Managing Permissions for Learning
Setting up roles and access for your Learning environment
Relevant roles for Learning
Course admins
Users in this role can create courses, enroll participants, and access analytics. To perform their tasks, Course admins need the Create Courses permission.
Note: At present, these responsibilities are combined into a single role, but will be expanded in the future to support more granular roles — for example:
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Course Editors who create course content and publish them
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Learning Managers who handle enrollment and track completion
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Learning Admins who oversee all learning activities
Participants
Participants are users who take courses as learners. They need the Access Courses permission.
Assigning Permissions
To manage permissions for Learning:
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Open the Profile menu and go to User Management.
Note: You must be an admin with theUser Managementpermission to access this area. -
Open the Roles & Permissions tab.
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Add the relevant permissions to each role:
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You can grant
Create Coursesto the existing Editor role, or create a dedicated role if only some editors should manage courses. -
Grant
Access Coursesto the group of users who need to participate in learning. You can also set this as a default permission if all users will require access to Learning.
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Once permissions are assigned, users are ready to access Learning. Learn how to navigate to the Learning area