How to Set up a Learning Path for Your Learners

 

When you're training different roles, like managers, new hires, or frontline teams, just assigning individual courses isn’t enough. Learners need a clear direction, especially when certain topics build on one another.

 

With learning paths in ProProfs, you can group courses into a structured sequence or flexible collection. This helps learners stay focused, track their progress, and complete training in a way that actually makes sense for their role.

 

You can assign these paths to individuals or groups, so scaling your training stays organized, whether you're handling ten people or a few hundred.

 

Here is how a learning path assigned to a learner will appear to learners when they log into the ProProfs Online Classroom.

 

Learning Path assigned to a learner

 

 

What You Can Do With Learning Paths

 

  • Set up ordered paths where one course unlocks after another

  • Keep it flexible with no enforced order — great for optional skill-building

  • Assign mandatory and optional courses within the same path

  • Track learner progress across the full journey — not just one course

  • Support group-based learning (e.g., assign one path to your sales team, another to tech support)

  • Use alongside certifications, reminders, and gamified elements (like badges)

 

Many teams use Learning Paths to simplify complex training rollouts, such as assigning compliance, soft skills, and role-specific courses in one track.

 

Creating a Learning Path: A Step-by-Step Guide

 

Step 1: From your ProProfs Training Maker dashboard, go to More and click Learning Path.

 

Go to Learning Path under More dropdown

 

Step 2: Click + Create Learning Path to get started.

 

Create a learning path

 

Step 3: Enter the learning path's name and description and add a cover image (optional). Then, proceed to include courses. 

 

Enter learning path details

 

Step 4: Add the relevant courses and click Done.

 

Add Courses

 

Step 5: You can decide whether your learning path is sequential or flexible. If you choose "Ordered," you’ll need to arrange the courses in a specific sequence for learners to follow. Click Done to finish.

 

Set the course order and make it mandatory or optional

 

Tip: In your learning path, you can make a course optional by unchecking it or mandatory by checking it.

 

Step 6: The new learning path has been created and appears as a dropdown on the Learning Path page.

 

New Learning Path

 

You can now assign this new learning path to individual users or even to groups.

 

Here's how you can assign a learning path to a user:

 

Step 7: Navigate to "Users" in the main menu. On the "Users" page, you can assign the learning path to a user. Alternatively, go to the "Groups" tab to assign it to a group.

 

Go to Users

 

Step 8: On the user profile, click + Courses.

 

Assign Courses

 

Step 9: Select the Learning Path you want to assign and save.

 

Select the learning path

 

To assign the learning path to a group:

 

1. Go to the Groups tab.

2. Select a group.

3. Go to Courses.

4. Click + Courses.

 

Assign learning path to a group

 

 

Where This Helps Most

 

  • Role-specific training: Assign paths by department, role, or region

  • Onboarding automation: Set up standard starter tracks for new hires

  • Compliance programs: Ensure all required certifications are completed in a fixed order

  • Soft skill and leadership development: Combine technical training with optional coaching modules

  • Gamified learning: Combine with badges and progress tracking for a motivating learner experience

 

That's all about setting up a learning path for your learners. If you encounter any issues or have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our support team. 

 

 

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