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Table of Contents Help Set up OTJ activity OJT topics Topic Items Assigning OJT roles As an evaluator

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This section provides instructions and support for the use of the OTJ activity module.

Set up OTJ activity

A user with mod/benchmark:addinstance permission is able to add an OTJ activity module to a course page. To add the OTJ activity to a course page:

1. Navigate to the course page
2. Select Turn editing on
3. Select Add an Activity or a Resource
4. Select OTJ and click Add
5. Complete the OTJ activity settings
6. Add the OJT activity name and description and complete the other activity settings:
   1. Name: This is the name that appears on the course page for all users
   2. Description: This appears to all users on the OTJ page
   3. Display description on the course page When selected the OTJ description displays under the activity name on the course page
   4. Manager sign off: When selected manager signoff is added to Topics. This appears as a checkbox under the Topics and Items.
   5. Item completion witness: When Selected a witness checkbox displays for each Item in a Topic.
7. Complete the Common module settings:
   1. Group mode: Allows groups to be enabled for this activity. Th default setting is No groups
   2. Visible Defines if the activity is visible to learners.
   3. ID number: Allows you to define an ID number for the activity
8. If required you can set Restricted access
9. Activity completion should be set to:
   1. Completion Tracking: Show activity complete when conditions are meet
   2. Condition: All required topics are complete and, if enabled, witnessed
10. Select Save and display or Save and return to course page.

The OTJ activity is now added to the course page and ready for the Topics and Items. These are the statements the learner will be measured against.

OJT topics

To add Topics to a OTJ activity:

1. Navigate to the course page with the OTJ activity
2. Select the OTJ activity name, the blank OTJ page displays
3. Select Edit topics from the OTJ administration menu
4. Select Add topic
5. Complete the Topic settings:
   1. Name: The topic name displays to all users
   2. Optional completion: When selected completion of this Topic is not required for the activity to complete.
   3. Competencies: Allows you to select competencies that are linked to this Topic from the Course Competencies See Course Competencies to learn more
   4. Allow comments when checked general comments can be added when evaluating a learner.
6. Select Save changes

You can add as many topics as you need, once you have added you topics you need to add your topic items.

Topic Items

To add an item to a topic

1. From the OJT activity evaluate page, select Edit topics from Settings menu
2. All your topics are displayed. Select the Add topic item (green plus sign)
3. Add the details and select the options:
   1. Optional Completion when checked this Topic item does not need to be complete for the activity to complete
   2. Allow file uploads when checked this allows files to be uploaded as evidence of items
4. Select Save changes.

Assigning OJT roles

For managers and assessors they need the permission of OJT Permissions assigned at the course level. I would recommend setting up an audience and then assigned the OJT Permissions at the course level to the audience.

As an evaluator

To evaluate a user on a OJT activity you need to:

1. Navigate to the course page select the OJT activity
2. Select Evaluate students
3. The list of enrolled users displays, find the user you wish to evaluate and select Evaluate
4. Complete your sections
5. When finished select Evaluate students to select another learner