When you have students register for a Class, Self-Paced training, or a Subscription with Training Keys, they will use the key provided to create their own user account and provision their training. You need to send them the URL to login along with a training key. The following template provides information you can revise to send to your students, it provides instructions on redeeming the training key and steps on how to access their labs.
Example Template
Here is the training key for your [select one: class Enrollment or self-paced training or subscription]: [provide either the event training key or a unique training key for each student for your class]
To access your training -
Go to [provide login page URL] and:
Input the Training Key supplied in the field in the Register with a Training Key box.
Click Register. This opens a page for you to create a user account and your login credentials for when you return to the site.
Input your registration information and click Save. This opens your training.
If a student already has an account in the Skillable TMS, the student can login and then select Redeem Training Key from the Current Training page.
[Use the following for classes] Once class starts, Launch buttons will appear beside the lab modules and Course Activities.
[Use the following for subscriptions or self-paced training] Once your key is redeemed you have immediate access to your training.
If you experience problems connecting to your labs, click the i information icon to the right of the lab for system requirements and connection information.
For technical assistance with labs, click the Contact button at the top of any page and use one of the methods provided to request assistance.
A class is a scheduled instructor-led event with a start and end time/date. Typically, these include lectures and hands on activities such as labs.
Self-Paced or On-demand training is associated with course assignments or subscriptions. Users are assigned training which can be accessed at any time by the learner at their leisure. Outside guidance or mentorship is often not provided with this type of training.
A subscription is an assignment to an individual for access to a set of courses for a set amount of time for self-paced access. Students can choose which courses to access from the subscription, which then open as a course assignment, and they can access the courses at any time for the duration of the subscription.
A training key is a code given to students to be admitted to training and can also be used for them to create their own user accounts. Training keys can be used to create class enrollments, course assignments or subscription assignments.
An enrollment is the student registration for a class. Enrollments have multiple statuses, but only the Enrollment Status of Enrolled gives a student access to class. Within the enrollment the student will access the labs and activities and if set up digital courseware and virtual classroom for their class.
Skillable's Training Management System. A learning management system designed to streamline the delivery, tracking, and reporting of your training programs.
Bundles together content to then be set up for training through classes, subscriptions, and course assignments. Courses can include labs, videos, SCORM, LTI, external links, assessments, and documents. Courses must be assigned to a Content Provider and a Publishing Group to be available to set up for training.
Activities are configured in the instructions editor and represented in the lab instructions by a replacement token. Activities fall into two broad categories: Questions and Automated.
- Questions are multiple choice or short answer questions.
- Automated Activities interact with the lab environment (Virtual Machine/Container/Cloud Platform).