Our final piece on Programme Assessments is to enable Programme scheduling, so that Assessments in Learning Plans are exactly where they are meant to be.
This item forms part of our 2026 flexible learning theme.
Bud's Product Roadmap
Last update: 11 August 2026
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.
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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.
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Introducing an Initial Assessments integration for our OST Programmes with Century that enables a seamless experience for trainers and learners to conduct and record results for Initial Assessments from Bud.
We're currently working on extending the integration to OST Programmes.
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We have implemented the majority of the updates from the first two versions of the funding rules. We are now working on updating the employer co-investment process to reflect the latest rules in version 3 and updating the Training Plan document to align with the government's template.
You can read more about our planned work here.
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We're currently working on a set of enhancements to our AI-powered chatbots, Bud Assist for Trainers and Bud Assist for Learners.
Further enhancements to Bud Assist for Learners will include trainer conversation history and AI-powered safeguarding.
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As Ofsted places greater emphasis on inclusion, wellbeing, and learner support, we are enhancing Bud’s Inclusion and Support functionality to support a clear, evidence-based Assess, Plan, Do, Review approach. Through developments such as wellbeing reviews, wellbeing logs, inclusion notes, and strengthened Support Plans, providers will be better equipped to identify needs, coordinate support, evidence impact, and help learners receive more personalised support to succeed.
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We are redesigning how user roles work in Bud, moving away from broad, fixed roles towards a new set of action-based roles, each with clear permission tiers. This gives training providers precise control over what every user can see and do in the platform.
In Delivery
These items have been researched and prioritised, and are currently in development. They will be available soon.
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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.
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Phase 2 of delivering several highly requested content configuration items, including activities set in the Programme in days, weeks and months, filtering in the Progress Record to see uncompleted criteria, alerts on activities with a higher volume of actual hours compared to planned, and more!
You can read more about some of these in our release notes here.
This item forms part of our 2026 flexible learning theme.
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Following the introduction of aim management, we're extending the change automation to cover change of circumstance and business process workflows too. It cuts admin time and gives you a clear, reliable audit trail of every change.
In Discovery
We’re exploring the ideas in discovery to better understand users' needs and shape the most effective solutions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Future
These are potential features or enhancements that we’re considering for future development.
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Providers can now add on-programme Assessments to their programme templates and learning plans, allowing them to track assessment outcomes in real time and creating stronger evidence for audit.
This item forms part of our 2026 Flexible Learning theme.
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Our AI‑powered learner assistant is now live, providing on‑demand learner support by answering queries, offering personalised guidance, and enhancing engagement throughout the full duration of learners' programme of study. You can also control which programme you wish for the AI assistant to work on.
You can read more about Bud Assist for Learners here.
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Last month we introduced our Initial Assessments integration with Century that enables a seamless experience for trainers and learners to conduct and record results for Initial Assessments within Bud.
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Consolidated Reporting is now available giving a combined view of data across multiple training provider tenancies within Bud. You can read more about it here.
Done ✅
These are items that we have delivered in the current or previous quarter, which you may now begin to use.
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.