Curriculum

Curriculums are like classes; they consist of courses, meetings, and virtual classrooms with the purpose of teaching the enrollees about a particular subject. Curriculums can have prerequisites and Test-Out items added to the requirements. A curriculum is, essentially, an online course because the enrollees must finish all requirements to pass the class.

Learn to:

  • ​Create a curriculum

  • Set self-enrollment

  • Add requirements to a curriculum

  • Designate prerequisites and test-outs

  • Update a curriculum

Create a curriculum

  1. Go to the Training tab and select My Training.

  2. Select New Curriculum and name the curriculum. It is optional to give the curriculum a curriculum ID, custom URL, summary, or start and end dates.

  3. Select Next; if there is existing content, virtual classrooms, or meetings that need to be added to the curriculum, then add them here; if not select Next and then Finish.

Set self-enrollment

Put a curriculum in the training catalog:

Curriculums can be put in the training catalog so that anyone can enroll in the curriculum.

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Navigate to and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. Select Training Catalog Settings in the navigation bar.

  4. Check the box beside List in Training Catalog for Learner Self-Enrolment.

  5. It can be set up that they need manager approval or that enrolment is open.

  6. Select Display in Training Catalog and put the curriculum in a folder.

  7. Select OK and Save.

Add requirements to a curriculum

  1. Go to the Training tab, navigate to, and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  2. In the top left select Add Item, select the kind of item to add (Content, Course, etc), select the name of the item, and Add.

If the content is added it will automatically be added as a course and will be put under the curriculum’s resources folder in My Training under the Training tab.

Prerequisites and Test-outs

Set prerequisites for requirements:

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Navigate to and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. On the left side select the item that needs a prerequisite.

  4. Select Edit beside Prerequisites in the new screen and it will give a list of all the items that are ranked higher than the item selected which can be made prerequisites.

  5. Choose required, suggested, or hidden for the prerequisite. Required means the prerequisite must be completed successfully before attempting the next item. Suggested means the prerequisite is optional. Hidden means that the item does not appear to the enrollee until they have completed the prerequisite.

Set Test-Outs for requirements:

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Navigate to and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. On the left side select the item that needs a test-out.

  4. Select Edit beside Test-Outs in the new screen and it will provide a list of all the items that are ranked higher than the item selected and can be made test-outs.

  5. Choose blocked, optional, or hidden. Blocked means if an enrollee passes the test-out then this item is locked, but if they do not pass the test-out then this item becomes available. Optional means the enrollee only has to pass one of the items but can do both. Hidden means if an enrollee passes the test-out then this item is hidden, but if they do not pass the test-out then this item becomes available.

Update a curriculum

View and edit curriculum information:

  1. Go to the Training tab, navigate to, and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  2. In the navigation bar select Curriculum Information to view or edit the curriculum's information.

  3. To edit the information, click Edit beside the applicable subtitle in the curriculum information box.

  4. If information was edited, select Save.

Curriculum requirements

Change requirement order:

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Navigate to and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. On the left side, select the box beside the desired item and the up or down arrow at the top. This will move the item up or down in importance/ranking.

Delete requirement:

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. On the left select the box beside a required item and then Remove Item.

Curriculum status

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Navigate to and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. In the Curriculum Status area, click View. There is a summary of the enrolled students, students that have completed the entire curriculum, and students in progress.

  4. This summary can also be viewed By Users or By Items in the navigation bar of the new screen.

Curriculum enrollees

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Navigate to and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. Select Manage Enrollees in the navigation bar.

  4. To add students, select the students on the left side, and click Add.

  5. To remove students, select the students on the right side, and click Remove.

Curriculum notifications

  1. Go to the Training tab.

  2. Navigate to and select the name of the desired curriculum.

  3. Select Notifications in the navigation bar.

  4. For notifications: select New Notification, fill out the fields, and Send.

  5. For reminders: select New Reminder, fill out the fields and Save.

To cancel notifications, select the notification, and Cancel Notification twice.

Need help?

Contact the IST Service Desk online or 519-888-4567 ext. 44357.

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