Courses

Courses form the bulk of your training. This section contains topics ranging from basic course creation to managing recurring training in bulk.

42 articles

Written by Kayla Kapas, Stella Lim, Stephen Krzeminski and 1 other

Creating Courses

Courses are created by combining materials and assessments. This article explains how to take individual modules and turn them into courses.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Assigning Courses to Groups

Learn how to leverage the Groups and Subgroups features to quickly assign courses to multiple users at once.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Active vs. Inactive Courses

Knowing the difference between active and inactive courses will allow control over which courses are visible while also preserving records.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Learner Signatures/Attestations

If you need users to sign or confirm something within a course, you can use the Learner Signature feature explained in this article.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Marking Instructor-Led Training Attendance

After an ILT, you can mark attendance to set the learner's module as passed. This article covers the process of marking attendance.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Tagging Courses

Using tags to categorize your courses and make it more easily searchable.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Knowledge Boosters

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Course Self-Enrollment

This article covers the different methods that learners can use to enrol themselves into courses.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Dynamic Course Deadline Reminders

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Setting Up Module Prerequisites

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Overriding Course Deadlines

Course deadline dates are automatically applied to everyone. This article explains how to override them for a specific user.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Enrolling Learners

This article covers the various methods of course enrollment that are available to you, including via the course's Users tab and the API.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Enforcing Module Viewing Sequence

If you want to enforce a specific order in which users need to view course modules, this article explains how you can do that.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Subscription Key Errors

If you're having issues with course subscription keys, this article covers the most common reasons they don't work.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Adding Course Certificates

Course Certificates help to show that a learner has passed a course. This article shows how to enable them for your courses.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Unenrolling Learners

This article covers unenrolling users from courses. Unenrolled users can no longer see the course but will retain all history and progress.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Viewing Assessment Results

To get an idea of how well your learners are doing in a course, you can take a look at their assessment results. You can follow these steps.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Changing Course Deadline and Reenrollment Dates

Course dates are not retroactive and don't normally affect users already enrolled. This article covers updating dates for existing users.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Course Date Settings

This article explains the different date settings available for courses: Start and End Dates, Course Lengths, and Validity Lengths.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Previewing Courses

This article explains how you can preview the course to get a sense of what it will look like to learners enrolled in it.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Adding Material to Courses

Material forms the bulk of courses, ranging from images and documents to SCORM packages. This article explains how to add items to courses.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Using Course Partitions

Course partitions are a great way to visually break your course up into separate sections. This article covers the process of adding them.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Bulk Updating Course Dates and Statuses

If you want to update course statuses or dates, you don't have to do it user-by-user. A CSV file can make changes to many users at once.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Viewing a Learner's Certificates

Learner certificates are stored in their profiles. This article is a quick guide for how to access and view them.

Written by Catherine Wnuk. Updated over a week ago

Supported Course Module Types

Courses can be created out of a variety of file types and modules. This article lists some of the more common formats we support.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Sharing Courses Between Platforms

If you have multiple platforms or subplatforms, you're able to share courses between them.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Deleting a Course

Deleting a course will also delete all associated course history. This article explains the process of deleting a course if necessary.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Creating a Course Catalog

The Course Catalog allows learners to self-register for courses. You can also limit course visibility in the catalog to specific Groups.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Duplicating Courses

To duplicate a course, such as to make changes for a new year or to preview changes without affecting a live course, follow these steps.

Written by Catherine Wnuk. Updated over a week ago

Learning Paths

Learning Paths are bundles of courses that can have their order enforced. This article goes over their creation and management.

Written by Catherine Wnuk. Updated over a week ago

Course Categories

Course Categories allow you to easily organize your courses and allows them to be found easier by both other admins and Learners.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Recurring Training

This article explains the process of setting up recurring courses in your platform, such as for annual compliance training.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

"Upcoming" Courses

Courses can appear as "Upcoming" to Learners for several reasons. This article covers the reason why a course may not yet be accessible.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Setting Individual Module Restrictions

While courses can have settings applied to them, each individual module in a course also has its own settings you can modify.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Course Catalog Not Showing Courses

Course Catalog visibility options

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Custom Forms for Course Registrations

If you need to collect specific information from users that sign up for courses, follow the instructions in this article.

Written by Catherine Wnuk. Updated over a week ago

Adding Assessments to Courses

Like Material, Assessments are important pieces of courses in your platform. This article covers how to add assessments and tests.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Deleting Categories

This article covers the process of deleting a category when it's no longer needed.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Assigning New Material to Passed Learners

Adding material to a course that a user has passed will not require them to view it. This article covers the steps to ensure completion.

Written by Stella Lim. Updated over a week ago

Purchasing Premade Courses

SkyPrep is integrated directly with OpenSesame, a course vendor with more than 20,000 courses. The purchasing flow is described here.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago

Adding Existing Certificates

If you want to attach a certificate to a user's profile for an external course/certification, follow the steps in this article.

Written by Stephen Krzeminski. Updated over a week ago

Viewing Upcoming Deadlines

Using the dashboard to keep track of upcoming deadlines is important for ensuring your learners meet requirements and stay certified.

Written by Kayla Kapas. Updated over a week ago