Common Course Architecture (CCA) ID Format

Each course ID has five elements. All course IDs identify a Curriculum, Learning Path, Course, Content Type, and Language, in that order. All letters are lower case. These elements are visible to a customer in the course catalog. Lesson, Topic, Page, and Custom identifiers are not visible to a customer.

ID Format: curriculum_learning path_course_content type_language

Curriculum

Curriculum codes are not system generated, but are created by Skillsoft Content Development and Product Marketing. For example:

• mo (Microsoft Office)
• mvb (Microsoft Visual Basic)
• comm (Communications)
• hr (Human Resources)

Learning Path

Learning Path codes are not system generated, but are created with each new Learning Path. For example (curriculum code + learning path code):

• mo_xpax (XP Advanced Excel is actual name of Learning Path)
• mvb_vb6 (Microsoft Visual Basic 6 is actual name of Learning Path)
• comm_33 (Basics of Listening is actual name of Learning Path - or the 33rd Learning Path in the curriculum)
• hr_14 (14th Learning Path in the HR curriculum)

Course

Course Identifiers are system generated. A Course Identifier is three characters long, beginning with a letter and followed by a two-digit number. For example (curriculum code + learning path code + course):

• mo_xpax_a01
• mvb_vb6_a09
• comm_33_a01
• hr_14_a04

Content Type

Content Type identifiers are system generated. A Content Type is a two-digit code. In the case of custom content, a “c” is inserted after the Content Type. As additional content types are introduced by Skillsoft, new identifiers will be created and added to the list. For example (curriculum + learning path + course + content type):

• mo_xpax_a01_xg (Express Guide)
• mvb_vb6_a09 _it (IT Content)
• comm_33_a01_ss (SkillSimulation)
• hr_14_a04_bsc (Business Skills Content - custom)

  List of current content types
  it – IT Professional dt – IT Desktop bs – Business Skills co – Compliance fs – Financial Services ss – Skill Sims tp – TestPrep fin – Finance lc – Legal Compliance cj – Code Judger	xg – Express Guides es – Expert Sessions bl – Blended Learning Toolkits ma – Mentoring Asset hb – Hybrid Content (for Custom Solutions) ja – JavaScriptAPI (for Custom Solutions) fe – College Credit Final Exam gen – Generic Course fe – Federal Government sh – ES&H

Language

Language Code identifiers are system generated. These are the two and four digit codes that are the same as the existing codes used in Skillport. Although not entirely consistent in their application, they do provide a language code that conforms to ISO standards where possible.

Note: Due to the requirement to use ONLY lower case letters, some language identifiers have been modified.

Examples of full course IDs:

• mo_xpax_a01_xg_de (German)
• mvb_vb6_a09_it_enus (English - US)
• comm_33_a01_ss_ja (Japanese)
• hr_14_a04_bsc_fr (French - European, custom)

  Language Identifiers
  cs - Czech nl - Dutch enus - English - US enuk - English - UK frca - French - Canadian fr - French - European de - German el - Greek hi - Hindi id - Indonesian it - Italian pl - Polish	ptbr - Portuguese - Brazilian eses - Spanish - Castilian esdo - Spanish - Latin American zhyue - Chinese - Cantonese zh - Chinese - Mandarin zhtw - Chinese - Traditional ja - Japanese ko - Korean th - Thai tr - Turkish ru - Russian