2026 Product Theme - Flexible Learning
Flexible Learning transforms Bud into a more adaptable LMS that reflects how learning actually happens. By blending learning and assessment, managing evolving aims, grouping content into bite-size chunks and providing learner-level configuration at ease, enabling more personalised delivery, automated workflows, and better learner outcomes at scale.
These items have been researched and prioritised, and are currently in development. They will be available soon.
Delivering several highly requested content configuration items, including a new Log of Hours page, optional file submission and days, weeks and months.
You can read more about some of these in our release notes here.
This item forms part of our 2026 flexible learning theme.
Continuing to introduce the concept of assessments into Bud. Our next phase is to add assessments into The Library and Programmes.
This item forms part of our 2026 flexible learning theme.
We are introducing flexibility to manage additional learning aims during delivery, while maintaining alignment between learning plans and ILR data.
This item forms part of our 2026 flexible learning theme.
Introducing an Initial Assessments integration with Century that enables a seamless experience for trainers and learners to conduct and record results for Initial Assessments from Bud.
We'll be hosting a webinar soon to show the feature in action, so keep an eye out for the invitation.
We’re investigating the possibility of reporting at a group level to support the growing number of Training Provider consolidation and acquisitions.
Our AI‑enabled learner assistant will provide intelligent, on‑demand support by answering learner queries, offering personalised guidance, and enhancing engagement throughout the full duration of their programme of study.
Keep an eye out for our exclusive webinar invitation.
Enhancements responding to several policy changes. These include feedback on the new Ofsted inspection framework, changes to support Apprenticeship Units and assessment reform, including changes to version.
You can read more, in our coming soon articles found here.
We’re exploring the ideas in discovery to better understand users' needs and shape the most effective solutions.
We’re enabling providers to build structured, reusable modules that can be applied across programmes. This streamlines content creation and management and transforms the Learner and Employer experience by replacing overwhelming activity lists with clear, modular learning journeys.
This item forms part of our 2026 Flexible Learning theme.
We have reviewed the funding rules and are validating our proposed developments with a customer focus group.
You can read more about our planned work here.
We are reviewing the user roles and permissions implementation in Bud, to better align with provider processes, improve management of user hierarchies, and ensure appropriate data visibility.
These are potential features or enhancements that we’re considering for future development.
This work includes enhancements to propagation logic to support a wider range of delivery scenarios, alongside new capabilities to link learning and assessment content with aim management.
This item forms part of our 2026 flexible learning theme.
Leveraging our improvements from the 2026 flexible learning theme, to improve and enhance the metrics to view and track Learner's progress within the platform.
This could include tracking against Assessment outcomes, modular progress, and enhanced learning metrics.
This item forms part of our 2026 Flexible Learning theme.
We’re investigating how we can help to reduce the external systems relied on for booking, scheduling and attendance tracking which result in a fragmented learner experience and complicated progress tracking.
These are items that we have delivered in the current or previous quarter, which you may now begin to use.
Enable efficiency in compliance. We are continuing to add more ILR Error and FMR codes as well as a new enhancement for PDSAT reports to monitor and update throughout the month.
The ability to add Assessments directly onto a Learner's Plan. This is not a full feature, but it gives customers early visibility and access, as well as the opportunity to provide feedback.
This item forms part of our 2026 Flexible Learning theme.
We’ve introduced a dashboard within Bud Mark to give you important information about your monthly usage.
We have exposed the Bud Learner Progress record to Learners, so they have more visibility of their programme progress against their assessment criteria.
We've now updated Bud's page width and re-orientated and improved the navigation bar. These changes give users more visible screen real estate, reduce scrolling, and result in a cleaner, more efficient experience overall.
Disclaimer
This roadmap is shared for informational purposes only and represents our anticipated focus areas for the current quarter and beyond. It should not be relied upon for major purchasing, planning, or investment decisions. All roadmap items are subject to change or delay, and continued development or release of features remains at the sole discretion of Bud Systems. We strive to keep the roadmap accurate and current, with updates provided through quarterly roadmap publications and our monthly updates.