Learn - Create a URL or Instructor led Lesson

The steps to create Instructor-led and URL Lessons are the same, (with the exception of step 5 below).

PDF and eLearning Lessons require that existing content is imported into Learn, and therefore are created using a different process. See the ‘Import external content - eLearning and PDF’s’ article for more information.

Step One: Open the ‘New Lesson’ form

Navigate to ‘Administration Home’ and select ‘Lesson’ to view the Lesson list. Scroll to the end of the page and select ‘New’.

Step Two: Specify the Lesson type

The ‘New Lesson’ details page will open. Choose either ‘eLearning (if creating a URL Lesson) or ‘Instructor led’ (if creating a Lesson for classroom training) from the ‘type’ drop down menu. Once the Lesson is created the type cannot be changed, so take care to specify the correct type:

Step Three: Populate the mandatory fields

 Add a code, title and duration. The code is not visible to learners but will be used to identify the Lesson for administrators. The lesson title is visible to Learners. The Lesson duration must be entered in minutes. Learners will be credited with the specified number of minutes on completing the Lesson. Use the below table as a reference when populating the Lesson duration fields:

Hours	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Minutes	60	120	180	240	300	360	420

 

Step Four: Create the Lesson

Click ‘Submit’ to create the Lesson. If the Lesson created is an Instructor-led lesson, the next step is to Create an Event. If the Lesson created is a URL Lesson, continue to step 5.

Step Five: Specify the URL for the Lesson (eLearning type only)

Select ‘eLearning setup’ in the Lesson administration menu. Enter the URL to which Users will be directed when clicking viewing the Lesson, and click ‘Submit’ to save the changes:

Optional settings

The previous steps include all the mandatory fields required to create a Lesson. The below table describes the optional settings.

Description	A description of the Lesson content. Both the Lesson description and Course description are visible to Users, therefore If the Course already includes a full description, it may not be necessary to populate this field.
Fixed accreditation	Accreditations can be linked to Lessons. Users who complete the Lesson are automatically awarded the Accreditation
Certificate template	A certificate can be issued to Learners on completion of a Lesson. The certificate template (HTML document) can be selected here.
Category	Categories are filters. Administrators use Lesson categories to narrow search criteria and find specific Lessons. To create a new Category, return to the Lesson menu and select ‘Edit’ next to the Category drop-down menu above the Lesson list:
Custom Link	This is a legacy option, not activated in Learn. Selecting this option has no impact.
Lesson is enabled	Select to disable this Lesson when no longer required. This is a useful house-keeping exercise to remove a Lesson from view.