City of Westminster College Induction Pack by United College Group

Induction Pack

2024 –2025

ImportantInformation

Induction – important information for your first day at college

Your induction will take place over your first week in college where you will meet representatives of all the services provided by the college. You will start lessons the next week.

This includes:

• Ice breakers - getting to know your classmates

• Information about our Enrichment Programme and Student Support Services – what activities and opportunities there are outside the classroom and how the college can support your studying experience

• Our Bursary offer – the options for financial support available to eligible students

• Wellbeing – how the College can support your physical and mental well-being during your time with us

• An introduction to your course (including English and Maths if you will continue to study these subjects)

• A tour of the building

• Orientation activities/induction task – fun activities to help you find your way about the building and understand where services are available

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

ImportantInformation

Your Email Address

Your email is your student reference number plus the College details:

e.g. 123456@my.cwc.ac.uk

MyDay

MyDay is the College’s dedicated student portal. Through this portal, you will be able to check your emails, attendance and view your timetable.

You should be able to access it by going to: myday.ucg.ac.uk

You will need the following details to log into MyDay:

Your email address (Please see above)

Your password: Your password is your date of birth as eight digits. If your date of birth is 01/01/1997 then your password would be 01011997.

Timetables

Please log onto MyDay to view your student timetable.

Please wait 24 hours after you’ve finished enrolling to log into your account.

MyDay is the College’s dedicated student portal. Through this portal, you will be able to check your emails, attendance and view your timetable.

You can access MyDay at: myday.ucg.ac.uk

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Your login details for MyDay are your email address, and your password is your date of birth as eight digits, for example, 01011997, you will be asked to change your password on first logon.

Your email is your student reference plus the college details: StudentRef@my.cwc.ac.uk

Please wait 24 hours after you’ve finished enrolling to log in to your account.

To access Microsoft Office 365 follow the instructions below.

1. Logon on to Microsoft Office 365

a. Within the college, follow the instructions given by your teacher and simply go to: è https://www.office.com

b. From outside the college via the internet

If you have never logged on to the college systems, follow the steps below. Otherwise, use your existing credentials (username and password):

è Go to: https://www.office.com

è Click on ‘Sign in’ SRef@my.cwc.ac.uk e.g., 123456@my.cwc.ac.uk.

You will find your Student Reference number on your ID Card.

è Click next:

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123456@my.cwc.ac.uk

The default password will remain the same - DOB (date of birth) 8 digits DDMMYYYY.

From the start of the next academic year (24/25) students will be forced to change their password on first logon

The new password must be:

• At least 8 characters in length.

• Commonly used, easily guessable passwords such as “password” and “12345678” etc, will not be allowed.

• The system will remember the last 10 passwords used. This will prevent users recycling old passwords.

• After 5 unsuccessful logon attempts the account will be automatically locked for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the account will automatically unlock, and the student will be able to attempt to logon again.

When prompted to change your password, the current password will be your date of birth DDMMYYYY.

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2. Once logged on, you will be presented with the page below:

Office 365 Web Apps

Last activity in your account

Install Microsoft Office

These are referred to as ‘Web apps’ and can be used in any

a. Office 365 Web Apps. These are referenced to as ‘Web apps’ and can be used in any modern web browser without the need to any additional installation.

Here you will have the most recent emails received and files you for any additional installation

b. Last activity in your account – Here you will have the last emails received and files you have been working on.

c. Install Microsoft Office - If you wish to install on your device a full version of Microsoft Office 365 (referenced as ‘Desktop Apps’) you can on up to 5 different devices while studying at the college. Simply click on ‘install Office’ and follow instructions.

Office 365 Web Apps

Last activity in your account

Install Microsoft Office

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a. Office 365 Web Apps. These are referenced to as ‘Web apps’ and can be used in any modern web browser without the need to any additional installation.

a. Office 365 Web Apps. These are referenced to as ‘Web apps’ and can be used in any modern web browser without the need to any additional installation

b. Last activity in your account – Here you will have the last emails received and files you have been working on.

Resources

d. Installing Microsoft Teams only on your desktop:

è Goto Download Microsoft Teams Desktop and Mobile Apps | Microsoft Teams

3. Login to Microsoft Teams

a. Using the web app, simply logon to Microsoft Office 365 as described above and click the Teams icons on the left navigation

Using the web app, simply logon to Microsoft Office 365 (https://www.office.com) as described above and click the Teams icon on the left navigation bar.

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b. Using the desktop app on your own computer:

è Click on the icon on the Teams icon

è If your college email address does not appear in the ‘Continue as’ section, click on ‘Use another account to sign up’.

MyDay is the College’s dedicated student portal. Through this portal, you will be able to check your emails, attendance and view your timetable. You can access MyDay at: myday.ucg.ac.uk

Your login details for MyDay are your email address, and your password is your date of birth as eight digits, for example, 01011997, you will be asked to change your password on first logon.

