Adding Assessment Steps to Pathways

Learn how to include assessor-driven forms in your learning pathways to capture in-person evaluations and practical assessments.

What are Assessment Steps?

Assessment steps are special forms within a pathway that must be completed by someone other than the learner — usually a manager, trainer, or team lead.

This allows you to combine digital learning with real-world assessments, making pathways more versatile for industries where skills need to be demonstrated, not just read or watched.

Benefits of Using Assessment Steps

• ✔ Validate practical skills in the workplace
• ✔ Ensure learners are assessed by the right people
• ✔ Add flexibility by letting learners select an assessor (ideal for shift work)
• ✔ Create a complete training experience in one pathway

How to Add an Assessment Step

1. Create or edit a pathway

Open the pathway you’d like to add an assessment to.

2. Insert a form

Add a form step to your pathway as you normally would.

3. Set the form to “Completed by an assessor”

• • Open the form settings.
  • Toggle This form must be completed by an assessor.

4. Choose the assessor options

You can configure who can act as an assessor:

• • A learner’s manager
  • A specific individual (e.g. Peter)
  • A team (e.g. Training Team)
  • Learner-selected assessor (useful for flexible environments such as retail or hospitality shifts)

5. Publish the pathway

Once published, the form will appear as an assessment step.

What learners see

• When reaching the assessment step, learners are prompted to select an assessor (if enabled).
• The assessor receives a notification that the form is ready for completion.
• The assessor fills out and submits the form on behalf of the learner.

What assessors see

• Assessors are notified when a learner requests assessment.
• They can complete and submit the form directly in SuperPath.
• If there are approvals required, these will automatically flow to the correct approver.

Example Use Cases

• Hospitality: A bartender completes online compliance modules, then a manager assesses their practical skills on shift.
• Retail: A sales assistant finishes product training, followed by an in-store demonstration assessed by their supervisor.
• Apprenticeships: Learners complete coursework, then demonstrate hands-on competencies validated by a trainer.

✅ Tip: Combine assessment steps with prerequisites or approval flows for structured and reliable training journeys.

Updated on: 22/09/2025