Vocational course software for enrollment, attendance and installments
Vocational course software helps a trade school run sign-ups, workshop groups, attendance and payments for courses such as hairdressing, cooking and bookkeeping, all from a web browser. In Jamaster LMS the installments and promissory notes for a months-long program sit on the same record as the trainee's attendance rate. You can separate company-sponsored trainees from individual sign-ups and follow several branches from one account.
The single-branch Mini plan is $49 a month, and the Pro plan for multi-branch institutions is $89 per branch per month (billed yearly), and you can try it with a 10-day free demo account.
What makes running a vocational school hard
Installments and notes on long programs
A trade program that runs for months is usually paid in installments, with part of it secured by promissory notes. Jamaster tracks the plan, notes and collections together, and late payments show up in reports you can narrow to one branch and period.
Workshop and classroom capacity
A salon floor or teaching kitchen only takes so many trainees, and overbooking cuts into hands-on time. Each group opens with a room and capacity, and a count such as 12/12 steers new enrollments to a group with space.
Catching absences early
In hands-on training, absences noticed late often end with a trainee dropping out. Attendance is taken by QR code, rates are reported per trainee and group, and a third straight absence makes the system schedule a follow-up meeting.
Features for vocational training centers
Courses and terms by trade
Set up hairdressing, cooking, bookkeeping and other trades as individual courses, each with its own terms and levels.
Installments, notes and collections
Take full, installment or partial payments, follow promissory notes by due date and print a receipt each time money comes in.
Individual and corporate trainees
Use the student type to tell self-funded trainees apart from employees sent by a company.
Instructor assignment and pay
Assign instructors to groups and track their weekly teaching load, salary and performance.
Prospective trainee follow-up
Record everyone who calls about a course as a prospect, log outcomes and reasons for lost leads, and review the monthly meeting report.
One trainee from first enquiry to the end of the course
- 1
Enquiry
Save the prospect's meeting notes, score and call-back date when they call or visit.
- 2
Sale and contract
Apply any campaign or discount to the program price, then draw up the contract on the trainee's record.
- 3
Installments and notes
Split the fee into installments and enter promissory notes with their due dates if needed.
- 4
Workshop, attendance, collection
The trainee starts in a workshop group while you keep an eye on attendance and the next installment due.
Frequently asked questions
What is vocational course software?
Vocational course software replaces paper files and spreadsheets for enrollment, workshop groups, attendance, installments and promissory notes. Jamaster LMS opens in a browser, so nothing is installed on office PCs.
How do vocational schools track promissory notes?
Each note is linked to the trainee's payment plan and followed by due date. Note and overdue reports can be narrowed to a single branch or date range and saved as a CSV file.
How can I see a trainee's attendance rate?
Trainees check in by QR code at each lesson, and the attendance report then lists rates for each trainee and each group. Education reports add lesson participation by course.
What is the price of vocational course software?
The single-branch Mini plan is $49 a month, and the Pro plan for multi-branch institutions is $89 per branch per month (billed yearly). SMS packages are bought separately. Try your programs and workshop groups for 10 days at no cost before committing.
Related solutions
- Computer course software
Track enrollment, lab groups and reports for modular courses such as office applications and graphic design.
- Certificate program software
Keep applications, installment payments and session attendance on the same participant record.
- Promissory note tracking software
Tie promissory notes to each student's installment plan and see which are paid, due or overdue.
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