Prerequisites allow you to create complex qualification structures with specific rules. By connecting qualifications with prerequisites, you can create rules that determine the qualifications essential to achieving another qualification. When a prerequisite is achieved, connected qualifications will either be automatically achieved – or you can manually add a result. Prerequisite rules can be very specific, as you can indicate the exact level that must be achieved for each qualification.Enabling prerequisite rules:Prerequisite rules are not enabled in AG5 by default. To do so, please send your request to support@ag5.com or speak with your onboarding manager. Creating prerequisite rules: To add prerequisite rules, open the qualification to which the rule should apply. Within the rating scale, you can set rules for each level of that qualification by clicking on the “+ New” button on the right-hand side of the screen.This will open the following dialogue:In the search bar, select any qualifications that are necessary to achieve the selected level of your initial qualification. If you select a qualification with more than one rating level, you will then choose the necessary level. You can make this rule more specific below the search bar. By default, all selected prerequisites must be met to achieve the main qualification. You can change this by populating the “Amount” field, specifying the number of selected qualifications that are sufficient to enable achievement of the main qualification.You can also choose if the main qualification should be automatically achieved when its prerequisites are met – meaning that the result will be automatically populated in AG5 – or if it will be possible to achieve the level of the main qualification after the rules have been met, in which case you can manually add results.Managing prerequisites:When this feature is enabled, the following options in the Organization tab will appear:Qualification results (auto-achieved). This will show all results that have been automatically created by achieving prerequisite qualifications, allowing easy overview of generated results. You can filter and export from this list.Prerequisite rules. This will show all prerequisite rules – and their relevant details – in your environment. You can also filter and export from this list, as well as add new prerequisite rules from the “+ Create prerequisite rule” button on the top-right of the screen.The dialogue is the same, except that it is necessary to first select the main qualification and its level.Important notes:Creating a prerequisite rule will retroactively apply to all existing results. For example, if qualifications X and Y have already been achieved, and afterwards you create a rule stating, “Qualification Z is auto-achieved when qualification X and qualification Y have been achieved,” the result for qualification Z will be automatically created. You can create a prerequisite structure within a single qualification so that each level requires a previous one to be achieved first.You should also keep in mind that you can create prerequisite rules for each level on the rating scale. If you are using a five-level rating scale, for example, a single qualification can have five sets of prerequisite rules.Workflows rule:Creating a workflow with the trigger “Required qualification is missing or expiring soon” for a qualification with prerequisite rules will send emails for all prerequisites needed to achieve this qualification. This only works for the “auto-achieve all” prerequisite rule.Examples:Example 1: Safety Certificate - Eligible to achieve - All completedAn employee must first complete the Safety Fundamentals and Safety Practice training courses to earn a Safety Certificate. By setting these courses as prerequisites, you ensure that individuals have a solid understanding of safety principles before attempting to earn their Safety Certificate.Example 2: Security Certificate - Eligible to achieve - Amount completedTo earn a Security Certificate, an employee must complete at least four out of six available Security Training courses. This prerequisite rule allows flexibility for individuals to choose the courses most relevant to their role, while maintaining a high standard of security knowledge. After an employee completes any four of those courses, you will be able to add a result for the Security Certificate. Example 3: Assembly Area Officer - Auto achieved - All completed After earning both a Safety Certificate and a Security Certificate, this employee will automatically generate a result for the Assembly Area Officer qualification. Creating this rule will allow you to easily understand who is qualified to act as an Assembly Area Officer during a specific shift, based on other acquired certificates. Attempting to add a result and override prerequisite rules will show the following prompt:The auto-achieved result from these examples will show as: