Pathways: Guided Learning Sequences

Pathways are guided sequences of courses designed to help learners achieve a specific outcome, such as earning a badge or a certificate. They allow organisations to structure learning into clear, progressive steps.

What Pathways Are

• A Pathway is a collection of related courses grouped together.

• Completing all the required courses leads to an outcome:

  • Badge Pathways → Completing the courses awards the badge.

  • Certificate Pathways → Completing the courses awards the certificate.

Pathway Order and Completion

• Force Completion Order (current behaviour):

  • Courses must be taken in a specific order if this setting is enabled.

  • Learners see prerequisites and locked courses until earlier ones are finished.

• Important Note:

  • Currently, badges or certificates with more than one course only appear in the Pathways menu if Force Completion Order is enabled.

  • In an upcoming update, Force Completion Order will no longer be required. Multi-course pathways will be displayed by default.

Where to Find Pathways

• All Pathways: Displays every pathway available in your organisation.

• My Pathways: Displays only the pathways you are enrolled in.

How to Follow a Pathway

1. Open a pathway – Review its description, required courses, and order (if any).

2. Start the first course – Click the course title to begin.

3. Unlock the next course – If order is enforced, the next course will unlock after you complete prerequisites.

4. Finish all courses – Once every course in the pathway is completed, you earn the related badge or certificate (if applicable).

Tracking Your Progress

• Per course: A course is marked complete when all required activities are finished.

• Per pathway: The pathway shows an overall status:

  • Not started

  • In progress

  • Completed

  • Progress is displayed based on how many courses are completed.

Badges vs Certificates in Pathways

• Badge Pathway: Earn the pathway badge once all courses are completed.

• Certificate Pathway: Earn the pathway certificate linked to that pathway after finishing all required courses.

• Both can define completion order and prerequisites depending on how the pathway is set up.

Pathways help learners move step by step toward meaningful outcomes, while giving organisations flexibility to enforce structured learning or let learners progress more freely.