Administrators can define the courses that are equivalent to each other. With this feature, your academy members will be able to automatically complete all of the courses that are equivalent to the ones they have actually completed.
Navigation: Admin > Online Training > Equivalent Courses
- Select the desired course.
- Select the relevant checkbox for each equivalent. Once you select the course you want to have as an equivalent, you will see two options:
- Bidirectional
- Example 1: Course A is equivalent to Course B and the "bidirectional" checkbox is selected. If the user is already enrolled in both courses then:
- if they complete Course A, Course B will also be marked as completed due to the equivalency.
- if they complete Course B, Course A will also be marked as completed due to the equivalency.
- Example 2: Course A is equivalent to Course B and the "bidirectional" checkbox is unchecked. If the user is already enrolled in both courses then:
- if they complete Course A, Course B will also be marked as completed due to the equivalency.
- if they complete Course B, Course A will not be marked as completed. Course Α will remain unaffected.
- Example 1: Course A is equivalent to Course B and the "bidirectional" checkbox is selected. If the user is already enrolled in both courses then:
- Automated assignment & Mark as completed
You have the option to select if the equivalency will automatically assign users who are not already enrolled in the equivalent courses.- Example 1: Course A is equivalent to Course B and the "Automated assignment & Mark as completed" checkbox is selected:
- If the user is already enrolled in Course B, they will be marked as completed due to the equivalency.
- If the user is not already enrolled in Course B, they will be assigned to Course B due to this setting and will be marked as completed due to the equivalency.
- Example 2: Course A is equivalent to Course B and the "Automated assignment & Mark as completed" checkbox is unchecked:
- If the user is already enrolled in Course B, they will be marked as completed due to the equivalency.
- If the user is not already enrolled in Course B, they will not be assigned to Course B and will not be marked as completed due to the equivalency. Course B will remain unaffected.
- Example 1: Course A is equivalent to Course B and the "Automated assignment & Mark as completed" checkbox is selected:
- Bidirectional
- Save your selection. The equivalent courses will be shown on the About page of the course, and an Equivalents tab will be added to the course ribbon. The user will be able to see which courses are equivalent to the one they are taking.
Note:
- You can add up to 10 equivalent courses per course.
- Purchased courses cannot be used as equivalent courses.
- On course completion, all of the equivalent courses are marked as "completed as equivalent" on the employee dashboard, even if the course is completed "by admin."
- This function does not work retroactively. If a user completed a course prior to you setting up the equivalencies, the equivalent courses will not be marked as completed for them.
- No certificates are awarded for courses that have been marked as "completed as equivalent."
- To run a report to check the equivalency relationships that have been set up for your academy courses, export the "Courses Equivalent Report" using the Report Builder (Admin (hover) > Reporting > Report Builder > Create New Report).