Hands-on Labs FAQ

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Q: How do I access Hands-on Labs?

A: Hands-on Labs are accessed from LearnF5. Create an account or sign in with your MyF5 account here, https://account.f5.com/learnf5/ 

Hands-on Labs are elements within curriculum and courses. Open an assigned course or curriculum and click the Launch button to get started and follow the prompts.

Q: How do I navigate the Hands-on Lab environment?

A: Hands-on Labs provide an instruction window at first launch in an overlay pop-up window. These instructions introduce navigation and explain features and functions of the lab interface and environment. This instruction window can be closed at any time during the lab deployment process.
(Note: closing this instruction window does not speed up lab deployment.)

Additionally, once the lab has been deployed an is available, in the Help tab located on the right side of the lab interface, there is a link to open more extensive Skillable platform help.

Q: How to I extend my lab time in Skillable?

A: When the lab duration reaches 10 minutes a prompt will display in the Instruction / Resources / Help window on the right side of the lab interface. The prompt notifies there is 10 minutes remaining and provides a choice to extend the lab an additional 15 minutes. 
Depending upon the length of the lab, an additional 50% lab duration can be added in 15 minute increments.  So, for a 1 hour lab, and additional 2 15 minutes extensions can be added.  For a 3 hour lab an additional 1.5 hours of time can be added in 15 minute increments.