Best Practices for Handling Late Renewal
We like to hope that the vast majority of our registration renewals happen before the expiry date of your registrant’s license, and in most cases they do. Registrants usually complete their renewals in a timely manner. But every college has registrants that are habitually late for renewal, just like we all have that one employee who’s […]
Find the Right Management Software for Your Association.
You’re probably reading this because you’ve identified that your current solution doesn’t quite meet the needs of a modern association or regulatory body. Maybe you’re still using paper-based membership renewals and applications, or the current system is just too costly to maintain. Maybe your members or the public are asking for features that are not […]
Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL) and Regulatory Bodies
A topic that has been of discussion for about the past year is the Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL). What is CASL? Well it’s not that simple, but to summarize it, it was officially enforced by the Canadian Radio-Televion and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on July 1, 2014. It made it mandatory for organizations to gain consent […]
Association Management vs. License Management Software
If you’ve read our website, you’ve probably read the terms “association management” and “license management” about ten to twenty times over. You’ve actually probably first heard of us because you were looking for an association management software. Most people don’t know the difference between the two and refer to them both as association management. Another […]
It’s The Time of Responsive Design
Adaptive vs. Responsive Web Design There are two types of web designs out there: adaptive and responsive. First off, what is adaptive and responsive design? Well, adaptive design is what you don’t want your website to be. It’s the type of web design that is set for one type of resolution, most times a computer or laptop […]
Data Conversion: The Difference Between Good and Bad Data
Data conversion. What is data conversion? Is it the same as data migration? Not quite. Although, data migration does require data conversion in it’s process. Here are there definitions: Data Conversion: the conversion of computer data from one format to another. Data Migration: the process of transferring data from one database to another database. Why do we […]
Reporting Application Data
Reporting applications means to take the data that comes out of applications, filled out by registrants, and sending it off to be reviewed by the Fairness Commissioner or another organization whose purpose is to study the patterns and decrease inequality or discrimination. They study data that is inputted by the applicant, and also data that […]
Switching from Paper to Online Applications
From experience with our old and new clients, we’ve learned that the transition from a paper to an electronic database is like a big, virtual, spring cleaning. We’ve noticed many clients have been collecting data for tens of years using the same paper application from the beginning. We ask them questions like “Who made this? […]
Combat Cheating in Regulatory Bodies – Part 2
In the previous post last week I talked about cheating on Continuing Competence and Practice Hours reporting. This time I’ll discuss some possible ways that registrants can cheat when uploading documents and on online exams and methods that you can use to make it harder to cheat. Certificates, Insurance Policies and Transcripts Do you require […]
Combat Cheating in Regulatory Bodies – Part 1
Since we’ve been testing people for various things, cheaters have been out there – trying to find an easier way to pass our tests. Interestingly, according to Educational Testing Service (ETS), “Cheating is more widespread … than it was years ago because it no longer carries the stigma it used to.” People are doing it because […]