Bud Systems
Training management platform for providers and employers running funded apprenticeships and skills training
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-27
About Bud Systems
Bud Systems builds Bud, a training management platform for funded learning. It combines learner management, delivery, funding workflows, ILR automation and evidencing in one system, with built-in compliance workflows and audit-ready evidence trails.
The platform is built for independent training providers, colleges, universities and employers delivering apprenticeships and skills training, including Skills Bootcamps, the Adult Skills Fund, Apprenticeship Units, Foundation Apprenticeships and Study Programmes. Pricing is based on active learners, and quotations are tailored to each customer's implementation needs. The company states that more than 130 providers deliver funded learning with Bud.
Bud Systems Ltd is registered in the UK and was founded in 2016. It is headquartered in Bristol, with an office in central Bristol. Co-founders are Heather Frankham and David Foster. The company describes itself as a scale-up in the EdTech sector and received 2026 awards including Best Vocational Learning Management System at the Education and Training Awards and Supplier of the Year at Apprenticeship Connect.
Product: Bud training management platform covering learner management, delivery, funding workflows, ILR automation and evidencing.
Jobs at Bud Systems
Leadership
- David Foster · Co-FounderSource: company website
- Heather Frankham · Co-FounderSource: company website
- John Ingram · CEOSource: company website
- Brad Tombling · Chief Operating OfficerSource: company website
- Mark McGrath · Chief Technology OfficerSource: company website
- Piran Scott · Chief Financial OfficerSource: company website
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