Student User Guide
Hello and congratulations on choosing to study with Courses For Success!
The skills and knowledge contained in our courses will help you develop your personal and professional skills, improve your self-confidence and help you create your own success.
We have created this user guide to introduce you to the Courses For Success student learner system, it covers everything from logging in for the first time to navigating through your course material.
Logging In and Getting Started
The first step is to log into your classroom.
The gateway to your training material is the course login page, when you will arrive you will be greeted with the following screen:
On this screen enter your email address (which you used in the sign-up or purchase process) followed by the password provided to you in your welcome email.
Forgot your password or lost your welcome email? simply use the "forgot password" link and enter your details and the system will send you an email with instructions on how to reset your password.
The Your Classroom View
Once you have logged in, you will arrive at your classroom, your classroom is the central point that you access any training material located in your account including your course (if you've only signed up to one course) and career resources if you're a member of the Skill Builder Library.
Lets explore the interface in more detail..
At the top right you will see the name you signed up with or email address this is where you manage your account, here you can click the arrow to reveal a drop down menu allowing you to change your password, or log out after you've completed a study session.
Below you will see a search box, and a drop-down enabling you to configure how many courses you would like displayed on each page, this search box allows you to easily find any courses in either the Skill Builder Library by name.
| Try a search for Personal Success! this course will give you a great headstart on your career journey and will introduce you to some great personal and professional development concepts. |
Please note, if you are having trouble finding a particular course please view the Completed tab, sometimes you might skip through chapters or want to reattempt a course at a later date and it may have been moved here however you can reattempt it at any time.
Each course has a few bits of information including the Course title, type (all items are listed as course) action (where you elect to start or resume a course) date (the date the course was updated in the system) and group (the group that course belongs to)
If you've already started a course it will also show you the % of the course you have completed underneath the resume button.
Accessing a course
All you need to do to get started now is find the course you would like to start first, then click the "Start" button, this will load your course in a new window ready for training to begin.
Let's take a look at the insides of a course and what's involved.
Course Welcome Screen
When you first start a course you will be greeted with the welcome screen, this will give you some information on how to get the most out of your course and provide a bit of information on Courses For Success, to move forward simply hit the Start button to begin.
Getting Started
Once you hit the start button you will arrive at the getting started page of your course, this section will give you a run down of the objectives and introduce you to your course, let's use this page to explain how a course is studied.
At the top right, you will see your name and a button to log out of your course in addition to previous and next buttons, these arrows allow you to move through each page and chapter of your course.
The menu on the left shows you the total progress you have made on the course in addition to the title of each section or module, you can click on any section here to jump to it, once you have opened a section a link will appear to the module review questions for that section, these optional questions allow you to test your understanding of that module and can be skipped if you would prefer to focus on the final assessment.
The Assessment and Certificate section of your course is the final test of your course knowledge, included in this section is a course feedback form that allows you to leave a review of your experience with that particular course, we read and take on board all feedback submitted through this area, we've made a lot of great updates based on customer feedback and look forward to hearing your experiences.
F.A.Q
I’ve finished a course, and I'd like to go back and try it again
If at any point you would like to retake a course you have already studied, simply click on the “completed tab” at the top right-hand corner of the screen to access your completed courses list!
I’ve lost my login information, how can I get it again?
Please send an email to our student support team at:
I’m having issues playing videos in my courses on my apple device
Please refer to your courses troubleshooting guide or contact student support if problems persist.
I'm unsure which courses are included in my package or library
Please use the navigation buttons at the top of this page and locate the product you have purchased and view it's "Units of Study" tab on the product page to learn more about what courses or modules are available.
Courses Available
Wondering what courses are available in the Skill Builder Library?
The Skill Builder Library is packed full of over 150 career-skills training courses covering everything you need to build a successful career including administrative skills, supervision and management, human resources, personal development, sales and marketing, workplace essentials, Microsoft and much more. You will also receive access to new courses as they are added to the library each month if you're a library member.
Select any category below to find out more and see the courses included.
Soft Skills Courses
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Administration and Bookkeeping (8+ Courses)
Studying Administration Skills Courses has never been easier, our courses suit all levels of experience, equip yourself with the skills you need to become an administration professional. With the confidence, skills, and knowledge you gain from studying an administration skills online course you can get ahead of the competition when looking for work, or even have the confidence to push for a raise or higher position in your current business! Delivered online via our unique online portal these courses are interactive enabling you to complete them quickly and easily, study after work or on weekends on the go!
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Career Development (15+ Courses)
Career development courses are the perfect way to make big changes in your professional life. Equipped with the skills, knowledge, and confidence that you gain from a career development course will get you into prime position to negotiate a wage increase, discover and capitalize on new job opportunities and move up in the business world.
