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Quick Summary: The Training section gives managers two views for monitoring team training activity. All Activity shows a combined table of learning plan items and training approval requests. The Training Matrix shows a skill-by-person grid with training dates and statuses. Use both views to track progress, identify gaps, and manage training records directly.

Overview

The Training section in the manager view provides two complementary tools for understanding and managing training across your team:
  • All Activity — a flat table that combines all learning plan activity and training approval requests for your team members. Use this view to see what resources people are working through, monitor the status of training approvals, and identify who has completed or is still working on a specific training item.
  • Training Matrix — a skill-by-person grid showing training dates and statuses at a glance. Use this view to see coverage across your team, identify expired or expiring training, filter by role or department, and manage individual training records directly from within the grid.
Both views are accessed from the same page. You can view data scoped to your direct reports or expand to your full reporting organization. Administrators have an additional All scope in the Training Matrix that covers all employees.

Navigating to Training

To access the Training section select Training from the left sidebar navigation under the Team section. The page opens in the All Activity view by default. To switch to the Training Matrix, select the All Activity breadcrumb at the top of the page and choose Training Matrix from the dropdown.

Using the All Activity View

The All Activity view combines two types of training records into a single table:
  • Learning Plan — items from your team members’ personal learning plans, including resources assigned by you, an administrator, or added by the employee themselves
  • Training Approval — training requests submitted against specific skills in your team members’ Careers
Both types appear together, giving you a unified view of all active and historical training in one place. Tabs
TabWhat it shows
Direct ReportsTraining activity for your immediate direct reports only
My OrgTraining activity across your full reporting organization, including indirect reports
Columns
ColumnDescription
NameThe team member’s name and email address
TrainingThe title of the learning resource or training item
LabelsLabels applied to the resource. Shown for Learning Plan items only
TypeWhether the row is a Learning Plan item or a Training Approval
StatusThe current status of the activity (see status reference below)
Assigned ByFor Learning Plan items: who assigned the resource. For Training Approvals: who submitted the request
StartedFor Learning Plan items: the date the employee started the resource. For Training Approvals: the date the approval was requested
CompletedFor Learning Plan items: the date the employee completed the resource. For Training Approvals: the date the approval was approved
Additional columns — Employee ID, Employee Email, Manager Name, and Manager Email — are available but hidden by default. Use the Column Chooser button in the top navigation bar to show or hide them. Status reference
StatusColorMeaning
Awaiting ApprovalYellowA training approval has been submitted and is waiting for manager action
PendingYellowActivity is pending and has not yet been started or actioned
In ProgressBlueThe employee is actively working through this resource
Not StartedGrayThe resource has been assigned but the employee has not yet started
CompletedGreenThe resource has been completed by the employee
ApprovedGreenThe training approval has been approved
RejectedRedThe training approval has been rejected
Filtering All Activity Use the filter bar above the table to narrow results by one or more values:
  • Name — Filter by employee name
  • Training — Filter by training resource title
  • Type — Filter by activity type: Learning Plan, Training Approval, or both
  • Status — Filter by one or more status values
Filters can be combined. To clear all active filters, select Reset in the filter bar. Exporting All Activity To export the All Activity table to Excel:
  1. Select Export in the top right of the page.
SkillsDB downloads a file named All_Training_Activity_{date}.xlsx containing all rows currently visible in the table, respecting any active filters.

