Microsoft 365 Learning Pathways offers organizations a powerful, customizable, and on-demand training solution directly within their Microsoft 365 environment. This platform is designed to revolutionize employee onboarding, support ongoing skills development, and empower users to become proficient in Microsoft 365 tools.
Learning Pathways excels at improving training processes by consolidating essential resources into a single, centralized site accessible to all employees. Its highly customizable nature allows organizations to tailor content to suit various departments or roles, making it a flexible solution that scales with evolving company needs.
Through Learning Pathways, employees can access curated playlists and learning modules at their own pace, which not only improves user adoption but also significantly reduces the time and resources typically required for in-person training. It’s particularly valuable for remote or hybrid teams, ensuring continuous support for both new and existing users.
Common challenges with its implementation
While Microsoft 365 Learning Pathways offers great tools, organizations often face hurdles when setting it up and keeping it running smoothly:
1. Complex setup across multiple sites
Learning Pathways works best on one central site. Trying to install or manage it across multiple site collections can lead to complex setups, conflicts, and duplication issues. The content, web parts, and settings may overlap or cause errors.
2. Outdated learning content
Microsoft regularly updates the learning materials. Forgetting to apply these updates means your employees might be learning from old or incomplete information.
3. Tricky permissions and access
Making sure all users have the right access to specific content can be complicated. Incorrect settings lead to users being denied access or seeing unexpected content.
4. Branding and customization difficulties
Customizing Learning Pathways to match your company's brand can be challenging. Custom design changes might accidentally break features or cause visual issues if not handled carefully.
The solution: Your free and ready-to-use Learning Portal Template
Recognizing these challenges, BindTuning has developed a comprehensive and user-friendly solution: the Learning Portal Template. This pre-built template is meticulously designed to streamline the deployment and ongoing management of Microsoft 365 Learning Pathways, transforming it into a fully integrated, branded, and intuitive learning experience on your Modern SharePoint sites.
The BindTuning Learning Portal Template automates the complex setup process, ensuring a seamless implementation. It automatically installs Microsoft Learning Pathways and integrates rich, default learning content provided by Storyals, giving you a robust foundation for your internal training initiatives from day one.
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How our template solves your challenges
The BindTuning Learning Portal Template directly addresses and simplifies these common hurdles:
Easy Setup & Management: Forget complex installations. Our template offers single-click deployment, creating your central learning hub with Learning Pathways already configured.
Content Stays Current: The template sets up Learning Pathways correctly, making future content updates simple, so training materials are always current.
Simplified Permissions: It comes with pre-configured best practices for SharePoint permissions, ensuring smooth access for all users.
Flawless Branding: Designed to integrate perfectly with your BindTuning theme, it allows for easy branding without breaking Learning Pathways functionality.
Manual solution for multiple Site Collections (PowerShell)
If you need to manually activate Microsoft 365 Learning Pathways on an additional site collection (e.g., if you are not using an automated deployment solution like the BindTuning Learning Portal Template), you can use the following PowerShell cmdlets.
Install PnP PowerShell
You must have PnP PowerShell installed. If not, open PowerShell as an administrator and run:Install-Module PnP.PowerShell
PowerShell Script to set Learning Pathways Site
You will need the Client ID of your Custom Enterprise App to connect to SharePoint Online.# Use your own Custom Enterprise App Client ID to connect to SharePoint Online
$clientID = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" # REPLACE WITH YOUR CUSTOM ENTERPRISE APP CLIENT ID
# Site Collection URL where you want to set Learning Pathways
$webUrl = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/[YOUR_LEARNING_PORTAL_SITE]" # REPLACE WITH THE ACTUAL URL OF YOUR TARGET SITE
# Connect to the desired Site Collection
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $webUrl -Interactive -ClientId $clientID
# Set Learning Pathway to the desired Site Collection
Set-PnPStorageEntity -Key MicrosoftCustomLearningSite -Value $webUrl -Description "Microsoft 365 learning pathways Site Collection"
Note: This manual method requires technical expertise and careful execution. The BindTuning Learning Portal Template automates this complexity, offering a streamlined and error-free deployment.