Congratulations, you are now a Cardiff Met student!

Don't forget to read your ​Welcome Information and make sure you know your timetable for your first week.

If you have applied for Accommodation and are waiting for confirmation of your allocation, this will be emailed to you once processed. If you have any queries regarding your application you can contact the Accommodation​ Office on 02920 416188 or accomm@cardiffmet.ac.uk 

Your Welcome Week will begin on is on Monday 19th September. Details of this will be added to your Welcome information and you will be sent an email notification when this has been updated.  

Please make sure you have read all the details in the joining information that was sent in May. Further information will be sent in August. Please also make sure you have completed your Placement Information form and Welsh Proficiency forms online. Your Induction will begin on Monday 12th September.

Please make sure you have read all the details in your programme joining information on the New Students website. Your start date will be specified within your joining information, please contact the programme director if this is not provided.​  

​As an enrolled full-time undergraduate or PGCE student, if you have made a successful application to the Student Loans Company, we will confirm your enrolment to them and this will make sure that your payment is released to your account on the expected date, as specified by the Student Loans Company.

If you haven't applied for Student Finance yet, but will require funding for your course you should make an application as soon as possible. Links to your relevant funding provider can be found on our Finance pages. 

​As a full time student, you may also be exempt from paying Council Tax. As you are now enrolled, you can now print your Council Tax ​certificate, wh​ich will then need to be sent to you​r local cou​ncil, through Met Central, under Tools and Resources. You will also be able to generate a proof of enrolment letter through the Cardiff Met app which some banks will ask for when setting up your student account.​

You will now have access to Cardiff Met's network and IT systems, with the student account details provided in your enrolment communications. 

Here are some key essentials to help you get started:

Moodle - your online learning environment - www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/moodle
                 Log into Moodle using your Student ID number - st********

Student Email / Download MS Office - www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/email
                 Log in using your Student email - st********@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk

Flash Guides - Check out our handy Flash Guides

                  Check out our handy guides for all the key systems you need, including MS Teams

If you require a new password, you can reset it - https://password.cardiffmet.ac.uk.

Once you are on campus, you will be able to use your network login details to connect to the wifi network. If you have any problems logging in to the network, please contact our IT Helpdesk on 02920 417000 (choose Option 3).

We recommend you keep an eye on your Cardiff Met email account as important student information from the university will be sent to this address from this stage, rather than your personal email address.

To see what services and support will be available to you while you are student here please see our Library and Information Services pages.

Please find below the link which will enable you to upload a photograph so that you can be sent your student ID Card. Once you select your chosen photograph you will be see an image of your ID card with personal details, which can be updated if the information is out of date. Please ensure that you upload a photograph that represents you and that you are happy with as there is an approval process in place, which will mean that you may be asked to submit another photograph. Once you confirm that you are happy with the card, this will be sent to the address indicated within 5 working days.

Please use your Cardiff Met student login details when prompted to log in:

https://cis2.cardiffmet.ac.uk/PhotoUpload/

Lanyards will not be sent with your card but will be placed around main points of the campus if you would like to pick one up. You can also contact Metcards at metcard@cardiffmet.ac.uk if you would like a lanyard, or if you have any issues in relation to your ID card.

It is important that you upload your photograph so that an ID card can be sent, otherwise you will not be able to access facilities and buildings once on campus.​​

How to register to vote (cardiff.gov.uk)

By registering on the electoral roll at your term-time address, you will not only be eligible to vote and have your say in decisions affecting the area in which you study, your registration could also support any credit / employment / identity references that may be required whilst studying / working. If you are aged 18 or over and a British, Irish, Commonwealth or European Union citizen living in the UK, you may be able to register on the electoral roll and be eligible to vote in local elections at both your home and term-time address (if they are in two different local authority areas).

We’re encouraging all of our students to have the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible. It’s one of the things we can all do to help prevent the spread of the disease, keep each other safe and help us all return to our normal lives.

If you are a Cardiff resident and have yet to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination, we recommend you visit the Bayside Mass Vaccination Centre which is situated in the old Toys R Us Building in Cardiff Bay. The centre is operating as a walk-in service, offering first doses of the Covid-19 vaccination every weekend between 8am and 4pm for anyone over 18 who lives, studies or works in Cardiff.

If you are moving to Cardiff to study with us for the new academic year and have yet to receive your first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, we suggest you check with your local GP about getting the first dose before you move. If it is unavailable to you, you should attend the Bayside Mass Vaccination Centre as soon as you arrive in Cardiff.

We also advise all our students living in Cardiff to register with a GP. Once you’ve moved, you can register using our Cardiff GP Registration Form.

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