Talenta LMS (Learning Management System) is a software application for planning, implementing, and assessing specific learning processes. Within a company scope, LMS can serve as a medium that assists HR in managing and delivering online or digital training for employees.

Important
- Mekari Talenta HRIS Super Admin needs to assign employees as holders of the LMS Admin role to manage the LMS, such as employee access, learning content, their progress, and other related matters.
- To subscribe to this feature and integrate it with Mekari Talenta HRIS, you can contact our support team by sending an email to support-hr@mekari.com. 

Before creating a training program, you need to prepare and create several training components in Talenta LMS, namely Course Category, Subcategory, Level, Quiz/Pre-test/Post-test. Below are the sequential steps to manage a course in Talenta LMS, from creation to publishing.

1. First, you need to log into your Talenta account.

2. Then click “HRIS” and select LMS Backyard to enter the LMS management page for administrators.
   

A. Creating Course Category and Subcategory

To create a course, you need to have Course Category and Subcategory. Therefore, if there are no categories and subcategories yet, you need to create them first. 

You can use categories as an overall theme for the course and subcategories as a series within that course. Hence, you can create more than one subcategory within one course. 

Follow these steps to create categories and subcategories for the training you are making.

1. Go to the Courses menu, then select the “Categories” submenu.
   

2. Then, click “Create data”.
   

3. Enter the desired category name and click “Create”.
   

4. Fill in the Category name, then click “Create”. For example, Business Communication Skills.
   

5. The category has been successfully created.
   

6. To create a subcategory, click the Category name.
   

7. On the Sub category tab, click the “Add” button to add a subcategory.
   

8. Enter the subcategory name, then click “Create”.
   

9. The subcategory has been successfully created and appears on the Sub category tab.
   

B. Creating Course Levels

Once the Course Category and Subcategory are created and prepared, you can create difficulty levels for the course. These difficulty levels can later be applied to any course you have made. Follow these steps to create difficulty levels for the training program you will create in Talenta LMS.

1. In the Courses menu, click the Levels submenu.
   

2. Click “Create data” to create a new level.
   

3. Enter the Level name, then click “Create”. For example, the level created is Beginner.
   

4. The new level has been successfully created. All levels ever created appear on the Course level list page.
   

C. Uploading and Managing Learning Content

You can upload and manage learning content in mp4 or pdf format to be used as learning materials in the course you create.

1. Go to the Courses menu, then select the Contents submenu.
   

2. Then, click “Create data” to add content.
   

3. The following screen will appear.
   

4. Once finished, you can click “Create”. The content will be successfully uploaded and saved.

5. Each content that has been created and uploaded will be saved in the list on the Contents page. You can click “Download” to download the file or click the File name to open the content details sheet.
   

6. On the details sheet, you can delete the content by clicking “Delete”.
   

D. Creating Quiz, Pre-test, or Post-test

You can use quizzes, pre-tests, and post-tests as learning evaluation methods to measure the effectiveness of employee training.

Important
- Quiz: Can be inserted in the middle or end of the course. Quizzes aim to evaluate employees' understanding of the material they have just learned.
- Pre-test: Given before the training starts to determine participants' initial knowledge level, identify competency gaps, and help HR or trainers adjust the material to be delivered. 
- Post-test: Given after the training is completed to evaluate the improvement in employees' understanding, ensure learning objectives are met, and serve as an indicator of training effectiveness.

By comparing pre-test and post-test results, the company can assess how much knowledge or skills participants have gained, and also use this data for training evaluation reports, program improvements, or graduation requirements within the LMS (Learning Management System).

To create and implement a Quiz, Pre-test, or Post-test, the following example shows the steps for creating a Pre-test.

1. Go to the Courses menu, then select “Assessments”.
   

2. Click “Create data” to add a new learning evaluation method.
   

3. Enter the Assessment name and Assessment type. For example, the name of this evaluation method is Pre-test Business Meetings and Presentations and the type is Pre-test. Besides Pre-test, you can choose other options such as Quiz or Post-Test. Then, click “Create”.
   

4. The assessment has been successfully created. Click on the Assessment name you just created to set its content.
   

5. Go to the Questions tab and click “Add” to add questions.
   

6. Then, you can create multiple-choice questions for the assessment in the pop-up that appears.
   

8. After clicking “Create”, the question has been created.

9. Each question created will appear on this page. You can add more questions by clicking “Add”.
   

10. You can also delete an Assessment by clicking “questions”.
    

11. Then at the bottom, click the “Delete” button.
    

E. Creating a Course, Publishing It, and Assigning It to Employees

Once categories, subcategories, levels, and quiz, pre-test, or post-test have been prepared, you can create the overall training on the Course list page.

1. Go to the Courses menu, then select the Course list submenu.
   

2. Then, click “Create data” to add a course.
   

3. In the pop-up that appears, there are several fields in the First Section that you need to fill out. Here are the explanations.
   

4. Next, you can include additional settings as explained below.
   

5. Click “Create” to save this Course. The course has been successfully created.

6. The newly created course will appear in the list on the Course list page.
   

7. To add lesson materials, you can click the “course name”.
   

8. On the tab Course editor, click the “Add” button.

9. Enter the Title of this material, and you can also add a Description about the material (if needed), then click “Create”.
   

10. The lesson has been successfully added.

11. Next, click the Title of the material you want to manage the content for.
    

12. Go to the Course chapter content tab and click “Add” to add content.
    

13. Fill in the required data on the Add content sheet.
    

That is the guide on how to create and publish a course on Talenta LMS. Next, you can learn how to complete a course from the Employee role side, here.