What is VTC?
Information Technology has purchased a license to access online learning from a company called VTC (Virtual Training Company). From the VTC website, you will be able to access training in over 400 software titles – everything from Microsoft Word to Adobe Acrobat to Macromedia Dreamweaver to programming in php.
Each training module is actually broken down into twenty or so short lessons (varying in length from 2-10 minutes) and you can view any of the lessons you wish. So, if you are new to a software title, you likely wish to start at the beginning. You can start and stop whenever you wish and the program will keep track of which lessons you have completed. If you have been using a piece of software for a while and are just interested in learning about a particular topic, jump right to the lesson on that topic and go.
Who May Access VTC?
Everyone at the College may get an account and access VTC. Faculty, staff and students are all eligible and, we hope, all interested in learning new skills. Simply contact the Help Desk at 718-390-3410 and tell them you need an account. One will be established for you. After that, you can access VTC from any web connection – even from home.
The one catch is that we have a 5 simultaneous user license. That means that 5 people can be using our VTC license at exactly same time. If you happen to be the 6th person, you will see a screen telling you that you cannot be logged on because all licenses are in use. If this ever happens to you, please contact the Help Desk, 718-390-3410. We are more than willing to increase our license if people are actively using the service.
How Do I Get Started?
1) Call 718-390-3410 and tell them you need a VTC account. They will send you a username and password.
2) Go to www.vtc.com and log in using your username and password.
3) On the bottom right corner of the first page, you will see a link to download a VTC player for either the PC or the Mac. Download that, run the vtcplayer.exe file and select Internet as your player type. You will only need to do this once per computer you are using.
4) At the top of the page, select Online Learning, VTC Titles, Select Category and you are off.