Your email is your student reference plus the college details: StudentRef@my.cwc.ac.uk

Please wait 24 hours after you’ve finished enrolling to log in to your account.

To access Microsoft Office 365 follow the instructions below.

è Enter your college email address:

Resources Information on Online

1. Logon on to Microsoft Office 365

a. Within the college, follow the instructions given by your teacher and simply go to: è https://www.office.com

è Enter your college email address:

b. From outside the college via the internet

è Enter your college email address:

If you have never logged on to the college systems, follow the steps below. Otherwise, use your existing credentials (username and password):

è Go to: https://www.office.com

è Click on ‘Sign in’ SRef@my.cwc.ac.uk e.g., 123456@my.cwc.ac.uk

103495@my.cwc.ac.uk

You will find your Student Reference number on your ID Card.

è Click Next and select ‘Work or school account’

è Click next:

MyDay is the College’s dedicated student portal. Through this portal, you will be able to check your emails, attendance and view your timetable.

You can access MyDay at: myday.ucg.ac.uk

Your login details for MyDay are your email address, and your password is your date of birth as eight digits, for example, 01011997, you will be asked to change your password on first logon.

Your email is your student reference plus the college details: StudentRef@my.cwc.ac.uk

Resources Information on Online

Please wait 24 hours after you’ve finished enrolling to log in to your account.

To access Microsoft Office 365 follow the instructions below.

1. Logon on to Microsoft Office 365

a. Within the college, follow the instructions given by your teacher and simply go to: è https://www.office.com

b. From outside the college via the internet

è You will be directed to the college sign in page, where you need to enter your email address and current password.

If you have never logged on to the college systems, follow the steps below. Otherwise, use your existing credentials (username and password): è Go to: https://www.office.com

è Click on ‘Sign in’

SRef@my.cwc.ac.uk e.g., 123456@my.cwc.ac.uk.

You will find your Student Reference number on your ID Card.

è Click next:

è Once logged in, please watch the short video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PasT3Q1ZR_I

103495@my.cwc.ac.uk

è Once logged in, please watch the short video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PasT3Q1ZR_I

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4. Accessing MyDay

MyDay can be found at myday.ucg.ac.uk or you can download the app by searching CWC MyDay

MyDay can be found at https://myday.ucg.ac.uk, this will work on all devices

Simply click on tiles to be direct to the relevant

Click on ‘Student Login’ tiles to be direct to the relevant dashboard.

Login Details for

Students

LOGGING IN TO A COLLEGE COMPUTER

USERNAME: ad\IDnumber e.g ad\123456

DEFAULT PASSWORD: D.O.B ddmmyyyy e.g. 28092005

This is the default password. You will be asked to change your password to a memorable one. This must contain at least 8 characters.

LOGGING IN TO THE COLLEGE WIFI

NETWORK NAME: CWC-StudentWeb

USERNAME: ad\IDnumber e.g. ad\123456

LOGGING IN TO OFFICE 365

Type office.com in to your address bar

EMAIL: IDnumber@my.cwc.ac.uk e.g. 123456@my.cwc.ac.uk

Login Details for

Students

LOGGING IN TO MYDAY

Type myday.ucg.ac.uk in to your address bar

EMAIL: IDnumber@my.cwc.ac.uk e.g. 123456@my.cwc.ac.uk

You can access Teams on MyDay by clicking ‘MyApps’

LOGGING IN TO TEAMS

EMAIL: IDnumber@my.cwc.ac.uk

e.g.123456@my.cwc.uk

YOUR PASSWORD IS THE SAME FOR EACH APPLICATION

ContactInformation

You’ll be able to speak to the following college teams to find out what they do and how they can support you during your time with us:

• Enrichment Team enrichment@ucg.ac.uk

• Student Services Team studentsupportservices@ucg.ac.uk

• Careers Team careers@ucg.ac.uk

• Learning Support ALS@ucg.ac.uk

• Learning Resource Centre LRC@cwc.ac.uk

• Bursary Team bursary@ucg.ac.uk

• Work Experience Team wex@ucg.ac.uk

Learning Behaviour For

Learner Behaviour Agreement

To keep our environment safe and enjoyable, we expect all students to adhere to the following instructions:

• Wear ID cards in college. Make sure lanyards are visible and always worn around the neck. A £5 charge is made for replacement ID Cards

• No hoods, or balaclavas are to be worn in college

• Follow health and safety procedures

• Eat and drink in designated areas

• Put rubbish and recyclable materials in the designated bins

• We are a vape and smoke-free college, please use designated areas outside where required

• Attend all lessons on time

• Actively engage in learning

• Hand in assignments on time

• Use computers, emails, internet, and mobile phones safely

• Loaned laptops must be returned at the end of your course

Paddington Green Campus, 25 Paddington Green, London W2 1NB

Maida Vale Campus, 129 Elgin Avenue, London W9 2NR

Euston Campus, Euston Skills Centre, Starcross Street, London, NW1 2HR

cwc.ac.uk 020 7723 8826