Learning Outcomes tool is not available in my D2L Brightspace course

Learning Outcomes is not available on my Course Admin screen

Upon navigating to my Course Admin screen, the Learning Outcomes tool is not available as a tool link. 

Check if Competencies are in your course

1. From the course navbar, select Course Tools > Course Admin.
2. Click Competencies.
3. Expand the 'By Hierarchy' heading. If Competencies or Learning Objectives exist under the hierarchy section or in the 'independent learning objectives' section, the Learning Outcomes tool will not be available in the course until the competency activity links have been removed. 
   
4. If no competencies or learning objectives exist in your course, contact your local Brightspace Campus Site Admin to further troubleshoot access to the Learning Outcomes tool. 

Remove Competency activity links in your course

1. From the course navbar, select Course Tools > Course Admin.
2. Click Competencies.
3. Click the Settings link.
4. Set to Advanced View and click Save. 
5. Expand the 'By Hierarchy' heading. 
6. Expand each competency or learning objective to hide the 'activity' links.
7. Click on the name of the first learning objective. 
8. Click Structure. 
9. Click the Edit Structure tab. 
10.  Select the items under the Children section, click the Delete (trash can) icon, and click OK. 
    Important: If the delete option is not available, please contact your local Brightspace Campus Site Admin for help with this process. 
    
11.  Repeat steps 7-10 for the other learning objectives under each competency. 

Exclude Competencies when copying from the course

If you want to copy materials and activities from a course that contains Competencies, make sure to copy select components and exclude Competencies. Then in your destination course, the Learning Outcomes tool will be available. 

1. Navigate to the destination course where you want to use Learning Outcomes and the tool displays in Course Admin.
2. From the course navbar, click Course Tools > Course Admin.
3. Click Import/Export/Copy Components. 
4. Select Copy Course Components radio button.
5. Search for the source course you want to copy that also contains Competencies.
6. Click Select Components.
   
7. Select the Select All Components check box.
8. Unselect the Competencies check box. 
   
9. Click Continue.
10. Click Finish. 
11. Once the copy has completed, navigate using the Course Tools > Course Admin in the course navbar. 
12. The Learning Outcomes tool should be available on the Course Admin screen.