Course types

The certifiable course type is ideal for any education required to earn or maintain a license, credential, or certification. For example, continuing education courses would use this type of course. These courses include a final assessment, issue a certificate upon completion, and are typically reported to a governing body, regulator, or organization.

Certifiable courses:

✔️ Can be completed

✔️ Issue certificates upon completion

✔️ Can be reported to an organization

Open-Ended Learning

Open-ended learning courses generally include comprehensive materials that prepare students for specific entrance, licensing, or credentialing exams. These courses often include a question study bank, textbook material, video lectures, practice exams, flashcards, and more. Students are generally allowed to move through the course at their own pace. 

Open-ended learning courses:

❌ Cannot be completed

❌ Do not issue certificates upon completion

❌ Cannot be reported to an organization

Training

Training courses typically include instructional content that teaches or develops specific job-related skills. They are similar to certifiable courses, generally including a final assessment and issuing a certificate upon completion. However, training courses allow students to continue accessing course materials, such as exams, even after the course is complete, while certifiable courses do not.

Training courses:

✔️ Can be completed

✔️ Issue certificates upon completion

✔️ Can be reported to an organization

Learning Paths

Learning paths are a group of related courses aimed at helping students achieve specific goals, such as obtaining a certification or developing a skill. Depending on the configuration, students can complete the courses in a learning path sequentially or non-sequentially.

Learning paths are not complete until all courses contained within them are completed. Therefore, only Certifiable and Training course types should be used in learning paths intended for student completion. Since Open-ended Learning courses cannot be completed, including them in a learning path means the path also cannot be completed. Learning paths can be configured to issue a certificate upon completion and can be reported.

In addition to being completable, with full certificate and reporting options, the courses within the learning path are separately reportable, depending on their individual configuration. This means that courses in a learning path can be reported upon completion independently of the path completion.

Learning paths are created and configured similarly to courses. They are also accessible to both admins and students in the course library.