Case Study: Tesco achieves £1m+ annual cost savings and a scalable, user-friendly learning platform with Kineo's Totara LMS

Providing a scalable, cost-effective learning platform for Tesco’s operations

Tesco, working with learning partner Kineo, needed a scalable, easy-to-use LMS for its Tesco Academy to serve more than 50,000 staff. The brief emphasised three priorities: an engaging user experience for learners, sophisticated programme management for learning teams, and a cost‑effective model that avoided per‑user licence fees.

Kineo implemented Totara LMS with a customised, easy-to-update learning portal and extended functionality (e-learning paths, bookings, wait‑listing, approvals, feedback and reporting) and developed a user‑friendly programme management tool that was incorporated into Totara’s core. Hosted with enterprise support, the solution cut costs by over £1m a year, rolled out across senior managers and retail services, and delivered strong uptake and positive user feedback.

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