Live Course Checklist

These are the items you need to create your live course. The more detail you add, the more informed learners are and the easier it is to manage later. If you do not have all the information available, you can add any non-required items after you publish. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Done Item Required Description
blue check mark icon Course title Yes A title for the course. The words you use here also become keywords for searching.
blue check mark icon Course description Yes A description of what the user can expect to learn.
blue check mark icon Course image No

An image that displays to learners who find the course through search or through browsing the library.

If you do not specify one, the platform uses the default image for live courses.
blue check mark icon Alt text No

Specify a description of your image to be read by screen readers if your image contains important text or content.
blue check mark icon Content language Yes If learners change their Skillsoft Platform site language, they only see the live courses created in this language.
blue check mark icon Estimated class duration Yes The number of hours and minutes a learner can expect to spend attending the class.
blue check mark icon Content Source Yes Identify where the content comes from such as a vendor, department, or person.

You can use this value to filter reports. If you do not know what to specify, use the Organization name you defined in Settings.
blue check mark icon Dates and times offered Yes

Every live course must have at least one date and time that it meets; this is called a class.

You can specify a past date.

blue check mark icon Additional information specific to the course No Any instructions, directions, prerequisites, or costs associated with the course that you want the learner to see.
blue check mark icon Additional content discovery details No Specify expertise level and technology information like a title or version. These help learners find your course when searching.
blue check mark icon Registration approval Yes

Decide if an admin or managers need to approve a learner's request to register for a class.

If you require managers to approve registrations, ensure users have an Approval Manager assigned for each user.

By default, the system uses no approval.
blue check mark icon Enrollment settings No Decide on how learners interact with the course. By default, the platform uses the following settings for a live course:
  • Self registration: Learners are allowed to self-register until the class start date
  • Waitlisting: If class capacity is reached, learners can join a wait list
  • Cancelation: Learners cannot cancel their own registration
  • Capacity: No minimum enrollment capacity is set

You can change these defaults to meet your course or class needs. View all enrollment settings.

blue check mark icon Location or URL No Where the class takes place, in a physical location or online. If you do not have the physical location or online meeting URL available during initial set up, you can add it later.
blue check mark icon Instructor No A Skillsoft Platform user with instructor privileges who teaches the class and can manage the class roster. If you do not want the person teaching the class to have a Skillsoft Platform user account, add their name to the Additional Information field when creating your live course.

If you do not know, you can specify this later.
blue check mark icon Contact name No A person available to answer questions about the class or registration.
blue check mark icon Email No The email address for the contact person.
blue check mark icon Phone number No The phone number for the contact person.
blue check mark icon Custom Channel No If you do not add your live course to a custom channel, learners cannot find it through browsing or searching.