The RYA (Royal Yachting Association) is the British national body for all forms of boating, providing information and advice, as well as courses and training. Their courses are currently conducted face to face and usually last a number of days. However, the need to deliver them internationally, while ensuring consistency across how the courses are rolled out, meant that they had to consider a different learning approach.

This case study explains how Kineo worked with RYA to create a high-end piece of bespoke, highly visual, and interactive eLearning. The solution includes phased sections to build the learner's knowledge in short, focused sections and gives them an opportunity to apply it in a safe environment with feedback. It is followed by a final test to prove their capabilities.

The material called for a rich-media approach, complete with high-quality animations explaining concepts including tidal systems, videos, and voiceover to get the complex concepts across in an easy-to-understand way.

RYA's training manager Jane Hall says, "This was not an easy project, but Kineo's expertise in learning and graphic design, teamed with our instructors' knowledge of the subject meant that we have ended up with a course to be proud of. The hard work was worth it, and the feedback from students and instructors so far has been great."