ApproveThis manages your SkyPrep Integration approvals.

When Bureaucracy Meets Online Learning

Let's be real – corporate training is where good ideas go to die in PDFs and compliance checkboxes. SkyPrep's great at delivering courses, but what happens when you need actual human decisions in the mix? That's where 87% of companies get stuck forwarding emails and playing CC tag.

ApproveThis fixes that leaky bucket by adding structured approvals to SkyPrep's training engine. We're talking about automating the "Should we let this sales rep access the advanced course?" or "Does this failed security certification need a manager review?" decisions that currently clog your inbox.

How This Works Without Making IT Hate You

Through Zapier, these two platforms hand off tasks like batons in a relay race where nobody trips over PHP updates. Key points for the integration-hesitant:

• No new logins: Approvers get requests via email – they don't need SkyPrep accounts
• No manual routing: Failed course? High-risk certification? Triggers auto-create approval cases

Example: A healthcare org automatically flags any HIPAA training scores below 80% for manager review before granting system access. Saves 23 hours/month in compliance chasing.

Three Ways This Combo Solves Real Problems

1. When Training Fails Actually Matter

Scenario: Your forklift operator bombs the safety course. Current process? Someone prints the score, walks it to safety@, waits 3 days, then re-enrolls them.

Integration fix: SkyPrep triggers an ApproveThis workflow the second a failing grade hits. Routes to safety manager > HRBP > training coordinator with all context attached. Delegates approvals if someone's OOO. Full audit trail when OSHA asks.

Who cares: Manufacturing, logistics, any industry where "try again later" isn't an option.

2. No More Shadow IT Onboarding

Scenario: New dev needs access to the secure coding course. They Slack the CTO, who forwards to infosec@, CCs 3 people... and access gets approved 72 hours later.

Integration fix: New SkyPrep user → Auto-approval request with fields for role, manager, required certs. Infosec approves/denies in 2 clicks. If approved, SkyPrep enrolls them instantly. Denied? Triggers a Slack alert to their boss.

Who cares: Tech companies, financial services – anywhere access creep is a risk.

3. Auditing Without the Spreadsheet Hell

Scenario: Quarterly compliance review hits. You need to prove that all GDPR course completions were approved by legal. Cue 3 interns manually cross-referencing LMS logs with email threads.

Integration fix: Every approval decision in ApproveThis auto-logs the who/what/when alongside SkyPrep's completion data. Export a single report showing the full chain from course enrollment → test results → approval → system access.

Who cares: Publicly traded companies, anyone dealing with SOX or ISO certifications.

Setup That Doesn't Require a PhD

If you can set up a Slack channel, you can do this:

1. Connect SkyPrep and ApproveThis via Zapier (takes 4 minutes)
2. Pick your trigger: Failed course, new user, certification expiry – SkyPrep has 12+ events
3. Map the key data points (user email, course ID, score) into an ApproveThis template
4. Set approval rules: Thresholds, escalation paths, auto-reminders

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag high-risk cases. Like if a $500K client's team member fails compliance training, immediately route to legal + exec.

Why Your Teams Will Actually Use This

For HR & L&D

Stop being the approval middleman. Set policies once ("All manager training requires director sign-off"), then let the system enforce it. Frees up 8-15 hours monthly to fix the actual training content.

For IT & Security

Auto-block system access until training is both completed and approved. No more "But I passed the quiz!" tickets when someone barely scraped by.

For Execs

Real-time dashboards showing approval bottlenecks. Like why safety certifications take 2 days in Plant A vs. 2 hours in Plant B. Data to actually fix process issues.

The Nuts and Bolts You Care About

Approval Groups: Require consensus from all 5 C-suite members? Or sequential approvals from manager → VP? Configure once, forget about it.

Vacation Coverage: CFO is climbing Kilimanjaro? Requests auto-reassign to their deputy after 24 hours. No more "Waiting on..." limbo.

Conditional Paths: Sales training fails go to regional directors. Cybersecurity fails blast to the CISO. Set it and let it route.

Objections We Anticipate (And Shut Down)

"But we just use email approvals!" Cool. How many times last quarter did critical requests get buried? How long to audit that process?

"Our LMS has basic approval features." SkyPrep's built-in tools work for simple yes/no. But when you need multi-level sign-offs, conditional logic, or integrations beyond the LMS? That's duct tape territory.

Getting Started Without the Sales Circus

Option 1: Register free, connect SkyPrep via Zapier, and test with a non-critical course. Takes 15 minutes.

Option 2: If you've got complex compliance needs (healthcare, finance), book a 20-minute demo. We'll show how others in your industry automated their audits.

Either way – stop letting training approvals be the bottleneck that makes employees hate compliance.