http://www.skills.vic.gov.au/

Welcome to the AGB Online Portal

AGB Human Resources (AGB) is Australia's premier online training organisation, providing nationally recognised training at the Certificate II, Certificate III, Certificate IV and Diploma level, as well as short courses across a range of subjects.  Our customers include some of Australia's major corporations and thousands of individuals.

Based in Geelong, AGB is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 21832).  Our online courses have been independently evaluated by to guarantee that they meet the highest standard of course excellence.

The online courses AGB offers are:

• Diploma of Logistics Management
• Certificate IV in Frontline Management

Benefits of Online Education

• Study when and where you want
• Study online in your own time, from anywhere in the world, with the benefit of enrolling anytime,  rather than waiting for start of the year or mid year intakes, you can balance your study and lifestyle.
• You can also fast-track your courses by studying over summer - the choice is yours.

What will study online be like?

Studying online is a different experience for every unit you undertake at AGB. Units can vary enormously from one program to another, and from discipline to discipline. You might be working completely online, which means that nearly all your resources will be delivered to you via the Internet, and communication will be online: you could be discussing issues, completing quizzes, and listening to lectures online. Alternatively, you could be working with a combination of print, audio and web-based materials, and communication might be both online and in the classroom. That is, you might still have to attend traditional lectures, tutorials and pracs each week. If you are a distance student, you may have to attend an on-campus session once or twice a semester. Check the unit details very carefully to be sure.

How do I study as an online student?

Getting started

You need to be focused and organised. Don't leave things to the last minute. Scan through the materials online first and get an overview of what is available. Find out what you have to do, how much time you are expected to spend online, and regularly check the online bulletin board discussions and private mail. Talk to your lecturer and classmates about the unit to make sure you're on the right track.

Try out the technology

Log on to the site as soon as you have access so you resolve any technical problems. Find out what technical skills are assumed and what new ones you need to acquire.

Many units use an application called Blackboard and you will need to know, for instance:

• your username and password;

• how to navigate around the site;

• manage messages on the Discussions; and

• how to logout of Blackboard so that no one else can use your password.

http://www.tafevc.com.au/agb

The link above is to access My Blackboard Home Page. This is the FIRST page that will appear on the screen once you log in to AGB online courses

You might also need to:

• know how to upload and download files to your online unit;

• use a number of other online tools, such as the calendar, compile, search and note taking tools.

Time management

All of this may sound a bit daunting at first, but it is manageable, and generally students learn very quickly. Log on to the website regularly, and allow room in your schedule in case there are difficulties. For example, you may have trouble logging on when a quiz is due, or you forget your password, or you find you cannot print when you need to, or the system is down when you have a scheduled chat session. The more you use the website, the more proficient you will become in accessing information and trouble shooting problems.

Reading online

Be careful if you have to read a great deal of information online. Give your eyes a rest from the computer every 20 minutes, and print off long documents rather than trying to read them online. Often you can enlarge the font size on your browser for easier scanning.

Online tutorials

Take note of the guidelines set by your trainer. If tutorials take place on the Discussions you can post messages at a time that suits you, otherwise discussions could be in a chat room where a number of students must be online at a prescribed time.

If there is a specific timeframe for contributions, make sure you don't add your messages at the last minute as often these discussions are collaborative activities, and members of your group will be relying on you to contribute in a timely fashion. Also, no one person should dominate the discussion space; ensure everyone has a chance to share ideas online.

Good luck with your studies!