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Recommended Assignments

Learn how to generate and publish Recommended Assignments in Security Journey using assessment results, with step-by-step setup, lesson selection, and learner targeting.

Recommended Assignments Overview

 

After completing a secure coding assessment, it's important to take action based on the results. Our platform offers custom-generated Assignments designed to guide users toward meaningful progress in their secure coding journey.

This article explains why we offer these assignments and how they are generated and managed.

Why are Custom Assignments important?

Our assignment process is designed with two key goals in mind:

  • Data-Driven Learning Paths
    Each assignment is generated based on real user data from your team’s assessment results. This ensures that learning is relevant and targeted to your specific needs.

  • Actionable Next Steps
    Rather than leaving teams with abstract results, we provide clear, actionable steps to improve secure coding skills following an assessment.

How do Recommended Assignments work?

  • Assessment-Based Generation
    After a user or team completes a secure coding assessment, our Platform can automatically generate a custom assignment tailored to the results.

    • When you filter the table in an Assessment report, the system recalculates the scoring for that assessment based only on the filtered group of learners. From there, you can generate an Assignment for just those users—enabling a highly focused training approach.

  • Admin Control and Flexibility
    You can review our recommended assignment and choose to:

    • Accept it as-is

    • Modify it to better suit team goals or timing

This ensures that your team gets a structured yet flexible approach to skills development.

Here’s a rewritten, clearer version of the Recommended Assignments article with explicit setup instructions and no images, ready for your knowledge base:

Recommended Assignments

This article explains how to generate personalized training assignments in SecurityJourney based on your learners’ assessment results, and how to configure and publish them.

Step-by-Step: Create a Recommended Assignment

1) Open the Assessment Report

  1. Go to the Admin menu.

  2. Select Reporting > Assessments.

  3. Click the Assessment you want to use (for example, a Secure Coding assessment). 

Tip: The “Generate Assignment” button will be disabled if no learners have completed the assessment yet.

2) Filter Learners (Optional but Recommended)

Use filters to target a specific group before generating the assignment:

  • Proficiency score

  • Assessment language

  • Any learner attributes (such as Department, Job Role, etc.)

Filtering updates the assessment scoring to focus only on the chosen group. 

3) Generate the Assignment

  1. Click Generate Assignment.

  2. You’ll see a confirmation message that recommended lessons have been auto-selected based on the assessment results.

4) Review Recommended Content

The platform will display lessons ranked from lowest to highest scoring topics.

  • Deselect lessons you don’t want

  • Add additional recommended lessons

  • Preview lesson details (optional)

Note: You can only choose from the system’s recommended lessons — custom content outside this selection isn’t supported yet.

5) Order the Lessons

Reorder lessons as needed to structure the assignment effectively:

  • Click a lesson

  • Use the arrows to move it up or down

6) Choose the Audience

Your audience depends on how you filtered:

  • If you filtered before generating:
    Only those filtered learners are automatically included.

  • If you did not use filters:
    You must select learners manually using:

    • Score ranges

    • Any learner attributes (like Job Role or Department) 

7) Configure Assignment Settings

Before publishing, set the assignment details:

  • Name and description

  • Assignment Status:

    • Active (starts immediately or on schedule)

    • Inactive (saved but not yet assigned)

  • Time frame:

    • Fixed end date (e.g., MM/DD/YYYY)

    • Dynamic duration (e.g., assigned for 14 days)

  • Optional reminders: Choose email or platform notifications to encourage completion

8) Review and Publish

Carefully check all settings. When you’re ready:

  • Click Publish

  • Learners will receive an email notification instructing them to start

  • The assignment appears on their My Journey page

Tips for Success

  • Always filter your audience when possible — it yields a more targeted assignment. 

  • Review recommended lessons to ensure they match your team’s learning goals. 

  • Configure reminders to improve completion rates.

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