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Utah Local Governments Trust offers Utah County a free pilot training program; staff to compare with county system
Summary
At a Utah County Commission work session, the Utah Local Governments Trust offered a free pilot combining Cantola's learning-management system and Training Network Now content to county departments in exchange for feedback; county HR said the county will evaluate the pilot alongside its existing Relias contract.
Steve Hansen, CEO of the Utah Local Governments Trust, told the Utah County Commission during a work session that the Trust is offering member governments a pilot training program free of charge that pairs Cantola's learning-management system with Training Network Now's content.
"We are your insurance partner," Hansen said, explaining the Trust insures over 560 government entities and is providing the pilot to help members with safety, loss prevention and professional development. He said the package includes a Cantola LMS portal to assign and track courses, and Training Network Now content with hundreds of titles, many bilingual.
Hansen said the Trust partnered with Littler Mendelson to produce harassment-prevention material and with Stanford for business briefings. "As part of this pilot program, it will continue," he said, noting the Trust asks only for feedback from participating members and will provide backend support.
Ralph Barnes, Utah County HR, said he had reviewed the offering "at a very high level" but cautioned that the county recently adopted Relias after an RFP. "The current system is very robust, and it does meet all of our needs," Barnes said, noting Relias supports licensure tracking, career paths and transcripts for county staff and that the county has invested time in setup.
Commissioners and staff discussed options to evaluate both systems. One commissioner suggested running systems in parallel or allowing some departments to use one platform while others use the alternative. Hansen said the Trust would work with county HR to compare features and implementation options.
The Trust also offered access to multi-day Arbinger Institute facilitation for members, which Hansen said the Trust can provide free of charge through its network of facilitators.
Next steps: county staff (HR and procurement) will review contract terms and evaluate Cantola/Training Network Now against Relias, with an eye toward department needs, contractual obligations and potential co-existence of platforms.
