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Course Enrolment

Overview​

Course enrolment in Moodle allows teachers or administrators to control how users join a course. Enrolment can be done manually, automatically, or through other methods depending on the course configuration.

To manage enrolment settings, navigate to:

Courses → Edit a course > Participants → Enrolment methods

This page displays all enrolment methods currently enabled for the course.

Accessing the Enrolment Methods Page​

  1. Open the course.
  2. Click Participants in the course navigation menu.
  3. From the dropdown menu, select Enrolment methods.

You will see a list of enrolment methods available for the course.

Available Actions​

Icons in the Edit column usually allow you to:

  • 👁 Enable/Disable the enrolment method
  • 👤➕ Enrol users manually
  • ✏️ Edit settings
  • 🗑 Delete the enrolment method

Common Enrolment Methods

1. Manual Enrolment​

Manual enrolment allows teachers or administrators to add users individually.

How to Enrol a User Manually​

  1. Go to Participants → Enrolment methods
  2. Locate Manual enrolments
  3. Click the Enrol users icon (👤➕)
  4. Search for a user
  5. Select a Role (Student, Teacher, etc.)
  6. Click Enrol users

The selected user will immediately gain access to the course.

2. Self Enrolment​

Self enrolment allows users to enrol themselves into a course.

How It Works​

  • Users can join the course themselves
  • An enrolment key (password) may be required
  • The teacher controls availability

Configuring Self Enrolment​

  1. Go to Participants → Enrolment methods

  2. Click Edit (✏️) next to Self enrolment

  3. Configure settings such as:

    • Enrolment key
    • Maximum enrolled users
    • Start and end date
    • Default assigned role

Click Save changes when finished.

3. Guest Access​

Guest access allows visitors to view course content without enrolling.

Features:

  • Users do not appear in the participant list
  • Guests typically cannot submit activities or assignments

4. Cohort Synchronisation (Optional)​

Administrators can enrol entire groups of users automatically using cohorts.

This is useful when:

  • A group of students needs access to multiple courses
  • Enrolment is managed at the site level

Managing Enrolment Methods

Change Enrolment Order​

Use the Up/Down arrows to reorder enrolment methods.

This affects which method is used first if multiple enrolment options exist.

Disable an Enrolment Method​

To temporarily stop new enrolments:

  1. Click the eye icon (👁) to disable the method.
  2. The method becomes inactive but existing users remain enrolled.

Delete an Enrolment Method​

To remove an enrolment method completely:

  1. Click the trash icon (🗑)
  2. Confirm the deletion.

⚠️ Deleting an enrolment method may remove users enrolled through it.