A news item is an announcement an Administrator would like to feature on a Learners homepage. Typically, they are used as an announcement for training initiatives like letting Learners know how many hours of free elective training are required for the month. Administrators can determine when the news item appears and is removed from the Learner’s view.

To create a news item:

1. Select Administration from the main menu dropdown
2. Select System from the sidebar menu and click News
3. Click on Add News Item on the top right
4. Choose the team the item will appear for
5. Select the publish date and expiration date
6. Enter the news related information—title, summary and instructions
7. Click Save

Helpful tip: Summary should be a brief description to catch the Learner’s attention. Instructions should be the entire news item and all the details.