(Ocean’s) LMS Collaborator’s Thirteen: Stories of Partnership Tested by Time
Who said that 13 is an unlucky number? We’re willing to bet, because exactly that many years ago, on November 6, 2013, the first line of code for the platform that you know today as LMS Collaborator was written.
We could spend hours talking about the journey we’ve taken or the many challenges we’ve overcome, but who could speak about us better than the companies that choose us, time and again, to implement their corporate online learning?
To save you from wading through a mile-long post filled with testimonials from hundreds of our clients, we’ve taken a chronological approach and selected one story for each year the platform has existed.
Friend #1. OMRON
About the company:
The Ukrainian branch of a Japanese electronics and equipment manufacturer, a leader in automation since 1933, is defined by its core competency: “Sensing & Control + Think.” The company specializes in industrial automation, electronic components, social systems, medical equipment, and data-driven solutions.
Friendship start date:
2014 year
Number of employees:
100+
Goals:
Implement remote learning for employees across the company’s regional sales offices
Establish a unified communication channel
Streamline the collection and processing of feedback
Organize product catalogs and documentation
Automate the assessment of staff members’ knowledge levels
Why LMS Collaborator?
“With the help of the platform, we were able to implement e-learning in the company very quickly. LMS Collaborator has become an integral part of employees’ daily work – all the necessary knowledge is available online, and support requests and work communication are handled right there.”
Olga Poberezhska, Administrator of the OMRON training platform
Friend #2. BROCARD
About the company:
Ukraine’s largest luxury perfume and cosmetics chain opened its first store in Kyiv in 1997. Today, the company offers over 300 global premium brands and operates 67 retail stores across 22 Ukrainian cities.
Friendship start date:
2015 year
Number of employees:
1,600
Goals:
Optimize material and human resources by moving online
Find a high-quality product with Ukrainian roots
Accelerate new employee adaptation
Keep staff informed about changes in a timely manner
Verify the knowledge employees have acquired
Why LMS Collaborator?
“Assessing the knowledge employees have acquired goes beyond looking at completed tasks, badges earned, or reports. LMS Collaborator helps us translate theory into practical skills, directly contributing to increased sales and improved service quality. Moreover, following the full-scale invasion, the corporate portal served as a vital communication channel, keeping us connected with our staff and providing inspiration and support during the most challenging period.”
Iryna Semenenko, Head of the BROCARD Training Center
Friend #3. GROSH
About the company:
One of the largest Ukrainian retail chains has long held a leading position in the regional retail market. It evolved from a small kiosk that, back in the 1990s, offered Vinnytsia residents a wide assortment of confectionery and spices. Today, the company operates 60 supermarkets across several cities and has its own production facilities.
Friendship start date:
2016 year
Number of employees:
2,000+
Goals:
Find a universal, all-in-one tool
Standardize employee training across the entire chain
Automate and accelerate the onboarding process for new hires, equipping them with the necessary theoretical knowledge
Upskill existing staff
Gain a comprehensive overview of each employee’s current hard and soft skills
Why LMS Collaborator?
“First and foremost, the platform offers a wide range of tools for employee learning and development, including creating training programs and courses, developing tests, conducting surveys, running 360-degree assessments, and more.
I would also like to highlight the LMS Collaborator team. They are always available, open to dialogue, and ready to help bring our ideas to life. It seems that for them, nothing is impossible! It is precisely this combination of the system’s extensive capabilities and the team’s partnership-oriented approach that makes our collaboration both effective and seamless.”
Victoria Visitska, Deputy Head of the HR Department at the “GROSH” company
Friend #4. Acino
About the company:
Acino, an international company with Swiss roots, has specialized in developing and manufacturing high-quality generic medicines for over 170 years and supplies its products to 90 countries worldwide. It ranks among the top three players in the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market and offers approximately 2,000 drugs across various therapeutic areas.
Friendship start date:
2017 year
Number of employees:
2,400+
Goals:
Transition the regular certification process for production staff – as well as the review of compliance policies – to an online format
Find a software solution that meets all quality standards and functional requirements
Personalize training
Integrate with the company’s Active Directory
Automate and standardize reporting on mandatory training, certification, and goal management
Why LMS Collaborator?
“For us, the corporate portal is a unique environment where every employee can access personalized training and information – quickly, simply, and clearly. We focus primarily on onboarding new hires, which allows us to engage them from their very first days, maintain constant communication, provide timely assistance and support, and monitor their learning and development.”
Oleksii Kamyshenko, Head of Learning and Development at Acino
Friend #5. Planeta Kino
About the company:
The Planeta Kino cinema chain emerged in Kyiv in 2008. Today, it comprises 11 cinemas and 4 RE’LUX cinema-restaurants, and remains the only provider of 4DX, IMAX, and IMAX with Laser technologies in Ukraine. Above all, however, it is a company that prioritizes high-quality customer service for every visitor.
