With the GoSkills Course Builder, you can create different types of courses depending on how you want learners to complete their training.
What types of courses can you create in GoSkills?
There are four course types to choose from:
- On-demand course: Create flexible, self-paced training that learners can access anytime.
- Live course: Schedule live online or in-person training sessions.
- Learning record: Track learning completed outside GoSkills.
- Imported course: Upload an existing course created in another authoring tool or LMS.
You can also start with a course template if you’d prefer to customize a ready-made course instead of building one from scratch.
To get started, switch to the Creator role, go to Your courses, and select Create a course.
Next, select the type of course you’d like to create from the available options.
On-demand course
An on-demand course lets you create flexible, self-paced training in GoSkills. You can build anything from a simple one-page resource or single lesson to a complete multi-lesson course with assessments and certificates.
Instead of choosing a specific course structure before you begin, you can add the components you need as you build your course.
Select Add to course to add:
- Lesson: Build a page of teaching content.
- Group: Organize related lessons together.
- Pre-course test: Assess learners before they begin.
- Final test: Check learners’ understanding before completion.
- Completion page: Show learners a message after they finish.
- Feedback form: Collect learner feedback.
- Skills: Award skills when learners complete the course.
- Certificate: Issue a certificate of completion.
Creators can also use Genie, GoSkills’ AI course creator, to speed up course development by generating course content with AI. Learn more about Genie and how it can help you create courses faster.
Examples of how you can use an on-demand course include:
- One-page resources and reference materials
- Single-topic or microlearning courses
- Multi-lesson training programs
- Standalone tests and knowledge checks
- Onboarding and compliance training
- Role-specific or skills-based training
Learn more about creating an on-demand course in GoSkills →
Live course
A live course is designed for scheduled training that takes place online or in person.
You can create one or more classes within the course and schedule sessions that learners can enroll in. For online training, you can include meeting details for platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
Select Add to course to add a Class, Pre-course test, Final test, Completion page, Feedback form, Skills, or Certificate.
A Class lets you schedule sessions that learners can enroll in.
Examples of how you can use a live course include:
- Instructor-led training
- Virtual workshops and webinars
- In-person classes
- Scheduled compliance training
- Guest speaker sessions
- Training delivered across multiple sessions
Learning record
A learning record lets you track training and professional development that happens outside GoSkills.
For example, you can record external courses, in-person workshops, certifications, conferences, or other learning activities so they are included alongside the rest of a learner’s GoSkills training history.
Select Add to course to add a Completion page, Feedback form, Skills, or Certificate.
Examples of how you can use learning records include:
- Tracking live or in-person training completed outside GoSkills
- Recording external courses and certifications
- Monitoring workshops and industry events
- Storing certificates from third-party providers
- Keeping records of compliance training and professional development
Imported course
An imported course lets you upload an existing course that was created using another authoring tool or LMS.
GoSkills supports the following course file formats:
- SCORM
- AICC
- xAPI
- CMI5
Select Add to course to add a Completion page, Feedback form, Skills, or Certificate.
To upload your course file, select Add course file to open the course Settings, then select Upload file.
The maximum supported file size is 2 GB.
Start with a course template
If you don’t want to build your course from scratch, choose Select a course template on the course creation screen.
Course templates give you a ready-made starting point that you can customize for your organization’s training needs.
Need more help?
Have questions about creating custom courses in GoSkills? Reach out to us at support@goskills.com. We’re happy to help!