Custom eLearning Development Services for Corporate Training
For L&D, HR and compliance teams that need training built around their own content, systems and learners.
We design and build custom eLearning courses, simulations and learning programs that fit your brand, run in your LMS and work for learners in 40+ languages.
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- Since 2010Delivering eLearning
- 500+Projects
- 40+Countries with clients
- 120+Specialists
What is custom eLearning development?
Custom eLearning development is the design and build of online training made around your own content, learners, brand and LMS, instead of a ready-made library course. IKHYA builds it for L&D, HR and compliance teams worldwide, in tools such as Storyline 360, Rise 360 and Captivate.
Why do teams choose IKHYA for custom eLearning development?
Experience across 500+ projects
IKHYA has delivered eLearning since 2010. The 500th project was a global onboarding program for a FTSE 100 financial services company, localized into 12 languages.
Built for your LMS
Courses ship as SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI or HTML5, so they run and report in the system you already use.
Global from the first screen
Clients in 40+ countries and courses in 40+ languages, with human or AI voiceover. Planning languages with the original build avoids rework later.
One team, many skills
120+ specialists cover instructional design, development, simulations, translation and accessibility, so you do not have to manage separate vendors.
Which type of eLearning fits your project?
Custom is not always the right answer. Use this comparison to decide before you brief anyone.
Not sure which option is right for you?
Tell us about your training and we will recommend one.
What do we deliver in a custom eLearning project?
What you receive
- A project plan and a screen-by-screen course outline (storyboard) for your approval before building
- A branded, interactive course built in the tool that suits the project
- Voiceover (human or AI), graphics, animation or video where the learning needs them
- Assessments, scenarios or simulations, with tracking set up
- A tested package ready for your LMS
Formats and tools
| Category | What IKHYA works with |
|---|---|
| Authoring tools | Articulate Storyline 360Articulate Rise 360Adobe CaptivateLectoraiSpring SuitedominKnow ONEElucidat |
| Output formats | SCORM 1.2SCORM 2004xAPIHTML5 |
Not sure which tool to use? Our guide to eLearning authoring tools explains the differences. If you are wondering what SCORM is and why it matters for your LMS, our guide explains it. xAPI is a newer standard that records learning activity as statements stored in a Learning Record Store (LRS), and it can track learning outside an LMS.
Formats we build custom
- Scenario-based and branching courses
- Software simulations (ERP, CRM, HRIS) in show-me, try-me and test-me modes
- Gamified and game-based learning
- Microlearning
- Mobile learning solutions
- Interactive and animated video
- 360-degree photo and video scenarios built in Adobe Captivate
- Accessible eLearning built to WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508
- Blended learning packages
Accessibility. When you need accessible courses, we build to WCAG 2.1 AA. WCAG 2.1 builds on WCAG 2.0 and is backwards compatible with it, and the Revised Section 508 Standards require WCAG 2.0 Level AA for web and non-web electronic content, so a course built to WCAG 2.1 AA covers both.
Languages. Need the course in several languages? Our eLearning translation services cover 40+ languages, with human or AI voiceover. Planning the languages at the start keeps rework down.
How does a custom eLearning project work?
- 01
Discovery and plan
We agree the audience, goals, content sources, tools, LMS and languages, and what success looks like.
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Instructional design and outline
We turn your content into a screen-by-screen outline with the activities, scenarios and assessments.
IKHYA drafts, you review - 03
Design and build
We build a working course with your branding, media and voiceover in the agreed tool.
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Review
Your subject matter experts and stakeholders review the build and send consolidated feedback.
IKHYA builds changes, you review - 05
Quality checks and LMS testing
We test the course on the devices you use and in your LMS, and check tracking and reporting.
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Launch and measurement
We deliver the final package in the agreed format. You can plan how to measure results from the start: see our guide to training ROI.
IKHYA and You
What does custom eLearning development cost?
Every IKHYA project is quoted individually, so we do not publish prices. This section shows what moves a quote up or down, so you can brief us accurately. For a deeper breakdown, see our guide to eLearning development cost.
| Cost driver | Why it matters | What to decide |
|---|---|---|
| 1Course length | More screens mean more design, build and review time | Seat time per learner |
| 2Interactivity level | Click-and-read pages are quicker than branching scenarios or simulations | How much practice the skill needs |
| 3Media | Custom graphics, animation and video add production time | Which topics need visuals |
| 4Voiceover | Narration needs scripts, recording and re-recording when text changes | Human or AI voice, one language or several |
| 5Languages | Each language needs translation, voiceover and testing | Languages and launch dates |
| 6Authoring tool | Different tools suit different levels of interaction | Tool, or a standard your team already uses |
| 7Review rounds | More reviewers and rounds extend the schedule | Who signs off, and how feedback is collected |
| 8LMS testing | Reporting requirements and LMS quirks affect testing time | Standard (SCORM or xAPI) and LMS |
If you are weighing a vendor against building in-house, our article on eLearning outsourcing lays out the trade-offs, and how to choose an eLearning vendor gives a checklist you can use with any provider, including us.
