In this article, we’ll show you how to use Lesson Sets for a Course, including prerequisite Lessons and multiple Lesson Sets. At the end of the sequence of Lessons, users will be required to repeat all Lesson Sets again from the start.
This setup simplifies repeat training, giving administrators flexible control over refresh cycles and helping keep users safe, compliant, and up to date with minimal effort.
We'll cover:
- What are Lesson sets?
- How do Lesson sets work?
- Step-by-step guide to set up a Course with prerequisites and multi-set repeat
What are Lesson sets?
Lesson sets simplify the process of configuring repeat learning. When Lesson sets are available for a Course, assigned Lessons can be organised into sets, each with its own rules that define the order and frequency in which lessons must be completed.
This enables LMS administrators to create simple refresher cycles, such as requiring a single Lesson to be repeated every year, right through to more complex cycles, including multiple Lesson sets, each with its own rules for availability and repeat, and choice of Lessons to complete the set.
How do Lesson sets work?
When Lesson sets are available for a Course, all assigned Lessons will be organised into a single Lesson set, with the option to add rules about when and how frequently the Lesson set must be completed.
Up to 5 Lesson sets can be added to a Course - each with an unlimited number of Lessons and its own rules for availability and completion.
A few things to know about Lesson sets:
Lesson sets are available for new Courses only
Lessons already linked to an Accreditation can not be added to a Lesson set
A Lesson cannot appear in multiple Lesson sets
At the end of a sequence of Lesson sets, a learner can be directed to repeat all Lesson sets
- Instructor-led Lessons can be added to Lesson Sets, but they can only be completed once and cannot repeat — we’re exploring ways to improve this in the future.
- Lessons already linked to an Accreditation cannot be added to a Lesson Set.
Step-by-step guide to set up a Course with prerequisites and multi-set repeat
Browse to the Course area of Learn admin:
Select New Course
Select 'Enable Lesson sets to organise lessons and create rules'. Note that this option is available for new Courses only:
Populate the remaining felds to create the Course. See Create a Course for a step-by-step guide
Select Lesson from the Course administration menu:
Select Add set:
Select Add Lesson, and browse to the Lessons you would like to add. To configure prerequisites, a minimum of two Lessons must be added:
Select Prerequisites for the Lesson in position 2:
Select New to add a new prerequisite:
From the drop-down, select the prerequisite Lesson (the Lesson that must be completed first)
Select Save:
Select Lesson from the Course administration menu, to navigate back to the Set view
Select Add set to add a second set:
Select Add Lesson, and browse to add a Lesson to the set. For this example, the Lesson selected here will be a Refresher - a shorter version of the full learning
The last step is to specify the rules for each set:
Rules for set 1:
| Setting | Option |
| After this set is complete | Go to Next set |
| When should this next set be due? | At a specific time |
| Make next set due in | 1 year |
| Make set available to learners | 30 days before it is due |
Rules for set 2:
| Setting | Option |
| After this set is complete | Repeat this set |
| When should this next set be due? | At a specific time |
| Make next set due in | 1 year |
| Make set available to learners | 30 days before it is due |
| Number of repeats | Custom (2 times) |
| After repeat cycle is complete | Go to another set (set 1) |
| When should the next set be due? | At a specific time |
| Make next set due in | 1 year |
| Make set available to learners | 30 days before it is due |
The Lesson set up is complete. View How reminder notifications work for Courses with Lesson sets to see how to set reminder notifications.
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