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title: Roles and Permissions
description: Understand org roles in Edvello, who can create courses, and how admin access differs from the student LMS.
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Edvello uses organization roles to control what each person can do. This guide covers the three built-in roles, who can create courses, and how that relates to course enrollment (which is controlled separately per course).

## Organization roles

| Role        | Typical use                  | Admin dashboard | Create courses | Edit course content      |
| ----------- | ---------------------------- | --------------- | -------------- | ------------------------ |
| **Admin**   | Org owners, lead instructors | Yes             | Yes            | Yes (all org courses)    |
| **Tutor**   | Instructors, content authors | Yes             | No             | Yes (courses they teach) |
| **Student** | Learners                     | No (LMS only)   | No             | No                       |

Admins have full control over organization settings, billing, domains, and all courses. Tutors can manage content for courses they are assigned to but cannot create new courses or change org-wide settings. Students use the [Student Dashboard](/reference/student-dashboard) to learn.

:::info[Per-person enroll or create toggles]
Edvello does not support per-person flags like "this user can create courses but that user cannot." Access is set by role. To limit who joins a **course**, use course settings, invites, and **People** instead. See [How Course Enrollment Works](/manage-students/course-enrollment).
:::

## Who can create courses

Only **Admins** can create new courses. The create-course action requires admin permissions on the API.

Tutors and students cannot create courses. If someone needs to author content, assign them as a **Tutor** on the course or promote them to **Admin** if they also need org-level access.

## Admin dashboard vs student LMS

| Area                | Who sees it         | URL pattern                                |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **Admin dashboard** | Admins and Tutors   | Course management, org settings, analytics |
| **Student LMS**     | All signed-in users | `/lms` and related paths                   |

Students sign in on your academy and land in the LMS. Admins and tutors can switch to the admin dashboard to manage courses and settings.

## Inviting team members

To add Admins or Tutors, use [Invite a Team Member](/organization-and-team/invite-team-member). Team invites are separate from [student course invites](/manage-students/invite-students).

## Organization signup vs course enrollment

Two different gates often get mixed up:

| Setting                 | Controls                                  |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Organization signup** | Who can create an account on your academy |
| **Course enrollment**   | Who can join a specific course            |

A person can be in your organization (org signup) without being enrolled in any course. Likewise, a course's self-enrollment setting, invites, and **People** only affect that course.

Configure org signup under **Settings → Authentication**. Configure per-course access under each course’s **Settings** and **People** tabs.

## Related guides

- [How Course Enrollment Works](/manage-students/course-enrollment) — restrict who can join each course
- [Invite Students](/manage-students/invite-students) — course enrollment links
- [Invite a Team Member](/organization-and-team/invite-team-member) — add admins and tutors
- [Student Dashboard](/reference/student-dashboard) — what students see in the LMS
- [Organization](/reference/organization) — org settings overview