Create SCORM Content With AI Agents

SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) files are a set of technical standards and specifications used in eLearning and online training to ensure interoperability and reusability of digital learning content. 

SCORM allows eLearning content to be created and packaged in a way that can be easily shared and used across different learning management systems (LMS) and platforms for eLearning content developers.

SCORM itself has two software versions that are still widely used:

• SCORM 1.2: Released in 2001, SCORM 1.2 is centered on basic learner reporting, offering a single status indicator such as completed, passed, or failed.

• SCORM 2004: Introduced in 2004, this version added multiple lesson statuses, giving trainers more detailed insights including completion status to refine training programs. SCORM 2004 has undergone several updates, with the 4th edition, released in 2009, being the latest.

Enterprise L&D teams often choose Smartcat because it streamlines course creation with translation, supports global rollouts, and offers ROI savings. Smartcat offers an AI Agent platform designed to help L&D teams create, translate, and launch global learning content.

With Smartcat’s expert-enabled Learning Content Agent, you can create and launch multilingual training content faster by automating the entire content lifecycle— leveraging intelligent task selection and transfer learning for rapid deployment across markets.[1]

Smartcat’s library of AI agents are ready to use with no setup, so enterprise teams can get started quickly.

1. Start with a course idea or using existing assets (SCORM file, PDF, brief, etc.)

2. Input learning objectives into the Course Creator Agent

3. Generate course content instantly (text, structure, multimedia interactive elements)

4. Translate your course content into any language

5. Review content internally with your team or experts from the Smartcat Marketplace in real time

6. Export all language versions of your course into a single SCORM package and upload to your LMS

Drag and drop your SCORM course into Smartcat’s AI platform. Once you’ve uploaded your content, the Learning Content Agent translates your course and interactive eLearning content into any target language. The Learning Content Agent allows you to translate SCORM content without requiring the original source file.

AI-driven adaptive learning platforms have been shown to significantly improve knowledge retention and employee engagement.[4] GAI has the capacity to generate new material autonomously, including text, images, audio, or video, based on existing data. This capability is crucial for creating diverse and innovative educational and training materials.[2]

Smartcat supports 80 different file and document types, including:

• SCORM/xAPI

• MP4, mov (for video)

• PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XML

• XLIFF files

• SubRip (.srt) and WebVTT (.vtt) for subtitles

• HTML file

SCORM authoring tools are platforms that enable you to create and package eLearning content in a SCORM format. These eLearning authoring tools, like Smartcat’s Learning Content Agent, are essential for creating courses that are compatible with any Learning Management System (LMS).

Smartcat’s Learning Content Agent instantly translates campaign briefs, training docs, one-pagers, and also allows you to connect with your existing L&D tools like Articulate Rise 360, Google Docs, Google Slides, and more through our 80+ integrations.

SCORM compatibility ensures that your eLearning content can be used across different LMS platforms without issues, making it easier to deliver a consistent learning experience regardless of the system being used.

Without a widely-adopted industry standard like SCORM, eLearning courses would need to be built again from scratch to be compatible with the end user’s software infrastructure. The SCORM standard ensures that courses can easily be shared and re-used across platforms and teams.

The U.S. federal government still enforces SCORM as a key requirement for eLearning content. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), for example, mandates that all internal or vendor-created training courses must be delivered as SCORM 1.2 packages and meet Section 508 accessibility standards.[3]

SCORM packages ensure that training modules can be easily reused, tracked, and deployed across different government LMS platforms while remaining accessible to all employees. By standardizing content this way, agencies like NIH simplify cross-departmental training delivery and future-proof their learning investments.[3]

To be SCORM compliant, the LMS platform must ensure SCORM content can be uploaded, tracked, tested, and monitored.

LMS platforms can be classified in different ways depending on compatibility with SCORM :

• SCORM Compliant: Provides basic functionality for SCORM content.

• SCORM Conformant: Supports detailed data analysis and student progress tracking.

• SCORM Certified: Fully verified to utilize the complete set of SCORM features.

Smartcat’s Learning Content Agent helps you convert your e-Learning materials by uploading your content into the platform, transforming and translating content into interactive modules, and exporting a SCORM file ready for any LMS.

It is possible to convert a slideshow from Microsoft PowerPoint to SCORM. Smartcat’s Learning Content Agent will draw from the content in your PowerPoint when generating new courses to export into a SCORM package.