Creating a course

Select the “Create Course” option from the left pane.

The “Create Course” page appears.

The system displays the following :

Date Format

The date format applicable to the login user.

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To create a course, enter the following:

Training General Information Unit	Select the organization unit in which you must create the course. Tell me more
Course Code	A unique code to define the course. This is a mandatory field.
Course Short Description	The short description of the course. This is a mandatory field.
Course Long Description	The detailed description of the course.
Inactive	Select this check box to make the course unavailable or dormant.
Course Type	The type of the course. It can be technical, non-technical, behavioral or any other. Since it has more than one value, by default, the system displays, “Select” in the drop-down list box. You can select the required value from the drop-down list box.
Course Category	From the drop-down list box, select the category of the course, such as core, functional, etc.
Objectives Of Course	The objectives of course.
Course Duration	The duration of the course in hours.
Maximum Trainees	The maximum number of trainees permitted for the course at a time. For example, a training program can accommodate up to 20 trainees.
Minimum Trainees	The minimum of number of trainees required for the course. For example, a training program can accommodate 20 trainees, but it needs a minimum of 10 trainees to start the training course.
Training Information Links	The links that are provided to the trainees to view the training information and the materials required for the training.
Other Training Material	The training materials available to the trainees apart from the training information links.
Test Required	Select this checkbox, if the employee is required to pass the test to qualify the course.
Sponsorship Mandatory	Select this checkbox, if the sponsorship for this course is mandatory.
Certificate Required	Select this checkbox, if a certificate is to issued to any employee qualifying the course.

Enter the following in the “Competencies Acquired” multiline.

Competency Code

The unique code of the competency that is imparted to the employee by the course.

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On selecting the “Competency Code”, the description of the competency is displayed in the multiline.

Impact Level

The impact level of the competencies is defined in this field. It takes only numeric values.

Enter the following in the “Applicable Positions” multiline.

Position Code

The unique code of the course.

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Position Title

The short description of the position occupied by the employee.

On selecting the “Position Code”, the title of the position is displayed in the multiline.

Course Mandatory	From the drop-down list box, select “Yes” to indicate the course is mandatory for the specified position.
	“No” to indicate the contrary.
Automatic Sponsorship	From the drop-down list box, select “Yes” to indicate sponsorship for enrollment to the course is not necessary and is carried out by the system automatically.
	"No" to indicate sponsorship by the supervisor or concerned authority is essential for enrollment to the course.
Completion Period (Months)	The length of the course in months.

Enter the following details on the space required for conducting the course.

Room Setup Style	From the drop down list box, select the type of room required for the course.
Room Setup Details	A detailed description of the setup of the room.

Enter the following details in the "Equipment Details" group box.

Equipment	From the drop down list box, select the equipment required for the course.
Required Number	The numbers of equipment required for the course.
Comments	Any remarks pertaining to the course.

Select the “Save” pushbutton to save the details entered.

To enter detailed comments/room setup details

Select the book icon beside the “Comments”/"Room Setup Details" field. The system displays a dialog box containing the text that was entered previously, if any.

You can view, modify or delete the content.

Select the “OK” pushbutton to save the details and return to the previous page.

Select the “Cancel” pushbutton to return to the previous page without saving the details entered.

To proceed:

Select the “Test Required" link to specify the details of tests for qualifying the course.

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Page Objective

Use this page to define a course.