Training Square

Training Square (formerly Place de la Formation) is a SaaS solution that automates and digitises training programme management. Together, we offer our clients a solution that centralises, automates and manages all training activities. At the heart of their HR ecosystem, the solution saves up to 80% of the time spent on administrative tasks and enables the effective management of skills, budgets and training pathways. All whilst making it easier for employees to access training.

Training Square: training management software

Training Square is a SaaS platform for Training Management Systems (TMS) that frees training teams from administrative burdens, allowing them to focus on what really matters: developing skills and supporting employees.

The aim: to provide a practical solution to one of the most common HR challenges: moving from administrative management of training to strategic skills management.

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Training management: an underutilised feature in your HRIS

In many organisations, training remains one of the most time-consuming and fragmented HR processes. Manual registrations, scattered reminders, paper documents, duplicate data entry, compliance that is difficult to ensure… Training teams spend most of their time on administrative tasks, to the detriment of the value they could deliver.

If any of these challenges sound familiar, Training Square can make all the difference:

  • Is your skills development plan managed in Excel or across several separate tools?
  • Registration, invitations and reminders take up too much of HR’s time.
  • Are you finding it difficult to produce reliable indicators?
  • Regulatory compliance (performance reviews, six-year reviews, GDPR) is difficult to ensure.
  • Your HRIS does not cover the day-to-day management of training.
  • Managers and staff do not have a clear overview of the training courses available to them.

Training Square: a comprehensive platform for managing your training

Training Square is a TMS designed for organizations looking to professionalize their training function, regardless of their size (from 100 to several tens of thousands of employees).

1. Management and automation

Automated workflows (registrations, approvals, reminders, invitations) and real-time dashboards, with more than 200 configurable variables to adapt to each organization’s processes. Training teams gain visibility and efficiency without duplicate data entry.

2. Training and catalogue management

A single catalogue bringing together all training offerings (internal, external, digital), with online registration directly from the tool. Training Square is natively connected to training providers, making it easier to place orders and centralize invoicing.

3. Full administrative digitalization

All documents related to training journeys are automatically collected, stored, and organized, with built-in reminders. The AI embedded in Training Square ensures intelligent document organization, significantly reducing the risk of errors or omissions.

4. Skills and appraisal management

The platform includes tracking of skills, certifications, and professional interviews. Appraisal campaigns can be launched and managed from a dedicated space, with automatic alerts and reminders to ensure compliance.

5. Evaluation and continuous improvement

Immediate and delayed evaluation questionnaires can be configured and automatically sent after each training session. Results are analyzed and displayed in dashboards, supporting a continuous improvement approach to the training offering.

6. Training reporting and data

Training Square centralizes all key indicators in real time and provides preconfigured reports as well as custom exports. HR teams benefit from a clear and reliable view of budgets, achievements, and future needs.

7. Integration and user experience

Training Square is designed to integrate into your existing HR ecosystem via APIs, SSO, HRIS and LMS connectors. The solution offers dedicated interfaces for HR teams, managers, and employees, ensuring fast adoption and a smooth user experience for all profiles.

The tangible benefits for your teams

  • Time saved on administrative tasks: up to 80%
  • Management costs: 10% savings on management costs
  • Regulatory compliance: 100% of processes secured
  • Insight into skills: real-time dashboards, with no need to re-enter data
  • User experience: dedicated interfaces for HR, managers and employees

Our approach: why does Arago offer Training Square?

Arago selects its technology partners with great care. Training Square addresses a specific and common challenge faced by our clients: training management remains one of the blind spots in many HRIS systems, even the most advanced ones.

By adding Training Square to our portfolio of solutions, we offer our clients an expert, practical solution to address this gap, designed to complement their existing HR tools (SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Concur, Oracle, Workday and other tools).

What convinced us about Training Square:

  • Truly advanced automation of training processes, not just digitisation.
  • Advanced configuration capabilities that can be adapted to complex organisations.
  • A specialist TMS solution, clearly distinct from LMS systems, designed to work seamlessly with the HRIS.
  • Native integration with the leading HRIS systems on the market, via API and SSO.
  • A GDPR-certified and ISO 27001-certified solution, secure enough for demanding environments.
  • Rapid deployment: from the kick-off meeting to go-live in 3 to 5 weeks.

About Training Square

Training Square is the TMS solution from Place de la Formation, a French software provider specialising in the digitalisation of professional training management. ISO 27001-certified and GDPR-compliant, Training Square is used by companies of all sizes and across all sectors, with a workforce of 100 or more. The solution is an SAP Silver Partner and is listed on the UGAP.

Training Square is aimed at training managers, HR directors and IT directors in companies seeking to professionalise their training functions and better manage their skills.

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FAQ: frequently asked questions about Training Square

What is a TMS (Training Management System)?

A TMS (Training Management System) is software designed for the operational and administrative management of professional training. Unlike an LMS (Learning Management System), which manages learning content and pathways, the TMS handles all the processes both before and after training: skills development plans, enrolments, invitations, documents, metrics and compliance. Training Square is a specialist TMS, designed to centralise and automate all these processes.

What is the difference between a TMS and an LMS?

The LMS manages training content (e-learning, digital courses, quizzes). The TMS manages the entire training process: from identifying requirements to invoicing, including enrolment, administrative documents and reporting. The two solutions are complementary and can be integrated. Training Square can interface with the leading LMS platforms on the market.

Is Training Square compatible with SAP SuccessFactors?

Yes. Training Square integrates with the leading HRIS systems on the market via APIs, SSO or standard connectors, including SAP SuccessFactors. Arago, an SAP Gold Partner, can assist you in defining the integration architecture best suited to your specific needs.

How long does it take to set up Training Square?

The deployment of Training Square is divided into three phases: kick-off meeting (2 hours), configuration and data import (3 to 5 weeks), and training and go-live (3 hours). It is one of the quickest TMS systems to deploy on the market.

Training Square est-il conforme au RGPD ?

Yes. Training Square is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant. Data is securely hosted, with access levels tailored to each user profile (HR, manager, employee, trainer, viewer).

À quel type d'entreprise s'adresse Training Square ?

Training Square is suitable for any company with 100 or more employees, across all sectors. The solution is particularly well-suited to organisations looking to streamline their training operations, ensure regulatory compliance and integrate training management into their HRIS ecosystem.