Adept is our new training platform — built by CBT Nuggets. We’ve always put quality first. The best trainers. The highest quality training. And best-in-the-industry learning experience. Now that Adept has been released, we remain passionate about continually improving your learning experience.
This article will be updated regularly to highlight our upcoming feature enhancements and our most frequently asked questions.
Learn more about the future of CBT Nuggets powered by Adept: A Message from the CEO
Most requested feature improvements
These are our top feature priorities at the moment:
- Autoplay videos. We are designing and developing “Video Review Mode” where you’ll be able to sit back and auto-watch all the videos in a skill.
- Saving video settings. If you change video speed, video quality, or volume levels on one video, all videos will maintain those settings.
- Caption formatting. We are working on formatting the video captions and transcripts right now and will have a better version very soon.
- Advanced reporting. We are working on an API and integration with Retool so you’ll be able to see any data you like any way you like.
I found a bug in the Adept platform. How do I report it?
Your feedback is incredibly valuable. As you use Adept, please submit any feedback — including bug reports or product suggestions — using the blue megaphone icon found near the bottom of your screen.
Where is my training activity?
Your dashboard reflects your completed Skills. Adept focuses on the skills you are gaining as you learn. Courses are composed of skills. Each skill is intended to be “something you know” and/or “something you can do”. Every skill has an estimated time to complete, including labs, questions, text, and video. When you complete the quiz questions, you get credit for the time trained to that point. You’ll see leaderboards and reports integrating your time trained soon.
How do I pick up where I left off?
Adept uses enrollments to determine where you are serious and want to track progress vs when you are browsing and discovering content. When you answer the first question in a skill, we assume you are serious about that course and will enroll you. Reporting is based on enrolled courses, and enrollments are listed on your dashboard for ease of picking up where you left off.
I am having trouble following along with transcripts. Will any changes be made?
We are working on formatting the transcripts shown during a video right now and will have an improved version very soon.
Can I auto-play videos?
By default our videos do not autoplay because we want to give you time to read the text, answer the questions, and do the virtual labs where available. Based on your feedback, we are designing and developing “Video Review Mode” where you’ll be able to sit back and auto-watch all the videos in a skill.
What is an Organization? Why am I in it?
By default, all accounts at Adept are enabled for multi-user features. If you want to study with a friend, share reporting statistics, or have your training purchased by your company and tracked together, you can add users to your “organization”. You can also join one or more organizations to enable group reporting and management.
Does managing my Organization also manage my subscription?
An organization manages any subscription they pay for. With Adept organizations, users can have a license to a company-provided subscription or no licenses and only train with the freely available content in Adept.
Can I build my own reporting?
We are working to improve reporting within your account and on a reporting API that will allow you to customize reporting that is important to you.
I am having trouble exploring the CBT Nuggets course catalog
Try using the filters on the left to narrow down your search results and display content that fits your needs. Please submit a suggestion via the feedback button if you have specific ideas to improve our catalog search and discovery.
Why is my lab timing out after 2 hours?
Our initial implementation of labs did not have protection against misuse. We have since implemented a firewall for lab machines, monitoring of hardware use, and screen recording. With these safeguards we are confident that our labs will not be used to launch malicious attacks. The session limit is now set at 8 hrs and we are experimenting with longer limits. The other limiting factor is the cost of sessions. We will be making a decision for the most flexibility for lab learners without having to increase the price of our services.
Is Adept a different company?
No, Adept is the platform that now powers CBT Nuggets training. We’d love to hear what you think so we can continue to improve. Use the feedback button to report any bugs, or just to let us know what you think.