Metropolitan Community College – Institute for Workforce Innovation (MCCIWI) has become a Totara LMS Partner
Totara LMS New Partnership with Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan Community College – Institute for Workforce Innovation (MCCIWI) has become a Totara LMS Partner. MCCIWI is based in Kansas City, Missouri USA. What sets the Institute apart is its holistic approach: helping businesses run better and helping individuals become better employees.
Since 2009, the Institute has:
- Prepared over 7,000 students for entry-level jobs
 - Contracted with over eighty companies to provide contract training, including Ford, GM, ATK, Hallmark, Harley-Davidson, Cerner
and Honeywell - Supported 25 area companies to receive $2,527,827 through the Missouri Customized Training Program (MCT)
 - Helped companies receive $1,124,394 through Missouri New Jobs Training and Job Retention Training programs
 
Totara LMS is an open source LMS for the corporate sector based on Moodle. Totara LMS has a range of enhancements over and above the wide
ranging functionality available in Moodle. These enhancements are designed specifically for corporate organizations and include:
- Individual development plans
 - Classroom management
 - Team management
 - Competency management
 - Program Management
 - Learning paths
 - Sophisticated reporting
 - Enhanced search
 
The Totara LMS Partner Program is designed to support organizations in delivering enterprise LMS solutions to their clients.
Totara Partners are supported through:
- A global marketing campaign promoting Totara
 - Participation in marketing events
 - High profile endorsement of Totara partners
 - Generating leads through the Totara marketing
program - Training and support in how to deploy Totara
 - Access to the Totara knowledge base
 - Priority consideration for new features and
fixes 
Totara is actively seeking applications from organizations globally to become Totara Partners.
Willem Boom, Vice President – Partner Solutions, commented:
“We are delighted to have Metropolitan Community College – Institute for Workforce Innovation as a Totara Partner. The demand for Totara is building in
North America and our aim is to provide organizations with a choice of experienced partners who can help them implement and support their Totara LMS
initiatives. MCCIWI as a strong player in their region will be successful due to their client relationships and experience.”
Metropolitan Community College – Institute for Workforce Innovation said, “This partnership is another way to support businesses in our region with a high quality training management system.  It also allows us to provide a foundation for online training in noncredit courses.”  -
Kevin Kelley, PhD, Director of Community Development.

