What are the different types of training keys?
Training Keys are a great feature to help manage creating user accounts and training for students. You can use training keys to quickly and easily enroll students into both instructor-led or Self-Paced training without the need to manually create each training assignment. A training key is a code you distribute to Users, that code is then redeemed creating their training and it can also be used by the learner to create their own user account. Training keys can be aligned with Classes, Course Assignments, and Subscription.
Types
We have several different types of training keys that can be used for different purposes, each with their own advantages:
Training Key Type | Description |
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Enrollment Training Keys | A unique key distributed to each learner, used to create enrollments in an instructor-led class |
Event Training Keys | A single key shared to all students to create enrollments in an instructor-led class |
Course Assignment Training Keys | A batch of keys aligned with a single Course used to give learners access to their course assignment. |
Subscription Keys | A batch of keys aligned with a Subscription Profile used to create a subscription assignment giving the learner access to create course assignments from any of the courses in the subscription profile. |
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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.
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.
People who interact with the platform. Typically, we can break down users into three categories: Operations Managers, Instructors and Basic Users..
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.
A course assignment delivers self-paced access to a course. A course is assigned to a student giving immediate access to the student. It can be accessed at any time for the duration of the assignment. The assignment duration begins and is billed when it is created.
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.
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.
Event training keys are used with classes in the TMS. Event keys are created within the class for use by multiple user, once created the key can be distributed to all learners to redeem to create enrollments in a class. The key allows redemption up to the number of Maximum Students in the class and can be redeemed by anyone until the Maximum Students limit is reached.
A batch of keys aligned with a single course used to give learners access to their course assignment.
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.
A batch of keys aligned with a subscription profile used to create a subscription assignment giving the learner access to create course assignments from any of the courses in the subscription profile.
A subscription profile is a bundle of courses made available to students for a set amount of time for self-paced access. The profile sets the template for each subscription assigned to a student.