Emtrain customers have one of two account types, an Emtrain-hosted account or an LMS-connected account.
Emtrain-Hosted Accounts
With an Emtrain-hosted account, you assign training via the Emtrain platform—we call this Emtrain-assigned training. Your users complete their training assignments through the Emtrain platform.
LMS-Connected Accounts
With an LMS-connected Account, you assign training through your Learning Management System (LMS). We call this “LMS-Assigned Training.” You do this by downloading SCORM training files from Emtrain, then uploading them to your LMS. Additionally, your employee roster is maintained in your LMS.
What’s My Account Type?
To verify which type of account you have, check the following:
- Your Manage Menu: If your menu contains Campaigns and Groups, you have an Emtrain-hosted account. If those options are absent, you probably have an LMS-connected account.
If your admin user role doesn’t include access to Campaigns and Groups, those tools won’t appear on your Manage Menu.
- The Content Library: If you have the option to Share content from the Content Library, you have an Emtrain-hosted account. If you have the option to Download content, you have an LMS-connect account.
If your admin user role doesn’t include access to the Content Library, it won’t appear on your Manage Menu.
If you need clarification about your account type, reach out to your Client Success Manager (CSM).
Reference Guide
Use the following chart to understand the functions of your account type.
| Emtrain-Hosted Accounts | LMS-Connected Accounts | |
| Login | Log in to Emtrain with an email or employee ID and password, or via SSO. | Log in via your LMS. |
| Admin Users | Add Admin Users manually or via a roster upload. | Add Admin Users manually. |
| User Roster | Maintain your user roster in Emtrain—either manually, by HRIS integration or by SFTP. Roster updates in Emtrain can be used to create and/or update existing users. | Maintain your user roster in your LMS. Roster updates in Emtrain can only be used to update existing users for the purpose of adding segmentation data. |
| Assignments | Created via Campaigns within Emtrain. | Created via your LMS. |
| Notifications | Delivered via Campaigns within Emtrain. | Delivered via your LMS. |
| Reporting | Download Progress & Completion Reports via Emtrain. | Download Progress & Completion reports via your LMS. |
| Content | Contained completely on the Emtrain app. | Download SCORM files from Emtrain to upload to your LMS. Files connect (in background) to Emtrain. |