Enable Training And Consulting

What Enable Training And Consulting does

Enable Education and Training, operating as Enable Education, is a Canadian learning experience design and development consultancy founded in 2006 by Ben Zimmer and Amy Leask and headquartered in Milton, Ontario. The company designs and produces custom corporate training content — including training videos, eLearning modules, virtual instructor-led training, blended learning programs, and game-based learning experiences — using a modified ADDIE instructional design model and tools such as Articulate Storyline, the Unity Game Engine, and AR/VR capabilities. Its proprietary Thinkscape Learning Management System hosts client courses and is also donated to nonprofits lacking their own learning infrastructure; a second proprietary platform, NHSEB One, automates large-scale event management for the National High School Ethics Bowl.

Enable generates revenue primarily through professional services engagements scoped per client (custom learning design and development), supplemented by recurring Thinkscape LMS deployment and management fees and a managed-services relationship with its 2022 spin-off Sidekick Training, a SaaS virtual live learning platform. The company extends its delivery stack through strategic partnerships with Thought Industries (cloud-based learning platforms) and Bongo (AI-powered video assessment). Go-to-market is consultative and relationship-driven, targeting chief executives, HR leaders, and L&D departments via content marketing (The Learning Curve blog, the Unfinished Minds podcast), conference speaking, and Calendly-facilitated discovery calls.

The client portfolio spans K-12 and higher education, multinational engineering firms (National Instruments, Arista/SDN Pros), manufacturing and skilled trades (CWB, CSIA), telematics (Geotab), HR assessment (Thomas International), healthcare charities (Body Brave), and a range of social-impact nonprofits (Oakville Community Foundation, FIRST, Second Harvest, United Way, RISC). Enable has been consecutively recognized with CLO Excellence in E-Learning awards (2022, 2023) and IELA Silver/Bronze awards (2023, 2024, 2025), including the 2022 CLO Learning in Practice Silver for community service.

Name

Enable Training And Consulting

Legal name

Enable Education and Training

Website

https://enableeducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Enable Education is a Canadian learning experience design consultancy that builds custom eLearning, gamified training, and video content for enterprise, education, and nonprofit clients using proprietary and partner platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Learning Experience Design Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Learning & Training Content Development (EDAGAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Learning Content Development (eLearning, Labs, Simulations) (BPAEANAD), Educational Digital Courseware & Learning Platforms (LMS-Integrated) (MPAJABAH), Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

Keywords

• Custom eLearning development
• Learning experience design
• Instructional design services
• LMS deployment services
• Gamified learning solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Milton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Custom Learning Experience Design and Development: Enable designs and develops bespoke training content for enterprise clients, including training videos, eLearning modules, virtual instructor-led training (VILT), blended learning solutions, gamification and learning games, and online learning programs. This is the core revenue driver, delivered as professional services engagements scoped per client.
2. Learning Management System (LMS) Deployment and Management: Enable deploys and manages learning content on their proprietary Thinkscape LMS platform and integrates with clients' existing LMS environments. LMS hosting and management is provided as part of ongoing client engagements.
3. Sidekick Partnership — Live Learning Platform: Sidekick Training, a company born from Enable, provides a SaaS virtual live learning platform. Enable serves as the service layer providing custom content, AR/VR, consulting, and bespoke automation to Sidekick clients, creating a complementary product-service revenue ecosystem.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Enable Education designs and develops custom workplace learning experiences for enterprise and nonprofit clients, producing training videos, eLearning modules, virtual instructor-led training, blended learning, and game-based learning content delivered through a modified ADDIE instructional design process. Courses are deployed on the proprietary Thinkscape Learning Management System or integrated with clients' existing LMS environments via custom API and Learning Record Store (LRS) connectors.

