diff --git a/doc/nrf/installation/install_ncs.rst b/doc/nrf/installation/install_ncs.rst
index 031fe61e760..4a2d718e5c6 100644
--- a/doc/nrf/installation/install_ncs.rst
+++ b/doc/nrf/installation/install_ncs.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ There are different ways to install the |NCS|, depending on your preferred devel
 Regardless of which way you choose, the following steps install the |NCS| source code and the |NCS| :term:`toolchain`.
 This includes everything that is required by Zephyr's :ref:`zephyr:getting_started` together with additional tools and Python dependencies that the |NCS| uses.
 
+Using |VSC| and the |nRFVSC| is also covered in the `Installing nRF Connect SDK and VS Code`_ exercise of the `nRF Connect SDK Fundamentals course`_ on Nordic Developer Academy.
+
 .. rst-class:: numbered-step
 
 Update operating system
@@ -32,16 +34,16 @@ See :ref:`requirements` for information on the supported operating systems.
 Install prerequisites
 *********************
 
-Depending on your preferred development environment, install the following tools:
+Depending on your preferred development environment, install the required tools:
 
 .. tabs::
 
    .. group-tab:: nRF Connect for Visual Studio Code
 
-      * The latest version of |VSC| for your operating system from the `Visual Studio Code download page`_.
-      * In |VSC|, the latest version of the `nRF Connect for VS Code Extension Pack`_.
       * The latest version of the :ref:`requirements_clt` package.
         Download it from the `nRF Command Line Tools`_ page.
+      * The latest version of |VSC| for your operating system from the `Visual Studio Code download page`_.
+      * In |VSC|, the latest version of the `nRF Connect for VS Code Extension Pack`_.
 
    .. group-tab:: Command line
 
@@ -77,8 +79,7 @@ Depending on your preferred development environment, complete the following step
    .. group-tab:: nRF Connect for Visual Studio Code
 
       1. Open the nRF Connect extension in |VSC| by clicking its icon in the :guilabel:`Activity Bar`.
-      #. In the extension's :guilabel:`Welcome View`, click on :guilabel:`Manage toolchains`.
-      #. In the SDK management menu, click :guilabel:`Install Toolchain`.
+      #. In the extension's :guilabel:`Welcome View`, click on :guilabel:`Install Toolchain`.
       #. Select the toolchain version to install.
          The toolchain version should match the |NCS| version you are going to work with.
          If you have received a custom URL for installing the toolchain, you can provide it using the :guilabel:`Change Toolchain Index` button in the quick pick's header.
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ Depending on your preferred development environment, complete the following step
 
       When you install the toolchain for the first time, the installed version is automatically selected for your project.
 
+      After installing the toolchain, you can access the :guilabel:`Install Toolchain` option by clicking on :guilabel:`Manage toolchains`.
+
    .. group-tab:: Command line
 
       1. Open a terminal window.
diff --git a/doc/nrf/links.txt b/doc/nrf/links.txt
index 75726a45e04..ebc6af03f10 100644
--- a/doc/nrf/links.txt
+++ b/doc/nrf/links.txt
@@ -708,6 +708,8 @@
 .. _`Nordic Developer Academy`: https://academy.nordicsemi.com/
 
 .. _`nRF Connect SDK Fundamentals course`: https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/nrf-connect-sdk-fundamentals/
+.. _`Installing nRF Connect SDK and VS Code`: https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/nrf-connect-sdk-fundamentals/lessons/lesson-1-nrf-connect-sdk-introduction/topic/exercise-1-1/
+
 .. _`Cellular IoT Fundamentals course`: https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/cellular-iot-fundamentals/
 .. _`Power saving techniques`: https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/cellular-iot-fundamentals/lessons/lesson-1-cellular-fundamentals/topic/lesson-1-power-saving-techniques/
 .. _`Bluetooth LE Fundamentals course`: https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/bluetooth-low-energy-fundamentals/