The learning environment offers numerous enrolment methods that allows When a course is deemed mandatory, an organization should enrol its users via programs. However, if an organization wants to allow users to self-register in a course. Each enrolment method handles very specific use cases and as such, requires the instructor to be very familiar with all of them to make sure they enable (or disable as the case may be) the right method.
- Is the course available for self-registration or locked down?
- Is the course free or for a fee?
- Is the course self-paced or instructor-led?
- Does the course require the supervisor or instructor to approve the enrollment?
The following self-enrolment methods are available. Please note however that not all methods will be enabled in your system depending on your use cases.
- E-Commerce
- E-Commerce (with Sessions)
- PayPal
- PayPal Pro
- Self-enrolment
- Session Enrollments
- Supervisor Approval
* In order to facilitate the instructor's job, Dual Code has developed a new self-enrollment method that will replace / combine all the methods above. This omnipotent self enrollment method will be available to all clients in 2023 with the 4.x release.enrol in courses, then one (or more) self-enrolment method should be enabled for the course(s) in question.
Step-by-step Guide
In order to enable any of the self-enrolment methods on an individual course:
- Navigate to the course in question
- Go to Course Administration > Users > Enrolment methods
- If the method is already in the table but simply disabled (greyed out), you can enable it by clicking on the eye icon next to it.
- One you enable it, click on the edit icon next to it to make sure it is configured properly. For example, if you want to charge a fee for a course, make sure you configure the appropriate fee in the respective enrolment method's settings.
- If the method is NOT already in the table, you can add it by selecting it from the "Add method" dropdown menu.
- If you are adding the method, you will automatically be prompted to configure it properly.
Important Notes
- If multiple self-enrolment methods are enabled on a course, only the first (highest in the list) method applicable to the learner in question will be presented them. It's therefore important that you not only "enable" the self-enrolment method but also "put them in the right order" if there are more than 1.