diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/components/ProgressBar/index.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/components/ProgressBar/index.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1943b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/components/ProgressBar/index.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+<!--
+  @component
+
+  A Progress Bar that hooks to SvelteKit navigation.
+
+  The progress bar will show during navigation if loading takes more than `displayThresholdMs`
+  and will hide when navigation is complete.
+  https://github.com/prgm-dev/sveltekit-progress-bar
+-->
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { beforeNavigate } from '$app/navigation';
+
+  // This component is a modified version of the component from the following repo:
+  // https://github.com/saibotsivad/svelte-progress-bar
+
+  export let id: string | undefined = undefined;
+  export let viewTransitionName = 'sveltekit-progress-bar';
+  export let busy = false;
+  export let color = 'currentColor';
+  export let textColorClass: `text-${string}` | '' = '';
+  export let zIndex = 1;
+  export let minimum = 0.08;
+  export let maximum = 0.994;
+  export let settleTime = 700;
+  export let intervalTime = 700;
+  export let stepSizes = [0, 0.005, 0.01, 0.02];
+  export let displayThresholdMs = 150;
+  export let noNavigationProgress = false;
+
+  // Towards the end of the progress bar animation, we want to shorten the increment
+  // step size, to give it the appearance of slowing down. This indicates to the user
+  // that progress is still happening, but not as fast as they might like.
+  const getIncrement = (n: number) => {
+    if (n >= 0 && n < 0.2) return 0.1;
+    else if (n >= 0.2 && n < 0.5) return 0.04;
+    else if (n >= 0.5 && n < 0.8) return 0.02;
+    else if (n >= 0.8 && n < 0.99) return 0.005;
+    return 0;
+  };
+
+  // Internal private state.
+  let running = false;
+  let updater: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+  let completed = false;
+  let width = 0;
+
+  // Update the busy prop when the internal `running` variable changes.
+  $: busy = running;
+
+  interface Props {
+    /** If set, an ID for the progress bar on the HTML page.
+     * This ID must be unique on the page to avoid conflicts.
+     *
+     * Might be used with another element to signal to assistive technologies that
+     * progress is ongoing.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * <ProgressBar id="my-progress-bar" bind:busy />
+     * <div aria-busy={busy} aria-describedby="my-progress-bar">
+     *  A div that is currently loading...
+     * </div>
+     */
+    id?: string | undefined;
+    /**
+     * The name of the CSS view transition to use for the progress bar.
+     * Sets the `view-transition-name` CSS property on the progress bar and leader elements.
+     *
+     * @default "sveltekit-progress-bar"
+     * @see https://developer.chrome.com/docs/web-platform/view-transitions/
+     * @see https://svelte.dev/blog/view-transitions
+     */
+    viewTransitionName?: string;
+    /** Will be set to true when the progress bar is running. */
+    busy?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * The CSS color to use to style the progress bar.
+     *
+     * If you're using Tailwind or Windi CSS, leave this to the default
+     * and set the `class` attribute to a `text-` class instead.
+     */
+    color?: string;
+    /**
+     * A Tailwind/Windi `text-` class to use to color the Progress Bar.
+     *
+     * This prop will be ignored if the `color` prop is set to something other than `currentColor`.
+     *
+     * **WARNING**: Do not set this prop with something other than a `text-` class,
+     *              as it could interfere with the styling of the Progress Bar.
+     *
+     * @example text-green-500
+     */
+    class?: `text-${string}` | '';
+
+    /**
+     * The `z-index` CSS property value to use for the progress bar.
+     * Be aware that the glowing effect on the bar will use this `zIndex` + 1.
+     */
+    zIndex?: number;
+
+    // These are defaults that you shouldn't need to change, but are exposed here in case you do.
+    /**
+     * The starting percent width use when the bar starts.
+     * Starting at 0 doesn't usually look very good.
+     * @default 0.08
+     */
+    minimum?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum percent width value to use when the bar is at the end but not marked as complete.
+     * Letting the bar stay at 100% width for a while doesn't usually look very good either.
+     * @default 0.994
+     */
+    maximum?: number;
+    /**
+     * Milliseconds to wait after the complete method is called to hide the progress bar.
+     * Letting it sit at 100% width for a very short time makes it feel more fluid.
+     * @default 700
+     */
+    settleTime?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Milliseconds to wait between incrementing bar width when using
+     * the `start` (auto-increment) method.
