Register Yourself

Depending on the requirements of your Skillport site, your training administrator may need to approve your registration before you are able to sign in.

If self-registration is not available on your site, contact your training manager or system administrator to find out how to register.

To register on the Skillport site

1. On the Skillport Log In page, click Register.
2. Enter your information in the registration fields.
   • Single-byte characters are the letters of the alphabet in most languages (such as English, French, German, Hebrew, Russian and Turkish).
   • Multi-byte characters are the letters of the alphabet in Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean).
   • Latin 1 characters: These include numbers 0-9, accented letters in various European languages (such as ç, è and ñ) and the following special characters:
     ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / [] | : ; < = > ? @

   Fields marked with * are required:

   • User ID*: Your sign in identification (also called a Username).

     All single-byte characters, @ $ _ . ~ ' - and numbers 0-9 are accepted.

     Note: A User ID cannot start with an apostrophe (') or a hyphen (-). You cannot use a space, tab or newline (Shift+Enter). All User IDs are validated, then saved in all lowercase.

   • First Name: Your first name.

     All single-byte characters, multi-byte characters, and Latin-1 characters are accepted.

   • Last Name: Your last name.

     All single-byte characters, multi-byte characters, and Latin-1 characters are accepted.

   • Organization Code: The organization code your company uses for Skillport.

     All single-byte characters, underscore (_) and numbers 0-9 are accepted. Capital letters are also accepted.

   • Email Address: This email address is associated with your Skillport account and will be the address where your password resets and site notifications are sent.

     All single-byte characters, - _ . * ^ + = @ ' and numbers 0-9 are accepted.

   • Password*: Skillport administrators can opt to enforce strong passwords by specifying password requirements, such as a specific password length and the use of special characters.

     All single-byte characters are accepted except the following: plus (+), double quote ("), and back slash (\).

     Passwords cannot contain the following:

     • space, tab or newline (Shift+Enter)
     • multi-byte characters
     • blank passwords
   • Confirm Password*: Reenter your password.
   • Security Question*: Depending on the configuration of your Skillport site, you may need to select a security question from a drop-down list.
   • Security Answer*: If security questions are enabled on your Skillport site, enter the answer to the selected security question.
   • Display First Name: Your first name as it appears to you and others in Skillport.

     All single-byte characters, multi-byte characters, and Latin-1 characters are accepted.

   • Display Last Name: Your last name as it appears to you and others in Skillport.

     All single-byte characters, multi-byte characters, and Latin-1 characters are accepted.

   • Location: Your geographic location (for example, where your office or branch is located).
   • Profile Image: This must be a JPEG, GIF or PNG image that is no larger than 5 megabytes; uploaded images are automatically resized to 100 pixels x 110 pixels.

     Note: You cannot upload images from a tablet. If you do not upload an image, or if you delete an existing one, the following image is used in its place:

   • { custom fields }: Your organization may have added one or more custom fields.

   The following information is helpful when entering information into the registration fields:

   • Single-byte characters are the letters of the alphabet in most languages (such as English, French, German, Hebrew, Russian and Turkish).
   • Multi-byte characters are the letters of the alphabet in Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean).
   • Latin 1 characters: These include numbers 0-9, accented letters in various European languages (such as ç, è and ñ) and the following special characters:

     ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / [] | : ; < = > ? @

3. Click Sign Up.