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Add and manage coaches

You can add coaches to your platform to follow up with students and review their submissions. This article shows how to add a new coach, and how to deactivate or reactivate a coach.

Steps to add a new coach​

  1. From the dashboard, click Coaches, then click Add New Coach.

    The coaches page and the Add New Coach button

  2. Enter the coach's details. Fields marked with * are required:

    • Name: the coach's name.
    • Email: the coach's email address.
    • Title: the coach's job title.

    The Name, Email and Title fields in the new coach form

  3. You can also enter these optional details:

    • Affiliation: where the coach works, like a company or a university.
    • Connect Link: a link students can use to contact the coach, like a WhatsApp link or a social media account.
    • Public coach profile: turn on this switch if you want the coach to show to students on the Coaches page of your platform.
    • Avatar: click Upload an avatar to add a photo of the coach.
  4. Click Add Coach.

    The Affiliation, Connect Link, public profile and avatar fields, and the Add Coach button

Note

Students can see the Connect Link only if the coach profile is public.

Steps to deactivate a coach​

  1. On the coaches page, click the ⋯ (Actions) button at the end of the row of the coach you want to deactivate, then click Edit. You can also click the coach's name.

    The Edit button next to a coach in the list of active coaches

  2. Choose Exited under Coach Status.

  3. Click Update Coach to save the change.

    The edit coach form with Exited chosen under Coach Status and the Update Coach button

The coach stays in the list, and their status changes to Exited.

Steps to reactivate a coach​

  1. On the coaches page, click the ⋯ button at the end of the row of the coach you want to reactivate, then click Edit. Exited coaches show with the Exited status after the active coaches.

    The Exited Coaches tab and the Edit button next to a coach

  2. Choose Active under Coach Status.

  3. Click Update Coach to save the change.

    The edit coach form with Active chosen under Coach Status and the Update Coach button