Boat-ED® is incorporated to offer boating safety education certification tests.
Kalkomey launches boat-ed.com, delivering the first online boating safety video course and home-study test in Texas. Georgia and South Carolina follow shortly after, offering the course to their residents.
Boat Ed publishes a boating manual on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard and United States Power Squadrons, the first external company to do so in the history of those organizations.
Southeast states ask Kalkomey to develop a hunter education manual.
Hunter-ed.com, which provides online hunter education, is launched. Kalkomey prints its first hunting manual, Today’s Hunter. A Spanish-language edition of Boat America—Navegando America—is printed.
Kalkomey becomes the first boating safety course provider to introduce interactive animations to enhance online learning.
The bowhunting education course and exams debut online at bowhunter-ed.com.
Offroad-ed.com, an online source for off-road vehicle safety education and certification, is introduced. A Spanish-language edition of Today’s Hunter—El Cazador de Hoy—is printed.
Kalkomey buys Outdoor Empire Publishing’s education division—a library of print publications.
Boat Ed is the first boater safety course provider to stream video segments for online instruction.
Kalkomey’s Event Manager is introduced for Missouri and soon gains wide acceptance. It’s a secure, Internet-based system for state agencies to manage any event offered to the public.
Kalkomey begins recruiting a team of highly skilled programmers and user experience professionals to meet the needs of a rapidly growing Internet-based product line. Snowmobile-ed.com, an online source for snowmobile safety education and certification, is introduced.
Kalkomey begins to encompass the full spectrum of print, online, and DVD courses and data management tools. Kalkomey moves its offices to a new 30,000 square foot building at 14086 Proton Road in Dallas, Texas.
Kalkomey releases responsive versions of all of its online safety education courses, allowing course pages to adapt the layout and presentation to be appropriate for whatever electronic device and screen size the student is using—from mobile phones to desktop computer monitors.
Kalkomey launches Register Ed, a secure system for students to register for safety education events offered by agencies and organizations. Kalkomey converts all of our official state boating handbooks into eBook format and launches our online bookstore. Kalkomey also releases a new Hunter Safety video series.
Kalkomey’s Hunter Safety Video Series wins the Pinnacle Award from POMA and finishes 3rd in the 34th Annual Telly Awards. Kalkomey launches its first online snowmobile course in Canada and purchases the CMSC assets in preparation to launch an online Canadian boating course. Kalkomey debuts ilostmycard.com. Certification Manager is launched for Pennsylvania and later Virginia.
Kalkomey proudly introduces its Transport Canada–approved online Canadian boating course. Handgunsafetycourse.com, an online source for handgun safety education, is launched, and the Handgun Safety Course video series wins POMA’s Pinnacle Award for 2014. Kalkomey undergoes an interior renovation.
Kalkomey is acquired by Inverness Graham, a private investment firm located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because of our history of innovation and growth, Kalkomey fits in perfectly with Inverness Graham’s vision.
Kalkomey acquires Outdoor Roadmap, a Michigan-based online hunter safety training company and brand consultancy for the outdoor industry. At the time, Outdoor Roadmap was the only resource to offer online hunter safety instructor training.
Kalkomey launches AMS, a full-service, comprehensive solution for agencies and their outdoor recreation needs. Initial applications included Certification Manager, Event Manager, and access to our Online Courses.
Later in the year, fourth application on the AMS platform is introduced. AMS Volunteers gives agencies the ability to recruit volunteers, manage programs, and utilize a suite of tools that integrate with state’s licensing applications.
Following the initial launch of AMS and the AMS Volunteers application, AMS Subscriptions was also introduced in 2016. The application allows agencies to subscribe and renew magazine subscriptions and memberships for both students and outdoor enthusiasts.
Kalkomey merges with its competitor Fresh Air Educators. Like Kalkomey, Fresh Air Educators works with government agencies and school districts across North America to develop online courses for outdoor enthusiasts. Kalkomey now has a Canadian office located in the capital of Ottawa, Ontario.
Kalkomey wins the Nevada Licensing contract, which represents a turning point for the company. With the first full implementation of the AMS system, Kalkomey proves that we are more than an education company and can provide software solutions.
Kalkomey’s goal of providing everything an agency needs to fulfil its students’ needs is further realized with the introduction of AMS Licensing. The new application allows agencies to manage recruitment, retention, and reactivation of all their outdoor enthusiasts.
The future of boater safety education is launched in 2018 with the introduction of Kalkomey’s first interactive course, iLearntoboat. The course leverages gamification techniques, which encourage more engagement through fun, entertaining learning styles.
In 2019, Kalkomey will launch its second interactive course. This time, for the hunting industry. iLearntohunt uses the same interactive principles and game theory from iLearntoboat and applies them to realistic hunting scenarios for improved student engagement in the hunter education experience. iLearntohunt will be the hunting industry’s first interactive hunter education course.
Kalkomey wins its second licensing contract in 2019. This time, for the great state of New York. From management, retention, and reactivation, Kalkomey will provide the state of New York with everything they need to assist their outdoor enthusiasts.
In 2020, Kalkomey won its third licensing contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide the state with everything they need to assist their outdoor enthusiasts.
Kalkomey acquires Sportsman Tracker, the creator of the HuntWise™ app, a hunting toolset that allows users to pinpoint the best times and locate the best places to hunt on public or private land. With the acquisition, Kalkomey can now expand to a variety of new mediums and incorporate its innovative products into a broader content platform.