keep the system. Ongoing costs are hosting and support, and you own the platform outright, so the asset stays with you.
Who owns the platform and the data, and where is it hosted?
You do. You hold the source code and all the data, and you can export everything in a usable format without asking us. Hosting is your choice: we run it for you, built and hosted to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 control standards, in the region your data residency rules require, or you host it on your own infrastructure. Encryption, tenant isolation, retention and deletion controls and secure defaults apply either way.
How do we change the platform after launch without breaking change control?
Changes go through your change control, with us doing the work. You raise the change, we scope it, build it in a test environment, document what changed and how it was tested, and release it when you approve. Because you own the source code, your team can take on that work whenever you choose, or keep us on a retainer to do it. Either way the platform is modular, so a new SOP workflow or integration is added alongside what you’ve already qualified.
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Let's explore your options
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Let's explore your options
After you submit, our AI assistant will call you for a quick 2-3 minute chat about your project, so we can work out which options fit. You can book a call with our founder now, or after your chat with the assistant.
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About Plume
As the leading custom learning platform provider serving training businesses in the US, UK and Europe, we help businesses design, build and grow pioneering learning tech that unlocks limitless growth potential.
Plan your next learning platform with our founder
About Plume
As the leading custom learning platform provider serving training businesses in the US, UK and Europe, we help businesses design, build and grow pioneering learning tech that unlocks limitless growth potential.
Plan your next learning platform with our founder
About Plume
As the leading custom learning platform provider serving training businesses in the US, UK and Europe, we help businesses design, build and grow pioneering learning tech that unlocks limitless growth potential.