Learner Onboarding: Complete Your First Course
Quick start
5 min readUpdated March 26, 2026getting-started, learner, onboardingYou have received an invitation email from your organization. This guide walks you through everything you need to get started.
Step 1: Accept Your Invitation#
- Open the invitation email from SkillStream LMS.
- Click Accept invitation.
- You are taken to a page to set your password.
- Enter a password (at least 8 characters) and click Create account.
Already have SSO? If your organization uses Google, Microsoft, or another single sign-on provider, click Continue with [Provider] instead of setting a password.
Step 2: Complete Your Profile#
After signing in for the first time:
- Click your avatar in the top-right corner and select Account settings.
- Upload a profile photo (optional).
- Confirm your name and job title.
- Click Save.
Step 3: Explore Your Learning Dashboard#
Your dashboard shows:
- Assigned training — courses and curricula your organization has enrolled you in.
- In progress — training you have started but not completed.
- Upcoming deadlines — courses with due dates approaching.
- Recommended — courses suggested based on your role.
Step 4: Start a Course#
- Click any course card on your dashboard.
- On the course page, click Start course (or Continue if you have started before).
- Work through each lesson. Your progress is saved automatically — you can stop and resume at any time.
- Complete the final assessment (if one exists) to earn your certificate.
Step 5: Track Your Progress#
- Go to My Learning → Progress to see a summary of all your enrolled courses and completion percentages.
- Completed lessons are marked with a green checkmark in the course player.
Step 6: Download Your Certificate#
When you complete a course:
- A certificate is automatically generated.
- Go to My Learning → Certificates.
- Click Download next to any completed course to save your certificate as a PDF.
Getting Help#
If you cannot find a course, cannot log in, or have any other issue:
- Use the search bar in the help center to find relevant articles.
- Contact your organization's training administrator.
- Use the Contact Support button below to reach our team.
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