UToledo Human Resources

New User

1. Click the Activation Link to activate your account.
   
   
2. Sign in with your UT account using your email (username@rockets.utoledo.edu) and password.  The site will then prompt you to login with your UToledo single sign on.
   
   
   
3. You will be asked to create your Learning Plan.  Click Get Started. 
   
4. You will have the option to connect a LinkedIn profile to your LinkedIn Learning account.  If you don't have a LinkedIn profile, you can easily create one.  LinkedIn will reference your experience to personalize your plan.  This is optional.
   
   

Current User

1. Visit LinkedIn Learning and click Sign in at the top right corner.
   
   
   
2. Enter your University of Toledo email (username@rockets.utoledo.edu) and click Continue.  This may prompt you to login to your UToledo Single Sign-On.
   

During the activation process, you will have the option to connect a LinkedIn profile to your LinkedIn Learning account.  This is optional.  You can disconnect or reconnect your LinkedIn profile at any time.

Benefits:

• Automatically add certificates and skills to your profile
• Personalized course recommendations
• Social learning features (Q&A, shared courses)

To connect your existing LinkedIn Learning account with your personal LinkedIn profile, follow these steps:

1. Go to LinkedIn Learning and sign in using your LinkedIn Learning credentials.
   
   
2. Click your profile photo in the upper right corner.  Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
   
   
   
3. Find the section labeled Connect your LinkedIn account to your LinkedIn Learning account.  Click Connect my account.
   
   
   
4. Enter the email and password of the personal LinkedIn profile you want to connect.  Click Accept and continue to confirm.

On the left side you will find a tool bar with different sections. 

Here is how each section works:

My Career

Focuses on career growth, direction, and planning

Career Paths

• Curated, step-by-step learning journeys for specific roles
• Combines multiple courses in a recommended order
• Helps learners understand what skill are needed for a target role and how to build them

Best used when: You want guidance on what to learn next for a specific job or career transition.

My Career Plan

• A personalized space to track career goals, save learning paths tied to those goals, and monitor progress over time
• Aligns learning with long-term professional objectives

Best used when: You are intentionally planning growth, promotions, or a career change.

Library

The main hub for finding and managing content

My Content

• Shows courses your have started or saved, completed learning, learning history, and bookmarks
• Makes it easy to resume where you left off

Best used when: You want to continue, review, or track previously viewed learning.

Browse

• Explore the full LinkedIn Learning catalog by topic (Business, Tech, Creative, Leadership, etc.), skill, software tool, and learning level (Beginner → Advanced)
• Includes courses, videos, learning paths, and collections

Best used when: You want fast guidance, recommendations, or clarification without searching manually.

AI Coaching

• Uses LinkedIn Learning AI to answer questions in plain language, recommend courses based on your goals, and suggest next steps while you learn
• Functions like a personal learning assistant

Best used when: You want fast guidance, recommendations, or clarification without searching manually.

Practice

Hands-on learning to apply skills, not just watch videos

AI Role Play

• Simulated, real‑world scenarios (e.g., performance conversations, leadership discussions, sales calls)
• Allows learners to practice responses and receive AI‑driven feedback
• Low‑risk environment to build confidence

Best used when: You want to practice communication, leadership, or people-management skills.

Hands-On Tech

• Interactive technical labs
• Practice using real tools and environments (e.g., coding, cloud platforms)
• Learn by doing, not just watching

Best used when: You need practical experience with technical tools or systems.

Certifications

• Prepares learners for industry‑recognized certification exams
• Includes exam‑aligned learning paths and skill coverage mapped to certification requirements

Best used when: You are preparing for a certification exam or formal credential.

Learn more about how to utilize LinkedIn Learning by exloring the How to Use LinkedIn Learning Pathway.

Course - A collection of video lessons focused on a specific topic (e.g., Coaching Skills for Leaders).

Collections - Custom playlists of courses created by admins or instructors for targeted learning needs. Located under My Content section.

Video/ Lesson - An individual segment within a course.

Learning Path - A curated sequence of courses designed by different expert instructors to build skills in a specific area.

Learning Plan - AI-created sequence of modules, made up of courses. Personalized based on skill evaluations and learner’s set career goal. Located in My Career Plan on main navigation menu.

Exercise Files - Downloadable materials used to practice skills taught in a course.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) / Professional Development Units (PDUs) - Credits earned from select courses that count toward professional certifications

Develop the skills that support effectiveness, engagement, and career growth at The University of Toledo.  Explore these suggested courses on LinkedIn Learning.

