Case Study: State of Colorado achieves 700% increase in compliance training completions and ROI visibility with Cornerstone OnDemand

Increasing compliance training completions by 700% and enabling ROI analysis of learning initiatives

The Colorado Health Care & Economic Security Staff Development Center (SDC) supports training and competency-based curricula for state employees across 64 Colorado counties, connecting the Colorado Department of Human Services, Health Care Policy and Financing, and the Governor’s Office of IT. Their homegrown LMS made it hard for users to find required courses, left only about 500 of ~5,300 employees in compliance, and relied on manual rosters that prevented meaningful ROI tracking and reporting.

After an RFP the SDC implemented Cornerstone Learning to centralize training, consolidate data, and customize the portal to state branding. The user-friendly rollout and mobile capabilities drove major gains: training completions increased 700% (now more than 4,000 employees compliant), federal compliance rose from ~20% to ~90% (a ~350% increase), and the organization can now analyze ROI, access real‑time metrics for better decisions, and save manager time.

State of Colorado

Michael Martinez

LMS Admin/Web Content Editor