Run an evergreen course students can join at any time

Someone finds your course today, has time to study this week and wants to begin. An evergreen course lets them join without waiting for the next group to start.

Taskpipe supports both cohorts and evergreen courses. A cohort suits a group you teach together. An evergreen course keeps enrolment open for students who arrive at different times, with each student's work and progress recorded separately.

Use one course for two ways of teaching

Suppose you teach a photography workshop with a shared schedule and regular group reviews. You can keep that cohort offer and create an evergreen version from the same course template.

Both receive their own copy of the course. In the evergreen version, you can adapt instructions that mention a shared week or workshop date. The cohort can keep those details. Later edits to the template do not silently replace either copy; template updates explain how to apply changes deliberately.

Choose the format that fits the support you provide. A recorded introduction with individual assignments can suit students starting at different times. A project that depends on everyone attending the same session needs a shared schedule.

Set the time each student gets

Evergreen enrolment does not have to mean unlimited access. Taskpipe lets you offer access without an end date or limit it to a number of days or calendar months.

For example, you could give each new student three calendar months of access to a published course. Their access starts when they enrol. If you add them while the course is still a draft, access starts when you publish it.

Each new student gets three calendar months from the start of their access.

Changing the access period applies to future enrolments. Current students keep their agreed dates. Staff can extend an eligible student's access individually when needed. Explain the period on the sales page so students can plan their work.

Keep assessment in the course

Students can start independently and still work towards the same requirements. Use modules to shape the path, quizzes to check understanding and submissions for work you need to review.

Check any fixed opening times and deadlines before publishing. A date written for one cohort may already have passed when a later student joins. Set those rules to match the way you intend to teach the evergreen course.

If a task needs your approval, students still wait for your review. State how often you review submissions and include that time in the offer.

Finish with a result students can keep

You can enable automatic certificates for students who complete the required work. Earned certificates remain available after course access ends.

You can also offer monthly payments. Keep the payment schedule and access period clear: they are separate choices. Use the access period guide when setting up the course.