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title: "Working as a Contract Instructor"
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updated: 2024-09-27T16:57:41Z
published: 2024-09-27T16:57:41Z
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# Working as a Contract Instructor

## Overview of Contract Instructors

A contract instructor is an instructor who is available to work for multiple Organizations. Any instructor may choose to be a contract instructor. Any Organization using the Skillable TMS that opts in to use contract instructors can search for qualified instructors based on the competencies they have set up, can view some of the contract instructor's contact information, and schedule instructors for their Classes.

Organizations that choose to use contract instructors will see contract instructors when they search for instructors on the Find Instructors search page. They will also be able to view your name, email address, phone numbers, city, state, zip code and country listed within your User Profile. The organization cannot view the user profile but can pull this information using output options on the Find Instructors page. They cannot see organizations you have taught for or which organization your user account is under in the Skillable TMS.

This allows a contract instructor to discretely teach for multiple organizations. You can access all of your classes for various organizations using the same login credentials; you do not have to have multiple accounts for each organization you are teaching for. Once you are scheduled in the Skillable TMS to teach a class with an organization, you will see the event show up on your instructor calendar. The simplest way to access a class you are teaching is from your instructor calendar. However, best practice is to login from the organization's URL so that when you display your screen it will show the organization's logo.

We offer access to be a contract instructor and use contract instructors as a convenience for all parties. We do not certify any instructors or verify their qualifications to teach a Course. All communication, scheduling, contracted rates and payment are the responsibility of the booking organization and the instructor.

## Opt In to be a Contract Instructor

If you would like to opt in to become a contract instructor, you need to enable the setting on your user profile. To access your user profile:

1. From the top right corner of any page, select your name or if available, the expand pick list beside your name and select **View account**.
2. On your user profile page, select **Edit**.
3. Open the **Instructor Information** tab, check the box for **Is Contract Instructor**.
4. Select **Save**.

Organizations are the containers in which all objects in Skillable Studio reside. Each organization has two child orgs, Development and Production. Development is used for content creation and testing. Production is used only for content that is ready for consumption. Organizations also provide one of the security boundaries within the Skillable Studio platform.

An organization is assigned to each entity in the TMS, such as, users, classes, subscriptions, and courses. The organization is a basis to determine access given based on roles within the organization and management over the organization.

Skillable's Training Management System. A learning management system designed to streamline the delivery, tracking, and reporting of your training programs.

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.

The user profile contains information about the user and their preferences, including roles, managed organizations, and settings.

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.