Instructor-led or Self-paced online trainings, will most likely take place on our own TrainingAid learning platform. We summarized some useful guidance and information below, that will get you started. If you don't find your answer here, you can always reach out directly to your course instructor or contact us. Getting Started Starting the Course Once the course access becomes available (usually 10-days before the course start date), you will receive an email notification and see the course on your dashboard. Update Your Profile Update your profile first, so that other learners can find out more about you. Your profile can include, in addition to your name, title and organization, links to your social media accounts and more. Introduce Yourself Go ahead and introduce yourself to the group by posting in the discussion forum, where you will likely see that the Course Facilitator, Instructors and other learners have already said "hi". Track Your Progress You can mark each course unit complete by clicking on the little checkbox in the top right corner. You can move to the next unit without completing one, and come back later to complete the unit. This will be a useful way for you to remember which units you've completed, and which ones you didn't, or wanted to revisit because you weren't sure if you understood everything properly. Check Your Knowledge You will have the chance to check your knowledge as you progress through the course by taking the "Knowledge Check" quizzes. These are designed as exercises to help you re-visit key learning points, and not as tests. Knowledge check quizzes are therefore not scored, and you get an unlimited number of tries at each question and we give you feedback and hints on each go. Finishing the Course To complete the course, you need to have all units and knowledge checks marked complete. After the course close date, depending on the course setting, you might still have full access to all the course content for a few weeks, during which you can complete all unchecked units. Certificate of Completion For most Instructor-led or Self-paced course, a Certificate of Completion will be available upon completion of the course. The availability of the certificate is indicated on the public course description page. Once you complete a course, you can download your copy of the certificate from your dashboard. Instructor-led or Self-paced Courses To help you get to know the workings of an online hosted course on the TrainingAid learning platform better, here are some highlights of what you can do on the course platform and what to expect during a course period. Course Content The first tab of the course, provides you with the content of your course. You will spend most time here and will learn with different types of learning formats. These can be text based or provided by videos, templates, exercises and many more. Fellow Learners In the "Course Members" section, you can see other members of your class. Connecting with your fellow learners is a key part of our course experience, so make sure you update your own profile information and to get to know your virtual classmates. Discussions Discussions are part of each unit and are a great way to get to know your fellow learners and to share experiences and to learn from each other. Live Events Live Events - such as webinar-style presentations, live chats and "Ask Me Anything" sessions - are scheduled at least once a week (sometimes more often) for Instructor-led courses. Recordings of these session will be available to all learners. Announcements Every now and then you will receive email announcements from the Course Facilitator. In case you miss or lose those emails, you can review all announcements on the course page any time. Knowledge Checks At the end of each week, you can take a short "knowledge check" quiz to review some key points covered during the week.