TalentLMS allows you to share specific courses with registered or non-registered users with the following options:
A. Invite users to a course with a public URL (available on paid plans only).
B. Invite users to the external course catalog.
C. Enroll users in courses directly.
Let's have a closer look.
A. Invite users to a course through a public URL
If you are on a paid plan, sending an invitation for a course through a public URL is a solution that is geared to non-registered users, who will be able to access the course, complete it and then create an account on your portal (if self-registrations are allowed).
Note: On the other hand, a public course URL sent to existing users who are logged in will not allow them to access the course. For existing/logged-in users, you may share courses with them by copying the respective course URL for each course from the course catalog, in case you don't wish to enroll them directly. |
To allow non-registered users to access a specific course, follow these steps:
1. Sign in to your TalentLMS account as an Administrator or an Instructor and go to Courses (1).
2. Hover over the course you want to share publicly and click Edit course (2).
3. On the new page, click the more (3) icon next to the course name, and from the drop-down list, choose Share course (4).
5. In the new window, toggle the Disabled option (5) so that the course is made public and copy the public link (6). You can share this link with the user in any way you like.
Alternatively, click Send invitations (7) to send the URL via email.
Separate email addresses (8) using the “tab key” on your keyboard and add a subject, as well as email body (9), then hit Send (10) when you’re ready.
- Non-registered users provided with the public link are allowed to complete the course anonymously. When the course ends, users are prompted to sign up (if the system allows new registrations) so that their course progress is recorded. If they do not register, the progress is not tracked.
- If an existing user isn't logged in, then they can also access the course from a public URL, but they won't be able to track their progress after completing the course, since the system may prompt them to sign up, but it won't provide them with an option to sign in.
Note: If you are enrolled in a course as a Learner, you do not have the option to share a course publicly. |
B. Invite users to the external course catalog
By inviting non-registered users to the external course catalog, you'll be giving them the chance to browse your courses and see their overviews. They will need to create an account on your portal to acquire one or more courses.
Note: Existing users are also able to access your external course catalog, regardless of whether they are logged in or not. |
To prompt users to register and access your courses, follow these steps:
1. Sign in to your TalentLMS account as an Administrator and go to Home > Account & Settings > Courses (1).
2. On the Courses tab, under Catalog Settings, toggle the External course catalog option (2).
3. Click Save (3) to save the change.
4. Copy the catalog URL (4) and share it with your users to invite them to register and access the listed courses.
Note: For users to be able to self-register, a direct sign up method must be enabled. To do that, go to the Users tab on the Account & Settings page, and from the Sign up drop-down list, choose Direct. Make sure that you also choose a User verification method to avoid unwarranted sign ups to your portal. |
C. Enroll users in courses directly
Of course, you're always able to assign courses to existing users directly.
To enroll registered users in courses, follow these steps:
1. Sign in to your TalentLMS account as an Administrator, and go to Users (1).
2. Select the user (2) you want to enroll in courses.
3. Go to the Courses (3) tab and click Enroll to course (4).
4. Locate the course(s) you want to assign to the user and click Enroll to course (5).