21 CFR Part 11 RegulationsWhat Should an LMS Offer to be Compliant?Restricted data access and a robust user authentication processSecure electronic signaturesAudit trail trackingCourse versioningReport generation for inspectionHave you heard of it?Explore an all-new rapid, plug n play customizable LMS – Effectus.What is 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Regulation?21 CFR Part 11…sounds like a cryptic message from a James Bond movie.
A missile launch-code or perhaps the code to a secret vault.
21 CFR Part 11 is the FDA’s (Food and Drug Administration) regulations for electronic documentation and electronic signatures.You may think, “What has that got to do with training?”Well, for the past two decades, corporate L has been gradually but steadily shifting from classroom to online training.
Today, most employee compliance training in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries on SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and other required certification training is done through eLearning.Since food and pharmaceutical and other clinical and life sciences-related industries come under the FDA, the LMSs used by organizations in these fields have to comply with the 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.
Their access to the LMS should be controlled and limited to their roles as learners, authors, managers, and admins so that after signing in, each can access the features available to their assigned role.Another way of ensuring LMS security is through a robust user authentication process.
You can do that by:Creating strong usernames and passwords for every userAdopting a verified password recovery processAssigning a unique e-signature for every userUsing an API for Single Sign-on (SSO)2.