Friendship start date:
2018 year
Number of employees:
450
Goals:
Automate employee onboarding
Avoid overloading staff members with excessive and unnecessary information
Address managers’ need to track employee progress in real time
Implement regular assessments of staff knowledge
Set up a system for gathering consistent feedback from employees
Why LMS Collaborator?
“We had no prior experience with other learning management systems. After conducting a market analysis, we made our decision and implemented LMS Collaborator right away. The platform met all our requirements, which is why we chose it. We appreciated the integration of work-related tasks, as well as the user-friendly and, most importantly, flexible interface. Ultimately, however, the personalized approach was the deciding factor for us.”
Yana Rudman, Lead Manager of the Learning and Development Department at Planeta Kino
Friend #6. ViYar
About the company:
One of Ukraine’s leading manufacturers of furniture components and provider of production services has been operating since 2002. The company’s network includes 18 branches across Ukraine and a furniture front factory in Vasylkiv. A key feature of the company is its modern showrooms, where customers can explore the product range, get expert advice, and quickly select the items they need.
Friendship start date:
2019 year
Number of employees:
4,900
Goals:
Automate the sales managers onboarding and create a modern hybrid adaptation program
Structure learning for new hires, making it user-friendly, clear, and motivating
Reduce the time required to prepare, assess, and analyze the results of annual performance reviews
Ensure seamless access to training materials and up-to-date information from any location and on any device
Ensure the security of the company’s confidential data
Why LMS Collaborator?
“With LMS Collaborator, we were able to automate the annual assessment process and create an effective hybrid training program for over 500 sales managers. The system significantly reduced the time required to prepare for and conduct assessments, while also improving the quality of onboarding for new hires. Our mentors note that employees now start their jobs already equipped with a solid foundation of knowledge.”
Iryna Pidhoretska, Head of the ViYar Corporate University
Friend #7. Dnipro-M
About the company:
A Ukrainian tool brand, established in 2011, helps people build, create, and improve the world around them. The company offers thousands of products, from power and hand tools to consumables and protective equipment. Today, it has more than 600 showrooms across Ukraine, and the number grows every year.
Friendship start date:
2020 year
Number of employees:
2,000+
Goals:
Automate mandatory learning and reduce the workload on staff members
Create structured onboarding programs for different categories of employees
Launch personalized training with flexible learning paths
Increase staff motivation and engagement
Gain powerful analytics to evaluate training effectiveness
Why LMS Collaborator?
“One of the most significant advantages of LMS Collaborator, and the feature I appreciate most, is its powerful analytics. The platform provides detailed statistics in various formats, accessible with a single click. We can track engagement and course completion rates, monitor the time spent on training materials, generate comprehensive user reports, and analyze post-course results. This enables us to evaluate the quality of training, identify areas for improvement, and adjust our learning strategies in a timely manner.”
Olga Savchenko, Head of the Online Education Department at Dnipro-M
Friend #8. Antoshka
About the company:
The national chain of children’s stores Antoshka is present in 17 cities across Ukraine. Owned by the RedHead Family Corporation, it offers caring parents everything they need for children from birth through their teenage years, including clothing, footwear, toys, hygiene products, food, and furniture. Since 1997, the company has remained one of the leaders in the Ukrainian market for children’s goods.
Friendship start date:
2021 year
Number of employees:
1,000+
Goals:
Implement continuous automated training for all company employees
Set up high-quality onboarding for new hires
Launch a training program for managers
Create a platform to support internal communication
Adopt analytics tools to gather detailed statistics and track learning process
Why LMS Collaborator?
“It was important for us to organize continuous training that would encompass all employees – allowing everyone to improve their skills at their own pace, from any location and on any device. Implementing LMS Collaborator has helped us improve our employee learning process significantly. I would also like to highlight the variety of available training methods, as well as the platform’s ease of use for both users and administrators.”
Hanna Bebeshko, Head of Staff Training and Development at Antoshka
Friend #9. Terytoriia Minimalnykh Tsin
About the company:
Terytoriia Minimalnykh Tsin is a Ukrainian retail chain offering a wide selection of clothing, footwear, toys, accessories, tableware, and goods for the home and leisure for the whole family. The company has been operating since 2009 and includes 20 brick-and-mortar stores, as well as an online shop.
Friendship start date:
2022 year
Number of employees:
1,000+
Goals:
Optimize the training process for all employee groups
Automate knowledge assessment
Improve the skills of sales merchandisers
Train frontline staff on company standards, cash-handling procedures, and merchandising rules
Increase employee interest in and engagement with training
Why LMS Collaborator?
