“The biggest single piece of advice that I would give for anyone looking at implementing a Learning Management Solution for their organisation would be to choose a Moodle platform hosted by Hubken! We have been very impressed with Hubken’s knowledge and support.”
Michael Verinder, Managing Director, Distance Learning Centre
Acquisition Marketing Manager
Distance Learning Centre is a UK-based, family-run provider of distance and online learning, delivering Access to Higher Education and vocational courses since 1993.
With nearly 30 years of experience, the organisation offers 250+ online courses and supports more than 10,000 learners, helping students gain qualifications and progress into further education and new careers.
Historically, Distance Learning Centre delivered courses through a paper-based model, posting learning materials directly to students.
While effective in the past, this approach had become increasingly inefficient and costly, particularly as learner expectations shifted towards instant digital access.
Key challenges included:
The organisation needed a digital platform that could streamline operations, reduce manual workload, and support future growth.
“We saw this as an opportunity to deliver a seamless experience for our staff and students. With Hubken’s help, not only have our expectations been exceeded, but we have the confidence that we can continue to scale our operations as we expand the number of available online courses.”
Michael Verinder
Managing Director, Distance Learning Centre
To transition from a physical to a purely digital business model, the Distance Learning Centre partnered with Hubken to implement a fully hosted Moodle LMS.
E-Commerce Automation: The Moodle LMS was fully integrated with an e-commerce gateway, empowering learners to independently browse, self-register, and instantly purchase their chosen courses online.
Zero-Touch Delivery: As soon as a transaction is complete, the LMS automatically dispatches the correct electronic course materials to the learner. This entirely eliminated the labour-intensive manual fulfilment processes that were previously draining staff resources.
Infinite Scalability: With an intuitive user interface, the platform serves as a centralised digital hub, allowing the organisation to easily create, maintain, and rapidly deploy new online learning content without increasing headcount.
“Hubken provides an outstanding LMS hosting service, offering value-for-money. They offer first-class support that is very responsive. They have always helped very quickly in every issue or question raised.”
Michael Verinder
Managing Director, Distance Learning Centre
By transitioning away from physical mail to the automated Moodle LMS, the Distance Learning Centre fundamentally transformed its operational efficiency:
Scale: The organisation successfully expanded its digital portfolio to host over 250 different online courses.
Reach: In a single academic year (2020/21), the platform seamlessly facilitated the completion of 1,550 Access to Higher Education Diplomas.
Resource Optimisation: Staff have been completely freed from the labour-intensive burdens of manual enrolment and delivery, allowing the business to largely run itself while the core team focuses strictly on long-term strategy and planning.
“Working with Hubken has really been great. Communication and project management was very good, and their technical input and ongoing support are absolutely superb. The team’s Moodle knowledge is extensive.”
Michael Verinder
Managing Director, Distance Learning Centre
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