*excludes students studying micro-credential courses only.
Microsoft Office Basics
Image 1: Microsoft 365 basic (as shown in Microsoft 365 Learning Pathways 2022)
TAFE Queensland students will be given a licence for the office 365 productivity apps such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, plus OneDrive, OneNote, Sway, To Do, Forms, Whiteboard, and more.
*excludes students studying micro-credential courses only.
Student access includes:
Image 2 : Other Office 365 tools (Croft as shown TQ SharePoint : TQ Office 365 for Students)
Students are given a full Office 365 license for the duration of their study plus 6 months, then basic access to Office 365 (including mailbox) for a further 12 months.
Students studying non-accredited or micro-credential courses will still have access to the same tools except for the Office for Desktop products.
How to Access 365 for students
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Image 3 : video supplied by James Croft
Students can access office 365
To begin, students need:
Before students begin, they need to make sure that they’ve previously activated their student account and created a password.
Sign in steps
Image 4 : How can students access office 365 (Croft as shown TQ Sharepoint : TQ Office 365 for Students)
We are also encouraging students to set https://tafeqld.edu.au/current-students/it/office-365 as a bookmark in their browser
You can find more information about how to use Office 365 apps & services at: Office 365 at TAFE Queensland and Infobase Learning Cloud (Microsoft Office 365).
Usage of the tools in Office 365 is subject to TAFE Queensland’s Student Rules and Policies and students will be required to conduct their usage accordingly.
"Addressing Misuse of Information Technology and Electronic Resources
TAFE Queensland reserves the right to:
Moderate access to internet and intranet services, including filtering of websites, and blocking selected non-educational and training websites, in order to improve the speed and quality of education and training delivery;
Monitor and record all usage of its computer networks; and
Access a student email account where it is considered that there may have been misuse of the email system.
The misuse of information technology and electronic resources is a form of student misconduct, and will be managed under the Student Misconduct process.
Instances of misuse of information technology and electronic resources may also be unlawful behaviour under Queensland or Australian law, and may result in further action being taken." (TAFE QLD 2022)
Image 5 : Ask and get help (as shown in Microsoft 365 Leaning Pathways 2022)
Students and staff can seek help from Microsoft 365 learning pathways, a TAFE Queensland SharePoint site designed to offer self-service help resources on the tools and apps available as a part of Office 365.
We also have a TAP form for Office 365 which has a new request type: “Office 365 for students”. If staff have issues or need us to troubleshoot a student issue they can log a request from there and our M365 Support team will assist.
Croft J (2022) TQ Sharepoint : TQ Office 365 for Students, accessed 17 June 2022, https://tafeqld.sharepoint.com/sites/TQOffice365forStudents/SitePages/Coming-Soon--Office-365-for-Students-at-TAFE-Queensland.aspx#what-apps-services-do-students-get-access-to
Microsoft (2021) Microsoft support, accessed 30 August 2021, https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/,