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If you are interested in enhancing your workforce skills as an individual, or as an employer are seeking to provide training and skills programs to your employees, then perhaps online training is for you. It is easy to get started.
1) Review the list of possible training courses to see what you are interested in.
2) Contact the workforce center at a Community or Junior College near you to begin the registration process or to ask about customizing a program for your business.
Review the Mindleaders course
catalog here.
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How does it work? --- Once you have completed the registration process, you will have access to the course(s) that you registered for a period of one year. (Note: Your college or employer may require you to complete the courses in less time.) You can learn to access the course(s), and navigate the system by reviewing the information below. The Frequently asked questions will also guide you. GOOD LUCK!
Participant Information Guide Here - Log In Instructions
FAQs (Frequently
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Additionally, Master Topics located on the My Learning tab
The courses will look slightly different depending on the browser being used
to view the courses. When using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 4 and
below the course features can be found at the bottom of the screen. When using
Internet Explorer 5 or above the course features are located under the feature
tabs on the left side of the screen. The tabs vary slightly between browsers.
With Internet 5 and above the tabs on the left consist of My Learning, Course
Topics, Course Tools, Search and Help. With all other browsers and versions of
Internet Explorer these options are available under the tools button located
at the bottom right of the screen.
Using Internet Explorer press the F11 key. The location line and other tool
bars will be removed. This will almost entirely eliminate any need to scroll
down to see the lower part of the screen in the course. This can be reversed
when you are finished by pressing F11 again.
To get full credit for completing a course, you must answer every
"Think About It" question. To get full credit for completing a
Unit, you must answer every question in that Unit. To get full credit for
completing a course, you must answer every question in every Unit.
If you answered some of the questions wrong and would like to improve your
score, you can go back and re-answer every question in that Unit. Your
improved score for that Unit will then be recorded.
Each course includes a Skill Assessment, which is a group of approximately
30 questions. The Skill Assessment, accessed through the Tools Tab in the
course, may be taken at any time. Your first, current and best scores are
recorded. While you may EXIT the Skill Assessment at any time, you must
complete it at one sitting to receive a score.
You can check your scores a number of different ways. When using Internet
Explorer 5.0 or above you can assess the scores page through the Course
Topics tab. When using other browsers or a lower version of Internet
Explorer the scores page can be accessed through the Tools button located in
the lower right corner of the screen. Upon completion of a course unit, you
will also be able to access the scores page through the Scores button which
will appear along the bottom of the screen regardless of the browser being
used.
To mark your location when you exit a course, click the EXIT button located
in the lower right corner of the course. The next time you sign on with your
UserID and Password and select that course, you will be taken to the marked
location in the course, even if you use a different PC to enter the course.
(Tip...Do not use the browser favorites or bookmarks to bookmark your
place in the course. You must sign in each time for MindLeaders Courses to
record your scores correctly.)
You can continue to benefit after you have completed courses by using the
Course Topics Tab or the Tools button when using browsers other than
Internet Explorer 5.0) as a quick reference/review tool. The Course Topics
feature allows you to move around within a course and locate specific
sections quickly and easily by clicking on the unit or topic in which you
are interested. Every line in the Course Topic list is an active hyperlink
to a spot in the course.
or under the Tools buttom in browsers other than Internet Explorer 5.0).
This list, which is also hyperlinked, will allow you to move around from ANY
course to which you have access to any other course. That means that if you
are working with HTML, you can enter ANY HTML course, do a search for the
topic you need, and be linked to that section in that course in a matter of
seconds.
Through the Course Tools tab under Course Resources you can access the link
to Printing Exercises (when using versions of Internet Explorer lower than
5.0 and all other browsers this link can be accessed through the Tools
button on the bottom of the screen). This will show a list of the exercises
divided by unit. The list can then be printed by going to File and clicking
on Print.
To copy supplied files go to the Course Tools tab and under Course Resources
you will find a link to Coping Supplied Files (when using versions of
Internet Explorer lower than 5.0 and all other browsers this link can be
accessed through the Tools button on the bottom of the screen). An
instruction screen will appear. After reading the screen, click on
"Copy the supplied files" link. Save the file to the default
directory or the directory of your choice. Go to the directory where the
file was saved and double click its icon to extract the individual supplied
files. Once extracted, the individual files can be opened or moved as any
other Windows file.