A collection of translated words and strings which are installed on Totara Learn to allow navigation, functionality, and contextual help to be displayed in non-UK English.

A personal and/or professional development plan composed of selected learning elements; including courses, competencies, objectives, and programs. The learning plan enables staff to see at a glance their progress against specific learning events and the whole plan.

The distinction between Courses, Programs and Certifications.

A personal space where all of a user’s informal learning items (playlists, resources and workspaces) are stored.

A participant in a performance activity who has not been automatically selected by the system. Subjects and their managers can manually select other users to participate in an activity.

Mobile browser authentication is one of the authentication methods available for the Totara mobile app. In this workflow, users are directed to a tab on their mobile web browser to complete authentication actions, then return to the mobile app without needing to reauthenticate.

Native authentication is one of the authentication methods available for the Totara mobile app. In the native workflow, users authenticate by logging in within the app itself.

A unique learning or development goal that is set via an individual’s learning plan.

A customisable rating-system which allows users to be rated against the achievement or partial achievement of a competency.

A team, section, or location that sits within an organisational hierarchy. Organisations may be linked to competencies and/or goals.

A Parent item is a component within a hierarchical structure that has sub-items or children.

A participant’s own copy of the subject instance activity. This may be different to the subject instance depending on their relationship to the subject in the context of the activity.

A user who is expected to engage in a performance activity. Participants are defined by their relationship to the subject of the activity, either automatically by job assignment (such as the user’s manager) or manually selected by the subject or their manager (such as the reviewer).

A template that defines the way a performance activity (such as an appraisal, check-in or 360 feedback) will be conducted, by defining the questions, structure, scheduling and participants.

Includes the Appraisals, 360 feedback and Goals functionality.

The settings which allow, prevent, or prohibit users from accessing elements in the system based on their role.

A collection of resources created by a user. Can be public, private or limited to specific people. Linked to a topic, playlists are searchable if not private. Playlists can be liked, shared or commented on.

A core or custom module or add-on within Totara Learn which provides specific features and functionality. Examples include activities, authentication, and enrolment plugins.

A job or role that sits within a positional hierarchy. Positions may be linked to competencies and/or goals.

Indicates that the user assigned to a competency in Totara Perform has fulfilled sufficient criteria to achieve a level at which they are considered competent.

A prescribed learning path made up of one or many courses with ‘and/then/or’ conditions between sets of courses.

An image representing a program within the Featured Links block and/or the Course Catalogue. A default image is displayed unless a custom image has been added via a program's general settings.

Indicates progression towards completion of a performance activity:

• Not started: The user has not engaged with the activity
• In progress: The user has accessed the activity and may have begun drafting responses
• Complete: The user has submitted responses to all required questions
• Not submitted: The item has the status of closed but the user has not submitted answers to all required questions

The Totara-powered machine learning engine responsible for crafting an individual discovery experience for every user, based on complex algorithms performing analysis on multiple levels of information about a user and their activity on the site.

In Totara Learn, a resource is a learning item within a course such as a page, label or file, which involves a read or view level of participation from learners.

In Totara Engage, a resource is a minimum discrete piece of user-generated content, including text, image, video, audio or a combination. Resources are linked to a topic and can be standalone or included in a playlist. Resources can be public, private or limited to specific people. They can be liked, shared and commented on.

A participant in a performance activity who can submit responses.

The process of replacing or adding a course within Totara Learn, with a previously backed up course.

Also known as conditional access. Restricts access to specific activities based on the user meeting (or failing to meet) predefined criteria.

The access rights and associated capabilities an individual has within the LMS.

The area of the LMS where a role may be assigned or overridden.

A system to accredit a learner’s previous training and experience towards the completion of activities, resources, and/or courses.

A standard for saving/packaging and launching e-learning content within Learning Management Systems and an activity type within Totara Learn. The standards allow for set information to be passed between the e-learning and the LMS (such as the user’s completion status or score). Stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model.

A copy of a performance activity generated for the subject of the activity (the user being evaluated).

In Totara Perform, the subject is the user the performance activity is about (the user whose performance is being evaluated). They may or may not participate in the activity.

In Totara Engage, a survey is a quick, one-question poll with up to ten answer options, created by any user in Totara Engage.

In Totara Learn, the survey activity allows you to present a number of pre-set learning surveys to learners in a course.

The design, look, and feel of your site. A theme is usually based on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and can be either custom-made or configured via the administraton interface.

In Totara Learn, a topic is a section of a course page (when the topics course format is selected).

Totara Engage is a learning experience platform (LXP) that engages, unites and upskills your workforce to deliver high performance and better results. Through peer-to-peer interaction and social learning, Totara Engage empowers your people to create and curate custom content and collaborate in private or public workspaces, all seamlessly integrated with tools like Microsoft Teams.

Totara Learn is a fully flexible learning management system (LMS) that empowers you to build customised learning environments that meet your unique requirements. It is a scalable way to bring learning to your users in their preferred language, on their preferred device, and personalised by audiences, roles and learning goals.

The Totara Mobile app, fully integrated with Totara Learn, provides learners with access to courses, programs and certifications in their current learning.

Totara Perform is a flexible performance management system which supports your business’ performance management model, however you want to work. It provides you with the flexibility to design your performance management schedules and processes, harnessing the power of continuous performance management to boost workplace productivity, anytime, anywhere.

A participant who can view responses to a performance activity but cannot submit their own.

Webview authentication is one of the authentication methods available for the Totara mobile app. In the webview workflow allows, users are able to complete most authentication actions in a browser window displayed within the app.

A space for a group of people to collaborate, social and share information around a chosen subject. Can be public, private or hidden. Can contain playlists, discussions and shared resources.