Student Account Access

When you first enrol with GOTAFE, you will be provided with a GOTAFE Student number and email address. Below guides you through what these will look like and support for how best to use your account and how to seek help.

What your access details look like:

• Your network ID to access computers on campus is your GOTAFE student number.

• Your email address (without the brackets) will be <your_student_number>@student.gotafe.vic.edu.au

• Your initial password is made up of:
  • Your full surname (no hyphens, spaces or apostrophes)
  • The month of your birthdate (3 characters – eg Jan, Feb, Mar…etc)
  • The year of your birthdate (4 digits – eg 2003)

For example:

• If your Surname is Dunn-O’Riley, and Birthday is 06/10/2001
• then your Initial Password will be DunnorileyOct2001
• The first time you log in, you will be required to change this password.

Please note, these credentials do not apply to goLearn – Moodle or SirsiDynix (Library catalogue search) systems. These systems require separate IDs and passwords which will be provided to you by GOTAFE staff when required.

If you forgot your password and need to reset it

Go to passwordreset.microsoftonline.com

Check out the Password Reset Registration document for further information.

If you know your password but want to change it

1. Go to office.com/signin and sign in with your work or school account username and existing password.
2. Go to Settings (cog in the top right of the browser) , then click on "Password".
3. Make your changes and click "Save".

For further tips, please take a look at How to change your password in Office 365

Important Security Information

As a security requirement, students now have to periodically change their passwords.

Students will be notified via their student email address within 14 days of the required change.

Instructions on how to do so will be within the email.