News & Events


  • May 2009

    In the current environment minimising costs is the key to ensuring continued business stability and retaining the capability to ride out the current storm to be in a position of advantage when the economy turns around.

    In order to achieve these cost minimisations you need to ensure you have the right systems in place to support you. Implementing a Learning Management System (LMS) is a step that will provide the structure you need.

    As the aim is to minimise costs, it is then essential to ensure you can implement an LMS quickly and cost effectively.

    Please click here to join the mailing list and download this whitepaper.

  • April 2009

    A lot of hype is currently being placed behind the new kid on the block of online learning. With the recent global release of smart phones, companies are starting to envisage a world in which they can train their employees no matter their location.

    Whilst this concept is automatically appealing to Learning areas everywhere, there is little information currently in the public domain about the potential issues you might face integrating this type of learning into your existing online learning infrastructure. This paper focuses on the practicalities of training people using mobile devices and the supporting framework required to make such training meaningful to a corporate audience.

    To download this whitepaper please complete the form by clicking here.

  • March 2009

    After a positive growth period, our Sydney office is moving to larger premises - and this time, we've got 2 whole floors to ourselves! In addition, we have also opened our doors to New Zealand, with the new office headed up by NZ Branch Manager, Mark Heard.

    Our new North Sydney office is only just round the corner on the Pacific Highway, and will house both Head Office and the Sydney Branches for the entire ComOps Group of companies.

    With the Sydney move scheduled for the first week of April, these two offices will be a great addition to our existing offices across India, Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne.

    The latest edition of our newsletter is available now...so register here to join the mailing list…this edition focuses on Bridging the gap between HR, IT and Finance.

  • February 2009

    Today's uncertain economic environment has lead to massive lay-offs across the business world. So, if faced with these issues how do we ensure our companies make the right decisions?

    In this month's Insight paper we explore the issue of 'Right-Sizing' rather than down-sizing. Using Talent Management overlaid with Performance Management data to make the right decisions in these hard times.

    Please click here to join the mailing list and download this whitepaper.

  • January 2009

    Happy New Year! What a party - Thanks to all those who joined us for a big day on the harbour – we certainly celebrated in style! We look forward to all the projects that 2009 brings with it and can't wait to get to work with you all for another fun year.

  • December 2008

    Merry Christmas - We hope it's been a great year for you all and look forward to catching up with most of you at our Christmas party on Sydney Harbour!

  • November 2008

    Mobile or M-Learning is a term that represents the logical progression of online learning from a PC/Notebook-bound experience to an 'access anywhere' information and knowledge sharing platform based on mobile phone technology. In other words, to access online learning, students are no longer bound to a PC (Fixed location) or Laptop (Limited or expensive internet access points) and can experience a rich and dynamic learning experience through their mobile phone.

    HCS realises the importance of learning without boundaries and has already invested heavily in R&D to leverage the convenience and economic benefits of M-Learning.

    The latest edition of our newsletter is available now...so register here to join the mailing list...this edition focuses on Learning without boundaries.

  • October 2008

    Our research has shown that a major factor in employee churn is a lack of development opportunities or visible training programs that will help enhance job skills. Considering the high cost of on boarding and training new employees, this is obviously an area that needs to be addressed.

    Visible, easily accessible and well planned learning pathways act as excellent internal PR for new recruits and demonstrate that the hiring organisation intends to invest time in their development.

    To down load the whitepaper on Retaining and Developing Employees with Learning Pathways, please click here.

  • September 2008

    Many companies have now implemented and embedded Learning and Performance management systems within the enterprise. In the years since the initial go live, these systems have been steadily accumulating valuable data about the learning and development activities and practices within these organisations.

    Now it's time to turn this data into insights, enabling you to make faster, smarter decisions!

    Put the power of information into the hands of the business. See your data in a way that is meaningful and easy to interpret. Become proactive instead of reactive. Get the right information, to the right people, at the right time.

