Totara Platinum Alliance PartnerTotara is one of the most powerful enterprise LMSs out there. Onboarding, compliance, performance, social learning and reporting, all in one platform. We host it, brand it, connect it and support it, so you get the most from every feature.
Trusted by councils, universities, training providers and global brands
An enterprise learning platform built for learning and performance. Use both together, or start with the one you need most.
Deliver, track and prove training at scale, plus social learning people choose to use.
Link learning to how people perform.
Totara is a brilliant LMS. Who runs it for you makes all the difference. Here's what you get when it's us.
One of Totara's top partner tiers, reserved for vetted, enterprise-scale delivery teams. We were also named Totara Top Performer, UK 2026.
About our Totara partnershipReal people who know your platform. No ticket queue, no starting from scratch every time you get in touch.
Meet the teamNeed something the platform doesn't do yet? Our developers scope it, price it up front and build it.
On Totara 17 or later? We'll move your users, courses and records at no cost, using the database your current partner shares with us.
“Moving to BuildEmpire was essential for us.”Karen Chetwynd, CEO, Montessori Global Education
Stop juggling an LMS, a performance tool, a social platform and a reporting tool. Totara with BuildEmpire does the lot, with one login and one set of data.
Track mandatory training with certifications, automatic recertification and audit-ready reports. More on compliance training
Enrol new starters automatically by role or location and get them productive fast with LMS onboarding
Launch quickly with ready-made courses from our off-the-shelf content library
Reach people on the road and on the shop floor with sales training
Build your own reports, schedule them to inboxes and give every manager a live view with the report builder
Train partners, resellers and customers with their own portals through extended enterprise
Add gamification, video and audio activities and extra branding control with the BuildEmpire Edition
From first conversation to a platform that keeps getting better.
We get to know your learners, your structure and your systems, then plan your platform around them.
We set up Totara in your brand, connect your systems and migrate your content.
Your platform goes live on secure, managed hosting, with your admins trained and ready.
Your account team keep you on the latest Totara, roll out new features and build what you need next.
“BuildEmpire is a trusted partner on our digital transformation journey.”Sarah Maundrell, MBL
Give each department, franchisee or client their own branded space, all run from one platform.
HR sync and audiences enrol people automatically, while certifications renew on their own.
Report across every tenant or zoom into one team, then focus learning where it's needed.
Connect the tools you already use, quickly and easily. Our development team set up every integration for you.
Bring learning into the tools your teams already work in.
Automate onboarding, assign the right training and sync HR data.
Expand your content offering with ready-made learning.
Upload, store and build learning content in the formats you use.
Sell courses and take payments through the tools you trust.
From single sign-on to bespoke connections, our development team can link the tools you need.
Talk to us about your stackTotara keeps evolving, and we keep you on the latest version. On top of that, we add our own improvements shaped by what customers ask for. See what's live and what's coming next.
View our roadmapNew theme and branding controls, gamification, passkeys and badges blocks.
Leaderboards, banner block, notes and audio activities, tiles format.
Floating notes, font selector, course information block and eCommerce.
See upcoming features and tell us what you'd like built. See the roadmap
Book a demo and we'll walk you through Totara with BuildEmpire in your brand, then talk through your requirements, integrations and timelines.
“BuildEmpire was able to take our design goals and the feature set core to Totara, and build us a platform that is truly unique.”Kyle Epps, Product Designer, Center for Creative Leadership
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Totara is an enterprise learning management system that brings learning, social learning and performance management together in one platform. It covers courses, programmes, certifications, workspaces, appraisals, 360 feedback, reporting and multi-tenancy, so you can run all your training from one place.
BuildEmpire is a Totara Platinum Alliance Partner and Totara Top Performer, UK 2026. We've been building and running learning platforms for 20 years. We host, brand, connect and support Totara for you, with ISO 27001 certified hosting and a named account team. Our BuildEmpire Edition adds extra features like gamification and video and audio activities. Discover the Edition
Certifications track mandatory training with expiry dates. You set when the recertification window opens, and Totara reopens the training automatically, reminding learners and their managers. Anyone who lapses is flagged, and audit-ready reports are there whenever you need them. More on compliance
Multi-tenancy lets you run separate learning spaces for departments, regions, franchisees or clients from one Totara site. Each tenant has its own users, branding and reporting, while you manage everything centrally and share content across them. More on multi-tenancy
We host Totara with BuildEmpire for you on managed infrastructure, with 99.998% uptime as standard. We're ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certified, and we handle upgrades, backups and monitoring, so your team can focus on learning rather than servers.
Most LMS platforms are built for administration. BuildEmpire is built for outcomes
BuildEmpire is a platinum partner of Totara. We build learning platforms using Totara’s basecode and our Edition.
