Questions about Reeltime College

Why don't you do everything over the web?

Right now the Internet doesn't have enough reliable bandwidth for high quality media files. A typical College course just about fills a CD, even with the media compressed, so downloads would take an unacceptable time. So, for the time being, distributing the media using CDs is the most viable option.

If you are running the courses on a high speed LAN, then you can install the courses on a server, which means you don't have to distribute the CDs to each student. But you still have the flexibility to run the courses from CD is you want to - so for example, people might want to take their courses home, away from the LAN - and they can still make progress even with a slow modem.

Of course, once high bandwidth connections become the norm, we'll be ready to supply media files over the Internet, but not yet.

What use is the Reeltime College Certificate?

The Reeltime College progress and completion certificates are designed as a practical record of your training, which you can use as evidence of completing specific training activities. The certificates are itemised, so you can see in detail what activities you have covered.

Reeltime College is completely independent from any software publisher. In most cases the courses meet or exceed the standards for RSA, CLAIT, MOUS, ECDL and other certificating bodies, and will prepare you for any certification exams.

How do I get the Course Handbook?

Once you are enrolled for the course, you can download the handbook from the student area of the web site. You'll need to provide your Student ID and password, but we don't charge for the download itself.

If you are taking a Reeltime course through on of our partner organisations, it's possible you will be given the handbooks as part of the course materials.

How many courses can I enrol on at once?

It depends who is paying! There is no technical limit - you can enrol on as many courses as you wish, provided you use a separate Student ID and password for each course.

College will also allow you to group several courses together using a single ID and password, which is then valid for each course. There is a limit of 5 courses for a single ID at any time. Once you've finished a course, you can graduate and then enrol on another course (graduated courses don't count in the limit of five).

If you are taking a Reeltime course through on of our partner organisations, ask your supervisor about your course entitlement.

What support can I get?

You can get support by e-mail to the College tutors. We can answer specific questions which arise from the course. For more general questions, you can look at the Frequently Asked Questions page on the web site, which will grow as the on-line community grows. Also, you can post questions to the student discussion group, which is an open forum for all topics to do with the College as well as those on specific courses.

If you are taking a Reeltime course through on of our partner organisations, it is likely that you will get support from someone within your organisation, rather than directly from the College. Ask your supervisor about your support entitlement.

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