Learning Paths coordinate delivery across multiple events and learning components, but they do not replace Events. Administrate remains event-centric: Learning Paths aggregate intent and outcomes while Events remain the execution unit.
What a Learning Path is
A Learning Path is a structured way to represent a multi-step learning journey. It is used when completion or value depends on more than one training instance.
A Learning Path is not:
- a replacement for Events
- a single delivery record
- a way to merge event history
Relationship to Events
Learning Paths typically link to one or more Events. A single Learning Path may have:
- multiple events that satisfy the same requirement
- different offerings for different regions or locations
- sequenced or parallel components
Power-user rule: Learning Paths coordinate selection and aggregation; Events continue to define delivery and audit truth.
Where Learning Paths sit in the training model
Course Template → Event → Achievement → Learning Path completion
This hierarchy matters because Learning Paths are usually fulfilled by outcomes earned across one or more events rather than by replacing the event structure itself.
Completion and outcome rollups
Completion for a Learning Path is determined by the outcomes of its component parts, often learner outcomes across multiple events. This is where you gain longitudinal reporting value without flattening the truth of each event participation record.
Programs, progression, and multi-course journeys
Learning Paths are especially useful for:
- multi-course programs
- sequenced training journeys
- certification pathways
- private or account-specific training programs
Private and account-specific paths
Learning Paths can also support private or account-specific programs where access, pricing, or event choice differs by customer or organizational context.
Common misunderstandings
- Learning Paths do not replace events.
- Path completion does not erase event-level truth.
- Learning Paths aggregate outcomes; they do not deliver training on their own.
Related concept guides
- Accounts, Contacts, Learners & Roles: Identity and Participation
- Courses, Course Templates, and Events: Structure and Inheritance
- Events: Lifecycle, Inheritance, Conflicts, and Operational Reality
- Enrollment, Bookings, Attendance & Progress: What “Participation” Means
- Achievements & Certifications: Rules, Issuance, and Rollups
Procedural reference
- Managing your Learning Paths