Configure Notification Subscriptions for Dayforce Learning

Dayforce Learning Guide

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R2026.1.0
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2026-04-17
Configure Notification Subscriptions for Dayforce Learning

- New Dayforce Learning -

To help ensure that the correct users receive the appropriate learning notifications, configure notification subscriptions by role or user in the Subscriptions tab of System Admin > System Notifications.

You also have to make sure that the corresponding background jobs are configured. See Configure Notification Background Jobs for Dayforce Learning.

For more information about enabling notifications and configuring notification subscriptions, see System Notifications Configuration in the Dayforce Implementation Guide.

Note:  

  • Depending on configuration, notifications for event sessions might include an ICS file that users download and save to their calendar. Or, if the Outlook calendar integration is configured, sessions might be added directly to users’ Outlook calendars.
  • Deep links only use SSO if the Dayforce links in messages use SSO (if enabled) checkbox is selected in System Admin > Client Properties.
Notification subscriptions used for learning

Notification

Description

Background Job Used
Certification Approaching Expiration - Employee Notifies employees when their certifications are approaching their expiration date. Certification Approaching Expiration Alert, with the Employee Alert checkbox selected
Certification Expired - Employee Notifies employees when their certifications have expired. Certification Expiration Alert, with the Employee Alert checkbox selected

Course Approaching Deadline - Employee

Notifies employees when their course enrollment deadlines are coming up.

Course Approaching Enrollment Deadline - Employee Alert

Course Approaching Deadline - Manager Notifies managers when their employees' course enrollment deadlines are coming up. Course Approaching Enrollment Deadline - Manager Alert
Course Deadline Past Due - Employee Notifies employees when their course enrollments are overdue. Course Enrollment Deadline Past Due Alert, with the Employee Alert checkbox selected

Course/Event Update

Notifies employees when an event session that they’re enrolled in is canceled or if the learner is unenrolled from the session.

Synchronize LMS Data

Event Reminder

Notifies employees when they have an upcoming event session.

Upcoming Session Based Course Alert

ILT/Event Session Details Update

Notifies employees when there’s a change to an event session that they’re enrolled in.

Synchronize LMS Data

Learning Plan Assignment Notifies employees when they’re assigned a learning plan. Synchronize LMS Data

Learning Plan Update - Employee

Notifies employees when they’re unassigned a learning plan.

Synchronize LMS Data

New Course/ILT/Event Assignment

Notifies employees when they’re enrolled in a course or event.

For courses, the message includes a link that takes the learner directly to the course.

Synchronize LMS Data

Session Update

Notifies employees when any of the following changes occur for their courses or event sessions:

  • The learner is added to a waiting list.
  • The learner is removed from a waiting list.
  • The course has been canceled.

Synchronize LMS Data

Skill Approaching Expiration - Employee Notifies employees when their skills are set to expire. Skill Approaching Expiration Alert, with the Employee Alert checkbox selected
Skill Expired - Employee Notifies employees when their skills are expired. Skill Expiration Alert, with the Employee Alert checkbox selected.