---
title: "Course and activity notification triggers"
slug: "course-and-activity-notification-triggers"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Content Creator", "Reference"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z
canonical: "totara.help/course-and-activity-notification-triggers"
---

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# Course and activity notification triggers

## Course notifications

Notifications can be [configured to be sent](/totara-20/docs/configure-course-and-activity-notifications) when the following events/triggers relating to courses occur:

| **Notification trigger event** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Learner completed course | Notifications can be triggered once a user completes a course, or a period of time after. |
| Course due date | Notifications can be triggered before, on, or after the course's due date, as set in the course settings. |
| Learner enrolled in course | Notifications can be triggered as soon as a user is enrolled on a course as a Learner, or a period of time after. |
| Learner unenrolled from course | Notifications can be triggered as soon as a user is unenrolled from a course, or a period of time after. |

## Course activity notification

A notification can be configured to be sent when the following event/trigger relating to course activities occurs:

| **Notification trigger event** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Learner completed activity | Notifications can be triggered once a user completes an activity, or a period of time after. |

## LinkedIn Learning notifications

A notification can be configured to be sent when the following events/triggers relating to [LinkedIn Learning](/totara-20/docs/set-up-the-linkedin-learning-integration) occur:

| **Notification trigger event** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Failed to import all courses | Notifications can be triggered if all selected courses could not be imported to your site's catalogue. |
| Failed to import several courses | Notifications can be triggered if some of the selected courses could not be imported to your site's catalogue. |

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