How to Set a Reminder for Course Due Date

If your learners miss deadlines or skip renewals, your training program quickly loses impact and, in regulated industries, may even become non-compliant.

That's why ProProfs lets you add course completion due dates, automate reminder emails, and set course certification expiry rules, all from one place.

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What You Can Do

• Set a deadline for course completion (fixed date or relative time frame)

• Send automated email reminders (once or multiple times)

• Control certification validity with expiry rules

• Trigger recertification and notifications automatically

These tools are especially useful for:

• Internal compliance teams managing annual recertification

• HR and L&D teams tracking onboarding progress

• Managers who want to avoid manual reminders or missed completions

In this article, you'll learn:

1. How to Set Course Completion Due Dates & Automate Reminders

2. How to Create Compliance Training Certification

 How to Set Course Completion Due Dates & Automate Reminders

Step 1: Go to the course settings for which you want to set a reminder. It will take you to the General tab by default.

Step 2: Scroll down to "Due Date & Reminders." Here, you can set a specific course completion date (1) or time period. You can also activate an email reminder (2) and set it to be sent to your learners on a particular day before the due date arrives.

Note: More than one reminder can be added by clicking Add Reminder (3). Also, you can customize the reminder message by editing the email template (4). 

 How to Create Compliance Training Certification

Compliance training certifications ensure that employees are knowledgeable about compliance regulations and standards and have demonstrated their understanding by passing the certification exam.

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To configure compliance & reminders:

Step 1: In the course settings, scroll down to Compliance & Reminders in the General section.

Step 2: Here, you can set an expiration date(1) for your course. Next, you can set an action (2) once the certificate expires. If you want, you can set email notifications (3) for your learners and yourself regarding course expiration. There's an email sample (4) that you can edit to create a customized email notification. 

FAQs

Can I set different reminders for different user groups?
No. All reminders under a course apply universally. For segmented reminders, duplicate the course and assign it separately.

What happens if a learner doesn't complete the course on time?
They'll still have access unless you manually restrict access or use compliance settings to trigger course reassignment or disable progress.

Will the reminders work if the course is assigned manually?
Yes. Reminders will be sent based on the due date rule you set, regardless of how the course is assigned.

Can I set a certificate expiration without a due date?
Yes. They are separate settings. You can use either or both together.

And if you encounter any issues or have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our support team.