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Training Courses

Courses are the actual classes, e.g. "Volunteer orientation" at 11am on Saturday the 14th. Click the Add a new course link on the left to add a course. Or right-click on a course to modify it, delete it, or create a new one.

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Field name

Description

Course subject

What this course teaches. Click the Setup subjects link to set the options here in the Training Subjects section of the Setup panel.

Description

This can be any value which adequately describes the course for you. Normally you'd include at least the course subject here.

Start date

First date that the training takes place.

Start time

The beginning time for the training.

Duration

How long the training lasts.

Credit students with volunteer hours

Do students receive volunteer hours for the time they spend in the training?

Hours ratio

If they do receive credit, what percentage of time they receive.

Instructor

Select the instructor for the course from the pull-down menu. If the person is not listed choose (add) to search for him. You can pre-configure a listing of instructors under Training Instructors in the Setup panel.

Primary location

Where the class is taught. If it's in more than one location, put the most important one here.

Catering

Text field to make notes about food/beverage for the course.

Expiration date

Once the course is expired, those who have taken it no longer qualify for jobs which require that course.

Min enrollment

The minimum number of students for the course to be presented.

Max enrollment

The maximum number of students who can take the course at once.

See Also

Training

Training Subjects

Training Instructors