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SkillSoft Resources

SkillSoft Corporation's online courses and job aids are available to employees through a learning management system called SkillPort. You can access these online resources from any desktop computer with an internet connection (see system requirements). Your learning results are automatically recorded and transferred to your learning history within SkillPort.

** NEW ** Updated Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:27 AM ***Books24x7 Notification*** Books24x7 will be performing site maintenance which requires a temporary shutdown of the site on Saturday, Feb 4th, commencing at 7 AM ET, and concluding no later than 1 PM ET. During this time, all Books24x7 sites, services and content will be unavailable. Questions? Contact SkillSoft support@books24x7.com

ACQUISITION OF ELEMENT K. On October 14, 2011, SkillSoft announced the acquisition of Element K. Element K offers courseware in business, IT and compliance subjects. SkillSoft will announce a schedule for integration efforts as soon as possible. See letter from SkillSoft CEO Chuck Moran.

June 2011: Employees will see a new streamlined look as SkillPort is upgraded at UA on June 8, 2011. The way University employees access resources through UAOnline will remain the same.

QuickStart

Video Clips for Navigating in SkillPort 7.0:

Search and Learn - http://www.skillsoft.com/demo/documents/SP70_Search/controller.html
My Plan - http://www.skillsoft.com/demo/documents/SP70_My_Plan/controller.html
My Progress - http://www.skillsoft.com/demo/documents/SP70_My_Progress/controller.html
Catalog - http://www.skillsoft.com/demo/documents/SP70_Catalog/controller.html

For the catalog of courses available to University of Alaska employees, see the course "Catalog" link further below.

Login to Employee E-Learning

In addition to the above "Login" link, employees may login to "Employee E-Learning" through UAOnline or their regional Human Resources office website.

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For more information on the benefits of SkillSoft or how to use the E-Learning system Get Started here.

Elearning! Magazine readers have named SkillSoft Best IT Content provider for its expansive Books24x7 ITPro™ library.

What was said:

This product allows users to search well published IT books, pull data and read information that may be critical to their job role and/or solving their issues.

SkillSoft Update

*** To Receive an Email When Books are Added to Books24x7 *** (added October 25, 2010)

Once you log into your SkillSoft / UA account, select Books24x7 either at the top of the webpage or under "Shortcuts" at the left margin of your screen. This will take you to another screen, into Books24x7. Select the tab "Account Info" located near the top of the screen. On the left margin under "Settings" click on "Email Options." Under the dropdown menu, select "All new titles."

Click "Update." Click here for screenshots and instructions.

*** Pull Your Own Report *** (added June 22, 2010)

Once you log into your SkillSoft / UA account, you may pull your own report. Click on “My Report” under Shortcuts in the left margin (dark blue area on the SkillPort site). Click on “Print-friendly version” for your full report or you may select criteria to limit the report, e.g. “Use Completed Date” then click “Print-friendly version.” Click here for screenshots and instructions.

*** Pull Your Own “Certificate of Course Completion” *** (added June 22, 2010)

After logging into your SkillSoft / UA account, under Shortcuts, go to “My Report.” Find the specific Course for which you want to pull a Certificate. Under the “Controls” column, click on the “view certificate” icon (Hint: if you move your mouse over the icons, it will display “view certificate.”) Once the Certificate opens, you may print by selecting “File” and “Print” on the top toolbar. Click here for screenshots and instructions.

*** Don't Lose Your Course Scores -- Exit Properly ***

After completing an online course, make sure to click the “Exit” button at the end. If you are in a Simulation, click "Continue" where the option is provided. Note: DO NOT use the X “close window” button in the top right corner of the browser window or other Windows control functions to exit the course. Scores and bookmarks may be lost if you do not use the Player's Exit button.