How to add an instructor


People who you want to be able to assign to a training course as the trainer need to be added to the system as an instructor. Their name will then be listed for selection as a course instructor when you are adding a new course to the system. You add instructors from the Users menu.

Adding a new instructor to the system:

  1. From the main menu select Users 4 Add Instructor.
    The Add Instructor page will display.

  2. Enter the instructor's details in the fields. To expand the various sections click the Expand icon, to the right of a section title. The sections are:

Field

Type signified

Group

If you are using groups in the Acumen Learning Portal, select the group the new employee belongs.
It is compulsory for a user to be in either a group or a learning path.

Learning Path

Select one or more Learning Paths that the user will follow. These will appear in their My Learning Paths page.

Manager

Select their manager.

Manager Email

Enter their manager's email address.

Select Letter

Select the letter you want emailed to the user when they have been added to the system. You will also need to check the Send Registration Details checkbox below to implement this feature.

Send Automatic Emails

Check this box if you want the user to receive the standard system emails for those scenarios where you have set them up.

Send Registration Details

Sends the welcome email to the user that you have selected in the Select Letter listbox above. This is generally used to tell them their user name, password and client ID.

Allow User Editing

Select this checkbox if the user is allowed to edit the details in their My Settings and My Profile pages.

Allow Others to View Profile

Select this checkbox if you want other users of the system to be able to view this users Profile page.

  1. Click Add.
    A message will display at the top of the page telling you the instructor had been added successfully.

See also:

Managing Users

How to change an instructor’s details

How to import users

How to filter a list of users or groups