Academies, courses and classes
Group your offer into an organised hierarchy. Classes manage groups of students, while modules and lessons provide the sequence within a programme. Teachers work on the courses and materials assigned to them.
Lumera / Learning platform & CRM
Lumera.
Learning, people and content.
One connected workspace.
Lumera brings together the tools to organise an academy, deliver learning programmes and manage relationships with students and contacts. Courses, progress, community, editorial content, email campaigns and commerce share a modular web platform, with access tailored to each role.
From the first contact
to the learning journey.
An academy works with more than lessons. It needs to organise enrolments, assign teachers, publish resources, understand how students are progressing and maintain a relationship with its audience. Lumera brings these activities into a shared working environment.
It is designed for training organisations, academies and teams delivering structured learning programmes. Students access their own courses and materials; staff work with the tools permitted by their role. Public content, contact collection and product sales extend the platform around that learning experience.
01 / How it works
A clear path for the team and the student.
The platform connects preparation, access, learning and follow-up. Here is a typical workflow, configured around the way your organisation works.
- 01
Build the programme
Organise your academy into courses, classes, modules and lessons. Add teaching materials, define the order of the content and prepare quizzes and completion rules before publication.
- 02
Organise access
Create or manage user accounts, assign the appropriate roles and enrol students in their classes. Registration and email verification are also part of the account workflow; access to learning content remains subject to enrolment and permissions.
- 03
Learn and keep track
Students open their available courses, follow lessons, consult materials, save personal notes and work towards their goals. The platform records learning activity and quiz results to make progress visible.
- 04
Review and continue
Authorised staff can review progress and manage the learning structure. Where a course enables certificates, eligible students receive a completion record. Community discussions and configured communications support the next steps.
02 / Learning
A learning environment with structure.
Lumera links the content of a course to the people who can access it and to their recorded activity. Teaching and administration work from the same course structure.
Lessons and teaching resources
Prepare lessons, manage their publication state and order, and attach resources such as documents, images, audio and video. Materials are served through access checks, according to the learner’s authorisation.
Progress and completion
The platform records lesson activity, including playback position and viewing time where supported. Completion is checked against the rules defined for the content; merely opening a lesson is not equivalent to finishing a programme.
Quizzes and results
Create assessments, collect answers and record attempts and outcomes. Passing requirements contribute to the learning journey and, where configured, to certificate eligibility. Staff can use these results to understand progress.
Personal notes and goals
Students can save notes and define goals within their account. These provide continuity between sessions and a place to organise reflections alongside the courses they are following.
Verifiable certificates
Eligible courses can issue certificates with a downloadable PDF and a verification code or QR code. Verification checks the record and document integrity; authorised staff can revoke a certificate when necessary.
A certificate records completion under the organisation’s configured rules. The verification feature does not, by itself, make a course an accredited qualification.
03 / People
The right tools for each role.
A student, a teacher and an administrator have different responsibilities. Lumera applies access controls on the server as well as adapting the interface.
Students
Access authorised courses and lessons, consult resources, complete quizzes and review personal progress. Their account also holds notes, goals and certificates, together with access to purchased digital content where available.
Teachers
Prepare and maintain assigned courses, classes, modules, lessons and materials. They can review the learning activity available to their role and work with their assigned groups.
Administrative staff
Manage permitted user operations, class assignments and operational activities. Dedicated tools cover editorial content, contact lists, campaigns and commerce, according to the configured permissions.
Administrators
Oversee platform configuration and the areas available to their role. The top-level administrator also controls capabilities, audit access and system settings reserved for that level.
The community provides discussions, replies and reactions. Moderation settings and a read-only mode help staff manage participation; access and publishing rules depend on the platform configuration.
04 / Content & CRM
Publish, collect contacts and follow up.
The editorial and CRM tools connect the public-facing part of a project with the team managing its audience. Publishing an article, collecting an enquiry and sending an email each have a dedicated workflow.
Editorial content and landing pages
Create articles with a visual editor, organise categories and images, and manage drafts, publication and scheduled releases. Page layouts, calls to action and search and social metadata help prepare content for the connected public site.
Forms and Mainlists
Build subscription forms with custom fields and embed them in articles or landing pages. A form has an associated contact list and campaign. Subscriptions, consent and withdrawals are tracked separately from the public content.
Email sequences and scheduled messages
Prepare several messages in a campaign, sent after a delay from subscription or at a fixed date and time. Queue status, retries and delivery feedback help staff follow processing; unsubscribe links allow contacts to leave the list.
Opportunities and sales stages
Organise opportunities into configurable pipelines and stages. Record contact information, source, estimated value, probability, expected closing date and notes. Search, filtered lists and bulk operations help the team manage follow-up.
Scheduled publishing and email sending require server jobs. Email delivery also requires a configured and tested provider, domain authentication and feedback handling; creating a campaign alone does not activate delivery.
