MARKHAM, ON - July 21, 2011 - After much development work and testing, the new Training Deadline feature has finally gone live. Training Deadlines allow you to specify that a Training Plan must be completed by a particular date, or completed within X days of being assigned.
Users assigned to Training Plans with deadlines will see a notice of the deadline on their home pages, right below the Training Plan name. The message will indicate the date by which the training must be completed, and will display in bold when the deadline is imminent (less than 7 days away). After the deadline passes, if users haven't completed the training, the message will display in red text, notifying them that the deadline has passed. The Training Plan and courses within it remain active for the user, but flagged as overdue.
Managers and admins can monitor the activities through the existing Progress and Compliance reports, which have been updated to include information about deadlines as well. When the deadline passes, admins will receive email notification that the deadline has passed, and a list of individuals who haven't yet completed the training.