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Tour of the course

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Tour of the course

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To access the Early ABLES professional learning,

go to the Department’s website at www.education.vic.gov.au.

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Go to the ‘Early childhood’ section, then

click the ‘Professional development’ link.

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Select the ‘Children with additional needs’

category and, under the heading of ‘Disability

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and developmental delay’, scroll to the

section on ‘Early ABLES’.

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Note down the enrolment key provided, before

clicking the link to go to the Early ABLES

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professional learning portal.

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To register on this site, click the ‘Create

new account’ link.

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Enter the username for your account.

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Your username must not contain spaces or capital

letters, and must not have a full stop at

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the start or end.

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Next, select a password you would like to

use.

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Your password must be at least six characters

in length.

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Then enter your email address twice, before

entering your first name and surname.

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Then, click the ‘Create my new account’ button.

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A confirmation email will be sent to the email

address you specified within 60 seconds asking

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you to confirm that you are the owner of that

email address and have registered yourself

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on the site.

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This prevents other people from signing up

to the site using your email address.

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If you do not receive the email, check your

junk mailbox to confirm if it’s there.

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You’ll need to open this email and click the

confirmation link within it, or copy and paste

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the link into your browser.

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The link will expire after seven days.

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When you click the link, you’ll be taken to

the account confirmation screen in the Professional

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Learning Portal which will state that your

registration has been confirmed.

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From this screen, you can click on the ‘Courses’

button to go to the list of available courses.

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Select the Early ABLES course for Victoria.

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You’ll be prompted to enter the ’enrolment

key’ which you noted down earlier, before

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you can enrol in the Early ABLES course.

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Once you’ve entered the enrolment key, click

the ‘Enrol me’ button to enter the course.

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You won’t need to enter this enrolment key

the next time you login.

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Once you’re enrolled, the only thing you will

see on the Early ABLES course page is a link

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to the pre-course survey.

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You must complete this survey with information

about your role and your service, and once

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you’ve done this, you will see the course

content appear on the page.

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Click the ‘Start the course’ button to get

started.

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If you wish to view the professional learning

in full screen mode, simply click the link

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below it.

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You can navigate through the module using

the ‘Next’ and ‘Back’ buttons in the

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bottom right corner of the screen.

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To guide you through the module, you’ll see

instructions appear in red along the bottom

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of the screen when it’s time to proceed to

the next slide or complete an activity.

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The content of the module is audio-narrated

and you can pause and replay the narration

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using the seekbar at the bottom of the screen.

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You’ll notice a menu down the left hand side,

which shows your progress through the module.

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Next to the menu tab, you’ll see a transcript

tab.

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Click this to read the content from the audio

narration.

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In the top right-hand corner, you’ll see a

‘Further reading’ link which can take you

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to the sources for the information contained

in this professional learning, if you are

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interested in finding out more.

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Keep in mind that you don’t need to complete

the professional learning in one sitting.

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If you’re partway through it, and you return

to it on the same device, a message will appear

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on your screen that asks if you would like

to resume from where you left off.

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Click ‘Yes’ and you’ll be taken to the last

screen that you viewed.

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At the end of the multimedia content, you’ll

be asked to complete a quiz to demonstrate

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your understanding of the content covered

in this course.

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To pass the quiz, you’ll need to answer all

questions correctly, however there is no limit

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to the number of times you can attempt the

quiz.

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Once you have passed the quiz, you’ll see

a link to download your certificate of completion.

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If you have any questions about how to navigate

the content or experience any issues with

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the Professional Learning Portal, please visit

the Frequently Asked Questions area on the site

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or contact your Course Administrator

Updated 1 August 2025

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