The skills you need to administrate your Totara site

Do you want to prove your skills in administrating Totara? Then this in-depth program is for you. Comprised of a series of feature-focused courses, you'll cover the key skills a Totara Site Administrator needs.

Comprised of a series of feature-focused courses, you’ll cover the fundamental skills a Site Administrator needs in Totara.

We recommend that you work through the program over a few weeks, with a total learning time of around 40 hours if you complete all of the activities.

The skills you need to create courses in Totara Learn

Do you want to prove your skills in creating courses in Totara Learn? Then this in-depth program is for you. Comprised of a series of feature-focused courses, you'll cover the fundamental skills a Totara Learn Course Creator needs.

The course covers a range of features, from adding new courses and activities, to course reports and grading.

We recommend that you work through the program over a few weeks, with a total learning time of around 10 hours if you complete all of the activities.

This Course Creator program covers the fundamentals of creating courses and activities in Totara Learn. Comprised of smaller feature-focussed courses, you can work through the program in any order. Completing each course counts towards completion of the program; complete them all and we’ll award you your Totara Learn Course Creator’s badge and certificate.


There are eight courses in total to complete:

Courses and categoriesCourses and categories
Getting started with quizzesGetting started with quizzes
SCORM activitySCORM activity
Course resourcesCourse resources
Social toolsSocial tools
Feedback and choiceFeedback and choice
Grading, completion and certificatesGrading completion and certificates
Course reportsCourse reports

The courses cover functionality available in Totara Learn versions 9-12.

Don’t worry, if you’ve already completed any of these courses, they will automatically be marked as complete in your program.

There is around 10 hours learning in total if you complete all of the activities in the courses. There is no time limit to completing the program, but we recommend spending no longer than three months from start to finish.