The Essential Skills are a suite of courses that can be booked via the CIF Training website. They are e-learning courses, which is electronic learning, and means using a computer to deliver the entire course, to be taken in your own time.
These courses are delivered by StartMyCourse.com.
Below is a guide to help you book a course.
Adding Participants
When booking, each participant’s name must be added.
The system automatically calculates the number of course codes required based on the names entered.
A unique course code is required per person to ensure each individual can access the course.
After Payment
Once payment is completed, a booking confirmation email is sent to the booker only (not the individual participants).
This email comes from [email protected]. The email includes:
- A CSV file
- Unique course codes
- Access links
It is the responsibility of the booker to distribute the codes and links to the relevant participants.
Participant Access & Course Completion
Participants can:
- Click the link provided in the confirmation email; or
- Go to www.startmycourse.com, enter their name and course code.
Once a code is used, it becomes locked to that participant’s name and cannot be changed.
On successful completion of the course:
- A certificate is issued automatically
- The certificate will always be available to download using the participant’s name and course code.