Running a formal procurement?
Submit an RFP →What do you need to send us to get started?
What you send You
- Source content: slides, documents, policies, videos, or an SME to interview
- The learning goal and who the learners are
- Your brand guide or logo files
- Your LMS name, and the tracking standard it accepts
- Languages needed
- A named reviewer and a target launch date
What we prepare IKHYA
- A plan and outline built from your material
- Questions for your subject matter experts
- Scenarios, assessments and interactions
- A build in the right tool and format
- A tested package for your LMS
Good source material makes the project faster. Our guide to eLearning content development shows how to organize content before it reaches a developer.
Which industries do we build custom eLearning for?
IKHYA builds for healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing and safety, financial services, compliance training, retail, oil and gas and energy, IT and software (customer and product training), and aviation.
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Manufacturing and safety
- Financial services
- Compliance training
- Retail
- Oil and gas and energy
- IT and software
- Aviation
The training needs differ, but the questions at the start are the same: who must do what differently, and what proof will show it worked?
What results has custom eLearning delivered?
A compliance training overhaul raised completion and pass rates from 61% to 82% across 1,200 employees. A safety simulation for a US manufacturer reduced near-miss incidents by 40%. B2B SaaS sales onboarding covers about 20 new reps per quarter.
Manufacturing safety
360-degree hazard simulation cut near-miss incidents by 40%
Client: a US manufacturer with 3 plants and 2,100 floor employees.
- Before
- Annual safety videos that staff watched in groups; supervisors saw no change in behavior on the floor.
- What we built
- 4 hazard-perception scenes made from photos of the client's own plant
- A gamified lockout/tagout sequence
- 18 minutes of seat time, built in Adobe Captivate as 360-degree scenarios
- SCORM 2004 for the client's LMS, in English and Spanish
- Delivered in 9 weeks with 3 review rounds with the EHS manager
- How measured
- Near-miss reports in the client's incident log, 6 months after launch compared with 6 months before.
B2B SaaS sales
Sales onboarding for 20 new reps a quarter: 91% product-knowledge average
Client: a UK B2B SaaS company.
- Before
- PowerPoint decks and manager shadow time.
- What we built
- A 4-part blended program (eLearning plus virtual instructor-led) covering product features, objection handling and upselling. The parts were a product tour with software simulations, objection-handling branching scenarios, upsell microlearning and a certification quiz. Built in Storyline 360 in 8 weeks.
- How measured
- The product-knowledge assessment compared with the previous launch cohort.
"They took a pile of sales decks and turned it into onboarding our reps actually finish. The review rounds were quick and clear."
Read the full custom eLearning case study.
Do we build for organizations outside the US?
Yes. Clients are in 40+ countries and courses are built in 40+ languages. If you are based in the UK or Australia, see our pages on:
Frequently asked questions
Custom eLearning is training designed and built specifically for one organization: its content, learners, brand and systems. It is different from a library course, which is made for many companies and licensed as it is.
Custom eLearning is designed from scratch with more bespoke interaction and media. Rapid eLearning uses templates and faster production to meet a tight deadline.
IKHYA quotes each project individually, based on length, interactivity, media, voiceover, languages, tool, review rounds and LMS testing.
It depends on scope. A short, linear module takes much less time than a branching simulation in several languages. Tell us your content, length and deadline and we will estimate a timeline with your quote.
We deliver SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI and HTML5 packages and test them in your LMS. Tell us your LMS and its requirements when you ask for a quote.
Yes, in 40+ languages, with human or AI voiceover. See our eLearning translation services.
Choose off-the-shelf for general topics that are the same everywhere. Choose custom when the training depends on your own products, processes or rules.
Source content, the learning goal, brand files, your LMS details, languages and a named reviewer.
It depends on your team's capacity and skills. See eLearning outsourcing for the trade-offs.
Ready to build training your team will use?
Tell us about your audience, content and deadline. We will reply with questions and a quote.
