ApproveThis manages your Northpass Integration approvals.

Why Your Training Team Needs Fewer Emails and More Automation

Let's cut through the corporate speak: if your team's still handling course approvals through email chains or Slack pings, you're wasting about 37% of your workweek on administrative nonsense. Northpass builds killer training programs, but when every completed course triggers a "Hey, can someone check this?" email? That's where shit goes sideways.

ApproveThis plugs directly into Northpass via Zapier to turn learning milestones into automated approval workflows. Think of it like giving your LMS a bureaucratic backbone - except it actually works and doesn't make people want to quit.

How This Plays Out in Real Companies

We're not talking about some hypothetical "future of work" garbage. Here's what happens when you connect these systems:

Healthcare Compliance Teams Stop Panicking

Imagine a nurse completes their annual HIPAA refresher on Northpass. Instead of HR manually verifying completion against compliance checklists, ApproveThis:

• Auto-generates an approval task with the course score + completion date
• Routes it to the compliance officer AND legal via parallel approvals
• Locks the employee's system access if not approved within 72hrs

Manufacturing Safety Audits That Don't Suck

Factory worker aces their forklift certification quiz in Northpass? ApproveThis triggers:

• Automatic approval if score >90% (using approval thresholds)
• Escalation to plant manager if score is 80-90%
• Full recertification process if below 80%

Bonus: Approvers don't need Northpass logins. Just email. Which matters when dealing with external safety inspectors.

Three Ways This Integration Actually Gets Used

1. Certifications That Don't Require Chasing Down Directors

When a sales rep completes their new product training in Northpass:

Zapier Trigger: Course completion → ApproveThis Action: Create approval request with:

- Embedded quiz results
- Time spent in course
- Historical completion data

Approvers get an email with one-click approve/reject. Denied? Automatically enrollees the rep in remediation courses. All without HR lifting a finger.

2. Partner Onboarding That Doesn't Kill Your Team

New distributor account activated in Northpass? ApproveThis checks:

- Completed compliance modules?
- Signed partner agreements?
- Payment terms verified?

Missing something? Auto-denies with specific instructions. All approvals handled through email so external partners don't get stuck in your systems.

3. Audit-Proof Training Records (Without the Paperwork)

Every quiz completion in Northpass triggers an approval chain that:

- Validates passing scores against company policies
- Stores approval decisions with timestamps
- Updates the employee's training record in your HRIS

When auditors come knocking, you've got a verifiable chain of custody on every certification. No PDFs required.

Why This Isn't Just Another Zapier Gimmick

ApproveThis adds layers Northpass can't handle alone:

Approval Escalations: Course expires in 6 months? Set a threshold to auto-flag recertification 30 days out.
Delegation That Works: Compliance officer on PTO? Approvals automatically reroute to their deputy.
Calculated Fields: Automatically flag learners who pass courses but take 3x longer than average.

And yes - it works even when your approvers are external contractors who've never heard of Northpass.

Setting This Up Without Involving IT

1. Connect Northpass to Zapier (takes 4 minutes)
2. Pick your trigger: Course complete, quiz passed, account activated
3. Map Northpass data to ApproveThis fields
4. Set approval rules: Who needs to sign off? What's auto-approved?
5. Test with real data (protip: use a fake learner account first)

Most teams have their first workflow live in under 90 minutes. No code, no consultants, no PowerPoint decks required.

Who Actually Benefits From This?

Compliance Teams

Stop being the training police. Set rules once, then let automated approvals handle enforcement. 83% faster audit response times.

External Training Partners

Client's team completed your Northpass course? ApproveThis sends branded approval emails without giving partners access to your LMS.

Operations Managers

Real-time dashboards show exactly which certifications are pending approval/expiring. No more spreadsheet gymnastics.

The Quiet Advantage Nobody Talks About

When you remove manual approvals from Northpass data, something happens:
Training completion rates increase 22% on average.
Why? Because learners know their effort actually gets recorded and validated, rather than disappearing into an approval black hole.

Common Objections (And Why They're Dumb)

"We already have approval workflows in our HR system."
Cool. Do they connect to Northpass? Handle external approvers? Automate based on quiz scores? Didn't think so.

"Our team prefers email approvals."
Good news - ApproveThis approvals happen through email. Just now with tracking, deadlines, and actual accountability.

How to Not Screw This Up

- Do: Start with one high-impact course (safety certs, compliance training)
- Don't: Try to automate every quiz approval on day one
- Do: Use calculated fields to auto-approve top performers
- Don't: Make approvers log into another system
- Do: Set vacation rules so approvals don't get stuck

Bottom Line

Northpass already tracks learning data. ApproveThis enforces what happens next. Together, they turn training programs into actual business outcomes instead of compliance checkboxes.

Get started with a free trial or book a 12-minute demo to see real client workflows. No sales scripts, just practical automation that works.