+     * @default 700
+     */
+    intervalTime?: number;
+
+    /** Reset the progress bar back to the beginning, leaving it in a running state. */
+    stepSizes?: any;
+
+    /** When navigating, this is the threshold duration in milliseconds
+     * that the progress bar will wait before showing.
+     *
+     * This means that if the navigation takes less than this amount of time,
+     * the progress bar will not be shown. This is to prevent the progress bar
+     * from flashing in and out on the screen.
+     *
+     * @default 150 ms
+     */
+    displayThresholdMs?: number;
+    /** Set to `true` to disable the showing of the progress bar on navigation. */
+    noNavigationProgress?: boolean;
+  }
+
+  export const reset = (min = minimum) => {
+    width = min;
+    running = true;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Continue the animation of the progress bar from whatever position it is in, using
+   * a randomized step size to increment.
+   */
+  export const animate = () => {
+    if (updater) {
+      // prevent multiple intervals by clearing before making
+      clearInterval(updater);
+    }
+    running = true;
+    updater = setInterval(() => {
+      const randomStep = stepSizes[Math.floor(Math.random() * stepSizes.length)] ?? 0;
+      const step = getIncrement(width) + randomStep;
+      if (width < maximum) {
+        width = width + step;
+      }
+      if (width > maximum) {
+        width = maximum;
+        stop();
+      }
+    }, intervalTime);
+  };
+
+  /** Restart the bar at the minimum, and begin the auto-increment progress. */
+  export const start = (min?: number) => {
+    reset(min);
+    animate();
+  };
+
+  /** Stop the progress bar from incrementing, but leave it visible. */
+  export const stop = () => {
+    if (updater) {
+      clearInterval(updater);
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Moves the progress bar to the fully completed position, wait an appropriate
+   * amount of time so the user can feel the completion, then hide and reset.
+   */
+  export const complete = (settle = settleTime) => {
+    if (updater) clearInterval(updater);
+    if (!running) return;
+    width = 1;
+    running = false;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      // complete the bar first
+      completed = true;
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        // after some time (long enough to finish the hide animation) reset it back to 0
+        completed = false;
+        width = 0;
+      }, settle);
+    }, settle);
+  };
+
+  /** Stop the auto-increment functionality and manually set the width of the progress bar. */
+  export const setWidthRatio = (widthRatio: typeof width) => {
+    stop();
+    width = widthRatio;
+    completed = false;
+    running = true;
+  };
+
+  // Primarily used for tests, but can also be used for external monitoring.
+  export const getState = () => {
+    return {
+      width,
+      running,
+      completed,
+      color,
+      minimum,
+      maximum,
+      settleTime,
+      intervalTime,
+      stepSizes
+    };
+  };
+
+  $: barStyle =
+    (color ? `background-color: ${color};` : '') +
+    (width && width * 100 ? `width: ${width * 100}%;` : '') +
+    `z-index: ${zIndex};` +
+    `view-transition-name: ${viewTransitionName}-bar;`;
+
+  // the box shadow of the leader bar uses `color` to set its shadow color
+  $: leaderColorStyle =
+    (color ? `background-color: ${color}; color: ${color};` : '') +
+    `z-index: ${zIndex + 1};` +
+    `view-transition-name: ${viewTransitionName}-leader;`;
+
+  let progressBarStartTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  beforeNavigate((nav) => {
+    if (progressBarStartTimeout) {
+      clearTimeout(progressBarStartTimeout);
+      progressBarStartTimeout = null;
+    }
+    if (noNavigationProgress) return;
+
+    if (nav.to?.route.id) {
+      // Internal navigation.
+      if (displayThresholdMs > 0) {
+        // Schedule a display of the progress bar in `displayThresholdMs` milliseconds.
+        // This is to avoid flickering/flashing when the navigation is fast.