05 / Commerce
Products, orders and access to content.
The commerce module manages physical and digital products, connecting the catalogue to orders and to the content available in a customer’s account.
Catalogue and product files
Create product listings with descriptions, covers, tags and prices. Physical products have inventory and shipping information; digital products have associated content and access rules.
Checkout and payments
The server calculates the order and the platform includes an adapter for hosted Stripe Checkout. Payment processing needs a configured account, credentials and verified HTTPS webhooks before live use.
Orders and fulfilment
Manage order states, stock reservations, shipping rates and shipments. Return and refund workflows are also provided; their operation depends on the order state and the configured payment services.
Personal digital library
Authorised digital purchases appear in the user’s library, with content opened through the platform’s reader. Access is linked to the account and entitlement: purchasing a product does not necessarily mean receiving an unrestricted file download.
06 / Personal support
Personal support, with a defined scope.
Personal goals, notes and learning progress provide continuity to a student’s journey. The project also includes a separate coach module, whose current behaviour should be distinguished from a generative AI service.
Consent and personal memory
When the optional module is enabled, the user explicitly chooses its permissions. It includes revocable consent, preferences and personal memories that can be created, edited, archived or deleted.
What the current module does
The current implementation provides guided responses based on predefined rules and does not connect to an external AI provider. The module is disabled by default; a future model integration would require separate implementation, configuration and validation.
07 / Setup
A modular platform, configured for your project.
Lumera runs on a web server and is accessed through a browser. Setup includes the learning organisation, user permissions, content, external services and operational procedures.
Define the working model
Map courses, classes, staff responsibilities and student access. Choose which modules are needed and prepare the content and communication flows before opening the platform to users.
Configure services
Set up hosting, databases and HTTPS, then connect the email and payment services required by the project. Test scheduled jobs, account flows and external callbacks in the deployment environment.
Separate data and permissions
The architecture uses MySQL or MariaDB for identities and operational records, and SQLite for teaching and editorial content. Server-side authorisation, protected sessions and administrative audit events support access control.
Plan ongoing operation
Include databases and uploaded files in the backup plan. The project supplies encrypted backup and validation tools; schedules, protected key storage, restore procedures and monitoring must be organised for the actual installation.
Account tools include data export and erasure requests, with an administrative processing workflow. Retention choices and the organisation’s privacy processes must be defined for its actual use of the platform.
Deployment requirements and integrations
- The documented production target is PHP 8.4, with a compatible web server, HTTPS and routing rules for direct page URLs.
- MySQL or MariaDB for account and operational data, SQLite for content, and the required PHP extensions: PDO MySQL, PDO SQLite, OpenSSL, Mbstring, Fileinfo and ZIP.
- Protected server storage for uploads, configuration, secrets and backup keys, with permissions appropriate to each directory.
- Scheduled jobs for email queues, scheduled articles and commerce maintenance. Frequency and runtime limits must suit the hosting plan.
- Email and payment accounts configured separately, with credentials kept outside the public directory and the full workflows tested before activation.
- A modern browser and network access for users. Hosting capacity, media sizes and expected usage must be assessed for the specific installation.
08 / FAQ
A closer look at Lumera.
Who is Lumera designed for?
Training organisations, academies and teams that need to organise learning and manage the people around it. The combination of learning, CRM, editorial content and commerce is useful when these activities belong to the same project. The modules and workflows should be selected around the organisation’s actual needs.
Do students need to install an application?
Lumera is a web application accessed through a browser. Students need an account, a connection and permission to access their content. No separate desktop installation is required for the web platform.
Can several teachers work on different courses?
Yes. Course and class assignments define the areas available to teachers. Server-side checks also protect lessons and materials, so access depends on the assigned role and learning scope.
Does completing a lesson automatically issue a certificate?
Not on its own. Certificate issuance depends on the course settings and eligibility requirements, including the relevant completion and quiz conditions. The platform can then provide a PDF and a way to verify its status.
Are the email and payment services ready immediately?
The application includes the corresponding modules, but external services need configuration and testing. Email requires a delivery provider and scheduled processing; online payment requires a payment account and verified callbacks. Availability depends on the deployed configuration.
Does Lumera include a generative AI coach?
The current optional coach module uses predefined guided responses and has no active external model integration. It includes consent and memory controls, but should not be described as a fully operational generative assistant.
Can Lumera connect to other systems?
The modular architecture includes a dedicated server-to-server gateway with signed requests and capability checks. Each integration needs explicit configuration and development against the available operations; it is not a ready-made connector for every external service.
How do we start a project with Lumera?
Start with the learning offer, user roles, existing content and required services. Then define the module configuration, hosting, any data migration and acceptance checks. An initial discussion helps establish a realistic implementation scope before rollout.
Tell us how your academy works.
Courses, people, content and services: let’s define the Lumera configuration that fits your project.