From a spreadsheetThe spreadsheet was the system. Now it is the import file.

Most training providers we meet run on a spreadsheet, a booking form and a shared inbox. It works until it does not. Cademy imports the spreadsheet in an afternoon and gives every row a record.

Side by side

What the spreadsheet did, and what does it now.

The spreadsheetCademy
Course datesA tab per year, capacity in a cellA schedule, with capacity, waitlist and price on each date
BookingsTyped in from emails and a formTaken on your website, paid, confirmed and reminded automatically
Who attendedA tick columnA register on the date; attendance issues the certificate
CertificatesMade in Word, filed somewhereIssued automatically, with an expiry date, on the learner’s record
InvoicesRaised by hand, chased by memoryRaised at booking with the PO, posted to Xero, overdue reminders on
Who paid for whomA column, if you were disciplinedContacts linked to organisations, automatically by email domain
Two people editingA conflictA team, with roles
How the import works

One CSV per thing.

1

Export what you have

Contacts, organisations, courses, dates, registrations and orders. One sheet each, any column names.

2

Map and import

Match your columns to Cademy fields. Contacts import on every plan, courses from Pro. We will do it with you on a call.

3

Switch the website over

Embed the course list on your site, or use your Cademy booking page. The spreadsheet retires.

What comes across

Everything with a date on it. Especially the dates.

Migrations go wrong when history is left behind. We move the history, not just the list.

Courses and content

Titles, prices, formats and settings. Video and SCORM upload straight into the outline.

Dates and sessions

Future dates with venue, trainer and capacity, bookable on day one. Past dates for the records.

Learners and organisations

Every contact with their organisation and tags.

Bookings and payments

Who booked what, imported as bookings and orders.

Registrations and attendance

Who attended what, so the history is on the record from day one.

Your website

The old widget comes off, the Cademy snippet goes on. Same pages, live dates.

Your first week

Five working days, one person on our side who knows your setup.

The plan for a typical provider. Larger migrations get a scoped one, in the same shape.

1

Kick-off and export

A call with our team. We agree what moves; you export what you can.

Export in hand
2

Import and mapping

We map your fields and import into a staging account. You check a short list.

Data in, checked
3

Website, payments, calendars

Snippet on your site, Stripe and Xero connected, calendars synced.

Bookable
4

Team and automations

Logins with the right roles. Reminders and follow-ups switched on, in your words.

Running itself
5

First course live

Register taken, certificate issued, invoice in Xero. Old system off.

Live
Run both in parallel for as long as you like. Nothing goes public until you say so.

Up and running in a week. Not a quarter.

Questions

Before retiring the spreadsheet.

Does my spreadsheet have to be in a particular format?

No. Export it as CSV and map the columns during the import. If a column does not exist in Cademy, leave it out or put it in notes.

Can I import certificates I issued before?

Not as certificates. Import the registrations with their dates and we can help you record which ones were certified.

How much does Cademy cost?

There is a free plan. Pro is £99 a month billed yearly, or £119 monthly. Teams is £499 a month billed yearly, or £599 monthly.

Can I keep the spreadsheet for a while?

Yes. Exports to CSV are on every plan, so the spreadsheet can stay as a report while the bookings run in Cademy.

Next step

Send us the spreadsheet.

We will tell you what imports as-is and what needs a tidy, before you commit to anything.

No card needed. Import a spreadsheet and run a course this week.