Take a Training

A single training is also known as a SkillTree Project.

The training entry page provides an overview of your progress and includes the following key items:

• Overall Points: Displays your total points and progress across all skills
• Overall Level: Shows your current level and progress toward the next level
• Level Progress: Visual indicator showing your progress toward the next level
• Achieved Skills: Progress bar showing completed skills versus total available
• Point History: Time chart with historical depiction of your point progress
• Overall Rank: Your current standing among all users
• My Badges: Number of earned and available badges (only displayed if badges are configured for this training)
• Subjects: Displays your progress for each subject, including achieved levels and point progress

From here users can proceed to:

• My Rank Page: View your rank on the training leaderboard
• My Badges Page: View your earned and available badges
• Subject Page: View progress in a specific subject and all of its available skills
• Search and Jump to Skill: Quickly find any skill by name across all subjects and navigate directly to it

At the bottom of the page, you'll find a Download Transcript button that allows you to save a detailed record of your training progress. For more information about the transcript and its contents, check out the Transcript section.

My Rank Page

To access the My Rank page, click the View button inside the My Rank card. The My Rank page provides a comprehensive overview of your ranking, including:

• Your Rank: Your current position among all participants
• Current Level: Your current skill level
• Total Points: Your cumulative points across all skills
• Total Participants: Number of users participating in the training
• Level Distribution Chart: Visual breakdown of users across different levels
• Encouragements: System notifications that celebrate your progress and encourage you to maintain your lead in the learning journey
• Leaderboard: List of users ranked by points

My Badges Page

To access the My Badges page, click the View button inside the My Badges card. The My Badges page provides a comprehensive overview of your earned and available badges, including:

• My Earned Badges: A list of badges you've earned
• Available Badges: A list of badges you can still earn

Available badges show your current progress for each badge. You can drill down into a badge to see your comprehensive progress and the remaining skills and points needed to earn it.

You can also drill down into any earned badge to see the skills and points that contributed to earning it.

Subject Page

To navigate to a project page, click the View button inside the Subject card. Subjects offer similar progression features as the entire training, including:

• Subject Points: Overall subject points progress
• Subject Level: Shows your current level and progress toward the next level for this specific subject (which may differ from the overall training or other subjects)
• Subject Rank: Your standing among all users in this subject (which differs from the overall training or other subjects)
• Point History: Tracks your progress over time using a chart of your point progress in this subject

Following the overall subject progression displays, you'll find a list of all skills and their progress in the current subject.

Each skill displays points and a progress bar showing completed points versus total available. Click on a skill name or progress bar to view its Skill Page.

Several optional items may appear based on the skill type and training configuration:

• Badges: Badges that this skill contributes to, with badge names linking to their respective pages
• Self-Reporting Tag: A tag indicating how this skill can be self-reported and consecutively achieved. For more details, see Self Reporting
• Skill Tags: Tags assigned to this skill by the training creator. If skills have tags, a tag filter appears above the skill list
• Skill Groups: Training creators can organize skills into groups. For more information, see Skill Groups

You can learn more about a skill in two ways:

• Click on skill name or progress bar to visit the Skill Page
• Enable the Skill Details switch in the top-right corner of the skills list. When enabled, additional skill details will appear under each skill, similar to the information on a single skill page.

Skill Groups

Training creators can optionally organize some or all of the subject's skills into groups. When skills are grouped, they will be organized under a Skill Group that includes a title, progress tracking, and collapse controls.

The expand/collapse controls appear next to each group's title. The expansion state is saved in your browser's local storage, so your preferences are maintained between sessions.

Badge Page

To access a Badge page, click the View button inside the My Badges card and then click on the View button for a specific badge.

The badge page shows badge's name, description, and overall badge progress followed by a list of skills and points that contribute to earning the badge. Earn all the skills and you will get the badge!

Each skill displays points and a progress bar showing completed points versus total available. Click on a skill name or progress bar to view its Skill Page.

Several optional items may appear based on the skill type and training configuration:

• Self-Reporting Tag: A tag indicating how this skill can be self-reported and consecutively achieved. For more details, see Self Reporting
• Skill Tags: Tags assigned to this skill by the training creator. If skills have tags, a tag filter appears above the skill list

You can learn more about a skill in two ways:

• Click on the skill name or progress bar to visit the Skill Page
• Enable the Skill Details switch in the top-right corner of the skills list. When enabled, additional skill details will appear under each skill, similar to the information on a single skill page.

Gems

Training creators may sometimes offer exclusive "Gem" badges, rare opportunities available only within a specific time window. To claim this coveted badge, you must complete all its required skills before the deadline. The expiration date is prominently displayed on the badge card across all badge views: My Badges, and the Badge details page.

Bonus Award

Certain badges feature a Bonus Award, adding an exciting competitive element by granting a special badge token when completed by the deadline.

You'll find a clear deadline message for the Bonus Award displayed below the badge's name. If earned, the additional award icon will appear in the badge card across all views: on your My Badges page and the Badge details page.

Skill Page

To access a Skill page, simply click on the skill's name or progress bar from the Subject Page. A Skill represents a single, focused step in your learning journey. The skill description will guide you on how to master it.

