Training categories
Training categories organize Trainings for all LMS site participants. The default Training category on a new LMS site is "Miscellaneous" (although this can be renamed) A Training creator, Administrator or Manager can put all Trainings in the Miscellaneous category. However, Instructors and students will find it easier to find their classes if they are organized in descriptive categories.
The list of Trainings within a category by default shows the Instructors and the summary of each Training. If the number of Trainings within a category exceeds 9 (10 or more), then a short list without Instructors and summary is shown.
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Adding a category
Most people organize their Trainings by department and college or by topic. Be sure to test the organizational scheme with a few users before entering a large number of Trainings, to save time in moving them later.
Adding categories is very simple:
- Go to Administration > Site administration > Trainings > Add a category
- Complete the details required and click 'Create category.'
- Alternatively, you can go to Administration>Site administration>Trainings>Manage Trainings and categories and click the link 'Create new category'.
- If you are on the category page (or you only have Manager rights at a Training Category level), click the 'Manage Trainings' button at the top-right of the page and then click the link 'Create new category'.
If the category is visible, the Training category description will be displayed to users when they enter the category, above the list of Trainings.
Editing or moving a category
- You can edit the details of a Training category by clicking the actions icon next to its name in Administration>Site administration>Trainings>Manage Trainings and categories. and selecting 'Edit'.
- You can move categories up or down by clicking the up/down arrow next to the category you wish to move. You can bulk move categories by checking the box to the left of their name and then by selecting from the dropdown 'Move selected categories to'
Adding sub-categories
- Sometimes it might be useful to have a sub-category of a Training. For example, you might have a category "Science" and wish to have sub-categories "Biology", "Chemistry" and "Physics".
- You can make one category a subcategory of another by checking the box to the left of its name and then by selecting from the drop down menu 'Move selected categories to' You can create a new, empty sub-category by clicking the actions icon next to its name in Administration>Site administration>Trainings>Manage Trainings and categories. and selecting 'Create new subcategory.'
Hiding categories
- Categories may be easily hidden or shown via Administration>Site administration>Trainings>Manage Trainings and categories and clicking the 'eye' icon of the category you wish to hide. Hidden categories are only visible to site administrators or those with the capability to "view hidden Trainings".
Sorting categories
Categories may be sorted by ascending/descending names or ID numbers from Administration>Site administration>Trainings>Manage Trainings and categories
Trainings within categories may also be sorted. See Adding a new Training
Setting category depth
You can limit the number of categories that are displayed in the front page 'List of Categories' or 'Combo List' from Administration>Site administration>Front page>Front page settings Deeper level categories will appear as links and the user can expand them.
Assigning users a role in a Training category
To assign a Manager at the Category level, see Assign Manager role at category level.
To enrol Instructor or students roles category wide, see Category enrolments.