College systems: quickstart guide for students: Moodle

You'll find Moodle at https://moodle.nptcgroup.ac.uk/

You'll be visiting often so we recommend that you add it to your browser favourites or bookmarks or save it to your home screen/desktop. (Methods will vary depending on your browser and device settings.)
 

You can also find a link on the college website: www.nptcgroup.ac.uk

If you are unable to log on, check the following:

• your username is correct and in the format 123456
   
• your password is correct; passwords are case sensitive
   
• there is no blank space at the start of your username or password
   
• you are using a compatible browser such as Chrome, Edge or Safari.

Need more help?

Use the contact form on the homepage of this guide to #AskALibrarian

1. Click on the 'Log in' button at the top right of the home page or click on the Log in tile:
    
2. Choose either 'NPTC Group' student or 'Black Mountains and all others'

       3. Enter your college student ID number as your username, e.g. 123456 and your usual college password.

• Tiles and Drop down menus: From the homepage, click on the square tiles or use the drop down menus at the top of the page to access information and useful links to other sites.
• All Courses: To search for courses, click on the All Courses tile on the homepage. You can also search for a specific course by using the search option in the All Courses area.
• My Courses: Click on My Courses (using the drop down menu option anywhere in moodle) to view your own courses on Moodle.
• Profile and Grades: You can access your profile area and grades by hovering over your name at the top right of the homepage.

When you start your college course you may be automatically enrolled to some relevant Moodle courses.  These will appear in your 'My courses' list.

Your lecturer may ask you to self-enrol on their course.  Follow these steps to self-enrol:

1. find the right course: click on the 'All Courses' tile on the Moodle homepage
   
    
2. browse through the different categories or use the search box to quickly locate your course
   
    
3. select your course and click on 'Enrol me'
    
4. if the course that you need asks for an enrolment key to enrol, please contact your lecturer who will provide it
    
5. you will receive an email to confirm that you are enrolled and the course will appear in your 'My courses' list.