Skills in Course Creation — Step 3 of the Course Creation Process

Prerequisites & Migration impact

Managing skills in course creation requires Designer or Author access.

Step 3 – Skills requires content first: the step stays disabled until at least one module and one step have been created in the course, with a tooltip explaining "You need to create at least one module before adding skills."

Migration — existing skills and questions: skill and question activation/deactivation states are removed. All previously linked skills and their questions are retained and become active by default. No data is lost.

Memorisation: memorisation configuration has been fully removed from the Content step and is now managed exclusively in Step 3 – Skills. Verify the setting for each course where memorisation was previously configured.

Overview

The Course Creation flow now includes a dedicated Step 3 – Skills, following Step 1 – Configuration and Step 2 – Content, and centralising skill tagging, question management, and memorisation in one place. AI recommends up to 4 skills from your client repository and the ESCO framework. For each linked skill, 10 questions are auto-generated and can be extended or replaced manually. Memorisation is controlled by a single toggle within the Skills step.

Skills and their questions are not limited to standalone courses: when a course is included in an Adaptive Learning Path, its linked skills and questions are reused automatically — if none exist yet, they are created. Questions managed in Step 3 – Skills are the same ones used in Adaptive Learning Paths.

What's new in Step 3 – Skills

Dedicated step: skill management, questions, and memorisation are centralised in Step 3, with a recommended-skills section, repository access, a left sidebar listing linked skills, and a dedicated memorisation tab.
Available only once content exists: Step 3 stays disabled until at least one module and one step have been created.
AI skill recommendations: up to 4 skills suggested from your client repository and the ESCO framework.
Auto-generated questions: 10 questions per linked skill. Extend or replace manually (multiple choice, drag-and-drop, open).
Binary skill logic: a skill is either linked or not linked — the previous activate/deactivate states no longer exist. A skill cannot be added to the same course twice.
Memorisation toggle: a single on/off toggle inside the Skills step replaces the previous configuration location, with warning logic based on the course's publication and enrolment status.

IAccess Step 3 IILink skills IIIManage questions IVMemorisation

I — Access Step 3 – Skills in the course creation flow

Step 3 – Skills is accessible both when creating a new course and when editing an existing one, after Step 1 – Configuration and Step 2 – Content.

Open the course editor.
Create at least one module and one step in Step 2 – Content.
Navigate to Step 3 – Skills.
Review AI-recommended skills or search and add skills manually.

Step disabled until content exists

Step 3 – Skills remains disabled until the course has at least one module and one step. A tooltip explains: "You need to create at least one module before adding skills."

II — Link skills to a course

Using AI recommendations or the repository

The AI automatically suggests up to 4 skills from your client skill repository and the ESCO framework, displayed in a dedicated recommended-skills section.
Click the "+" icon on a recommended or repository skill to link it to the course.
The skill appears in the left sidebar, and the "+" becomes a checkbox to confirm it is linked. A skill cannot be added to the same course twice.

Adding skills manually

Use the skill search field in the repository to find a skill by name.
Click "+" to link it to the course, the same way as a recommended skill.

Skill logic

A skill is either linked or not linked. There are no intermediate states.

Unlinking a skill

Select Unlink on a skill in the left sidebar.
A warning modal confirms that unlinking will delete the skill's related questions.
If memorisation is active and the course is published, an additional warning is displayed.
If you unlink the last remaining skill while memorisation is active on a published course, the modal also warns that memorisation will be disabled as a result.

Unlinking is not reversible

Unlinking removes the skill's association with the course and deletes its related questions. It does not delete the skill from the repository, but the questions specific to this course cannot be recovered.

III — Manage skill questions

When a skill is linked, 10 questions are auto-generated for it automatically and used for skill-based memorisation and assessment. A placeholder is displayed during generation, and no action is possible on the skill until it completes.

Action	How to do it
View auto-generated questions	Expand the skill in Step 3 – Skills.
Generate additional questions	Click [Generate more questions] [confirm UI label] to generate 10 more.
Add questions manually	Use the question creator — multiple choice, drag-and-drop, or open. The question must be validated before it can be saved; it becomes active immediately once saved.
Edit a question	Select the question and use the edit action.
Delete a question	Select the question and use the delete action.

Minimum question count

An informational message is displayed once a skill has fewer than 5 remaining questions. The course cannot be saved if a skill has zero questions — you are prompted to unlink the skill instead.

Migration note

Previously, individual questions could be activated or deactivated. This state no longer exists. All questions are active by default after migration. Review question sets on existing courses if you previously used deactivation to exclude specific questions.

IV — Configure memorisation

Memorisation is now managed through a single binary toggle inside Step 3 – Skills. It is no longer configured in a separate location, and has been fully removed from the Content step.

In Step 3 – Skills, locate the Memorisation toggle.
Enable or disable memorisation for the course.
Confirm any warning modal that appears, based on the course's current state (see below).
Save the course settings.

The warning shown when toggling memorisation depends on the course's publication and enrolment status:

Course state	Behaviour when toggling memorisation
Not published	Activated or deactivated without any warning.
Published, no enrolled users	Activated or deactivated without any warning.
Published, users have completed the course	A warning modal is displayed before activation. Users who already completed the course immediately start memorisation. The modal includes a link to manage course registrations.
Memorisation currently active, being deactivated	A warning modal is displayed. Any ongoing memorisation cycles for learners are stopped.

FAQ & Troubleshooting

Issue: Skills that were previously deactivated are now appearing as active after the July 2026 migration.
Solution: Skill activation/deactivation states have been removed in v26.07. All previously linked skills are now active by default. To exclude a skill from a course, unlink it manually in Step 3 – Skills.

Issue: Questions that were previously deactivated are now included in memorisation sessions for learners.
Solution: Question activation/deactivation states have been removed. All previously linked questions are now active by default. To exclude specific questions, delete them from the question list in Step 3 – Skills.

Issue: The Memorisation toggle is missing from its previous location in the course editor.
Solution: Memorisation is now exclusively managed in Step 3 – Skills. It is no longer available in its previous location, including the Content step. Navigate to Step 3 – Skills in the course editor to find the Memorisation toggle.

Issue: The course cannot be saved and a skill shows zero questions.
Solution: A skill with zero questions blocks saving the course. Either generate or manually add at least one question for that skill, or unlink the skill entirely — the platform prompts for this when the save is blocked.
The AI recommendations don't seem relevant. Can I ignore them?
— Yes. AI recommendations are suggestions only. You can dismiss any suggestion and add skills manually. You are not required to accept any AI-recommended skill.

Can I link more than 4 skills to a course?
— Yes. The AI recommends linking up to 4 skills, but you can manually search for and link additional skills from the repository. A maximum of 10 skills can be linked to a course.

What question types can I create manually?
— Three types are supported: multiple choice, drag-and-drop, and open questions. A manually created question must be validated before it can be saved.

Does linking or unlinking a skill affect learners already enrolled?
— Adding or removing skills on a published course with active enrolments may affect memorisation for those learners. The platform displays contextual warnings — review them before saving.

Are the questions managed in Step 3 – Skills also used in Adaptive Learning Paths?
— Yes. These questions are reused in Adaptive Learning Paths. Any edits you make to a question in Step 3 – Skills are reflected wherever that question is used.

When a course is added to an Adaptive Learning Path, are its skills created automatically?
— Yes. Skills and related questions are automatically associated with each course included in the path. If skills and questions already exist on the course, they are reused; if not, they are created.
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