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* Auxiliarists see important note below in bold red
SMARTFORCE
The Coast Guard has partnered with SmartForce, the world's largest e-learning
company today, providing online computer-related training solutions completely
free to all members of Team Coast Guard. This partnership allows you to
take any of 1500 information technology courses over the Internet in the comfort
of your own home.
The current policy states that eligible users of SmartForce are those listed
in the CG Global address book. To be included in the CG Global address
book the member must first have a legitimate reason for being included, complete
a security briefing, sign a security contract, and have an account set up for
that user giving them access to the CGWEB (Intranet). The only means for
registration with SmartForce is via the CGWEB which in turn means that
registration must be done via a Coast Guard workstation. Once a member is
registered, they can access the SmartForce program from any Internet connection.
The Office of the Coast Guard Auxiliary (G-OCX) is considering a change to
the above policy for CG Auxiliarists because of the difficulty for a member to
be given access to the CGWEB. They are considering putting a list of
eligible members together for registration. Through G-OCX, this list would
provide legitimacy for access, and an Auxiliarist would not have to be entered
into the CG global.
As noted not every Auxiliarist has access to a
Station III work station so here is an alternative procedure to sign up. Send an
e-mail to the SmartForce administrator at SmartForce@tcyorktown.uscg.mil
and give the administrator the following information:
First Name:
Last Name:
Home Phone:
Auxiliary number:
Flotilla Number:
The site can be logged on at http://www.smartforce.com/learning_community/
when you receive authorization.
If you have any questions call me or e-mail me at billcarney@prodigy.net
There are more than 1500 information technology courses to choose from,
ranging from basic computer usage to advanced certifications. The
following provides an overview of the topics available:
Computing for Beginners
Microsoft End-User Operating Systems and Tools
Microsoft Office Home and Personal Finance
Home User: PC Maintenance
Netscape Communicator
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Web End-user/Publisher
Microsoft Operating Systems Lotus Notes
Linux
NetObjects
Application Development and Programming
C/C++ Programming
Microsoft Visual Basic
Java Programming
Web Application Developer
Avaya
Cisco COBOL
E-commerce
Web Development
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000
Novell Internet Security
IBM INFORMIX
Intel
Webmaster
Internetworking Essentials
Database Administrator
LAN Technologies
UNIX
Microsoft Internet Information Server
Telecommunications
Setting up a Notes System
Managing Information Systems
Microsoft Networking Essentials
Microsoft Exchange Server
Technical Support
Microsoft SQL Server
Systems and Database Design
Microsoft Systems Management Server
Microsoft Visual InterDev
Routed Network Protocols
Oracle
PowerBuilder
WAN Technologies
Lucent
CompTIA
Sybase
Dell
SAP
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