WIDS
WIDS is a web-based curriculum design platform combined with training and consulting for courses, programs, and modules.
What WIDS is
WIDS is a web-based curriculum design platform combined with training and consulting for courses, programs, and modules. It supports course and syllabus development, outcome mapping, assessment development and planning, and learning and teaching plans. Teams can link outcomes and standards to programs and courses and identify where outcomes are introduced, practiced, and assessed. Cloud access keeps curriculum projects available 24/7. Organizations can customize a WIDS site, assign team permissions, and access or archive courses and programs. The service supports education, business, and government organizations, including standards- or DACUM-driven training. Subscription choices include an Individual plan with up to 20 course projects, a Team License with up to 25, an Expanded Team License with up to 100, and a Site License with unlimited projects. New administrators receive a personal WIDS coach, and on-demand help is available inside the software. WIDS is a Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation nonprofit division whose methods and software began development in 1993. Pricing is available on request.
Good
- Cloud access to curriculum projects 24/7
- Maps outcomes and standards
- Supports assessment and teaching plans
- Unlimited projects on Site License
- Personal coach for new administrators
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- Individual subscription allows 20 projects
- Team and site plans have separate project limits
Who it suits
WIDS suits education, business, and government teams managing structured curricula, standards, outcomes, and assessment plans. It is designed for organizations needing permissions, project repositories, and administrator support.
Verdict
WIDS combines curriculum authoring, alignment, project management, and organizational support in a cloud platform. Its plan structure scales from 20 individual projects to unlimited site projects, with pricing supplied by request.
Plans and prices
From WIDS's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Expanded Team License | Priced on request | Up to 100 course, program, or pathway projects · Unlimited access by current employees · Custom domain and customization · Site administrator training · Online Help materials · Annual subscription; contact WIDS for a quote |
| Individual Subscription | — | Up to 20 course projects · Cloud-hosted application · Annual subscription |
| Site License | Priced on request | Unlimited course, program, and pathway projects · Unlimited access by current employees · Custom domain and customization · Site administrator training · Program Design and Course Design online courses for two site administrators · Online Help materials · Annual subscription; contact WIDS for a quote |
| Team License | Priced on request | Up to 25 course, program, or pathway projects · Unlimited access by current employees · Custom domain and customization · Site administrator training · Online Help materials · Annual subscription; contact WIDS for a quote |
The facts
Each one read from WIDS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administrator help
- WIDS offers an on-demand help resource within the software and directs after-hours site-connection issues to Yahara Tech Support by email.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Alignment
- Users can map outcomes and standards to programs and courses and see where outcomes are introduced, practiced, and assessed.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Cloud access
- WIDS describes its software as a cloud-based platform with 24/7 access to curriculum projects.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Core capabilities
- The software supports course and syllabus development, outcome mapping, assessment development and planning, and learning and teaching plans.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Curriculum management
- Organizations use a customized WIDS site to set curriculum and team permissions and access or archive courses and programs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Industry use
- WIDS supports education, business, and government organizations, including developing standards- or DACUM-driven courses and training.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations and sharing
- A Wisconsin Technical College System case study says its repository connects college-specific WIDS sites and supports curriculum exchange between them.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Notable license limit
- The individual annual subscription includes up to 20 course projects; team and site plans have separate project limits or unlimited projects.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- WIDS combines performance-based curriculum design software with training and consulting services for courses, programs, and modules.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- WIDS’s privacy policy says personal information submitted for a stated purpose is not shared, sold, or transferred to third parties, and states that WIDS complies with the EU GDPR.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- New site administrators receive a personal WIDS coach to help set up their site and learn the software.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Training and community
- WIDS offers monthly online administrator cohort webinars over four months and a hybrid user group held every 12 to 18 months.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1993checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker and history
- WIDS is a division of the nonprofit Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation and says its statewide advisory team began developing the WIDS methods and software in 1993.checked 7 Oct 2026
