Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) NSW is a medium-sized local government organisation with around 850 employees, including a large number of seasonal and casual workers across pools, outdoor maintenance, and community services.
With a strong focus on safety, compliance, and community service, the Council’s mission is to provide quality services while ensuring the wellbeing of its staff and residents.
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"We selected mylearningspace for their strong reputation as a trusted learning solutions provider, as well as their ability to deliver a cost-effective solution tailored to our organisational needs.”
Geoff Moran, BMCC
Having prior experience with Moodle and awareness of its flexibility, the Learning and Development lead campaigned internally to move away from the failing system.
Blue Mountains City Council chose Moodle Workplace with mylearningspace because:
Aligned with Council’s needs and branding.
To meet urgent regulatory requirements.
Ability to accommodate permanent, casual, and seasonal workers.
Ensuring legacy completion data was preserved.
The BMCC Learning and Development lead, worked closely with mylearningspace to design the system to Council’s specifications.
mylearningspace ensured that all relevant stakeholders were consulted throughout, building trust and buy-in across the organisation.
Legacy completion records were migrated seamlessly, ensuring no compliance data was lost.
Problems were resolved immediately, with MLS providing expert guidance at every stage.
While the implementation was primarily compliance-driven, it has opened the door to a much broader shift in learning culture
Blue Mountains City Council is now beginning to:
The Council is now leveraging Moodle’s wider capabilities to design more engaging, collaborative, and holistic learning opportunities. This cultural shift will encourage staff to take ownership of their professional development, contributing to a safer, stronger, and more resilient organisation.
We combine deep Moodle expertise, comprehensive services, and a commitment to sustainable growth to empower your organisation and your learners. Our team partners with each organisation to meet their unique needs, improve outcomes, and provide support at every step. We are focused on creating unique learner-centric platforms backed by learning science that increase adoption, retention, engagement and deliver on learning outcomes. As a Certified Premium Moodle Partner, we have a successful proven track record of implementing Moodle solutions for both small and multi-national organisations.