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Organize employees into departments

Create departments, move employees between them, and use them for filtering and reports.

AdministratorsManagers Updated Oct 27, 2026 1 min read
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Departments group your employees. You can use them to filter the Employees list, assign training to a whole team, and compare compliance on your dashboard.

Create a department#

  1. Click Departments in the sidebar.
  2. Click Add Department.
  3. Enter a Department Name and optional Description, then click Create Department.

Departments are also created automatically when you import a CSV with a department name that doesn't exist yet.

Put employees in a department#

  • One person: Edit the employee and choose a Department.
  • Many people: on Employees, check the boxes, click Set Department, pick the department and click Move Employees.

Rename or remove a department#

On Departments, click Edit to rename it. Click Remove to delete it. Its employees become Unassigned. Their accounts and training records aren't affected.

Where departments show up#

  • Employees list filter, and the Unassigned option
  • Dashboard → Department Compliance table
  • Reports filter
  • Grouping on the Assign Training page

Last updated October 27, 2026 · Steps checked against the platform on October 27, 2026.

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