How to create an eLearning Course

With the new interactive facility, you will need to plan how you are going to create
this course.

At the top of the eLearning Course List, you will see Add Course button. Click on this to add a new course.


Once clicked, a form will appear underneath the button asking you to complete
the following fields:

  • Title: the title of your course.
  • Course type: 
    • Standard: This is an LMS course that is created and manage within the LMS only.
    • SCORM Course: Select this if you have a SCORM course to upload that contains all necessary questions and pass
    • SCORM Course with LMS Managed Questions: Select this option if you have a SCORM course but would like to create questions in the LMS to accompany it.
  • Question Layout: wherein the course do you want the questions to appear? Choose from the drop-down list.
    • Per Chapter to have them appear at the end of a chapter.
    • Per Slide to have them appear at the end of a slide. (only applicable to non-flexible content courses)
  • Course End to have them appear at the end of the course.
  • Pass Rate (%): select the percentage figure (%) from the drop-down that you require delegates to achieve a pass on the course.
  • Limit Chapter or Slide Progression until Passed:
    • Select Yes if you want the delegate to not be able to move on to the
      next chapter or slide until they have passed it.
    • Select No if you do not want this.
  • Course Attempts: enter the number of attempts you want to allow delegates to
    retake this course.
  • Pass/Fail Display: select from the drop-down menu where you want to inform delegates whether they have passed or failed.
    • Per Chapter to have them appear at the end of a chapter.
    • Per Slide to have them appear at the end of a slide. (only applicable to non-flexible content courses)
  • Course End to have them appear at the end of the course.
  • Course End Pass/Fail Report:
    • Select Yes if you want a report to be generated for delegates with details of the pass or fail result at the end of the course.
    • Select No if you do not.
  • Course End Pass / Fail Report Show Answers: if you select Yes for the previous option, now select whether you would like the report or not to show the correct answers.
    • Select Yes if you would like the answers shown.
    • Select No if you would not.
  • Email After This Many Failures: enter the number of failed attempts someone needs to have on a course before receiving an email regarding their results, e.g. if you would like the delegates to be emailed the first time, they fail a course, enter 1.
  • Rebooking Period (months): enter the number of months the delegate must rebook onto the course if they failed it or want to retake it for any other reason.
  • Listing Summary: this is a free text box for you to enter the description that appears in the course listing on the website when the delegates go to book on.
  • This is used to inform them what the course is about and any other information they may require before booking on to the course.
  • Description: enter a brief description of the course.
  • Pass Message: enter what you would like to appear as a message when
    delegates pass the course.
  • Fail Message: enter what you would like to appear as a message when delegates fail the course.
  • Prerequisite Events: setup events and/or elearning courses that must be completed before your new course is required
  • Course Materials: add post course materials that will be shared with the delegate on the successful completion of their elearning course.
  • Event Group: this is a mandatory field all courses must have an event group.
  • Event Group category: chose from the drop-down as these are optional depending on if they are created in the main system.
  • Payment Group: choose from the drop-down the appropriate payment group.
  • Certificate: if you have more than one type of certificate setup on the system then you can pick the applicable certificate from the drop-down.

Certificates must be set up by Phew.

If you require more than one certificate and do not see this option, please
contact us.

Once you have completed all these fields, click the Add Course button at the bottom of the page and the basic course will be added.


You will now have to edit the course to add the body of the course by adding
chapters, and questions to a course.


Slides are contained within the chapters and quiz questions will be displayed
where you have specified that you want them to when you set up the course.

To see how to create the body of your course click here

How to edit course details 

Underneath the course title and activation status, you will see an Edit Course Details button. Click this to edit any of the main details or settings of the course. Once clicked, it will generate the same table you completed when setting up the course. The details you entered upon set-up will be automatically filled in; to change these just delete the old information and enter in the new information. Click the Edit Course Details button at the bottom of the page to save any changes. 

How to delete an eLearning course


If you click to delete a course, a prompt box will appear to confirm that you want
to delete it. Once deleted, the course will no longer be visible to you or active for
your delegates.

Still, looking for further information? 


Email us at support@phew.org.uk and we will be able to give further clarification on any questions.