+        progressBarStartTimeout = setTimeout(
+          () => !noNavigationProgress && start(),
+          displayThresholdMs
+        );
+      } else start();
+
+      nav.complete.catch().finally(() => {
+        if (progressBarStartTimeout) {
+          clearTimeout(progressBarStartTimeout);
+          progressBarStartTimeout = null;
+        }
+        complete();
+      });
+    }
+  });
+</script>
+
+{#if running || width > 0}
+  <output
+    {id}
+    role="progressbar"
+    aria-valuenow={width}
+    aria-valuemin={0}
+    aria-valuemax={1}
+    class="svelte-progress-bar {textColorClass}"
+    class:running
+    class:svelte-progress-bar-hiding={completed}
+    style={barStyle}
+  >
+    {#if running}
+      <div class="svelte-progress-bar-leader" style={leaderColorStyle}></div>
+    {/if}
+  </output>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  .svelte-progress-bar {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    height: 3px;
+    transition: width 0.21s ease-in-out;
+  }
+
+  .svelte-progress-bar-hiding {
+    transition: top 0.8s ease;
+    top: -8px;
+  }
+
+  .svelte-progress-bar-leader {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    height: 5px;
+    width: 100px;
+    transform: rotate(2.5deg) translate(0px, -4px);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 8px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/mail/sendEmail.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/mail/sendEmail.ts
index 4d54a61b..8a6bf4da 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/mail/sendEmail.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/mail/sendEmail.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { env } from '$env/dynamic/public';
 const sendEmail = async (
   emailDataArray: {
     from?: string;
-    to: any;
+    to: string;
     subject: string;
-    content: any;
-    replyTo?: any;
+    content: string;
+    replyTo?: string;
     isPersonalEmail?: boolean;
   }[]
 ) => {
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 4672e4e5..f900e941 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from 'svelte';
   import { MetaTags } from 'svelte-meta-tags';
-  import { fly } from 'svelte/transition';
-  import { derived } from 'svelte/store';
   import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import { browser, dev } from '$app/environment';
-  import { page, navigating } from '$app/stores';
+  import { page } from '$app/stores';
   import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
   import merge from 'lodash/merge';
-  import { Theme, ToastNotification, Loading } from 'carbon-components-svelte';
+  import { Theme } from 'carbon-components-svelte';
   import type { CarbonTheme } from 'carbon-components-svelte/types/Theme/Theme.svelte';
   import LandingNavigation from '$lib/components/Navigation/index.svelte';
+  import ProgressBar from '$lib/components/ProgressBar/index.svelte';
   import OrgNavigation from '$lib/components/Navigation/app.svelte';
   import LMSNavigation from '$lib/components/Navigation/lms.svelte';
   import OrgLandingPage from '$lib/components/Org/LandingPage/index.svelte';
   import Snackbar from '$lib/components/Snackbar/index.svelte';
   import Restricted from '$lib/components/Page/Restricted.svelte';
-  import Backdrop from '$lib/components/Backdrop/index.svelte';
   import Apps from '$lib/components/Apps/index.svelte';
   import PlayQuiz from '$lib/components/Org/Quiz/Play/index.svelte';
   import { course } from '$lib/components/Course/store';
@@ -49,10 +47,6 @@
   let queryParam = $page.url?.search;
   let carbonTheme: CarbonTheme = 'white';
 
-  const delayedPreloading = derived(navigating, (currentPreloading, set) => {
-    setTimeout(() => set(currentPreloading), 250);
-  });
-
   function setupAnalytics() {
     // Set up sentry
     initSentry();
@@ -60,8 +54,8 @@
     // Set up posthog
     initPosthog();
 
-		// Disable umami on localhost
-		if (dev) {
+    // Disable umami on localhost
+    if (dev) {
       localStorage.setItem('umami.disabled', '1');
     }
   }
@@ -310,19 +304,6 @@
   <OrgLandingPage orgSiteName={data.orgSiteName} org={data.org} />
 {:else}
   <main class="dark:bg-black">
-    {#if $navigating && $delayedPreloading}
-      <Backdrop disableCenteredContent={true} className="">
-        <div class="h-full w-full relative" transition:fly={{ x: -200, duration: 500 }}>
-          <ToastNotification kind="info-square" class="absolute bottom-5 left-5">
-            <span slot="title" class="flex items-center">
-              <span class="mr-2">Redirecting</span>
-              <Loading withOverlay={false} small />
-            </span>
-            <span slot="caption">Taking you to the next page, please wait.</span>
-          </ToastNotification>
-        </div>
-      </Backdrop>
-    {/if}
     {#if !hideNavByRoute($page.url?.pathname)}
       {#if isOrgPage($page.url?.pathname) || $page.url?.pathname.includes('profile') || isCoursesPage(path)}
         <OrgNavigation bind:title={$course.title} isCoursePage={isCoursesPage(path)} />
@@ -336,6 +317,8 @@
           disableSignup={false}
         />
       {/if}
+
+      <ProgressBar textColorClass="text-gray-400" />
     {/if}
 
     <div class={path.includes('home') ? '' : 'flex justify-between'}>