Typical Journeys

These examples show how different users usually move through the site.

Student

1. Log in from the site header.
2. Open the relevant course or lesson.
3. Watch the lesson video and continue through the learning content.
4. Return later through your course area to pick up where you left off.
5. Use Downloads or the document dashboard if SOLAS has provided branch-specific student guidance or rules.

Good to know

• students may not see the same CPD tools as a full member
• lesson video should be checked on the lesson page itself
• branch-based student documents are driven by the student branch held on the account, which may be derived from the exam-location choice made during checkout

Member Recording CPD

1. Log in and open My CPD.
2. Review your current totals.
3. Add structured or unstructured CPD as needed.
4. Write a reflection of at least 20 words where the form requires it.
5. Upload evidence if the form asks for it.
6. Return later to check approval and totals.
7. Open My Certificates once the cycle is complete.

Good to know

• My SOLAS may also show a next-step prompt if your CPD is short or a certificate becomes available
• event-linked CPD can appear later than the booking itself if attendance still needs to be processed

Member Completing SOLAS CPD Learning

1. Log in and open My CPD or My Learning.
2. Read the course card policy note before opening a course.
3. Open the SOLAS course overview.
4. Choose the next lesson.
5. Watch the lesson video on the SOLAS lesson screen.
6. Follow the quiz or completion action only when LearnDash makes it available.
7. Return to My CPD to review the updated record and totals.

Good to know

• current-cycle and grace-period CPD learning can count toward structured SOLAS-delivered CPD
• older-cycle CPD learning is still available, but new completions record as unstructured SOLAS-delivered CPD
• older-cycle learning does not reduce the current 2-hour SOLAS-delivered structured minimum
• if SOLAS has imported your live Teams attendance and linked it to the lesson, the lesson may already be complete and the quiz should not keep appearing as required for that record
• the lesson screen is a SOLAS wrapper around LearnDash, so LearnDash still controls video gating, quiz availability, progress, and completion

Member Applying For A Job

1. Open the jobs area.
2. Choose a role.
3. Apply through the site application process.
4. Return to your account or candidate tools to review your application activity.

Non-Member Applying For A Job

1. Open the public jobs area.
2. View the role you are interested in.
3. Start the application journey.
4. Provide the required details and submit the application.

Employer Posting A Job

1. Open the jobs entry point.
2. Follow the guided job-posting route.
3. Enter the job details.
4. Complete the linked submission or purchase process.
5. Review the created listing in the employer area.

Member Adding An Event

1. Log in as a member.
2. Open the event submission route provided on the site.
3. Enter the full event details.
4. Submit the event through the correct guided flow.
5. Wait for review or publication where required.

Member Booking Or Attending An Event

1. Open the event listing.
2. Book or register if needed.
3. If the event uses attendee follow-up, open the link from your ticket email and complete the attendee details.
4. Attend the event.
5. Check later whether attendance or CPD has been recorded where relevant.

Good to know

• some ticketed events use a separate attendee-details step after booking
• ticket details, printing, and attendee follow-up can all be reviewed later from My Tickets
• if the event is CPD-linked, the booking itself does not always mean CPD is already on your record

Member Checking What To Do Next

1. Open My Account.
2. Review My SOLAS.
3. Start with the top What matters now action if one is shown.
4. Use Needs attention, Already moving, and In good shape to understand what still needs work and what is complete.
5. Use Recent activity to see what has changed recently and where to go next.

Advertiser Booking Advertising

1. Open the advertising route.
2. Follow the guided advert booking form.
3. Choose the right slot and enter the advert details.
4. Complete the linked order or submission.
5. Return later to review advert status if needed.