    Would you also like to easily be able to:

    • Identify the gaps in learning and development activities
    • See the most popular courses and development activities or the least popular
    • Accurately produce statistics around compliance programs
    • Proactively track users who are in danger of non-compliance
    • Report on LMS and PMS data in conjunction with other organisational systems such as HRIS, OH&S/Workers Compensation or recruitment databases
    • Quantify your systems ROI and much more...

    There are a large number of Business Intelligence (BI) applications that can be used to design, manage and deliver business reports and analysis. The way that you organise and present the data in your reports can make the difference between clarity and lost opportunity. However, for the untrained the operation and construction of reports can be a daunting task.

    HCS are able to provide advice and a range of reporting options, ranging from HTML reporting and Crystal Reports accessed from within the application, to reporting dashboards/portals using sophisticated Business Intelligence tools.

    Leverage your investment - Transform your organisation into an information driven enterprise. Click here to join the mailing list and download the BI enablement loop whitepaper.

    • August 2008

    Happy 1st Birthday to our Content team.  We have enjoyed an amazing first year developing everything from compliance, sales and OH&S training through to technical and medical training for companies such as NSW Lotteries, Allianz, Aristocrat, Linfox, Mazda, GlaxoSmithKline, Commonwealth Bank, BHP Billiton, QBE, Suncorp and Coles Group.  The team has grown to 22 in total as we welcome some new faces this month including;

    Lisa Richens – Project Manager Learning Services

    Lisa has started with HCS as Project Manager working across our content development area. Lisa joins us from England where she has several years experience in Instructional Design with organizations such as Abbey National and Capita. More recently Lisa has been working for David Jones here in Australia rolling out a large scale training program to 9500 frontline employees.

    Aniket Tapre and Immanuel Selvaraj
    Both Aniket and Immanuel join us in Account Management roles focusing on online content development. 

    The latest edition of our newsletter is available now…so register here to join the mailing list…this edition focuses on Talent and Performance Management.

    We have also announced our Making Talent Management Simple Roadshow around the country:

    Click on your city for full details and to register:

    Sydney –20th October
    Brisbane – 21st October
    Melbourne –22nd October
    Canberra –23rd October

    Or email events@hcsgroup.com.au

    July 2008

    July saw us launch our new HCS Insight email…this is a monthly communication on current trends and issues in Human Capital Management.  This first edition focused on Talent Management as it’s the hot topic in the industry right now.  To receive our eCommunications please register here

    We welcome new clients Energex and Subaru who are rolling out the Saba Learning Management Solution.

    HCS is still growing and this month we held the official opening of our Brisbane office and started a significant expansion of our Indian office.

    June 2008

    Well it’s end of financial year time and that means everyone is busy busy busy.

    This month saw us hosting a stand at the LearnX conference in Melbourne as well as Adam Wright presenting on Talent Management on day 2 of the conference….this is a hot topic right now and we have some exciting new solutions and services around Talent, so we’d love to talk to you about your organization and where you are in regards to Talent Management…along those lines we have also released our ‘Talent Management Assessment Worksheet’ which will help you measure where your organization is in regards to talent and how to get to where you want to be….click here to download.

    We welcomed the Queensland Ambulance Service into the HCS fold with their roll out of the Saba Learning Management Solution including the development of their training materials and development of a Crisis and Emergency Management e-learning module for Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

    Microster Solutions joined the ComOps group of companies this month (of which HCS is a member).  Microster is an Australian-based organisation delivering and supporting strategic Workforce Management Systems to medium-to-large government and private organizations.  For more information visit www.microster.com.au.