Product overview

Enable Education and Training is a learning experience design and development company offering an integrated portfolio of services and proprietary platforms. The core offering includes five main service areas: Training Videos, Learning Experience Design, Engaging Content, Gamification and Learning Games, and Online Learning. The company operates Thinkscape, its proprietary Learning Management System (LMS), for deploying client courses. Strategic partnerships extend capabilities through Sidekick Training (virtual live learning/VILT), Thought Industries (cloud-based learning platforms), and Bongo (video and AI assessment). Notable products include the Algo-Rhythm data science game for youth, Cloud Wars network architecture game, NHSEB One ethics bowl platform, and specialized certification courses. The company follows a modified ADDIE instructional design model and serves diverse clients from K-12 education to multinational engineering firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training Videos Professional training video production with storytelling and performance coaching to capture and preserve institutional knowledge of experienced employees. Offered to HR/L&D leaders and chief executives seeking to convert SME expertise into video-based learning assets.
• Learning Experience Design End-to-end learning journey design covering eLearning, virtual instructor-led training, and blended learning solutions tailored to specific workforce needs. Designed for HR/L&D departments and chief executives commissioning workplace learning programs.
• Engaging Content Custom content and learning asset creation, including reimagining existing subject matter and training materials for improved engagement and retention. Targeted at organizations seeking to modernize static training libraries.
• Gamification and Learning Games Custom game-based learning solutions including serious games, simulations, and gamified elements built on Unity Game Engine to enhance knowledge retention and engagement. Sold to enterprise L&D teams and education-focused organizations.
• Online Learning Conversion of face-to-face training to online formats with deployment and management support for Learning Management Systems. Designed for organizations transitioning instructor-led programs to scalable digital delivery.
• Thinkscape LMS Proprietary Learning Management System used to deploy and host client courses, manage learner access, track progress, and conduct assessments. Offered to enterprise and nonprofit clients that need a managed LMS environment, often alongside Enable's content design services.
• NHSEB One Platform Custom online platform for the National High School Ethics Bowl that automates event management, breakout sessions, judging, and scoring for nationwide virtual and hybrid competitions. Serves the Parr Center for Ethics at UNC Chapel Hill and thousands of student participants, coaches, and judges annually.
• Cloud Wars Game Game-based learning solution for network architects that practices network architecture concepts in an interactive, risk-managed environment with a custom leaderboard and LRS integration into SDN Pros' Docebo LMS. Sold to organizations wanting to train enterprise networking personnel (e.g., Arista / SDN Pros customers).
• Algo-Rhythm Game Interactive incremental educational game for Grades 4-6 that teaches data science concepts through music playlist creation, engaging students with criteria-based song selection and drag-and-drop gameplay. Used by educational organizations and learners in middle-grade classrooms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enable's partnership with Geotab produced a certification course that is used continuously to onboard new Resellers/Partners, build a stronger ecosystem, and strengthen Geotab's commercial reach through trained partner network.
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Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• BongocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Bongo, a video and AI-powered assessment platform, partnered with Enable Education to combine Bongo's authentic assessment and practice-based learning technology with Enable's instructional design services. The partnership delivers integrated, scalable, and impactful customized learning experiences that blend technology with expert learning design.
• Sidekick TrainingcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Sidekick Training was born from Enable Education and operates as a separate SaaS product company providing a virtual live learning platform. Enable serves as the service layer for Sidekick, providing custom content, AR/VR, consulting, and bespoke automation. The partnership enables combined product-service offerings for clients seeking both a live learning platform and custom content.
• Thought IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Enable Education partnered with Thought Industries — a leader in cloud-based learning platforms — to deliver scalable learning experiences. Enable supports integration of Thought Industries' LXP with tailored, engaging content designed to meet business goals and enhance learner outcomes.
• National Instruments (NI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Enable and NI have maintained a partnership spanning over 10 years, beginning with an online content repository (2011) and evolving through interactive HTML frameworks, the ELVIS platform redesign, and a full LXP migration. Enable provides learning design and technology expertise while NI contributes subject matter expertise. The partnership is characterized by trust, transparency, and acknowledgment of each partner's specialization.
• RISC — Center for Radical Innovation for Social Change (University of Chicago)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnable collaborated with RISC to create Algo-Rhythm, a data science learning game for children in Grades 4-6. This project was part of Enable's social impact initiative. The game teaches algorithmic thinking through music data analysis and playlist curation. Ben Zimmer initiated contact with RISC after hearing about the project on a podcast.
