School Staff Roles | Yoga Alliance

School Staff Roles

An RYS can allow others to access their account and assign them roles to assist with the administration of their school. The staff roles available are:

Owners are the legal owners and/or legal representatives of a school applying to Yoga Alliance. Only owners can create an RYS account. After an RYS account is created by an owner, they:

  • may add other owners and/or assign staff roles (such as Syllabus Manager, Program Manager or Profile Manager) to allow other staff to manage the school’s account
  • have full access to all role permissions within the school’s account
  • are solely responsible for affirming that the RYS record is accurate and up-to-date with Yoga Alliance
  • have full legal authority to make changes to the school’s account, including legal rights to the use of all syllabi associated with the RYS

Syllabus Managers may create and/or edit training programs and syllabi for the RYS. Syllabus Managers may also:

  • add and/or remove trainers
  • assign the roles of Program Managers and Profile Managers to the school's account
  • submit payments for the RYS renewal and additional location profile listings
  • confirm, deny, or request affiliate relationships

Program Managers may create, edit, and manage the scheduled training programs for an RYS. Program Managers may also:

  • enter and upload trainee information corresponding to a specific training program date
  • assign Lead Trainers and program locations to a specific training program date
  • edit additional location listings on the RYS profile
  • confirm when a trainee completes a training by marking them as completed in the training dates trainee list or by confirming a training through the school dashboard

Profile Managers may create and edit the RYS public profile. Profile Managers may also:

  • manage the RYS public profile publishing and privacy settings
  • add or remove pictures on the RYS profile and the photo gallery
  • edit the RYS description in the About section
  • edit Additional Location Listings in the RYS profile
  • add and edit the RYS teaching staff and types of yoga offered, which appear on the RYS profile



How to assign staff roles

  • Log in to the Manage School page.
  • You can add, edit, and remove school staff in the School Staff Roles tab.

How to become school staff

  • Create an account.
  • Contact your RYS owner and ask them to add you as School Staff using the email you provided to create your account.
  • After you've been added, you will have access to help manage their school account.