Learners can now see at a glance which courses they're required to complete. When a course is marked as mandatory and a learner is assigned to it, a mandatory label appears on the course card on their home page — making it easy to identify and prioritize required training.
How it works
The mandatory setting is configured at the course level. To enable it, go to Course settings → General and toggle on the mandatory setting. Any role with permission to edit course settings can do this.
When the toggle is on, learners who have been assigned to the course — whether manually, via automation rules, or via smart enrollment rules — will see a mandatory label on the course card on their home page. Learners who enrolled themselves through the course catalog will not see the label, even if the toggle is on.
This distinction is intentional and is a core part of how the feature works: it allows you to run one course for two different audiences at the same time.
Assigned learners are required to complete the course. The mandatory label helps them find and prioritize it, and gives you the ability to follow up on completion in reporting.
Catalog-enrolled learners are participating voluntarily. They aren't shown the mandatory label and are not tracked as mandatory in reporting.
The label will then appear on the learner's home page, in the top of the course image:
Reporting
Mandatory status is included in the participant reports in analytics as an optional column. Whether a learner appears as mandatory in the report depends on both the course toggle and how they were enrolled:
Toggle | Enrollment | Mandatory in report |
On | Assigned | ✓ Yes |
On | Catalog (self-enrolled) | ✗ No |
Off | Assigned | ✗ No |
Off | Catalog (self-enrolled) | ✗ No |
This gives you a clear way to filter and follow up specifically with learners who are required to complete the course.