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You can designate equivalent courses so that when one course is completed, learners receive credit for the requirement after completing a different course. When a learner completes a web-based training (WBT) course or is granted a completion for a non-WBT, any equivalent course is marked with a status of EQ (equivalency) and is removed from the learner's Learning Plan.
Note: For equivalent courses to apply to a learner, the learner must have assignments for both courses. A learner will not receive an equivalency automatically for any course not assigned to him, even if an equivalency relationship exists between the courses.
Equivalency Direction
Uni-directional (-->): When the first course selected is completed, an equivalency is generated for the equivalent course(s). However, if the second course (or courses) is/are completed first, it will not generate an equivalency for the first course.
Bi-directional (<-->): When either course is completed, an equivalency is generated for the other course(s).
Courses may be equivalent to more than one course, and in those cases, a completion for any of the courses results in EQs for all others in the group. However, EQs assigned automatically by the system for a course which has other equivalent courses do not result in EQs for the additional courses. This prevents "cascading" equivalencies.
Example 1
Back Safety is equivalent to Ergonomics Awareness and Office Ergonomics. Ergonomics Awareness is equivalent to Back Safety and Computer Ergonomics.
A learner completes Back Safety. This learner will receive an EQ for Ergonomics Awareness and Office Ergonomics, but not for Computer Ergonomics.
An equivalency or exemption assigned manually by an administrator on the Assign Exemptions and Equivalencies page functions the same as a completion, and any course set as equivalent will also be marked with an EQ.
Example 2
Back Safety is equivalent to Ergonomics Awareness and Office Ergonomics. Ergonomics Awareness is equivalent to Back Safety and Computer Ergonomics.
An administrator grants a learner an Exemption for Back Safety. This learner will receive an EQ for Ergonomics Awareness and Office Ergonomics.