Bulk UploadBulk Upload Facility
Some providers have expressed an interest in being able to upload their course information to the national learning opportunities database (NLOD) in bulk. For providers offering a large number of courses, the ability to bulk upload information can save a significant amount of time, especially if the information is already held in one place in their own system.
In response to this and as part of the NLOD development plan, we have developed a solution which allows providers with a large amount of course information to import the details directly to the NLOD.
The solution uses XCRI, the industry standard format for exchanging course related information. Some providers already hold their information in the XCRI format in order to exchange their details with other organisations.
Once your information is imported to the NLOD using XCRI, you can edit and manage your information using PROMT as normal.
Bulk upload to the NLOD is an option for your organisation if:
- You offer a large number of courses (typically, more than 75 courses)
- Your course information can be offered using the XCRI-CAP (course advertising profile) format
- Your technical department is available to assist with the transfer of your data in the first instance and set up the process for you
To find out more about holding and transferring your course information using XCRI, please visit the website or direct your technical contact to it.
If you are ready to move to the next stage of uploading your information to NLOD in bulk, please download the schema for your technical team to work with. You can also download an annotated version if you prefer - both versions can be opened as text files. Once your technical team confirm your information is in the correct format, contact us for further instructions.
If you have further questions about the bulk upload facility, please contact the information services team by emailing info.services@sds.co.uk.