{"id":10045,"date":"2026-09-17T16:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/documentation\/clover-vdi-instructor\/clover-vdi-instructor-groups\/clover-vdi-instructor-manage-groups-virtual-labs\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:25:33","slug":"clover-vdi-instructor-manage-groups-virtual-labs","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/documentation\/clover-vdi-instructor\/clover-vdi-instructor-groups\/clover-vdi-instructor-manage-groups-virtual-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Create and Prepare Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toctoc\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Groups<\/strong> to organize learners, associate the reusable templates required for the course and add optional knowledge for the group\u2019s AI Assistant. 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