Approve or Deny a Development Plan

When a user adds an asset to the Development Plan folder, the folder is in a Pending state. The user can then click Request Approval to send the folder contents to the Approval Manager for review and approval or denial.

To review, approve or deny a Development Plan request

1. Log in to Skillport.
2. Click My Approvals on the left navigation panel, or click Approval Manager in the top right-hand corner. The Approval Manager screen appears:

   

3. Locate the Development Plan that you want to approve or deny.

   Note: Once you have approved or denied a Development Plan, it cannot be undone. Make sure that you select the correct request PRIOR to continuing.

4. Click . The Development Plan Request window appears.
5. If applicable, review the learner's note.

   Note: If a learner's note exceeds the space restraints in a window, an ellipsis (...) appears at the end of the viewable text. To see the learner's note in its entirety, hover your mouse over the ellipsis and the full text appears in a pop-up window.

6. If applicable, enter notes to the user.
7. Do one of the following:
   • Click Approve to approve the Development Plan.
   • Click Deny to deny the Development Plan. The user must remove the asset(s) from the Development Plan.
   • Click Cancel to close the Request window without approving or denying the Development Plan.
8. To view any request in your Approval Manager screen, click the View button.

   Note: Once a request has been approved, you can click to view the learner's Development Plan.