Your interests and learning styles tell Navigatr what you care about and how you like to learn. We use them to power your Discover page, so the badges, pathways, and activities you see are closer to the ones you actually want to find. Interests also show up on your public profile, so other people get a quick sense of what you are working on.
Interests
Interests are short labels for the topics you want recognised across Navigatr. Things like Coding, Cooking, Music, Public Speaking, or Volunteering. They feed into the suggestions you see on Discover, and they appear on your public profile as part of your tagline.
Choosing your interests
To pick your interests:
Open your account menu and go to Settings.
Choose About Me from the menu on the left.
Scroll down to the Interests section and select Add Interests.
Click the chips for the topics that match what you care about, then choose Done.
Where your interests appear
The interests you pick are shown publicly on your Navigatr profile as part of your tagline: "Interested in X, Y and Z." Anyone who visits your profile can see them, including providers and employers reviewing your badges. If you want a refresher on what else lives on your public profile, see Navigating Your Profile on Navigatr.
Learning styles
Learning styles describe how you prefer to learn, not what you want to learn. Use them to tell us which formats work best for you. There are four options, and you can pick any combination:
Online Courses: self-paced learning you can do from anywhere.
Remote: live sessions joined from home or another location.
Workshops: short, hands-on sessions, often run face to face.
Classroom: longer, structured learning delivered in person.
You set your learning styles in the same place as your interests: Settings, then About Me. Scroll down to My Learning Styles and tick the boxes that apply.
Learning styles are private. They are not shown on your public profile and are not shared with providers. We use them only to shape the recommendations you see across Navigatr.
Getting good recommendations
Your interests and learning styles shape what Discover shows you. The more accurate they are, the more relevant your suggestions will be. A few things to keep in mind:
Keep your list balanced: pick the topics you genuinely want to explore. A long list of interests can dilute your suggestions, while a short, focused list tends to surface stronger matches.
Refresh as you go: your interests change over time. Update them when you start exploring a new topic, or remove ones that no longer feel like you.
Your interests and learning styles work alongside your career aspirations to shape recommendations. See Setting Your Career Aspirations for more.
Tip: Not seeing the recommendations you expected, or noticing something off with your profile? Email [email protected] and we will take a look.