In addition to Initial, Maintenance, and Grace Period requirements, you can create joint certification programs to accommodate a unique set of requirements for students who are enrolled in multiple programs. For example, a student who is enrolled in both Program A and Program B may have different requirements to complete certification than a student who is enrolled in only one of the programs. These requirements are specified under the Joint Certification portion of the program.
When you create the programs in the Set up programs window, specify programs as joint programs. See Creating a Program. When you run a completion test from the Register a student by program window or from the Generate reports window, iMIS determines that the programs are joint programs. If the student is enrolled in both programs, the program completion is tested based upon the requirements defined in the joint requirement portion of the program.
To join two programs
1. From Certification, select Set up programs to open the Set up programs window.
2. Click Joint to open the Joint Programs window.
3. Select a program under Available Programs, right-click, and drag the program into the Joined Programs area of the window.
4. Select another program from the list of Available Programs, right-click, and drag the program into the Joined Programs area of the window. A message is displayed asking if you want to join the two programs.
5. Click Yes. The Joint Programs window opens. A new program displays in the Joined Programs area of the window.
6. Click OK.
To specify joined program components for the first joined program
After you join two programs, identify the components shared between the programs.
1. From Certification, select Set up programs to open the Set up programs window.
2. Select the first joined program from the list of current programs.
3. Click Edit. The Set up programs window opens.
4. Enable the Joint Certification option.
5. Click Insert. The Program Items window opens. A list of categories display.
6. Select a category.
7. Enable the Component option and double-click in the display area of the window. A list of components display.
8. Select a component from the list of components.
9. Click OK. The Set up programs window opens with the joint certification information.
To specify joined program components for the second joined program
1. From Certification, select Set up programs to open the Set up programs window.
2. Select the second joined program from the list of current programs.
3. Click Edit. The Set up programs window opens.
4. Enable the Joint Certification option.
5. Click Insert. The Program Items window opens. A list of categories is shown.
6. Select a category if applicable.
7. Enable the Component option and double-click in the display area of the window. A list of components is shown.
8. Select a component from the list of components.
9. Click OK. The Set up programs window opens with the joint certification information.
10. Click OK. Repeat steps for each category and/or component.
To view a detailed list of program requirements by program type
Now that you have created several different types of program requirements, you can view them individually through the Program Requirements window. For example, you can view requirements for the initial, maintenance, grace period, and joint portions of a program.
1. From Certification, select Set up programs to open the Set up programs window.
2. Select a program and double-click on it. The Set up programs - Program definition window opens.
3. From Requirements for, select a viewing option.
4. Click Req'ts to open the Program Requirements window.
The window displays a high-level view of the requirements of the joint portion of the program.
5. Click Expand All to see an expanded view of all initial program requirements, or double-click an individual requirement to view its components.