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description: Advisors create an involvement group in Education Cloud to empower students to explore new interests, hone their talents, and grow into well-rounded individuals. Meaningful involvement includes activities outside the classroom, such as participation in student organizations, social groups, leadership roles, and community service. Students can self-enroll to these involvement groups or create their own involvement groups based on their competencies and traits through the portal.
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# Create Involvement Groups

Advisors create an involvement group in Education Cloud to empower students to explore new interests, hone their talents, and grow into well-rounded individuals. Meaningful involvement includes activities outside the classroom, such as participation in student organizations, social groups, leadership roles, and community service. Students can self-enroll to these involvement groups or create their own involvement groups based on their competencies and traits through the portal.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small " summary="Required Editions"><caption>Required Editions</caption> <colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with Education Cloud</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Before you begin:

- [Set Up Your Org for Career Planning and Life Goals](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_org_for_career_planning_and_life_goals.htm&language=en_US)
- Define values for the Type, Category, Mode, Activity Season, Status, and Leader Role picklists in the Involvement Group object using the Object Manager. By default, these picklists have no values.

1. From the App Launcher, find and select **Involvement Groups**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter a name and description for the involvement group.
4. Select the date on which the involvement group was founded.
5. Select the maximum number of members allowed in the involvement group.
6. Select a status.
7. Select whether the student is allowed to self enroll in the involvement group.
8. Select whether the involvement group is sponsored. If the involvement group is sponsored, students can’t self enroll in this involvement group.
9. Provide any other relevant details and save your changes.

SEE ALSO:

- [Education Cloud Developer Guide: InvolvementGroup](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.edu_cloud_dev_guide.meta/edu_cloud_dev_guide/sforce_api_objects_involvementgroup.htm)
- [Education Cloud Developer Guide: InvolvementGroupMember](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.edu_cloud_dev_guide.meta/edu_cloud_dev_guide/sforce_api_objects_involvementgroupmember.htm)