Platinum Planner revamps are well underway to accommodate the Student Minimum Competency Matrix and CoAEMSP recommended competency minimums! On July 1, 2018 our development team will be implementing the first phase of skills tracking and scheduling improvements that will enable reporting under the new G format required by CAAHEP for accredited EMS, Paramedic programs. As […]
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Preparing and Identifying Candidates: Formative Vs. Summative Exams
By Tom Gottschalk, COO, Medical Educator Allied Health, EMS and Nurse educators are tasked with preparing and identifying candidates who are qualified for their chosen profession. Plus, they are mandated to assure their learners can pass their credentialing exams the first time. One of the ways a program can confirm that they have met their […]
New Features: May 13th 2018
Platinum Planner Instructors We have some great new features that you may enjoy! […]
New Features: May 6th 2018
Features for May 6th 2018: School Administrator […]
NEW FEATURES: April 2018
April 7th Age Groups Platinum Appendix G We have heard your requests in regards to more flexibility to age groups and how they count when students enter in patients. Now when a new course is created in Platinum Planner, they will default to the Platinum Appendix G Age Group. This will allow students to enter […]
NEW FEATURE: Appendix G Age Groups
Age Groups Platinum Recommended (2018) We have heard your requests in regards to more flexibility to age groups and how they count when students enter in patients. Now when a new course is created in Platinum Planner, they will default to the Platinum Recommended (2018). This will allow students to enter in patients with the […]
2018 Student Scholarships for EMS, Nursing, and Allied Health Programs!
Platinum Educational Group, the Testing, Scheduling, and Skills Tracking Experts, understands the struggles and obstacles that are presented to students obtaining higher education in the healthcare industries. In 2015, Platinum Educational Group launched its inaugural scholarships program geared at EMS students. In 2016, the company expanded its product line to include the Nursing and Allied […]
Q: Is there a way in Platinum Planner for students to cancel opportunities they have signed up for that they are unable to attend?
A: No. Only instructors have the ability to remove a student from an opportunity they are assigned to. This is primarily done to prevent students from accidentally cancelling an opportunity they did not mean to cancel, and to prevent frustration from clinical sites. For example, if 12 students signed up for ride time opportunities at […]
Q: In Platinum Planner, is there a place I can check to see if I have skills turned on at the class level that I’m requiring for the course?
A: Yes! Our programmers recently added the ability to run an audit on the skills within a course to see if there are any skills that are required for a course, but that haven’t been enabled for any classes within that course yet. To access this as a School Administrator or a Course Instructor for […]
Q: In Platinum Planner, why can’t my students sign up for an opportunity?
A: When trying to determine why a student cannot sign up for a specific opportunity, there are a few things to check: Is the opportunity associated with the correct class? If you edit the opportunity by going to “Manage Opportunities”, click “Edit” to the right of the opportunity, and go to the “Classes” tab, any […]