    May 2008

  • HCS is both running and sponsoring a number of events in the coming two months:

    • 23 May - Sydney - Free talent management breakfast seminar
    • 28 May - Brisbane - Special Queensland government event
    • 28, 29 May - Sydney - Saba Learning Bootcamp
    • 4 June - Sydney - Free rapid e-learning workshop
    • 11,12 June - Melbourne - Presentation & exhibition booth at LearnX conference

    If you are interested in learning more about these events please email adam.wright@hcsgroup.com.au

    We also hope you liked our first email newsletter! If you haven't yet received a copy and would like to know the latest goss, please also email Adam.

  • April 2008

    We're very excited to roll-out three new Learning Services offerings this month:

    Composica - an e-learning authoring tool that offers real-time collaboration functionality through an easy to use web-based application.

    Discovery - one of the most affordable hosted e-learning platforms in Australia; and

    Learning Bytes - a cost effective and impacting way to communicate critical information.

    We'd welcome the opportunity to demonstrate to you the capabilities each offering can provide. Please feel free to email arjun.singh@hcsgroup.com.au to arrange for a meeting at your convenience.

  • March 2008

    Zoom, zoom, zoom - Mazda becomes HCS' first automotive client, and we're thrilled to have the opportunity to develop their Rotary engine eLearning course. We're also excited to add Energex, one of Australia's largest and fastest growing organisations, as our latest Queensland based client.

    Our growth over the past 12 months has meant that we've also made a couple of changes internally, formally restructuring our management staff as follows:

    Adam Wright: Manager - Client Services
    Bronwyn Best: Manager - Products and Quality
    Justin Walker: Manager - Managed Application Services
    Shai Desai: Manager - Sales and Marketing

    Earlier in the month we also had Shailendra Patil (Manager - Indian Operations) and Sandeep Deorukhakar (Project Manager) fly in from Pune to join us at our quarterly planning session in Tasmania.

    There are lots of exciting new things planned for the year, so stay tuned!

  • February 2008

    HCS went global this month, beginning new learning and professional services projects for Rio Tinto's US operations and Laing O'Rourke's UK headquarters.

    We also opened our new Brisbane office at 288 Edward Street, right in the heart of the Brisvegas CBD. Adrienne Ward, Cameron Brown, David Neely, and Iaomai Graham welcome you to drop by and enjoy a refreshing beverage with the team.

    After months of study and gruelling exams Adrienne, David, Ben Saunders, Haylee Mallett, and Justin Walker have all become Prince2 practitioners, formally qualifying them beyond the normal HCS staff requirements of being faster than a bullet, stronger than a locomotive, and able leap tall buildings with a single bound.

  • January 2008

    Happy New Year! We'd like to begin the year by welcoming two of our newest clients - Mirvac and Linfox - and introducing two of our newest staff - Will Gill and Amol Kurnawal.

    Will brings 5 years experience in the eLearning industry to HCS and will be a valuable contributor to Movember and all drinking activities. His previous roles include Quality Assurance, Project Management and Production Management of a busy development team. A self-confessed process geek, he loves finding better and more efficient ways of getting things done.

    Amol is a graphic design and illustrations specialist. His interest in this field started with illustrations in story books and further developed into canvas painting. He enjoys the sense of creativity that he experiences while designing an illustration and spends a lot of time and energy finetuning his craft. He has been in the field of learning and education for the last 4 years.

  • December 2007

    With the official festive season underway HCS is very excited to be bringing together clients, partners, local staff, and our production services team from India for a Christmas lunch cruise on Sydney Harbour. We have more than 180 people confirmed to attend and hope the weather Gods will be amongst them!

    We’re also thrilled to announce two very significant projects we’ve been selected for this month. Our Learning Services team have been selected to develop their first eLearning project for the Coles Group, and, following an extensive tendering process our Professional Services team have been selected to implement, host, and manage a learning management system on behalf of QBE.

    Finally, our Sydney team has also shifted offices and now reside in North Sydney. Do drop by for a coffee if you haven't already... We've kept our remarkable coffee machine!

    Until next time, we wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year. We look forward to seeing you on the cruise or in early 2008.

