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title: "Configure category enrolment"
slug: "configure-category-enrolment"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Site Administrator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:21Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:21Z
canonical: "totara.help/configure-category-enrolment"
---

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# Configure category enrolment

If you wish for a user to have access to all courses within a certain category then you can use the category [enrolment method](/totara-20/docs/what-are-enrolment-methods). This is done at the category level and the enrolment will then be inherited by all courses in the category.

To enrol a user in a category you will need to have the permissions of a Site Manager or Site Administrator.

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Course and categories > Assign roles.*
2. Click the name of the role you want to assign.
3. Select (or search for) the users you want to add in the **Potential users** column.
4. Click the **Add** button.

When you are finished check that the users you want in the role are in the **Existing users** column. You can then simply navigate away from the page, there is no save button.

It is recommended to use audience sync to enrol users in courses in a category rather than category enrolments.

## Next steps

- [Assign roles in a category](/totara-20/docs/assign-roles-within-a-category)
- [Unenrolling users](/totara-20/docs/remove-users-from-a-course)

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_courses-and-categories(1).svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A42%3A02Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A42%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=YlpOkfb8EcsCAHl4klSO2ndQwdyba5Y3JLeEgZ892Hg%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Courses and categories](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=649) in Totara. Here you can see best practice, learn more and give it a go yourself.

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