Purpose
1.2. Facilitate timely review of apprentice performance, course completion, dropout rates, and employer feedback.
1.3. Enable data-driven decisions by delivering actionable insights to program managers, trainers, and partnering employers.
1.4. Free administrative staff from repetitive reporting, ensuring accuracy and scheduled delivery.
1.5. Ensure compliance with reporting guidelines and external audits by maintaining systematic dissemination of key metrics.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Completion of a training batch or assessment period.
2.3. On submission of updated KPIs or performance data into analytics dashboards.
2.4. Manual override by administrators in case of emergency sharing.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Cloud Flows; configure trigger for recurrence and Outlook “Send an email (V2)” action to distribute attached reports.
3.2. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Time-driven triggers in Apps Script; configure MailApp.sendEmail() to share analytics data from sheets.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Workflow; use webhook or scheduled trigger in Slack Workflow Builder for automatic channel or DM posting of report PDFs.
3.4. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Reports; set up report subscriptions to auto-email dashboards to stakeholders.
3.5. Zoho Analytics
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Export & Email; create email schedule to share analytics with predefined contacts.
3.6. Tableau
• Feature/Setting: Subscriptions; enable workbook or view subscriptions by scheduling email delivery.
3.7. Power BI
• Feature/Setting: Email Subscriptions; configure report subscriptions for automated stakeholder distribution.
3.8. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled file sharing with Dropbox API / “Share file” endpoint to email report links.
3.9. Google Data Studio (Looker Studio)
• Feature/Setting: Email delivery schedule; configure recipients and frequency for report snapshots.
3.10. SharePoint
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflows in Power Automate for file distribution or generate alert-based sharing triggers.
3.11. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: SMTP/API “Send Email” function; configure JSON payload with analytics attachment.
3.12. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automations; use “send email” with dynamic content block or attachment of reports.
3.13. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Automations in Airtable; trigger summary report emails.
3.14. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Automation; configure deal/engagement-based or time-based report emails.
3.15. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Automation; configure “every week send email with analytics” automation.
3.16. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Asana Reporting exports via Asana API scheduled task and mail to distribution list.
3.17. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Butler Automation; configure scheduled email report with board/export data.
3.18. Zoho CRM
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Reports > Email Scheduler; select frequency, stakeholders, and format.
3.19. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: “Schedule by Zapier” trigger; connect analytics data app to mail/Slack/Teams endpoint.
3.20. Twilio
• Feature/Setting: Schedule SMS API trigger to send analytics summary or link to dashboard as SMS to stakeholders.
3.21. Amazon SES
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Lambda with SES “SendEmail” API for distributing PDF or CSV analytics.
3.22. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled “Database export” automation and email integration for report sharing.
3.23. Intercom
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Message API; auto-send analytics insights to stakeholder inboxes.
3.24. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Automation Rules; configure scheduled email of sprint/performance reports via Jira API.
3.25. Pabbly Connect
• Feature/Setting: Time-based trigger in workflow, connect analytics data source and email/send to defined recipients.
Benefits
4.2. Saves staff time through elimination of manual report distribution.
4.3. Ensures timely stakeholder engagement and intervention.
4.4. Reduces risk of human error in analytics sharing.
4.5. Enhances decision-making speed by providing up-to-date information automatically.
4.6. Meets compliance requirements through consistent documentation and reporting.