Duration
Days per week
Daytime study
Evening study
Environment
Overview
Our Office IT Skills courses are designed to meet the needs of the office environment. You will gain accredited certification in the use of Microsoft Office packages: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
With a wide range of courses, from absolute beginners to advanced Office users, our courses are suitable for everyone from Data Entry Clerks to Admin Officers or Personal Assistants.
Entry Requirements
- • Adults (aged 19 and above)
- • Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
Before starting, you will need to complete
- • An Initial Assessment to assess your skill level
- • An Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) session with us
Progression
By achieving these qualifications, you may be able to progress:
- • To the next level of this programme (e.g. from Level 1 to Level 2)
- • To another course
- • To employment (dependent on prior qualifications and experience)
- • Or to other vocational career paths, such as apprenticeships or volunteering opportunities (also depending on your qualifications and experience)
At the end of the course, you will have increased your confidence, motivation and the skills you need to be a valuable member within your community, in the workplace and/or in any further learning.
8-12 Weeks
Duration
1.5-2 Days
Days-per-week
9:30am-3:30 pm Daytime study
4:00pm - 7:00pm Evening study
Classroom/Online/Hybrid Environment
Qualifications & course requirements:
In addition to our Entry Requirements, you should:
- • Have passed an English Entry Level 3 exam (or similar) prior to this course
- • Or have scored an Entry 3 for English in the Initial Assessment
In this course, you will learn:
- • IT User fundamentals
- • Using the Internet
- • Email Software
- • Communication Fundamentals Presentation Software (MS PowerPoint)
- • Spreadsheet Software (MS Excel)
- • Database Software (MS Access)li>
- • Word Processing Software
- • Desktop Publishing Software (MS Publisher)
- • Email (MS Outlook)
Other skills you will learn along the way:
- • Communication (English/literacy)
- • Working with others
- • Problem solving
- • Employability
- • Organisation and planning
Qualifications you will receive upon completion:
- • British Computer Society (BCS) Level 1 Award/Certificate for IT Users
Progression
By achieving this qualification, you will be able to progress:
- • To the next level of this programme (e.g. from Level 1 to Level 2)
- • To employment (dependent on prior qualifications and experience)
- • Or to other vocational career paths, such as apprenticeships or volunteering opportunities (also depending on your qualifications and experience)
At the end of the course, you will have increased your confidence, motivation and the skills you need to be a valuable member within your community, in the workplace and/or in any further learning.
8-12 Weeks
Duration
1.5-2 Days
Days-per-week
9:30am-3:30 pm Daytime study
4:00pm - 7:00pm Evening study
Classroom/Online/Hybrid Environment
What you will need to get started:
- • English Level 1
- • Level 1 IT Users
Qualifications you will receive upon completion:
- • British Computer Society / Certificate / Diploma for IT Users Level 2
What you will study:
- • Improving Productivity using IT (Mandatory Unit)
- • Communication Fundamentals
- • Presentation Software (MS PowerPoint)
- • Spreadsheet Software (MS Excel)
- • Database Software (MS Access)
- • Word Processing Software (MS Word)
- • Desktop Publishing Software (MS Publisher)
- • Management Software
Other skills you will learn along the way:
- • Communication (English/literacy)
- • Working with others
- • Problem solving
- • Employability
- • Organisation and planning
12 Weeks
Duration
2 Days
Days-per-week
9:30am-3:30 pm Daytime study
4:00pm - 7:00pm Evening study
Classroom/Online/Hybrid Environment