“Thanks to the system’s features, we were able to create training programs and integrate them into a year-long development path for each category of employee. Quick access to the platform and 24/7 availability make everyone’s work easier. Another clear advantage is that we can build a knowledge base. Standardizing and automating the processes for onboarding, internships, and assessments ensures that our new hires learn quickly and effectively, while various types of reports help us analyze and evaluate their progress.”
Svitlana Levicheva, Head of Learning and Personnel Development
Friend #10. TASCOMBANK
About the company:
TASCOMBANK is one of Ukraine’s first commercial banks, established in 1989. It provides a full range of financial services to corporate and individual clients. Today, the bank focuses on building high-quality operational processes and implementing modern analytics and IT platforms. Its network comprises 83 branches across Ukraine.
Friendship start date:
2023 year
Number of employees:
1,710
Goals:
Automate onboarding for new employees in all departments
Organize regular bank-wide training programs
Facilitate staff members development within a unified digital environment
Increase employee engagement and encourage self-directed learning
Conduct staff assessments to identify development needs and track knowledge levels
Why LMS Collaborator?
“People have always been, and will remain, the bank’s most valuable asset – the key to its success and stability. LMS Collaborator enables us to encourage employee initiative and support continuous growth. Today, the TASCOMBANK learning portal serves as a platform for onboarding, ongoing professional development, and staff assessment. It includes a knowledge base, surveys, tests, and forums – all accessible 24/7!”
Nataliia Chebusheva, Head of the TASCOMBANK Training Center
Friend #11. ОККО
About the company:
OKKO is a Ukrainian chain of filling stations that has been operating since 1999. In addition to 413 filling stations, it has fixed and mobile laboratories for fuel quality control, as well as Ukraine’s largest chain of roadside restaurants, with 35 locations. The company also supplies natural gas and electricity.
Friendship start date:
2024 year
Number of employees:
10,000+
Goals:
Create a comprehensive digital environment for employee onboarding, training, development, and knowledge assessment
Ensure fast, effective onboarding of new hires, given the labor shortages and staff turnover typical of the retail sector
Provide continuous access to training content for two key employee groups: office staff and filling station personnel
Integrate the LMS with other corporate tools
Implement a system to motivate learning
Why LMS Collaborator?
“Frankly, we like everything the platform has to offer. If we had to pick our top five features, they would be: automated training assignment based on set criteria, personalized learning paths, a knowledge base, employee profiles, and content management tools. And in a league of its own is the rewards store, along with the platform’s overall gamification capabilities. We researched and analyzed the needs of both the business and our employees, defined our L&D strategy, and began our search. That’s how we found the right fit in LMS Collaborator!”
Kateryna Skrebkova, Head of the Distance Learning Sector at OKKO
Friend #12. First Private Brewery
About the company:
First Private Brewery is a Lviv-based food company that produces and sells naturally fermented beverages, specifically beer and kvass. It was founded in 2004. It was the brewing traditions of Lviv that inspired Andriy Matsola’s family to found a business combining history, quality, and modern production methods. Today, the company operates across Ukraine under the motto “For people – as for ourselves!”
Friendship start date:
2025 year
Number of employees:
2,500
Goals:
Find a scalable solution for learning more than 1,200 employees
Structure and automate onboarding for new hires
Create a knowledge base covering products and corporate culture
Integrate training, communication, and access to internal expertise on a single platform
Strengthen and develop corporate culture
Why LMS Collaborator?
“For us, LMS Collaborator is more than just a learning system. It also serves as a vital tool for internal communication. As a portal administrator, I especially value the flexibility in managing content and the ability to launch new training initiatives quickly. I would also like to highlight the responsive technical support, which helps resolve issues. Another key advantage is ease of use: employees can access training from both computers and mobile devices.”
Alina Gakh, Staff Training Manager at First Private Brewery
Friend #13. Promin
About the company:
Promin is a Ukrainian manufacturer and vertically integrated retail chain specializing in knitwear. Its history began in Lviv in 1939. Today, the company operates 17 stores and is the largest player in Ukraine’s light industry, producing affordable everyday clothing for active family leisure.
Friendship start date:
2026 year
Number of employees:
165
Goals:
Systematize internal knowledge and make it accessible to employees
Create a shared understanding of work processes
Accelerate onboarding for new hires
Set up a continuous process for training and assessing existing staff
Find a tool for both learning theory and practicing skills in real work scenarios
Why LMS Collaborator?
“We chose LMS Collaborator because we wanted to bring training courses, work instructions, and tests together in one place. It was important to us that employees could easily find the information they need and complete their learning, while administrators could add materials and track results. The platform helps us maintain a consistent training standard, save our team time, and quickly identify topics that need extra attention.”
Kateryna Kozenko, Administrator of the Promin Learning Portal
Are you looking for not just a tool for creating online courses but also a reliable technology partner to support you at every stage of launching corporate e-learning? If so, request a demo of LMS Collaborator, and one of our managers will show you the platform’s functionality in action!
