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SmartySkills UK

Overview

SmartySkills is the official home of the SmartyGrants education and training program. This learning management system (LMS) comprises a series of high-quality, regularly updated online courses for SmartyGrants users of all skill levels. SmartySkills provides immediate access to a self-guided, online learning journey through self-paced, mobile-compatible courses across three complexity levels. Access SmartySkills at:

https://smartyskillsuk-smartygrants.talentlms.com/

Or via the Manage Site:

Whether you are an account administrator that needs to know everything about SmartyGrants from beginning to end, a grants officer keen to build your grants program for maximum impact or a casual user of SmartyGrants keen to glean insight into a specific topic, SmartySkills has everything you need to get you up and running (and keep you running for your whole SmartyGrants journey)!

When you first access the LMS, you will be presented with a short education and training resources overview that will help you familiarise yourself with LMS navigation and course offerings. You are then free to browse our extensive course catalogue to map your SmartyGrants learning journey with topics that suit your needs. SmartySkills utilises an incentivised, points-based, levels-based learning approach. With a personal record of achievement on hand to keep you motivated, complete with badges, certificates and stats, you will find your way to SmartyGrants success in no time!

Note: SmartySkills is available for all users except assessor users.

You can also find out more about training offerings on our website.

Accessing the LMS if you use SSO to access SmartyGrants

If you use SSO to access SmartyGrants, you will need to set a password for your SmartyGrants account to access SmartySkills. Please click here to set a password for your SmartyGrants account and then return here to access SmartySkills.

Course pathways

With so many courses available, you might be wondering where to begin! There are two ways to access a course in SmartySkills. You can either:

enrol in an entire course bundle with a group key below; or
enrol in individual courses via the course catalogue in SmartySkills (or via a link below).

To use a group key, select this option in SmartySkills:

Note: Using a group key is a great way to enroll in multiple courses at once without navigating through the course catalogue. However, please note that you cannot unenroll from a SmartySkills course without assistance from the team at SmartyGrants. If you would like to unenroll from a course, please contact the SmartyGrants Support Team for further assistance.

Standard course bundles (covers every SmartySkills course)

Bundle name	SmartyStarter	SmartyPlus	SmartyMaster
Group key (type this into the LMS) →	smartystarter-uk	smartyplus-uk	smartymaster-uk
Description	Get up and running in SmartyGrants quickly and easily.	Take your SmartyGrants skills to a whole new level.	Equip yourself to utilise SmartyGrants to its full potential.
Courses (follow the course numbering for a logical learning journey, or skip ahead!)	System navigation overview Searching, sorting and rearranging Creating and managing users Creating and managing programs Creating and managing standard fields Creating and managing contact fields Creating and managing contact types Form builder overview Form builder content and sections Form builder question settings Using standard fields Using contact fields Using single questions Form settings and confirmation email Creating assessment forms Creating acquittal forms Creating test rounds and testing application forms Creating and managing public and private rounds Managing unsubmitted applications Late submissions and hard copy applications Filtering application records Managing submitted applications and variations Bulk actions (applications) Managing decisions and allocating funding Creating and managing stages Creating recurring tasks and rules Assessment Creating and managing tasks Managing contact cards Managing duplicate contacts Reports overview and reports dashboard Maps Creating and managing mailouts	Budgets and funding Calculations and cross-form calculations Custom reports overview Custom Excel reports Custom Word reports	Using standard sections Custom grid reports and standard sections reports Advanced use cases and custom tag formats Outcomes Engine 1: Outcomes orientation Outcomes Engine 2: Creating and editing Outcomes Frameworks Outcomes Engine 3: Linking Outcomes to Programs and Rounds Outcomes Engine 4: Using the Outcomes Engine default standard sections
Likely Time Commitment	≈ 10 hours and 10 minutes	≈ 2 hours and 35 minutes	≈ 3 hours and 25 minutes

Quick-start course bundles (covers select SmartySkills courses)

