ebs4 is a comprehensive, flexible and fully-integrated student-information management solution. It is used by over a quarter of all colleges in England and Wales, along with a number of large adult- and community-learning providers.
ebs4 records and manages information throughout the academic life of a student and enables curriculum planning, delivery and the reporting of data and information.
ebs4 has a sound development track record and can accommodate constantly changing statutory requirements, customer needs and technical environments.
We provide installation, configuration, training, data management and helpdesk and ongoing development services, as well as the ebs4 system and a range of additional enhanced services that address specific customer requirements.
Features of ebs4
The modules available within ebs4 provide the ability to manage:
- A prospectus
- Enrolments (including bar codes, online payments and identity cards)
- Unique learner number (ULN) management
- Document images
- Web enquiries, applications, enrolments and payments
- Curricula and curriculum planning
- Examinations and submissions
- Higher-education assessments
- Timetabling (including group load balancing)
- Attendance (including web registers, biometric registers and OMR registers)
- Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
- Statutory returns (including ILR and LLWR)
- Employer contacts and campaigns
- Additional Learner Support (ALS)
- Information review and reporting
- Email and text messaging
- Web progressions
- Active Directory integration
- Performance and funding analysis
- Interface configuration and branding
- Workflow
Support services
Our ebs4 customers are given access to a dedicated team of trained experts, who provide an accessible and flexible support service.
ebs4 support services include access to:
- A dedicated 0845 telephone number to contact the support team
- A website for downloading hot fixes and new software releases
- Regular product updates, customer newsletters and software release notices
- Facilitated user-group meetings
- Workshops and seminars providing information about our latest developments
Professional services
Our professional services team has the expertise to provide our customers with solutions that are tailored to their specific requirements and which can be developed, with their cooperation, as their needs change.
Our services range from one-day workshops and training courses through to full project management of a system implementation. Our continuous improvement programmes enable customers to develop business processes and increase operational effectiveness.
For further details please contact us on ebs4@tribalgroup.com or call our Sheffield office on 0114 281 6100