How to Register and Purchase
Individual SkillSoft Licenses

1. REGISTER FOR ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY

NBC Employees MUST register for SkillSoft through the TMS. Click here for instructions.

1. Student logs into DOI LEARN.
2. Click on "Course Catalog".
3. Click on "Catalog".
4. Type "SkillSoft" in the search box and click on the "Search" button.
5. Scroll down to and click on "Access to SkillSoft Library".
6. On the class details page, enter "0" in the estimated costs boxes and select "Agency" from the "Who's Funding" drop down list.
7. Click the "Apply" button.

2. GET SUPERVISORY APPROVAL

1. Supervisor logs into DOI LEARN.
2. Click on "Course Catalog".
3. Click on "Approval Queue".
4. Click on "Search" (A list of training requests for all supervised employees will be displayed.)
5. Click on "Awaiting Approval " in the line with "Access to SkillSoft Library " and select the appropriate user.
6. Select "Approved" in the "Action Taken" drop down list.
7. Click "Submit".
8. Wait until you see a notice, “Request Updated”.
9. Click on "Close" to close the approval window.
10. Access to the SkillSoft Library has been approved.

3. PAY FOR THE LICENSE

• Anyone with a government credit card may pay for a SkillSoft library license.
  Personal credit cards will not be accepted.
• For instructions on how to pay for fewer than 5 licenses at a time, click here.
• If you would like to pay for 5 or more SkillSoft licenses click here for instructions.

Please note that users WILL NOT have access to the SkillSoft library UNTIL April 1, 2010. Those who register during March 2010 will not be able to take a SkillSoft class until April 1, 2010. The one-year license period runs from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. Those who purchase a license after April 1, 2010 will gain acess to the library within one business week. Please contact the DOI University Help Line at doiuonline@nbc.gov if you have any questions.

NBC Employee Registration

1. Log in to the TMS Website: https://tms.nbc.gov/nbc/user/login.jsp To obtain your TMS username and/or password please click on the 'Forgot Password?' or 'Forgot ID?' links.
2. After logging in, you will be viewing your personal home page.
3. Under “Learning Plan” you will see “Access to Skillsoft Library”.
4. Click on the linked text.
5. Click on the light blue “Go to Content” button. A second screen will pop up informing the user that their Skillsoft license has been activated.
6. To register for Skillsoft courses:
   • Click "Catalog"
   • Click "Simple Catalog Search"
   • Type in keyword
   • Click "Add to Learning Plan"
7. To browse an alphabetical list of SkillSoft courses:
   
   • Click “Catalog”
     
   • Click “Advanced Catalog Search”
     
   • Next to ID select "starts with"
     
   • Type “ss” in the text box
     
   • Click “Search”

For difficulty navigating TMS or if you have questions regarding the TMS, please contact the NBC Customer Support Center at (888) 367-1622. Select option 2, then option 1, then option 3.

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