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You have reached the Advanced Systems Technology, Inc. Computer Based Online Training information and support site. The ensuing information is provided under Contract No. 430399, Release S-901, for Minnesota Online Training beginning April 1, 2003 and continuing through January 31st, 2006. AST's Minnesota vendor number is 200450113 00.

The navigation bar at the left can assist you in rapidly locating the information or contact person you need.

For instance: You can select the options offered under the Online Training Contract by clicking on Training Options.

Computer Based Online Training Program Overview

AST and SkillSoft Corporation, leading providers of e-learning courseware and referenceware, have recently completed an agreement that will allow authorized users from the State of Minnesota access to the Business and Professional Skills and the Information Technology Skills course libraries. Under the terms of the agreement AST serves as Point of Contact (Prime Contractor) for any state agency, or educational institution which wishes to order a one year license to access the SkillSoft solution to support organizational training and development initiatives.

Option 1 provides you with the opportunity to tailor the content found in options 2 & 3 (see below) into 250 courses specifically selected by you for your organization. This option is made available by clicking on Option 1 on the Training Options page and emailing SkillSoft. A SkillSoft representative will contact you and assist you in identifying your selections.

On the Training Options page, select either Option 2: SkillSoft Business and Professional Skills Library or Option 3: SkillSoft Information Technology Skills and Desktop Computer Skills Libraries to see a list of the courses contained under this option. You can also review each course's overview, content, target audience, expected duration, lesson objectives, and topics.

Option 4 is the combination of courses under both Options 2 & 3.

Ordering Overview

Once you have identified your selections by option, you may make note of your licensing choices by either filling out and printing the order worksheet (Microsoft Word Document) or printing and filling out the order worksheet (Adobe Acrobat) manually. Then submit your order worksheet to your state ordering agency in accordance with state ordering procedures for contracted services.

You are also required to complete and return the participant registration information User Data Table for your agency, along with your order worksheet. For each user on your order worksheet, please provide the information requested in each column of the User Data table. Please save a copy of the User Data Table on your computer. You will be asked to provide the SkillSoft representative with an electronic copy of the file when you are contacted to coordinate your account implementation. Until this participant list is received, the five-day turnaround for user access does not go into effect. Click here for User Data table.

Upon receipt of a Purchase Order from your agency AST will notify the training content provider, Skillsoft, who will oversee personnel registration for on-line training. Skillsoft will contact your agency's listed point of contact and set up two (2) telephone conferences to identify your management desires and technical interface as appropriate. You should allow a minimum of five (5) business days after AST receives your purchase order for this communication to occur.