School-IMS Implementation Specialist: New School Setup & Go-Live
The sequencing course for standing up a brand-new School-IMS tenant: the order, the dependencies between steps, and a same-day go-live checklist — cross-referencing the department courses for full field-level depth.
What you'll gain
Learn in the real software screens — do the actual workflow and see the result.
Pass a real exam and earn a publicly verifiable certificate employers trust.
Unlimited practice mode + spaced-repetition flashcards, then unlimited exam retakes.
Keep the lessons and every future update to this course, forever.
What you'll cover
12 modules · 17 lessons · timed certification exam
1. Before You Begin: Setup Overview, Technical Readiness and the Go-Live Question 2 lessons
What this course actually covers, the discipline of cross-referencing rather than duplicating the department courses, and the network/device/power groundwork worth settling before Step 1.
- What This Course Covers, and What It Deliberately Does Not Re-Teach Preview · 14 min
- Technical Readiness Before You Start: Network, Devices and Power · 16 min
2. Step 1: Sign Up and First Login 1 lessons
The literal starting point of the sequence — sign in, change the default password, and a two-minute orientation before everything else hands off to Administration.
- Signing In, Changing the Default Password, and a Quick Orientation Preview · 14 min
3. Step 2: School Information 1 lessons
The school's identity card — every field feeds bills, receipts, report cards and the portal, so getting it right now avoids reprinting later.
- Editing School Information and Uploading the Logo · 16 min
4. Step 3: Academic Sessions and Terms 1 lessons
The academic calendar that everything from here on depends on — classes, fees, attendance, scores and promotions all need a session and term to attach to.
- Creating a Session and Terms, and Why This Must Come First · 16 min
5. Step 4: Classes and Class Groups 1 lessons
The three-tier hierarchy that everything else in the sequence hangs off — and the field a school most regrets leaving blank.
- Building the Class Structure: Types, Groups and Classes · 18 min
6. Step 5: Subjects, Score Grades and Behavioural Configuration 2 lessons
Three source pages clustered together deliberately — the guide chains behavioural configuration after go-live in its own links, but it is pre-launch academic setup, so it belongs here with subjects and grading.
- Registering Subjects and Assigning Them to Classes · 16 min
- The Grading Scale, Resolved, Plus Behavioural Configuration · 18 min
7. Step 6: Fee Structure 2 lessons
Building the price list that bills are written against, plus a worked scenario that threads Steps 3, 4, 5 and 6 into one real test bill.
- Building the Fee Catalogue · 18 min
- Worked Scenario: From First Login to a Test Bill · 20 min
8. Step 7: Staff and User Accounts, and Closing the Loop 2 lessons
The two-record model, a real screenshot that overturns both of the guide's competing privilege-template lists, and the two backward loops this step exists to close.
- Registering Staff and Creating User Accounts · 18 min
- Closing the Loop: Form Teachers and Subject Teachers · 16 min
9. Step 8: Pupil Registration 1 lessons
A soft minimum, not a hard field list — and a real transfer screen richer than the guide's own three-step description.
- Registering Pupils, Verifying Class Lists, and Transfers · 18 min
10. Step 9: Timetable 1 lessons
Periods first, then the schedule itself — and a dependency the guide only half-states.
- Periods First, Then Manual or Auto-Generated Timetables · 18 min
11. Step 10: Go-Live 2 lessons
The payoff: a same-day checklist and three real workflow tests, resolving the guide's biggest internal conflict in favour of the scenario this course was built for.
- The Go-Live Checklist and the Three Workflow Tests Preview · 18 min
- Briefing Staff, Distributing Credentials, and Your Own Dashboard · 16 min
12. Optional: Transport Setup 1 lessons
Not part of the numbered sequence, not a go-live blocker — and simpler in reality than any of the guide's four competing field-count claims.
- Routes, Vehicles, Drivers and Pupil Assignment · 14 min
Frequently asked
Is the certificate verifiable?
Yes. Every certificate carries a unique ID and a cryptographic signature. Anyone — an employer or a client — can confirm it instantly on our public verification page, with no login.
Do I need access to the live software?
No. The lessons teach with real, anonymised screenshots of the actual product, so you learn exactly what you'll see on the job. A live tenant helps but isn't required to complete the course or pass the exam.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime. Once you enrol you keep access to the lessons, practice mode and flashcards — including future updates to this course.
What happens if I don't pass the exam first time?
You can retake it — up to 5 attempts, with a 12-hour wait between attempts. Practice mode is unlimited, so rehearse with the same verified question bank until you're ready.
Can my team enrol together?
Yes. Talk to us about group and organisation rates — certifying a whole team is faster and cheaper than one at a time.
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