The document provides instructions for students on how to log in and navigate their e-portfolio system. It explains how to edit personal details and change passwords. It also describes how to access resources like documents, find support information, and send messages to assessors. It outlines how students can monitor their progress, submit evidence of completed work, and view lists of submitted evidence and assessment plans.

1. Induction to e-portfolio September 2011

3. Your home page My details Click on here to edit your personal details; add a photograph; change your password and change the colour of your e-portfolio

4. Resources Click here to access a range of handouts; work sheets; word and pdf documents to help you with your course. In here, you will also find information on Induction; key skills and occupational areas.

5. Accessing Resources Just hover your cursor over the required resource and click to view or download a document – you can then save it to your c drive and edit it before uploading it to your e-portfolio.

6. Find out more Use the support link to find out about each function in more detail

7. Messages Allows you to send messages to your assessor via the e-portfolio. This is not an email function

8. Monitoring your progress 1. Clicking on performance will show you where you are against each criteria. To achieve that indicator, you must be awarded 3 out of 3 and then that indicator is completed. 2. Alternatively, the progress bar will show you where you are overall related to how long you have been on programme.

9. Submitting Evidence This is where your submitted work is kept once you upload something - it will appear here If you wish to submit a document click Submit Evidence Give your evidence a title Click Browse… and find your document, using the same method to upload as above Enter text so your Assessor easily knows what it relates to Upload more and then click on next step