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Human Resources (16+ Courses)
As long as people are being employed in the workforce, the field of Human Resource Management will always be present and in demand. Human resource managers deal with all aspects of employee management, performance, policies and systems in businesses and organizations. These super people managers are able to handle a multitude of activities, such as recruiting, training, development, performance appraisals, payment systems and other reward or benefits systems. HR departments also generally deal with industrial relations and government laws. All this and more are included in your membership.
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Personal Development (12+ Courses)
Personal development involves undertaking activities and actions that improve your sense of self. Undertaking some personal development courses will deliver positive outcomes for you, professionally, socially and importantly within your own perception of yourself. You can take positive steps to improve yourself by taking any of the Personal development course included in YourCareerPro.
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Sales And Marketing (11+ Courses)
Sales and marketing are the key components of running a business. If you don’t have marketing skills and a marketing plan, you will never make any sales. Conversely, if you don’t have good selling skills your marketing plan will be wasted. The two skills are closely related and if you are in the retail business or running your own business, you need to develop these skills and the Skill Builder puts these skills only a few clicks away.
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Specialty Courses (7+ Courses)
These specialty courses have been included to provide you with new opportunities to grow your career, learn a new hobby or even start your own business at home! Skills included in courses such as in the events planning and photography courses can even transfer across into your current career by adding new and exciting tools to your skill set.
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Workplace Essentials (16+ Courses)
The workplace requires essential skills to get the most out of your career and your work colleagues potential. Business ethics, business acumen, business etiquette, business civility, managing change, conflict resolution, delivering constructive criticism, health, and safety, risk assessment, workplace diversity, workplace harassment. The list seems to be never-ending. How on earth are you meant to keep on top of all that and where can you learn these skills? right here in the Skill Builder Online Course Library.
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Microsoft Courses
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Microsoft Access (5+ Courses)
Access is the world’s premier database software. You can use Access to create and edit databases or just download a ready-made database template and start typing. It’s that easy. You can create a database of contacts, expenses, household and/or business inventory. In other words, if you have data that you want to get more out of access is the best way to store and organize it.
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Microsoft Excel (6+ Courses)
Excel is the world’s premier spreadsheet software, it enables you to easily analyze numbers, keep track of data, and graphically represent your information. These Excel courses will make your job easier by teaching you to use the interface and take advantage of the array of powerful tools excel contains that will help you turn your data into useable information. Better information leads to better decision making!
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Microsoft Word (6+ Courses)
Word is a powerful word processing application, however, it does much more than create simple documents by studying these courses you will learn to not only create more professional and well-designed documents but also work more efficiently with words more advanced and powerful features.
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Microsoft PowerPoint (6+ Courses)
PowerPoint is a powerful software application built for the presentation of visual and graphical items either to get your point across in a meeting or create a great sales package to email through to clients. You can do everything from creating simple handouts to developing an animated presentation with audio all in this powerful package and the courses included in this section of the library are the best way to get more out of your presentations.
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Microsoft Publisher (3+ Courses)
Publisher is a flexible and powerful desktop publishing and authoring tool. It goes well beyond what you can produce with word processing software like MS Word. These course will help you learn to produce high-quality publications for both personal and business use and cover everything from the basics to the advanced features that will bring your documentation up to a professional standard.
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Microsoft Outlook (6+ Courses)
Outlook 2010 is a powerful e-mail application. However, it does much more than that to help you stay organized. With contacts, calendars, and tasks these courses will help you to use Outlook to manage every aspect of your life, improve your productivity and much more.
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Microsoft OneNote (4+ Courses)
OneNote allows you to track appointments, take meeting notes, record research, and keep to-do items all in one place and features an intuitive user interface with an array of powerful tools to help you manage your data through Skydrive and more. By mastering OneNotes powerful feature set you will find yourself being able to keep better track of Notes you take, track and meet deadlines and generally get more done in less time.
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Microsoft InfoPath (2+ Courses)
In these courses, you will learn how to create, manage, and fill out interactive forms using Microsoft InfoPath.
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Microsoft Operating Systems (2 Courses)
These essential operating system courses will show you the great new features of Windows 7 and 8 and provide you with a great base to further utilize your Microsoft OS to a greater extent.
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Microsoft Outlook (6+ Courses)
Outlook helps you manage your busy life through its calendar and social connectors. These comprehensive Outlook courses will enable you to increase your productivity and be able to manage your information more efficiently!
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Microsoft SharePoint (2 Courses)
Microsoft SharePoint allows companies to connect multiple PCs and platforms through a variety of platforms like the Intranet, Extranet, websites and document sharing platforms.
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