Welcome to Softools ABC
What is ABC?
Softools ABC (App Builder Certification) is an easy way to learn how to build no-code apps on Softools. Through step-by-step modules and a personal Softools learning environment, the ABC programme teaches you the skills you need to unlock the power of no-code.
How Does it Work?
The Basic Course includes 5-10 hours of course work and provides the skills to create a fully functioning application that works on any device. Example applications include risk registers, action logs and audits/assessments.
The Advanced Course includes 20-30 hours of course work covering advanced functions like workflow, expressions, integrations and dashboards. This functionality delivers complex solutions.
The Expert Badge is reserved for app builders who have demonstrated sustained proficiency and regular deployments across their orgranisations.
Who is it for?
One of the most common questions we’re asked is “What skills or experience do I need to build an app in a low/no code platform?”
The short answer, is, well, not much. If you know how to use Excel, you will learn Softools in mere hours. A lot of work has gone into making the course easy to follow, and the platform easy to use! 😁
"What a short answer!" we hear you cry! And rightly so. You don't need to know how to make every App in the world, and understand all processes, before you start. You don’t need to know any proceses, in fact, although having an undertsanding of a process you’d like to improve, and how, will help!
Once you know how to put an App together (we'll teach you), all you need to know is one business process, and how you wish it were done differently. You will take to Softools easily if you know, or can learn, the following:
👀 Understand the business processes to be digitised (turned into an App). This eliminates the need for knowledge transfer or a detailed specification.
🔎 Logic and analysis: The ability to break things down into pieces and to think in systems. If you can create or grasp a complex flowchart, you're off to a great start.
💡 Creativity: Go beyond the obvious, identifying non-standard cases and conditions.
In summary - anyone! Whether you’re not too experienced with technology, or a qualified coder, Softools ABC is designed to get everyone on the same footing!
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What Are Our App Builder Graduates Saying?
You can find more stories from our growing community of Softools app builders here on this page, as we’re bringing exclusive interviews of their inspirational journies of transforming their workspace and careers with NoCode.
Hear from our latest app builder graduate, Noremo’s CEO & Founder Matthew Jones, on his journey of discovering Softools and what he loves about the platform.
The feedback from app builder graduates of the previous cohorts:
Natasha Goode, Operations Manager, Reliance Energy
“I joined Reliance towards the end of its first year. During this time, the business had grown quickly to develop a healthy pipeline of projects and had reached a point where we needed to establish processes and controls to scale up the business.
I was looking for a system that could manage both our CRM needs and provide a portal for handling all our project information.
Within three months, I advanced from a total beginner to having built a bespoke system that underpins our project business processes based on several integrated apps. I’ve continued to develop my app building skills along with our site ever since.”
Yolanda Lovelady, PMO Programme Coordinator, Roc Technologies
“A good training course should set users up for success and Softools’ ABC does just that. It’s self-paced so you can progress at a speed comfortable for you, and suggests time allocations as guardrails to keep users on track.
My ABC certification has given me improved structure and wider responsibility at work. The other day the office phone was ringing off the hook, so I built an app in 10 mins from scratch to log calls and assign required actions. The ability to quickly digitize a process in an application is priceless.”
