Getting Started with the Learning Management System
Courses, modules, quizzes, enrolments, My Learning and reminders — what the LMS does and where each part lives.
What the LMS is for
The LMS holds your internal training. You build courses out of modules, add a quiz if you want one, enrol people with a due date, and they work through the course themselves under My Learning. You see progress, quiz scores and overdue training across the company.
Plan: Business and above.
Where things are
| Screen | Who uses it | Use it to |
|---|---|---|
| My Learning | Everyone | See assigned courses, browse the catalogue, work through modules and take quizzes |
| LMS (Learning Management System) | Admins, managers, HR | See the headline figures, create courses, add modules and quiz questions, publish or unpublish, and mark written answers on the Marking tab |
| HCM → Training & LMS (Learning & Training) | Admins, managers, HR | Manage the course library and enrol people |
| LMS → Reports | Admins, managers, HR | Report on enrolments, completion and progress |
The pieces
- Course. A title, description, category, length in minutes and a Required flag for mandatory training. Unpublished courses are drafts and don't appear in the catalogue.
- Module. One lesson: a title, written content, an optional video link and an optional length.
- Quiz. Optional questions on a course, with a pass mark (70% unless you change it). Questions can be multiple choice, true or false, or written answers that a trainer marks. You can limit attempts, set a wait between retakes, and draw a random set of questions for each attempt. See Quizzes and Assessments.
- Enrolment. One person on one course, with an optional due date. It moves from Not started to In progress to Completed.
How a course gets completed
The learner marks each module complete as they finish it, and their progress is the share of modules done. A course is completed when every module is done and, if the course has a quiz, the learner has passed it. The completion date is recorded.
Reminders
Every morning Plenix checks open enrolments that have a due date:
- Due within 3 days — the learner gets a reminder.
- Overdue — the learner and their line manager both get a reminder.
Reminders are in-app notifications. The same reminder isn't repeated more than once a week.
For your IT team
- Course, module, question and enrolment management requires the admin, manager, HR manager or HR admin role. Deleting a course requires admin or HR admin.
- Learners only ever see their own enrolments (
/lms/my/...). They can't read or change anyone else's progress. PUT /lms/enrollments/:id/progressstill exists for integrations, and is limited to the management roles above.
Where to go next
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