Skills are student-specific data that contain the training requirements for a given online learner. If you have enabled Skills in your Software Modules section (from the Options Menu), you can establish a Skill for each student in your database. Here we use the terms "learner" and "student" interchangeably.

FlexTraining uses a concept called Skill Groups to make the setup, maintenance and reporting of skill requirements and training progress easier. A Skill Group is really nothing more than a name for a set of training requirements.

The process works as follows:

First, you create one or more Skill Groups, establishing training requirements - a list of courses - for each. At this point the course requirements are not yet associated with any particular student.

For example, you may decide to define a Skill Group called "General Orientation," which is intended for new employees. You may decide that this Skill Group includes three courses, "Corporate History,” "Customer Service” and "Completing Your Time Sheet.”

Next, you create skill records for any or all of the students in your student database. Each record assigns a student to a Skill Group. This connection is what links a student to each required course. It is important to note that each learner has a separate Profile Record for each Skill Group he is assigned.