How Adbri brought mobile-first learning to the quarry floor

Adbri (formerly Adelaide Brighton) is one of Australia’s pioneering construction-materials and industrial-minerals manufacturers: cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, concrete products and industrial minerals, delivered through eight respected brands and five Australian joint-venture companies across more than 200 locations.

Adbri partnered with ClearXP to modernise and streamline a learning ecosystem that had to reach 1,000-plus frontline workers where they actually work: quarries, batch plants, mines and remote sites.

The challenge

Adbri’s operational reality made conventional digital learning a poor fit:

• Varied workforce capabilities — many workers had limited digital experience and inconsistent confidence with LMS platforms, mobile apps and credential logins
• Restricted access to technology — quarries, batch plants and mines with minimal on-site computer access, poor connectivity and shared mobile devices
• Cultural resistance — operational teams saw digital learning as a compliance obligation that pulled them off the job, rather than meaningful development
• System fragmentation — multiple legacy systems and dispersed training across business units bred inefficiency

The Goal

Create a safer, more capable workforce by delivering targeted digital learning that strengthens operational performance and reduces risk. This meant mobile-first, offline-capable experiences, unified systems with automated compliance, and real-time leadership visibility.

Why ClearXP

Adbri needed a partner that understood the frontline, not a desk-bound LMS retro-fitted to the quarry floor.

Built for the Frontline

Mobile-first, offline-capable learning so people can train wherever they are, without disrupting operations.

One Unified Ecosystem

Centralises learning and automates refresher and qualification pathways, with real-time visibility across every site.

Learning that Mirrors the Job

Practical, scenario-based, on-the-job learning aligned to equipment use, SOPs and safety-critical tasks.

Actionable Reporting

Powerful insight into skills gaps, risk areas and workforce capability trends.

The approach

ClearXP consolidated Adbri’s dispersed systems into one Hub, then built it out for the realities of the field.

Learning Hub

• Consolidated dispersed systems into one unified platform across every business unit. A single source of truth for compliance and capability.

Adaptive, Mobile-First Learning

• A mobile-first experience with offline capability for remote sites where the network can’t be relied on.
• Driver-tablet integration with geo-location safety that disables training while a vehicle is in motion.

Learning Journeys

• Automated compliance, licensing and refreshers including role-based pathways, qualification tracking, expiry alerts and refresher cycles.

Real-World Content and Reporting

• Scenario-based, on-the-job learning aligned to operational workflows, backed by microlearning and performance support.
• Real-time dashboards surfacing workforce capability, training gaps, high-risk exposure and compliance, feeding a continuous-improvement loop that targets the riskiest locations.

The results

Meeting workers reduced compliance risk through improved completion rates, higher confidence, and a tenfold expansion in what Adbri could deliver.

Metrics Details

15× More learning completions

Frontline completion rates climbed sharply, driven by mobile access and offline capability, up 25-40% at remote and shift-based sites.

400% Confidence and sentiment

Sentiment checks show the majority of learners strongly agree the training was relevant, of high quality and matched their context.

300% More learning each week

Frontline teams now complete 300% more learning activities every week, with tenfold more training options relevant to their roles.

10× Program scope

Learning was transformed from single-module eLearns into cohesive, multi-faceted programs.