• Professionalism and Communication
  Learn how to build emotionally intelligent, respectful, and effective workplace communication including managing conflict, disagreement, and civility with professionalism.
• Time Management and Prioritization
  Learn how to efficiently manage your time so you can prioritize what is important.
• Personal Growth & Workplace Well‑Being
  Enhance productivity, resilience, and work‑life balance.
• Advance Your Career
  Understand the new rules of work, foster a career vision, create a career map, and get started on your next play.
• Microsoft Office
  Learn all the tips and tricks of using Microsoft Office.
• Building Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of AI
  Integrate generative AI into critical thinking, enhance judgment, make sound decisions, solve problems innovatively, and improve their thinking.
• Build Your Skills In Customer Service
  Discover how to provide great customer service and make your customers feel heard.

LinkedIn Learning courses are designed to help managers grow their skills and lead successfully.

• Develop Critical Thinking, Decision-Making, and Problem-Solving Skills
  Improve your logic, sharpen your judgment, and make better decisions through critical thinking by exploring alternative solutions to problems.
• Conflict Management
  Discover how to improve your relationships with your coworkers, clients, employees, and supervisors and find your way through conflict back to cooperation.
• Develop Your Skills as a New Manager
  Learn essential skills, tools, and confidence to lead teams effectively
• Leading Your Team to Excellence
  Learn how to motivate and collaborate with your team to create a positive work environment.
• Learn the Skills to Motivate and Develop Employees
  Motivate and coach others, create the environment for learning, build employee learning agility, and provide timely guidance and feedback to achieve team and organizational objectives.
• AI for Organizational Leaders by Microsoft and LinkedIn
  Learn how to make informed decisions about AI adoption and application as an organizational leader.
• Performance Reviews
  Effectively complete performance evaluations for your employees.

Support excellence in teaching, research, and academic leadership.

• Increase Learner Engagement
  Effective teaching strategies and course design
• Teaching Techniques: Blended Learning
  Online and hybrid teaching fundamentals
• Strategic Foundations of GenAI for Higher Education Leaders
  Learn the strategic imperative for AI, institutional readiness, and how to foster an AI-driven culture while ensuring ethical governance, transparency, and accountability.

No, these are separate platforms that can be optionally connected.

LinkedIn profile

• This is your professional profile and networking space.
• It shows your job history, education, skills, accomplishments, posts, and connections.
• It’s what recruiters, colleagues, and peers see when they look you up.
• You use it to network, follow organizations, post updates, and apply for jobs.

LinkedIn Learning

• This is a separate learning platform owned by LinkedIn.
• It offers online courses in areas like leadership, HR, business, technology, and creative skills.
• You access it through a subscription paid for the University of Toledo.
• When you complete courses, you can choose to display certificates or skills on your LinkedIn profile

A LinkedIn profile is recommended but not required. You may choose to:

• Link your LinkedIn profile to track learning progress and certificates, or
• Use LinkedIn Learning without sharing activity publicly

Yes, you can access LinkedIn for AppleiOS and Android devices. Search for “LinkedIn Learning” in the App Store.

During the activation process, you will have the option to connect a LinkedIn profile to your LinkedIn Learning account. This is optional. You can disconnect or reconnect your LinkedIn profile at any time.

Benefits

• Automatically add certificates and skills to your profile
• Personalized course recommendations
• Social learning features (Q&A, shared courses)

To connect your existing LinkedIn Learning accoutn with your personal LinkedIn profile, follow these steps:

1. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/learning and sign in using your LinkedIn Learning credentials.
   
   
2.  Click your profile photo in the upper‑right corner. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
   
   
   
3. Find the section labeled Connect your LinkedIn account to your LinkedIn Learning account. Click Connect my account.

Your learning activity is private by default. You control whether completed courses or certificates appear on your LinkedIn profile.

Yes. LinkedIn Learning includes accessibility features such as:

• Closed captions
• Adjustable playback speed
• Screen reader compatibility

Method 1: Email Address

1. Look for an email on your UT email from LinkedIn Learning regarding your training.
   
   
2. Click the Start learning button.
   
   
3. Sign in with your UT email and you will be taken to the assigned/recommended training.
   

 

Method 2: LinkedIn Learning Access

1. Once logged in, you will see the menu at the top left corner. From there, you will see My Content in the Library section.
   
   
   
   
2. On this page you will see a sidebar with tabs that will show content in your library including: Assigned by the University of Toledo and Recommended by the University of Toledo training
   
   

For access or login issues, contact the HR Training and Organizational Development Team at HRTraining@UToledo.edu