• Oakville Community FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnable and the Oakville Community Foundation collaborated to create a Reconciliation, Equity, and Anti-racism course, which won the 2022 CLO Silver Excellence in Community Service Award. Enable donated the use of its Thinkscape LMS platform and provided all learning design and development services as part of its social impact initiatives.
• Thomas InternationalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThomas International, a global provider of behavior, aptitude, personality, and emotional intelligence assessments, partnered with Enable to help clients translate assessment insights into real development programs. Thomas referred clients to Enable for L&D implementation support, and together they offered complimentary L&D consultation sessions to Thomas clients.
• Body BraveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBody Brave, a Hamilton, Ontario charity providing eating disorder treatment and support, partnered with Enable to create an online course for physicians and primary care providers on identifying and treating eating disorders. Enable deployed the course on its proprietary Thinkscape LMS.
• Second HarvestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond Harvest, a food rescue organization, partnered with Enable to create an interactive 3D game about preventing food waste, built using the Unity Game Engine. This was part of Enable's social impact initiatives.
• FIRSTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIRST partnered with Enable to create engaging, bite-sized learning modules for FIRST volunteers, coaches, and mentors, covering funding, sustainability, and advocacy topics. Interactive courses deliver practical, high-impact training for busy professionals.
• Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSIA, a global trade association, partnered with Enable to develop three comprehensive eLearning courses for CSIA member companies, covering business skills and industry best practices for engineers and system integrators.
• National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) / Parr Center for Ethics, UNCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnable built NHSEB One, a custom platform for the National High School Ethics Bowl administered by the Parr Center for Ethics at UNC Chapel Hill. The platform automates event management for nationwide virtual ethics bowl events, supporting thousands of students. This was part of Enable's social impact initiatives.
• United Way Halton & HamiltonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnable collaborated with United Way Halton & Hamilton (alongside Home Suite Hope and the Credit Counselling Society) to develop the Financial Empowerment & Problem Solving (FEPS) online training course as part of a broader poverty reduction initiative.
• Acceleration+minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnable created the Acceleration+ online program for small to medium-sized companies wanting to expand into Canada and globally. The program covers Prepare for Successful Hiring, Sales, and Cybersecurity topics through animated videos and interactive eLearning.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AllenComm: U.S.-based custom corporate learning experience design and development firm offering eLearning, gamification, VR, and instructor-led solutions. Directly comparable as a boutique, award-winning LXD services competitor serving similar enterprise and nonprofit clients.
• Artisan E-Learning: Boutique custom eLearning development firm specializing in Articulate Storyline and instructional design services. Closely comparable to Enable on tooling, custom course development, and similar mid-market customer profile.
• Roundtable Learning: Custom learning design and immersive (VR/AR) training provider for enterprise clients. Comparable to Enable on gamification, immersive experiences, and managed L&D services for mid-to-large organizations.
• Obsidian Learning: Custom eLearning development and instructional design services firm serving enterprise and association clients. Comparable to Enable on bespoke content development, LMS deployment support, and project-based learning design engagements.
• SweetRush: Custom learning solutions provider specializing in gamification, immersive learning, and performance consulting. Highly comparable to Enable on creative instructional design, game-based learning, and enterprise L&D transformation engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Articulate: Dominant eLearning authoring tool provider (Storyline, Rise) used by most custom instructional designers including Enable. Not a direct services competitor but shapes the competitive ecosystem and pricing of bespoke development work.
• GP Strategies: Large global performance improvement, training, and L&D outsourcing firm offering managed learning services. Represents the scaled incumbent alternative for enterprise RFPs where Enable competes.

Emerging players

• Xyleme: Learning content management and structured content authoring platform serving enterprise L&D teams. Comparable as a tech-enabled L&D content infrastructure player, though more product-led than Enable's services model.
• EI Design: Custom eLearning and learning experience design services firm with strengths in microlearning and gamified content. Comparable to Enable on creative instructional design and growing enterprise client base.

Regional players

• KnowledgeOne: Canadian custom eLearning, instructional design, and learning management services firm. Directly comparable on service portfolio and instructional design methodology, with Canada-based operations creating overlapping domestic competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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