When does the training period start for new users?
The training period will start for new Scilife users as soon as they are assigned to a Training with Training Materials.
This date is also noted as the First Assigned Date in the system.
What is the training period and how is this applied?
The Training Period is the length of time that a user has to complete a training, it is calculated from the Training Start Date.
This applies as soon as a training with training materials is assigned to a user.
This is defined by the Administrator/ Training Coordinator that has created the training.
If no Training Materials are added to a created Training, then the Training is not automatically started and will not show on a User's Dashboard nor will notifications be sent to the trainees.
Training Start Date
The Training Start Date is the date when the training was triggered for a user(s).
The Training Start Date will get updated whenever the existing Training Material is updated or additional Training Materials are added to the Training.
At this point the First Assigned Date and the Training Start Date will no longer be the same as the Training Start Date has been updated due to the updates made.
Updating a Training will restart the training period for all users in the training who will need to retrain on the updated material or train for the first time on the new material.
Due Date
The Due Date is defined by the Training Start Date and the Training Period.
For example, a training starts for a user on 1st July and a 10 days maximum training period is applied, then the training due date will be 11th July.
Consequently, the Training Due Date will also get updated based on the Training Period and the Training Start Date, (should these get updated).
If new material is added to a Training which in turn changes the Training Start Date this will also update the Training Due Date.
Retraining Date
A retraining date will be shown if defined in the training settings, if not this field will show as N/A and users will not be asked to retrain automatically.
The retraining date is defined by a number of months based on the last retraining start date which is in turn based on the first assigned date thus a user will always be asked to retrain in full should this setting be applied. This is in addition to any updates that are made and applied in the meantime.