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Courses: how learning content is organised

Courses contain topics, topics contain chapters. Learn the hierarchy, statuses and who can do what.

For: Instructor, Administrator, Learner Reviewed 15 October 2026

A course holds topics; a topic holds chapters. A chapter is the unit a learner opens: text, video, a document or a link, optionally followed by a quiz.

The Courses page listing a workspace's courses — Courses is the starting point for both instructors and learners.

Status	Meaning
Draft	Only staff who can edit courses see it. Safe to restructure.
Published	Visible to the people it is assigned to or open to.

Courses can also be run as projects, with milestones as chapters and quizzes as checkpoints. See Projects.

Related guides

Create and publish a course
Build topics and chapters, then publish the course to the right audience.
Chapter quizzes that gate progress
Require a pass before a chapter counts as complete.
Enrol learners and track progress
Self-enrolment with seat limits, staff enrolment in bulk, and progress reports.

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