Bundle name	No-time-for-Training Bundle	Form Building Essentials	Assessment Essentials
Group key (type this into the LMS) →	notimefortraining-uk	formbuilding-uk	assessment-uk
Description	Get trained today and open your round tomorrow with these bare essentials.	Success in SmartyGrants starts here with these courses on form building essentials.	Set up users, forms and tasks to get assessment processes underway today.
Courses (follow the course numbering for a logical learning journey, or skip ahead!)	Creating and managing programs Form builder overview Creating test rounds and testing application forms	Form builder overview Form builder content and sections Form builder question settings Using standard fields Using standard sections Using contact fields Using single questions Calculations and cross-form calculations Form settings and confirmation email Creating assessment forms Creating acquittal forms Creating test rounds and testing application forms	Assessment Creating and managing users Form builder overview Creating assessment forms Creating and managing tasks Reports overview and reports dashboard
Likely Time Commitment	≈ 40 minutes	≈ 4 hours and 35 minutes	≈ 2 hours and 35 minutes

Additional course bundles (covers select SmartySkills courses)

Bundle name	Outcomes Engine
Group key (type this into the LMS) →	outcomes-uk
Description	Learn about the SmartyGrants Outcomes Engine and how to implement it in your programs, rounds and forms.
Courses (follow the course numbering for a logical learning journey, or skip ahead!)	Outcomes Engine 1: Outcomes orientation Outcomes Engine 2: Creating and editing Outcomes Frameworks Outcomes Engine 3: Linking outcomes to programs and rounds Outcomes Engine 4: Using the Outcomes Engine default standard sections
Likely Time Commitment	≈ 1 hour and 20 minutes

All courses sorted by topic

Every course available in SmartySkills is listed below for reference. However, we recommend using a group key (as outlined above) to enroll in courses via a course bundle. This will ensure you are supported on your learning journey with appropriate context each step of the way.

Course (Likely Time Commitment)	Difficulty
Account and resources
System navigation overview (≈ 15 minutes)
Searching, sorting and rearranging (≈ 5 minutes)
Rounds
Creating test rounds and testing application forms (≈ 20 minutes)
Creating and managing public and private rounds (≈ 10 minutes)
Managing unsubmitted applications (≈ 5 minutes)
Late submissions and hard copy applications (≈ 5 minutes)
Applications
Filtering application records (≈ 15 minutes)
Managing submitted applications and variations (≈ 30 minutes)
Managing decisions and allocating funding (≈ 30 minutes)
Bulk actions (applications) (≈ 20 minutes)
Forms
Form builder overview (≈ 10 minutes)
Form builder question settings (≈ 25 minutes)
Form builder content and sections (≈ 10 minutes)
Calculations and cross-form calculations (≈ 20 minutes)
Using standard fields (≈ 30 minutes)
Using standard sections (≈ 50 minutes)
Using contact fields (≈ 30 minutes)
Using single questions (≈ 15 minutes)
Form settings and confirmation email (≈ 10 minutes)
Creating acquittal forms (≈ 20 minutes)
Creating assessment forms (≈ 35 minutes)
Workflows
Creating and managing stages (≈ 10 minutes)
Creating recurring tasks and rules (≈ 10 minutes)
Tasks
Creating and managing tasks (≈ 40 minutes)
Assessment (≈ 25 minutes)
Contacts
Managing contact cards (≈ 20 minutes)
Managing duplicate contacts (≈ 10 minutes)
Reports
Reports overview and reports dashboard (≈ 30 minutes)
Custom reports overview (≈ 25 minutes)
Custom Excel reports (≈ 55 minutes)
Custom Word reports (≈ 40 minutes)
Custom grid reports and standard sections reports (≈ 20 minutes)
Advanced use cases and custom tag formats (≈ 55 minutes)
Maps (≈ 10 minutes)
Mailouts
Creating and managing mailouts (≈ 20 minutes)
Data dictionary settings
Creating and managing programs (≈ 10 minutes)
Creating and managing standard fields (≈ 45 minutes)
Creating and managing contact fields (≈ 10 minutes)
Creating and managing contact types (≈ 15 minutes)
Outcomes Engine 1: Outcomes orientation (≈ 30 minutes)
Outcomes Engine 2: Creating and editing Outcomes Frameworks (≈ 30 minutes)
Outcomes Engine 3: Linking outcomes to programs and rounds (≈ 10 minutes)
Outcomes Engine 4: Using the Outcomes Engine default standard sections (≈ 15 minutes)
Funding settings
Budgets and funding (≈ 15 minutes)
User settings
Creating and managing users (≈ 15 minutes)

Note: These course timings may not be reflected in the LMS due to the way completion time is tracked. Refer to the course timings above for the correct information on estimated completion time.