The three Opportunity types explained
Every Opportunity in enrola has an Opportunity type. The type decides which application form applicants fill in and which workflow their Applications follow. This article explains the three types every organisation starts with.
The three starting types
| Type | Use it for | What applicants see |
|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | Apprenticeship vacancies with an employer, including those you post to Find an apprenticeship (shown as NAS in enrola). | Your apprenticeship application form. |
| Quick Register | A short sign-up, such as a talent pool or "register your interest" page. | A short form. It always asks for first name, last name, email and mobile. |
| Full cost course | Courses that are not apprenticeships, for example an evening course. | The application form you set up for this type. |
Your Admins can add more types in Settings → Opportunity types, for example a separate type for traineeships. A new type works like Apprenticeship: it gets its own application form and workflow.
What a type controls
Each type has its own:
- application form, set up in Settings → Application forms;
- applicant workflow, the statuses its Applications move through, set up in Settings → Applicant workflows;
- Auto application email, the email a new applicant receives, found at the top of the type's workflow in Settings → Applicant workflows.
The type also decides where the Opportunity can appear. In Settings → Website iFrame, Published Opportunity Types sets which types show on your enrola job board and your website.
Choose the type when you create the Opportunity
You choose the type in the Type field when you add an Opportunity. You cannot change it afterwards.
If you need the same vacancy under a different type, duplicate the Opportunity. The Duplicate opportunity window lets you pick a new type for the copy. See Duplicate, archive and restore an Opportunity.
Good to know
- Applications to a Quick Register Opportunity come from a short form, so they hold less than a full application. Because the form does not ask for them, enrola gives each one a date of birth of 1 January 2001, a gender of male and your organisation's postcode. Check these details with the applicant before you rely on them, for example before a Learning Records Service (LRS) lookup or a CSV (comma-separated values) export.
- Filters on the Opportunities and Applications lists include Opportunity type, so you can work with one type at a time.
- Renaming a type in Settings → Opportunity types changes its name everywhere it appears, including the key on your job board's vacancy map.