Admission and registration
Complete management of admission processes, from application processing to student registration.
Clara
The most user-friendly and advanced management suite for higher education
Clara brings together the management of teaching, student success, finances, procurement, talent and payroll in an ultra-user-friendly experience. An integrated, AI-powered system that optimizes the management of your institution.
Clara-Omnivox ERPdesigned for higher education
AI-powered platform
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The Clara suite
An integrated, flexible solution tailored to your reality
Adopted by more than 150 colleges and universities, Clara is also the most widely adopted management solution in the Quebec college network. Built around the real needs of the sector, it fits institutions of any size.
Flexible, the Clara Suite is made up of three components (Clara Academics, Clara Finances, Clara HR-Payroll) that work together as one integrated system or on their own.
Clara Academics
Education and student success management, from admission to graduation
Clara Academics is the most widely adopted education and student success management platform in higher education in Quebec and Canada. It lets you acquire, store, and process all the information involved in education management in a more complete, automated, and user-friendly way than ever before.
Key features
Master schedule design
Integrated system that facilitates and optimizes the design of your institution's master schedule.
Program and course management
Administration of the academic offering, study programs, and courses offered.
Student records
Complete tracking of progression, registrations, results, and graduation.
Electronic exchanges with multiple ministries
All electronic transmission features with multiple ministries and numerous Canadian admission services (e.g., SRAM, SRACQ, SRASL, OUAC).
Specialized modules
Tutoring, ID cards, room booking, equipment loan and booking, adapted services, and more.
Omnivox online services
Decentralize academic operations and forms, and offer electronic transaction approvals to your managers.
Success and Persistence
Powered by AI, our Success and Persistence module detects students at risk of failing or dropping out early on, enabling staff to act preventively with the right support measures to keep every student on track to graduate.
Clara Finances
Finance and procurement management
Clara Finances is the finance and procurement management platform for higher education that naturally complements Clara Academics, letting you benefit from all the advantages and time savings of an integrated platform. It manages and tracks all processes related to financial and material resources - from purchase requisition to receipt - including budgets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, the fixed asset register, and financial reports.
Key features
Chart of accounts and period closings
Configuration and complete management of your accounting structure.
Accounts payable and receivable
Efficient processing of invoices, payments, and receipts.
Procurement
From purchase requisition to receipt, a complete procurement cycle.
Budget management
Online budget tracking with decentralized responsibilities.
Assets and capitalization
Fixed asset register and tracking of your assets, depreciation, and funding sources.
Bank reconciliations
Configuration and complete management for your reconciliations.
Omnivox online services
Decentralize financial operations and forms, and offer electronic transaction approvals to your managers.
Clara HR-Payroll
Human resources and payroll management
Clara HR-Payroll is the human resources and payroll management platform developed with the mission of being as close as possible to the daily realities and concerns of the higher education sector. Its integration with Clara Academics and Clara Finances lets you optimize your operations and save precious time. In addition to payroll processing tailored to the higher education sector, including the management of collective agreement conditions, it covers all the important events in the employee record, from hiring to departure.
Key features
Complete employee record
Manages and tracks the various processes specific to human resources and compensation management.
Payroll management
Payroll production compliant with regulatory frameworks.
Staffing plan
Keeps a complete staffing plan up to date and enables forecasting and budget tracking.
Retraite Québec
Tracks contributions to public pension funds taking into account Retraite Québec rules.
Collective agreement
Manages teacher experience and employment priority, seniority for all staff, and many other requirements of the public education network's collective agreements.
Omnivox online services
In addition to pay stubs and tax slips, decentralize many services such as timesheets, their approval, absence declarations, and more.
What sets us apart
Six good reasons to choose Clara
One provider, one roof
Teaching, student success, finance, procurement, human resources, and payroll managed in a single, integrated system, for unmatched efficiency. No middleware. No hassle.
Flexible and hybrid
Start with Clara Academics. When you're ready, add Clara Finances and Clara HR-Payroll for an optimal experience. Clara adapts to your needs and your pace.
Perfect integration with Omnivox
Clara integrates seamlessly with the Omnivox online services platform, designed for your students, faculty, and staff members. Together, they form the Clara-Omnivox ERP.
Fully bilingual
Available in French and/or English.
Constantly evolving
New features are added continuously, guided by technology and the needs expressed by our clients and user committees.
Sovereign hosting
Data hosted in Canada. With the ISO 27001 Plus option, full digital sovereignty at your disposal, including local AI processing.
Frequently asked questions
We answer your questions
Yes, data is hosted 100% in Canada, on Skytech Communications' private Cloud, in data centers. Plus, by choosing our ISO 27001 Plus hosting option, you benefit from our ISO 27001 certified data centers, and sovereignty over AI processing, performed entirely on our local infrastructure.
Yes, Clara is adopted by institutions of all sizes, from institutions with fewer than 100 students to institutions with tens of thousands of students. Its flexibility and adapted pricing allow both small and large institutions to fully benefit from it.
Yes, all electronic transmission features with multiple ministries and numerous Canadian admission services (e.g., SRAM, SRACQ, SRASL, OUAC) are included in Clara Academics, with no additional module.
Updates and new features are deployed automatically, with no intervention on your part. You continuously benefit from the latest improvements, included with your license.
Yes, Clara HR-Payroll is developed specifically for the postsecondary education sector and adapts to the national and local agreements in force at your institution. The solution evolves based on legal changes, regulatory framework updates, and collective agreement changes.
Turnkey, at your own pace. From day one, a dedicated Skytech project manager coordinates your implementation from start to finish: an official launch with your team, a tailored schedule, ready-made environments, and data migrations handled by our experts. Your managers and staff then receive private training from specialists who know your institution, with regular follow-ups through implementation and well beyond.
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The Skytech ecosystem
For over 30 years, Skytech Communications has been designing ERP software for colleges and universities. Fully integrated solutions - Academics, Finances, HR-Payroll - that constantly evolve with the needs of our clients and the changing realities of education.