Cork-based Esus E-Learning has spent 22 years developing bespoke digital training solutions for organisations across Ireland and internationally, moving away from generic off-the-shelf e-learning towards customised, multi-format experiences designed to improve learner engagement and knowledge retention, as reported by Business Plus.

Operating from Douglas in Cork, the company provides digital learning solutions spanning modules and courses, microlearning, presentations, animations, infographics, virtual reality, 3D models, videos, educational games and promotional trailers, with clients across the public sector, food and drink, healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, construction, retail and cybersecurity industries.

Gary O'Flynn, managing director, said the company's core focus has remained consistent despite rapid growth in the global e-learning market. "Our main goal is to transform static content into active learning. We want people to actually enjoy the material, retain the information, and use it in the real world," he said. "We don't believe in walls of text. To keep learners highly engaged, we build an ecosystem of different digital formats depending on what the client needs."

O'Flynn said the company's differentiation lies in its refusal to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach. "While a lot of providers offer generic, rigid, off-the-shelf courses, our core focus hasn't budged: we create bespoke, custom-designed digital learning experiences," he said.

One of Esus E-Learning's most notable projects involved a data protection and privacy programme delivered across three major sectors simultaneously, working with a global pharmaceutical client, a major international retail chain and a leading entertainment brand. The project required custom infographics, e-learning courses, animations and interactive educational games tailored to the specific data handling responsibilities of each client's workforce.

The company also developed a national disability awareness e-learning course for an Irish government department, incorporating extensive accessibility features directly into the core design alongside interactive modules covering respect and dignity, diversity and inclusion and unconscious bias.

A further project involved designing a four-module e-learning programme for Cuan, the national domestic, sexual and gender-based violence office, equipping staff with skills to recognise and refer victims in vulnerable communities. Esus E-Learning also collaborated with White Ribbon Ireland, the GAA, Cuan and Ruhama to develop the Tackling Gender-Based Violence Through Gaelic Games programme, which included age-specific modules for demographics ranging from 14-year-old players to adult club officers.