  • November 2007

    As we continue to grow the business by word-of-mouth and reputation HCS is delighted to have the opportunity to welcome three new clients this month: MBF, BHP Billiton, and GlaxoSmithKline.

    We received plenty of positive feedback from the AFSE workshops that we ran last month and are thrilled to announce our Learning Services manager Clare Streets has been elected to serve on the eLearning Network of Australia (ElNet) committee in 2008.

    Amongst all this news we’re also excited to have had the opportunity to contribute to Training Australia magazine, with our article on learning and technology strategy appearing in their Spring 2007 issue.

  • October 2007

    HCS is pleased to announce it will be conducting a series of workshops in Brisbane (Oct 11), Melbourne (Oct 18) and Sydney (Oct 25) covering "What’s Now and What’s Next in eLearning" in conjunction with the Association of Financial Service Educators (AFSE).

    We’ve also begun simultaneously refreshing more than 40 eLearning courses for a multinational insurance company, making their 1st generation content compatible with the latest browser and LMS standards.

  • September 2007

    HCS has teamed with Fujitsu to deliver an eLearning pilot for Queensland Health. This included the implementation of a Saba LMS and the development and delivery of a highly interactive online course on Urology that is to be undertaken by clinical staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

    We’re also strengthening our ties with our neighbours and are happy to announce a new strategic partnership with Sonar6, the talent management specialists that hail from New Zealand. The partnership will see HCS host, implement and support their product which includes tools for talent identification, performance management, 360 degree analysis, candidate selection, remuneration planning, and self appraisal.

  • August 2007

    Our ever expanding Learning Services team has this month signed an Umbrella Consultancy Agreement with AMP, becoming a preferred eLearning supplier to their business. HCS is currently assisting AMP with the implementation of their Saba LMS.

    We’re also pleased to announce a strategic alliance with WebRaven to host, implement and support the DOTS LMS. The alliance will see HCS service DOTS clients nationally and will also include the development of eLearning courses for select DOTS clients.

  • July 2007

    The team at HCS are delighted to welcome Rio Tinto as a new client. We’re thrilled to have one of Australia’s largest and most respected companies select us for development of their global online Human Resources induction training program. These courses will also be deployed on HCS’ hosted LMS platform.

    This month also see’s HCS open our Pune, India office at Sacred World in Wanowarie. Shailendra Patil heads our 9 person team which also includes Devinder, Mahesh, Prasad, Rahul, Rajesh, Ravi, Ruby, and Suresh. To learn more about the team and their passions please click here.

    Finally, we’re also very excited to announce a new strategic alliance with Plateau as they expand their team locally. Plateau is the power behind the largest corporate, non-profit and government enterprise LMS initiatives in existence - at General Electric (GE), the American Red Cross and the Gov Online Learning Centre. Industry analysts including Forrester, Gartner, and Bersin all rate Plateau as a world-class solution and we’re excited to assist them with professional services going forward.

  • June 2007

    HCS is excited to announce a new 6 month content agreement with Promina that complements our current multi-year LMS partnership. HCS will be setting up a dedicated online learning team for the Promina Group that will serve eLearning needs across their businesses.

    Earlier in the month we also hosted our first Human Resources industry breakfast seminar at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Sydney. The seminar covered "Blending learning into everyday corporate processes" and was attended by more than 70 senior level executives. Sascha Warner from the Commonwealth Bank’s Centre for Adviser Development (CAD) stole the show with her presentation on CAD’s "Journey to advice excellence".

    For more information on this seminar or to request to be included in future events please contact adam.wright@hcsgroup.com.au.

  • May 2007

    HCS is thrilled to announce its latest client win, a minimum three year deal with NSW Lotteries Corporation. The win, secured after an extensive tendering process, will see HCS extend NSW Lotteries’ existing Agency Network training strategy through a flexible combination of content and technology that includes custom e-Learning courseware development and the provision of a hosted learning management system.

    To view the full press release click here.