What to consider when defining a Learning Pathway?

When defining a Learning Pathway there some questions you need to ask yourself and a number of different things you should consider which will help you ensure you create the right size pathway with the optimal number of series for the target audience

Questions to ask when defining a Pathway​

• What is the purpose of the pathway? This will help determine the
  pathway name, description and the required topics​
• Who is the target audience of the pathway? This will help determine the
  question levels (simple or advanced sets ) and guide the mastery goal
  and number of questions that are set for each series
• How long do you want the pathway to run for? This will help
  determine the series delivery parameters, the number of concurrent
  series that can be done in the pathway and the timeframe for the
  learning to be completed.​
• How quickly do you need to deploy the training? This will
  help determine the enrolment type: Standard or Burst​

Pathway Sizing Considerations

When defining a Learning Pathway there are also a number of considerations that impact sizing and duration

Things that can affect the pathway duration​

• Number of Series - Too many series can mean a pathway goes for a long
  time, as each series can last 12 months in duration. Consider breaking pathways up into smaller blocks of 4-6 series​ in each.
• Type of Questions - Advanced Series with high mastery counts and low
  QPD will take longer for learners to complete if delivered in standard
  mode, so consider adding less of this type into the pathway, whereas Simple series
  with lower mastery counts and higher QPD can be completed much
  quicker so there can be more in the pathway without impacting the duration too much.
• Pathway Concurrency - The higher number of concurrent series means
  that the pathway can be completed quicker, however this can also
  overload the learner if the series have a high number of questions

Changes to a pathway​

• The longer the pathway runs for, can impact learners if changes are required to the pathway configuration of any of the question sets used in the series​
• Keeping all series in one big pathways means less monitoring and less enrolment into subsequent pathways
• Smaller pathways are more manageable and less learners will be impacted if changes are required​
• Splitting large numbers of series into multiple smaller pathways means more enrolments and monitoring of completions for enrolment into the next pathway 
• Larger pathways will take longer to complete so applied changes won't be accessible to learners that are part way through​
• If burst mode is required post enrolments then larger pathways means that some learners may need to be withdrawn and re-enrolled in a different mode. This can cause frustration for learners.
• Having multiple smaller pathways means that if burst mode is required then this can be applied at the time learners are enrolled in the next pathway