In order to send announcements to individuals that are assigned with an external course, just search for the course in question in your course catalog and click on the Manage course option.
In the left navigation, make sure you are in the Team Workspace.
When in the Team Workspace, select Self-Paced Training and then select Training Announcements.
By Person
To send announcements to individuals, search for the recipients and select them by clicking on the “+” symbol next to their name.
By Criteria
Under the By criteria tab, create parameters based on your organizational structure.
To complete your announcement, you can write a message in the space provided, add an image/URL or click Upload Attachment to upload documents from your computer.
Finally, select Send Announcement Now.