The Skill Overview page provides a comprehensive view of your progress, including:

• Skill name and description
• Total available and earned points
• Points earned today

Repetition is often essential for effective learning, so some skills may require multiple successful completions. The training configuration determines whether you can earn multiple completions immediately or if there's a time window requiring a minimum number of hours between completions. The Skill Overview's progress and information cards clearly show how many occurrences/points are available and how many have been completed.

Additional optional elements may appear in the skill details, depending on the skill type and configuration:

• Badges: Links to badges earned by completing this skill
• Self-Reporting: Instructions for self-reporting progress and achieving consecutive completions (see Self Reporting for more details)
• Skill Tags: Categories assigned by the training creator
• Prerequisites: A list of required skills and a visual diagram of their relationships
• Enhanced Media: Optional video or audio content to enrich the learning experience
• Expiration: A clear deadline indicating when the skill will expire (if applicable)

Use the Next and Previous buttons at the top of the skill page to move between skills.

Self Reporting

Skills with a self-report tag can be marked as completed directly by the learner. For example, the skill below has an Honor tag and can be earned immediately.

Here multiple self-reporting types that skills can be created with:

• Honor System: Points are awarded immediately upon self-reporting completion
• Approval Queue: Your request enters an approval queue for review by training administrators
• Quiz: Pass a knowledge check with multiple questions
• Survey: Complete a feedback survey to earn credit
• Audio/Video: Watch or listen to multimedia content to earn credit

Honor

After completing the tasks and actions outlined in the skill's description, click the Claim Points button to earn points.

Approval

After completing the required tasks and actions, click the Begin Request button to submit your request for approval. You'll see a justification input field, which may be optional or required. The skill's description may specify what information should be included in your justification.

Once you've entered your justification, click the Submit button to send your request for approval. If approved, you'll receive points; if denied, no points will be awarded. However, both your request and the response will remain visible in the history below the description.

The justification field uses the SkillTree Rich Text Editor, allowing for a wide range of information to be included in your justification.

Quiz

To earn points for this quiz-based skill, you'll need to complete a quiz by answering all questions correctly. Click the Take Quiz button to get started. Be sure to review the skill's description for any important details before you begin.

Please visit Quizzes and Surveys section for further details on how to take a quiz.

Survey

To earn points for this survey-based skill, you'll need to complete a survey by answering all the questions. Click the Complete Survey button to get started. Be sure to review the skill's description for any important details before you begin.

Please visit Quizzes and Surveys section for further details on how to take a survey.

Audio/Video

To earn points for this audio/video-based skill, you must watch or listen to the entire clip. The video/audio player is located above the skill's description.

Prerequisites

Skills with prerequisites will display a locked icon on their progress bar. All the prerequisites must be completed before the skill can be unlocked. Below the skill description, you'll find a diagram showing all required skills and their progress.

Expiration

Training creators can configure skill achievements to expire after a set period, allowing users to re-earn them later. There are two types of expiration:

Date-Based Expiration

Skill achievements expire on a specific date and can be re-earned afterward. The expiration date is displayed above the progress bar, right below the earned points.

Time-Based Expiration

Skill achievements expire after a set number of days but can be re-earned at any time. Each time the skill is completed, the timer resets and the expiration is extended by the configured number of days. The expiration deadline and an option to re-perform the skill are displayed above the progress bar, right below the earned points.

Quizzes and Surveys

Take a Quiz

Before taking a quiz, you'll see a splash page with important details:

• Number of questions
• Time limit (if applicable)
• Number of attempts (which may be unlimited)
• Quiz description (if provided)

Click the Start button to begin the quiz.

You may encounter three types of questions:

• Multiple Choice: Select one correct answer
• Multiple Answers: Select all correct choices to earn credit
• Input Text: Free-form text response, graded by quiz administrators

To finish the quiz, click the Complete Quiz button. The results page will then appear. If your quiz only includes Multiple Choice and Multiple Answers questions, it will be automatically graded by the system.

If your quiz includes Input Text questions, these will be manually graded by quiz administrators. When you complete the quiz, administrators will be notified and the quiz will be marked as "Needs Grading."

If you answer the required number of questions correctly, your quiz will be marked as Passed and you'll receive credit. Otherwise, it will be marked as Failed. You may be able to retake the quiz if you haven't exceeded the maximum number of attempts (some quizzes offer unlimited attempts).

Take a Survey

Before starting a survey, you'll see an overview page with:

• The total number of questions
• A description of the survey (if provided)

Click the Start button to begin.

You'll encounter four types of questions:

• Multiple Choice: Choose one correct answer
• Multiple Answers: Select all correct options to earn credit
• Input Text: Provide a free-form text response
• Rating: Use a star-based rating system

To complete the survey, click the Complete Survey button.

Transcript

Download your training transcript using the Download Transcript button at the bottom of the training entry page. The transcript provides:

• A comprehensive overview of your progress, including total points earned, badges, level, and skills
• Detailed pages for each subject, listing all skills and their current completion status

Contact

Each training is managed by dedicated administrators who have exclusive administrative access and specialized knowledge of that training. To reach them, click the Contact Project button in the top right of the page title.