Helpful information for students:
Accessing the TAFE portal and email
You can access the student portal using the following link https://my.tafensw.edu.au, which gives you access to your TAFE email account and other useful items.
Please note: Many of your "official" communications will go to your TAFE email account. You need to check this email account on a regular and frequent basis.
Logging onto TAFE computers
To log on to the lab machines enter your username in the format: firstname.lastname1@studytafensw.edu.au where firstname.lastname1 is your allocated username.
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Your teachers will ask you to access class learning materials via a learning management system (LMS), which may be a combination of Moodle or TAFE Digital Campus (TDC).
Moodle
Moodle URL: Moodle for Hornsby TAFE IT
TAFE Digital Campus (TDC)
TDC URL: TAFE Digital Campus (TDC) dashboard
Microsoft Office
As an enrolled student you have access to Microsoft office for free! Go to https://office.com/ and sign in with your TAFE NSW email (e.g. firstname.lastname@studytafensw.edu.au) and password. You will only have access once you have completed your enrolment.
Microsoft Software
Enrolled students can access Microsoft software go to: https://azureforeducation.microsoft.com/devtools and log in using your TAFE email address and password.
Teams
Some classes may be delivered virtually using Microsoft Teams. You can access the student guide for Microsoft Teams to familiarise yourself before connecting online.
Backing up your Work
One of the most common problems students face is losing their work, which is particularly impactful when working on major projects. There is no guarantee that data you store on the TAFE computers will be there for the next lesson, as our computers may be rebuilt on a regular basis.
You must get into the habit of backing up your work regularly to avoid losing your data. Make sure that you create a separate copy of all of your files/work in a separate location (such as an external USB drive) weekly. You still need to keep backups of your files when working with cloud storage such as OneDrive.
Lost property
If you have lost an item around our computer labs, your lost property will hopefully either still be in the room or it will have been moved to the IT staffroom. Go back to the room you last had the item, if there is a teacher there you can check for the missing item. If your item is not in the room, visit the IT Section staffroom (ground floor, G-block), press the doorbell, and ask if your item has been handed in.
Put your name on important items such as external hard drives (USB drives), glasses cases, notebooks, etc. For your USB flash drives, you can also create a text file in the root directory (e.g. named "README.txt", "RETURN-TO.txt") that contains your name, email and any other details you might want to try and ensure your property is returned.