Using the Training Matrix

The Training Matrix is a pivot-style grid that displays training dates and statuses for your team’s skills. Each row represents a skill and each column represents a team member. The cell at the intersection of a row and column shows that person’s training record for that skill. Use the Training Matrix to:
  • See at a glance which team members have training recorded for each skill
  • Identify expired or expiring training that needs attention
  • Filter to a specific role, department, or division to focus on a subset of your team
  • Open and manage individual training records directly from within the grid
Tabs
TabWho is included
Direct ReportsYour immediate direct reports only
My OrgYour full reporting organization, including indirect reports
AllAll employees across the organization (available to administrators)
Reading the Training Matrix cells Each cell in the matrix shows one of the following:
Cell contentMeaning
Date + green badgeTraining has been recorded and approved for this person and skill
Date + yellow badge (Pending)A training approval request has been submitted and is awaiting review
Date + red badgeThe training approval has been rejected
Expiring Soon badgeThe training date is approaching the expiration threshold configured for this skill
Expired badgeThe training date has passed the expiration threshold
NAThis skill is not assigned to this person’s Career — no training date can be recorded
(dash)The skill is assigned to this person but no training date has been recorded yet
Expiration badges take priority over status badges when both apply. If a training record is both approved and expiring, the cell shows the expiration indicator rather than the green approved badge.
Note: Only skills belonging to a Career with the Training Dates setting enabled will appear in the Training Matrix. If a skill or Career is missing from the matrix, the Training Dates setting may not be enabled for that Career. Contact your administrator to enable it.
Filtering the Training Matrix Quick toggles (available above the matrix):
ToggleEffect
Earliest Training DatesWhen a person has multiple training records for the same skill, shows only the earliest date. Useful for confirming initial training completion
Has Training DateHides skill rows where no team member has a training date recorded, focusing the matrix on skills with active training
Inactive UsersIncludes or excludes inactive employee accounts from the matrix columns
Builder filters:
FilterSelection typeDescription
RoleSingle-selectFilter by Career. Only Careers with the Training Dates setting enabled appear in this list
DepartmentMulti-selectFilter by one or more departments
DivisionMulti-selectFilter by one or more divisions
RegionMulti-selectFilter by one or more regions
LabelMulti-selectFilter by one or more skill labels
Managing a training record from the matrix You can open and manage an individual training record directly from within the Training Matrix without leaving the page. To open a training record:
  1. Select any cell in the matrix for the person and skill you want to manage. NA cells cannot be selected.
A panel opens on the right side of the page showing that person’s training records for the selected skill. From this panel, you can view existing training entries and manage them. Exporting the Training Matrix To export the Training Matrix to Excel:
  1. Select Export in the top right of the page.
SkillsDB downloads a file named Training_Matrix_{date}.xlsx. The export reflects the current view, including any active filters. Cells are exported as the training date if the record is approved, a dash if the skill is assigned but no date has been recorded, and NA if the skill is not assigned to that person.

Common Questions

A Learning Plan item represents a learning resource — such as a course, video, or article — that has been assigned to or added by an employee. A Training Approval is a request to record a training date against a specific skill in an employee’s Career. Both appear together in the All Activity table so you can monitor all training in one place. See Training Approvals for more detail on the approval workflow.
Only skills that belong to a Career with the Training Dates setting enabled will appear in the Training Matrix. If a skill or Career is missing, the Training Dates setting has not been enabled for that Career. Administrators can enable this setting from the Career management page.
NA means the skill in that row is not assigned to that person’s Career. Training dates in SkillsDB are tied to a person’s Career assignment, so a training date cannot be recorded for a skill that is not part of their role. If this looks incorrect, verify the employee’s Career assignment with your administrator.
The Direct Reports tab shows only your immediate direct reports and the My Org tab shows your full reporting organization. If an employee is missing, verify they report to someone within your reporting chain. The All tab (available to administrators) shows all employees regardless of reporting structure.
The All Activity view is for monitoring purposes only. To review and action pending training approval requests, use the Training Approvals page accessible from the sidebar. From the Training Matrix, you can also select a person’s cell to open their training record panel and manage entries directly.
In the Training Matrix, select the cell for the person and skill you want to update. This opens a panel where you can manage their training records for that skill. You can also use the Training Approvals page to approve submitted requests, which records the training date against the relevant skill.
When a person has multiple training records for the same skill, the matrix may display all of them. Enabling the Earliest Training Dates toggle collapses multiple records to show only the earliest date per person per skill, giving you a compact view of when each person first completed training for a given skill.
Yes. The export includes all columns, including those hidden in the default table view such as Employee ID, Employee Email, Manager Name, and Manager Email. This makes the export useful for cross-referencing with other HR systems.

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