From core Totara features, to BuildEmpire-only features, see what we have for learner engagement, professional development and more.
With a BuildEmpire LMS, you can access all the core Totara functionality and it’s endless customisation options. But, you can also get all of our features and plugins that are only available in our Edition.
BuildEmpire, built using Totara, is the best learning management system on the market for organisations of all sizes and industries. Our team of developers means that your platform stays cutting edge and on the forefront of innovation.
We take security seriously with industry-leading measures ensuring your data is safe and protected.
Create sub portals for your LMS to deliver the right training to the right people, at the right time.
Our platform grows with you as you add users, courses, and content without compromising performance.
We've created our very own theme but given you the controls to edit and tweak to suit your style.
Jeremy Hoyland
Sales Capability Director, PepsiCo
Build a learning platform you can be proud of, that learners will actively want to engage in, again and again. Transform learning from a tick box to an enjoyable experience with improved learning retention
Create mixed media learning in no time. That means better quality content for your learners, and more time for you to focus on other things
Create mixed media learning in no time. That means better quality content for your learners, and more time for you to focus on other things
Add quizzes, assignments and tests to evaluate your learners as well as your learning content.
Goodbye low completion rates. Investing in LMS engagement can help you improve how learners interact with your platform. You can meet your learners where they are, when they want.
Employees can create and curate custom resources plus learners can benefit from personalised learning recommendations and collaborative workspaces.
Build competition between your learners with points, leaderboards and badges.
Let your learners learn on their terms so they can engage in a spare 5 minutes, or even when they’re on the bus home from work.
More often than not, learning is seen as a tick box. But we know the importance of the link between learning and development. That’s why we’ve made sure to prioritise performance features.
Allow learners to progress with check-ins, reviews, and fast feedback so they can take the steps needed to improve.
Enable competency profiles for a personalised plan for learning and development
No matter how you carry out performance reviews; annual appraisals or frequent check-ins, Totara and BuildEmpire are agile enough to let you build a platform that suits you.
An LMS is made for your learners, but it should be made for you too. That’s why we’ve made it easier than ever to take control of your platform.
Configure dynamic audiences that auto add people to an audience based on a set of rules. From there you can automatically add audiences to courses, set certain dashboards and more.
With our LMS, you can access a range of integrations that allow you to connect data between your most-used tools and your LMS.
This allows for automatic data integration for push and pull.
Access a range of roles to give people different permissions depending on your needs
You can create different dashboards for different roles and audiences to give them a more personalised experience when they log in. Or, even create whole platforms for set audiences.
Go beyond a logo and a core brand colour. Control each and every aspect of the design of your LMS, or use our core theme, for a seamless look.
Book a demo with our team to see our learning platform in action
Add more than just text to your learning content. Our LMS is compatible with all media types.
Easily build quizzes of all types to see what learning has stuck, and where learners need to improve.
Import pre-built SCORM and HTML 5 courses with ease for more interactive learning.
Simplify the course creation process with our handy wizard. A quick step by step process with the same result.
Check out Totara's course content library to easily add in pre-built content to your LMS.
Define course orders and map how users will move along learning content to achieve the greatest success.
Combine online modules and in-person sessions to create flexible training pathways.
Facilitate knowledge sharing that allow learners to hit objectives and find subject-matter experts.
Build a resource library packed with helpful materials to support your users with their learning journey.
Suggest courses your users might love, making it easier for them to discover new learning opportunities.
Keep learning front of mind with marketing-ready notifications via email, app and mobile.
Reward your learners with a certificate automatically to save you time, and to recognise your learners.
Sell your learning content easily with a simple checkout process delivered via Stripe.
Improve learner engagement through healthy competition in the form of points, leaderboards and rewards.
Create multiple platforms but manage them in one place for simple content management and branding.
Simplify user authentication so learners can access the platform on the go and with more ease.
Save time by applying bulk actions to a customisable, filterable list of your users.
Easily manage permissions in one over-arching admin view.
Manage all your learning in one place and share across tenants.
Create customised learning that fits the need of your user
Use the mobile app so learners can access learning wherever and whenever they like.
Use pre-built or custom reports to make sense of your LMS and learning data to present to senior leaders.
Globalise your learning platform with options to add different language packs to suit your audience.
Get more control over branding than in core Totara thanks to our dynamic branding menu.
Integrate your LMS with the tools you use most in a few simple steps for better data.
Totara is committed to developing products that meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards.
Opt for a safer and more convenient route to login for your users.
Security is important to us which is why we ensure to be ISO 27001 compliant.
Simplify logins for your users with single sign-on.
