ApproveThis manages your Go1 approvals.

When Bureaucracy Meets Learning Tech

Let’s get real: approval processes suck. Especially when you’re managing learning programs for hundreds of employees across different departments. HR needs compliance training signed off yesterday. Finance wants budget approvals for leadership courses. Operations is screaming about safety certifications. And everyone’s stuck waiting for someone else to click “approve.”

This is where ApproveThis and Go1 decide to play nice. Combine Go1’s massive library of 100,000+ learning resources with ApproveThis’ approval automation, and suddenly you’ve got a system that actually keeps up with how work happens in 2024. No more spreadsheets. No more “did you see my email?” No more managers ghosting training requests.

What Happens When You Stop Using Email as an Approval System

ApproveThis isn’t just another digital rubber stamp. It’s built for companies where approvals actually matter – think compliance training sign-offs, budget approvals for leadership programs, or certification renewals that could literally shut down production lines if they’re late. Key features like conditional approval thresholds (auto-approve routine requests, escalate the big stuff) and vacation delegation (because Karen from Legal is always on safari) make it stickier than your average workflow tool.

Now pair that with Go1 – the Netflix of corporate learning. Their platform aggregates courses from 150+ providers on everything from Python basics to OSHA compliance. The problem? Most companies use Go1 like a library card but manage approvals like it’s 1999. That’s where the Zapier integration comes in.

Real Workflows for People Who Hate Meetings About Workflows

Use Case 1: Auto-Enroll Employees When Approvals Land

Picture this: Your compliance team approves annual GDPR training for the EU sales team. Instead of HR manually enrolling 200 reps in Go1, ApproveThis triggers the enrollment the second the request gets approved. No license waste. No follow-up emails. Just actual humans taking actual training on time.

Who this saves: Manufacturing companies needing to certify plant workers on new equipment protocols. Healthcare orgs rolling out HIPAA refreshes. Basically any industry where “we forgot to enroll people” could mean fines or front-page news.

Use Case 2: Certify Completion Without the Paper Chase

Flip the script: When an employee finishes a leadership course on Go1, ApproveThis automatically pings their manager to approve the completion. This isn’t just about checking boxes – it’s how you connect learning to promotions. Now your L&D team can prove that completed courses actually lead to career moves.

Who this matters to: Tech companies tracking cloud certification progress. Consulting firms needing audit trails for client-mandated training. Any org where “trust me, I did the course” isn’t good enough.

Setting This Up Without Hiring a Zapier Expert

1. Connect the pipes: In Zapier, create a new Zap using ApproveThis’ “Request Approved/Denied” trigger.
2. Map the data: Tell Go1 which course to enroll users in based on the approval type (compliance vs. leadership vs. technical skills).
3. Test with real approvals: Run a test by approving a mock request in ApproveThis – should auto-create a Go1 enrollment.
4. Scale without breaking: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to handle different departments’ budget thresholds automatically.

Pro tip: Set up approval groups in ApproveThis so GDPR courses go to Legal first, software training routes to IT, and leadership programs hit the C-suite. All without manual routing.

Why Your CFO Will Actually Like This

Here’s the kicker: Approvers in ApproveThis don’t need Go1 licenses. When you’re dealing with external partners or executives who just need to approve/reject requests, that’s pure cost savings. No more buying $50/month seats for people who just click buttons.

For teams already drowning in SaaS sprawl, this integration means one less login. Approvers get requests via email (yes, they can approve from their phone). Training admins stay in Go1. And somehow, magically, compliance reports write themselves.

Department-Specific Wins That Don’t Feel Like HR Jargon

HR & Compliance Teams

Automatically enroll new hires in required courses during onboarding. If approvals for anti-harassment training get delayed, escalation rules notify department heads before deadlines are missed. Real-time dashboards show exactly who’s approved/completed what – no more guessing during audits.

Learning & Development

Launch leadership programs without chasing VP approvals. Set budget thresholds so $500 course requests auto-approve, while $5k executive coaching packages route to CFO. Track completion rates against approval timelines to spot bottlenecks (“Why does Finance sit on requests for 2 weeks?”).

Operations & Safety

Auto-enroll warehouse teams in forklift recertification courses 30 days before expiration. If approvals stall, ApproveThis escalates to site managers via Slack. Completed certs trigger equipment access in your security system (yes, that’s another Zap).

The Part Where We Tell You What To Do Next

If you’re using Go1 as just a course library, you’re leaving efficiency on the table. And if you’re still routing approvals through email chains or Slack DMs, God help you during your next audit.

Book a 15-minute demo to see how approval automation works with your existing Go1 setup. We’ll show you real examples from companies that cut approval delays by 80% (yes, that’s an actual number from a 2,000-employee retailer).

Or start a free trial and connect it to Go1 yourself. Worst case? You finally kill those approval spreadsheets. Best case? You become the person who fixed the company’s most annoying process.

FAQs For The Skeptics

“We already use Workday for this.”
Cool. How’s that 6-month IT ticket to change an approval workflow going? ApproveThis updates take 6 minutes.

“Our execs won’t learn a new system.”
They don’t have to. Approve via email. Click “Approve” on a mobile notification. Or keep being the human API between systems – your call.

“What if we need to approve courses before they’re assigned?”
That’s the point. Route course requests through ApproveThis before they ever hit Go1. No more rogue managers assigning $10k courses without budget checks.