20. Repetition interval
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Repetition interval for the portals own courses
If there is a requirement that the course must be repeated at regular intervals, you can set a repetition interval for the course.
- Go to the course tab Details.
- In the box for Course details, see the section Repetition. Click the edit icon.
- Select how often the course should be repeated.
- Note: If there are users who already have completed the course, you can tick the box to update their valid until date.
- If you do not click the box, the users will not get a valid until date, and they cannot repeat the course to update their completion date.
- Do you want to select a different course than the original as a course refresher?
- Click the Edit button under the header Course refresher.
- Select course and save.
- If you want that the same course as the original to be repeated, you only need to add repetition interval. When you do not select course refresher, the original course will be the refresher.
- Click save.
Access for the course participant
- When repetition interval is set, the users can repeat the course from My Training by clicking the link Start refresher.
- This link will be available 6 months before the completion date expires, or when the access period for the course has expired.
- You can edit or remove the repetition interval at the course's Details page.
Repetition interval on course products
You can set your own repetition interval of course products.
- Click the tab Details.
- Click the edit icon next to Repetition.
- Select how often the course must be repeated.
- Note: If there are users who already have completed the course, you can tick the box to update their valid until date.
- If you do not click the box, the users will not get a valid until date, and they cannot repeat the course to update their completion date.
Note: If the course already has a repetition interval, you can only set a shorter repetition interval.
Example: There is set a repetition interval of 2 years. You can then set a repeat interval of 1 year or less.
Access for the course participant
- When the repetition interval has been set, the course participants will see the link Start repetition under My Training –› Completed courses.
- The link will be available 6 months before the expirydate for the course completion or when the access period has expired.
- The course participants have access to start the repetition after the enrolment rules is set on the course.
- Start repetition will only be available under My Training if the enrolment rule Open enrolment to students are ticked.
- If the enrolment rule Only administrators can enrol students are used, the course participant will be transferred to a website to purchase the course.
- The alternative to purchase the course are by an enrolment from an administrator. Read more about that here.
When a user clicks the link Start repetition the following will happen:
- Internal courses, any type: User will be give a new enrolment.
- Course products ; e-Learning: Enrolment rules overrides.
- Example: If there's an open enrolment, the user can start the repetition immediately.
- Course products ; class room or combined course: The user will see the course information site, but cannot enrol to the course. The user can see the class if it's available but asked to contact support.
Tip!
It is recommend that you activate the notification repetition notification.
The notification can be sent on e-mail or SMS to the users.