Not all courses are completed based on a pass/fail assessments. For many topics, participation in learning is more important that memorizing specific facts for a test.

Progress through many courses is based on course credits, where credits are earnt through participation and actions such as completing webcasts, downloading material, watching videos and completing assessments. However, passing the course is not based solely on the assessments, they just provide credits towards the course credit total. Success centers on the completion of all mandatory activity items in a course.    

A student will not always get the full amount of credits available for each activity, depending on their scores in each activity. However, if they complete all the mandatory items they will achieve a Bronze level pass. The Bronze, Silver and Gold markers are simply there to help students get the most out of their course and encourage extra participation. The certificate they receive is the same regardless whether they achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold.